ICSE-X-HistCivics
Previous Year Paper year:2011
- #3-a [3]Mention three of its Legislative Powers. (b) Mention three of its Financial Powers. (c) Mention four of its Administrative or Executive Powers. (b) Mention three of its Financial Powers. (c) Mention four of its Administrative or Executive Powers.Ans : Legislative Powers:
The Parliament is competent to make laws on:
- Matters in the Union List: The Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws on all the 97 subjects mentioned in the Union List, including important subjects like Defence, Communications, Foreign Policy, etc.
- Matters in the Concurrent List: Along with the State Legislative Assemblies, the Parliament can make laws on the 47 subjects listed in the Concurrent List. If there is a conflict between the Union Parliament and the State Legislature on any law on this list, the Union Law will prevail.
- Residuary Powers: The Parliament possesses residuary powers. It means that it can make laws with respect to all those matters which are not mentioned in any of union list, the state list and even in the concurrent list.
- The Budget: The Parliament passes the Union budget containing the estimates of receipts and expenditure of the Government for a financial year. The budget is presented in two parts—the Railway budget and the General budget.
- Supplementary grants: If the amount authorized for the current financial year is not sufficient the Government may make a fresh demand known as the supplementary grants.
- Votes of Account: This authorized the executive to draw funds from the consolidated fund until the budget is passed by the parliament.
- Interpolation: In Question Hour, the first hour of a sitting in both Houses is allotted for asking questions from the government. The questions are asked to obtain information on a matter of public importance or to highlight a grievance. It is a valuable device against injustice and slackness of the government.
- Vote of No-Confidence: If a Government acts against the Constitutional provision, it can be voted out of office by passing a vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister, or the Ministry as a whole or any of its members. In such a case, the whole Ministry has to resign.
- Other Motions of Censure: The Parliament exercises its control over the Government by other motions which, if passed, amount to no-confidence. They include: motions of censure against a minister/ ministers, rejection of a Government Bill, passing of a private member's bill against the wishes of the Government, etc.
- Monetary Controls: During the budget session a cut motion may be moved. Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts ensures that public money is spent in accordance with Parliament's decision. It examines reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
- The Budget: The Parliament passes the Union budget containing the estimates of receipts and expenditure of the Government for a financial year. The budget is presented in two parts—the Railway budget and the General budget.
- Supplementary grants: If the amount authorized for the current financial year is not sufficient the Government may make a fresh demand known as the supplementary grants.
- Votes of Account: This authorized the executive to draw funds from the consolidated fund until the budget is passed by the parliament.
- Interpolation: In Question Hour, the first hour of a sitting in both Houses is allotted for asking questions from the government. The questions are asked to obtain information on a matter of public importance or to highlight a grievance. It is a valuable device against injustice and slackness of the government.
- Vote of No-Confidence: If a Government acts against the Constitutional provision, it can be voted out of office by passing a vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister, or the Ministry as a whole or any of its members. In such a case, the whole Ministry has to resign.
- Other Motions of Censure: The Parliament exercises its control over the Government by other motions which, if passed, amount to no-confidence. They include: motions of censure against a minister/ ministers, rejection of a Government Bill, passing of a private member's bill against the wishes of the Government, etc.
- Monetary Controls: During the budget session a cut motion may be moved. Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts ensures that public money is spent in accordance with Parliament's decision. It examines reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
- #3-b [3]Mention three of its Financial Powers.Ans : Financial Powers:
- The Budget: The Parliament passes the Union budget containing the estimates of receipts and expenditure of the Government for a financial year. The budget is presented in two parts—the Railway budget and the General budget.
- Supplementary grants: If the amount authorized for the current financial year is not sufficient the Government may make a fresh demand known as the supplementary grants.
- Votes of Account: This authorized the executive to draw funds from the consolidated fund until the budget is passed by the parliament.
- #3-c [4]Mention four of its Administrative or Executive Powers.Ans : Administrative or Executive Powers:
- Interpolation: In Question Hour, the first hour of a sitting in both Houses is allotted for asking questions from the government. The questions are asked to obtain information on a matter of public importance or to highlight a grievance. It is a valuable device against injustice and slackness of the government.
- Vote of No-Confidence: If a Government acts against the Constitutional provision, it can be voted out of office by passing a vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister, or the Ministry as a whole or any of its members. In such a case, the whole Ministry has to resign.
- Other Motions of Censure: The Parliament exercises its control over the Government by other motions which, if passed, amount to no-confidence. They include: motions of censure against a minister/ ministers, rejection of a Government Bill, passing of a private member's bill against the wishes of the Government, etc.
- Monetary Controls: During the budget session a cut motion may be moved. Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts ensures that public money is spent in accordance with Parliament's decision. It examines reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.