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Which of these is a financial oversight committee appointed by Parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →Which parliamentary privilege lets members debate and criticise policy without fear of legal consequences?Read the answer and worked solution →Parliamentary privilege protects members from arrest in which kind of case during a session?Read the answer and worked solution →Who maintains decorum in the Lok Sabha and enforces its rules of procedure?Read the answer and worked solution →To whom is the government collectively responsible in India's parliamentary system?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the draft of a legislative proposal called?Read the answer and worked solution →In a parliamentary system, on what does the executive depend?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the head of government commonly called in a parliamentary system?Read the answer and worked solution →In a parliamentary republic, who is the head of state?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two countries are named as having parliamentary sovereignty with weak checks on Parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1867 book by Walter Bagehot praised parliamentary government?Read the answer and worked solution →Simon de Montfort convened a parliament in 1265 that included whom for the first time?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the English Bill of Rights passed after the Glorious Revolution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which assembly, first gathered around the year 930, is an early example of a parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →A 2001 World Bank study found parliamentary systems to be associated with less of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Nordic country's parliament, the Storting, always serves its whole four-year term?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which of these is a financial oversight committee appointed by Parliament?

  1. Public Accounts Committee
  2. Election Commission
  3. Finance Commission
  4. Planning Commission
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Correct answer: A. Public Accounts Committee

1. Parliament appoints committees such as the Public Accounts Committee, the Estimates Committee and the Committee on Public Undertakings. 2. These examine government policies, programmes and their implementation. 3. The Election Commission, Finance Commission and Planning Commission are not parliamentary committees. _Source: Wikipedia, Parliament of India, Powers_

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Which parliamentary privilege lets members debate and criticise policy without fear of legal consequences?

  1. Freedom of speech
  2. Protection from arrest
  3. Access to information
  4. Control of own affairs
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Correct answer: A. Freedom of speech

1. Freedom of speech lets members voice opinions and criticise government policy openly. 2. Protection from arrest covers civil cases during a session. 3. Access to information and internal control are separate privileges. _Source: Wikipedia, Parliament of India, Privileges_

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Parliamentary privilege protects members from arrest in which kind of case during a session?

  1. Criminal cases
  2. Civil cases
  3. Tax-related cases
  4. Detention cases
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Correct answer: B. Civil cases

1. Members are protected from arrest in civil cases during a session of Parliament. 2. This lets them attend and take part in debates without interference. 3. The protection is not described as covering criminal matters. _Source: Wikipedia, Parliament of India, Privileges_

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