Prelims 2017 · Polity and Constitution · Question 76
With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements: 1. 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. 2. 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?
Answer
Neither 1 nor 2
Statement 1: Incorrect. A private member's bill is any bill introduced by a Member of Parliament who is not a minister; it has nothing to do with being nominated by the President.
Statement 2: Incorrect. It is not true that a private member's bill was passed recently for the first time in Parliament's history. Several private member's bills have been passed in the past, though such instances are rare.
Therefore, neither 1 nor 2 is correct.