निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
- 1.भारत का राष्ट्रपति ऐसे स्थान पर जिसे वह ठीक समझे, संसद का सत्र आहूत (आह्वान) कर सकता है ।
- 2.भारत का संविधान एक वर्ष में संसद के तीन सत्रों का प्रावधान करता है, किंतु सभी तीन सत्रों का चलाया जाना अनिवार्य नहीं है ।
- 3.एक वर्ष में दिनों की कोई न्यूनतम संख्या निर्धारित नहीं है जब संसद का चलना आवश्यक हो ।
उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/से सही है/हैं ?
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Consider the following statements:
1. The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such place as he/she thinks fit.
2. The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions.
3. There is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only · (b) 2 only · (c) 1 and 3 only · (d) 2 and 3 only
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (c) केवल 1 और 3
Article 85(1) lets the President summon each House to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, with the only rule being that six months must not pass between sessions. The three-session pattern (Budget, Monsoon, Winter) is a convention, not a constitutional provision, and no minimum number of sitting days is prescribed.
- ✓ 1. Article 85(1) expressly allows the President to summon Parliament at such time and place as he thinks fit.
- ✗ 2. The Constitution does not provide for three sessions; it only requires that the gap between two sessions be less than six months. Three sessions a year is a practice.
- ✓ 3. Neither the Constitution nor any law fixes a minimum number of sitting days for Parliament in a year.
Remember · Article 85: President summons Parliament at a time and place he thinks fit; gap between sessions must be under six months. Three sessions a year is only a convention.
Sources
- Constitution of India (as on 1 May 2024), Article 85(1) ↗ “The President shall from time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2020, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·