Parliament (Part V, Chapter II)
Devices of proceedings and control over the executive
Practise 5 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Question hour: starred, unstarred, short notice questions
- Zero hour as an Indian innovation
- Adjournment motion on a matter of urgent public importance
- No-confidence motion (Lok Sabha only, rules not Constitution) and censure motion
- Calling attention, short duration discussion, privilege motion, closure
- How Parliament controls the executive; limits of that control
Where to study
Indian Polity · M. Laxmikanth
- ch. 22 Devices of Parliamentary Proceedings
- ch. 22 Ineffectiveness of Parliamentary Control
NCERT Class XI Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 5: Legislature
- pp. 1-24 whole chapter 'Legislature'
- pp. 16-17 'Instruments of Parliamentary Control'
- p. 16 'Instruments of Parliamentary Control'
- pp. 15-18 'How does the Parliament control the executive?'
The Constitution of India
- Art. 75(3)