UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 70
With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements :
- A private member's bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.
- Recently, a private member's bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation: A private member is any MP who is not a minister, whether elected or nominated. Several private members’ bills became law before 2017, so neither proposition is valid.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Incorrect - Private membership means not belonging to the government ministry; it does not mean solely nominated MPs.
Statement/Item 2: Incorrect - Private members’ bills had been passed historically, including legislation before the 1970s; 2017 was not the first such passage.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 2.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/items 1, 2.
D: Correct - none of the listed statements/items is true.