UPSC Prelims 2026: Consider the following statements in respect of questions asked by the Members in the Parliament of India: 1. Unstarred questions are those to which a Member desires an oral answer in the House. 2. Starred questions are those to which a Member desires a written answer. 3. No supplementary question can be asked on an unstarred question. Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?

There is only one correct statement.

All the three statements are correct.

There are two correct statements, that include statement 2.

UPSC Prelims 2026: Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India: 1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. 2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha. 3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to become a member of this Committee. 4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office. Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?

There are four correct statements.

There is only one correct statement, that is statement 2.

There are two correct statements, that include statement 1.

The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is subordinate to:

no one; he is directly responsible to the House

The term 'adjournment' means:

suspending work in a sitting for a specified time

Polity Daily Practice, 29 October 2026: Parliament MCQs with UPSC PYQs

Today’s practice

Five questions on Parliament, a chapter UPSC has asked 64 times since 1996 (weight: very high). 3 are actual UPSC Prelims questions and the rest are Prelims Lab practice MCQs. Try each one before you open the answer.

Parliament in one line

President + Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha (Art 79). The Lok Sabha controls money and the government; the Rajya Sabha protects the States.

Remember it

550 / 250 max · 25 / 30 age · 5 years / permanent (Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha). Today 543 and 245.

Trap of the day

UPSC’s trap (false)	The truth
~~Prorogation kills bills~~	Only dissolution of the Lok Sabha; a bill pending only in the RS survives

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Today's 5 questions

UPSC Prelims 2026: Consider the following statements in respect of questions asked by the Members in the Parliament of India:
1. Unstarred questions are those to which a Member desires an oral answer in the House.
2. Starred questions are those to which a Member desires a written answer.
3. No supplementary question can be asked on an unstarred question.
Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?
1. All the three statements are correct.
2. There are two correct statements, that include statement 2.
3. There is only one correct statement.
4. There is no correct statement.
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) There is only one correct statement.. Statements 1 and 2 are reversed: starred questions get oral answers and allow supplementaries; unstarred questions get written answers. Statement 3 is correct, since supplementaries cannot follow a written answer.
UPSC Prelims 2026: Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India:
1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha.
3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to become a member of this Committee.
4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office.
Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?
1. There are four correct statements.
2. There is only one correct statement, that is statement 2.
3. There are two correct statements, that include statement 1.
4. There is no correct statement.
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) There is no correct statement.. All four are wrong. The Committee has 30 members: 20 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha. The Speaker appoints the Chairperson. No Minister can be a member. The term is not more than one year.
UPSC Prelims 2025: Consider the following statements: I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution. II. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party immediately. III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1. I and II only
2. II and III only
3. I and III only
4. I, II and III
Answer and explanation
Answer: (c) I and III only. I and III are from Article 94. II is wrong: the Constitution does not require the Speaker to leave the party.
The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is subordinate to:
1. the Speaker
2. the Prime Minister
3. the President
4. no one; he is directly responsible to the House
Answer and explanation
Answer: (d) no one; he is directly responsible to the House. He is not subordinate to the Speaker.
The term 'adjournment' means:
1. terminating a session
2. suspending work in a sitting for a specified time
3. dissolving the House
4. cancelling a bill
Answer and explanation
Answer: (b) suspending work in a sitting for a specified time. The presiding officer adjourns the sitting.

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