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Provisions regarding the summoning of sessions of Parliament, prorogation and dissolution of the Lok Sabha are contained in:

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Answer: Option B — Article 85

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Article 85 deals with the sessions of Parliament, prorogation and dissolution.

Main provisions of Article 85:

  • The President shall from time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit.
  • There is a limit on the gap allowed between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next.
  • The President may from time to time prorogue the Houses or either House.
  • The President may dissolve the Lok Sabha.
  • In practice, the President acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers.

Meaning of the terms:

  • Summoning: calling the House to meet for a session.
  • Session: the period from the first sitting of a House to its prorogation.
  • Adjournment: suspension of a sitting for a specified time, such as hours, days or weeks, done by the presiding officer.
  • Adjournment sine die: ending a sitting without fixing a date for the next sitting.
  • Prorogation: ending a session, done by the President on the advice of the government.
  • Dissolution: ending the life of the existing Lok Sabha, after which a new House is elected.
  • The Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved.

Effect of dissolution on bills:

  • A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses when the Lok Sabha is dissolved.
  • A bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses.
  • A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but not passed by the Lok Sabha does not lapse.
  • A bill on which the President has notified a joint sitting does not lapse.

Related Articles:

  • Article 79 says that Parliament consists of the President and two Houses.
  • Article 86 gives the President the right to address and send messages to the Houses.
  • Article 100 deals with voting and quorum.
  • Good to know
  • Articles 79, 86 and 100 deal with the composition of Parliament, the President's address and voting, respectively.

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Remember: Article 85 = summoning, prorogation and dissolution, all by the President.

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Parliament — Preparation

This question tests your understanding of Parliament, a key topic in the General Knowledge section. The detailed solution above uses a step-by-step approach to show the reasoning, and where available, a shortcut that helps you solve similar questions in under 90 seconds during the actual exam.

This topic covers the Parliament of India: the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, their composition, powers and officers, sessions, the law-making process, money bills, joint sittings, parliamentary committees, and devices such as question hour, zero hour and the various motions. Typical questions ask about the maximum strength of each house, the minimum age for members, who certifies a money bill (the Speaker), who presides over a joint sitting, and which committee is chaired by a member of the opposition (the Public Accounts Committee, by convention). Note the special powers of the Rajya Sabha under Articles 249 and 312. Practise the Parliament questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

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