UPSC Prelims 2017 Question:

The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions of the Council of Ministers through

1. Adjournment motion 
2. Questions hour 
3. Supplementary questions
   
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Adjournment motion

• It is introduced in the Parliament to draw attention of the house to a definite matter of urgent public importance.
• It needs the support of 50 members to be admitted.
• As it interrupts the normal business of the House, it is regarded as an extraordinary device. 
• It involves an element of censure against the government and hence Rajya Sabha is not permitted to make use of this device. So, point 1 is correct.

Questions hour

• The first hour of every parliamentary sitting is slotted for this.
• During this time, the members ask questions and the Ministers usually give answers. So, point 2 is correct.
• The questions are of three kinds namely starred, unstarred and short notice.

Supplementary questions 

• A starred question (distinguished by an asterisk) requires an oral answer and hence supplementary questions can follow. So, point 3 is correct.