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भारत की संसद् किसके / किनके द्वारा मंत्रिपरिषद् के कृत्यों के ऊपर नियंत्रण रखती है ?

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2017, General Studies Paper I, Question 50 — Parliament & the Union executive.

भारत की संसद् किसके / किनके द्वारा मंत्रिपरिषद् के कृत्यों के ऊपर नियंत्रण रखती है ?

  1. 1.स्थगन प्रस्ताव
  2. 2.प्रश्न काल
  3. 3.अनुपूरक प्रश्न

नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए :

Read this question in English

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

1. Adjournment motion

2. Question hour

3. Supplementary questions

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only · (b) 2 and 3 only · (c) 1 and 3 only · (d) 1, 2 and 3

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (d) 1, 2 और 3

All three are tools by which Parliament controls the Council of Ministers. Because ministers must answer to the House, members can question them, discuss urgent public matters, and press for further answers.

  • ✓ 1. An adjournment motion lets the House set aside its business to discuss a definite matter of urgent public importance, with the Speaker's consent (Lok Sabha Rule 56). NCERT lists it among the instruments of control over the executive.
  • ✓ 2. Question Hour is held every day during sessions and ministers must answer searching questions from members. NCERT calls it perhaps the most effective way of keeping vigil on the executive.
  • ✓ 3. A supplementary question follows a minister's answer and lets a member seek further facts on it (Lok Sabha Rule 50). NCERT lists such questions among the ways the Lok Sabha controls the executive.

Remember · Parliament controls the executive through Question Hour, supplementary questions, adjournment motion, resolutions and the no-confidence motion.

📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 5 (practise this chapter) · Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 5 (practise this chapter) · Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 5 (practise this chapter)

Sources

Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·

Cite this question: UPSC CSE Prelims 2017, Q50 — minimalistias.com/pyqs/prelims/2017/q50

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