Question 1

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha prorogues the session once legislative business is concluded.

Accepted Answer

The Speaker only adjourns the House sine die, meaning the sitting is terminated for an indefinite period; the President subsequently issues the formal notification of prorogation under Article 85(2)(a).

Question 2

The application of the parliamentary guillotine means a bill or demand for grant has been rejected and killed by the opposition.

Accepted Answer

The guillotine is a procedural tool used by the Speaker to group all outstanding, undiscussed clauses of a bill or financial demands and put them to vote immediately, usually leading to their swift passage.

Question 3

Consider the following statements regarding the legislative business of the Parliament Monsoon Session 2025:
1. The Bills of Lading Bill, 2025 was passed to replace the colonial-era 1856 Act regulating maritime cargo documents.
2. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 established a Central Online Gaming Authority and completely banned non-monetary e-sports.
3. The Income-Tax (No. 2) Bill, 2025 replaced the 1961 Act primarily to drastically alter the income tax slabs for the middle class.
How many of the above statements are correct?

Accepted Answer

(a) Only one — Statement 1 is correct; the Bills of Lading Bill 2025 replaces the 1856 Act. Statement 2 is incorrect; the Act banned online money games involving betting but explicitly encouraged and protected non-monetary e-sports. Statement 3 is incorrect; the Income-Tax (No. 2) Bill 2025 simplified the legal language and removed redundancies without fundamentally altering the existing tax slabs.

Question 4

Match the Maritime Bills passed in the Monsoon Session 2025 (List I) with the obsolete Acts they replace (List II):
List I
A. The Indian Ports Bill, 2025
B. The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025
C. The Bills of Lading Bill, 2025
D. The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025
List II
1. The 1856 Act
2. The 1925 Act
3. The 1908 Act
4. The 1958 Act
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Accepted Answer

(a) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 — The Indian Ports Bill 2025 replaces the Indian Ports Act, 1908 (A-3). The Merchant Shipping Bill 2025 replaces the 1958 Act (B-4). The Bills of Lading Bill 2025 replaces the 1856 Act (C-1). The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill 2025 replaces the 1925 Act (D-2).

Question 5

Assertion (A): The President of India adjourns the Lok Sabha sine die at the end of a session when all scheduled legislative business is concluded.
Reason (R): Article 85(2) of the Indian Constitution grants the President the power to prorogue the Houses or either House of Parliament.
Select the correct answer:

Accepted Answer

(d) A is false, but R is true. — Assertion (A) is false because the power to adjourn the House sine die lies with the presiding officer (the Speaker of Lok Sabha or the Chairman of Rajya Sabha), not the President. Reason (R) is true as Article 85(2)(a) explicitly grants the President the constitutional power to formally prorogue Parliament.

Conclusion of Parliament Monsoon Session 2025

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