Consider the following statements regarding a No-Confidence Motion in India : 1. There is no mention of a No-Confidence Motion in the Constitution of India. 2. A Motion of No-Confidence can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only. Which of the statements give

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Q: 63 (IAS/2014)
Consider the following statements regarding a No-Confidence Motion in India :
1. There is no mention of a No-Confidence Motion in the Constitution of India.
2. A Motion of No-Confidence can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,156,162,14,132,156,16

keywords: 

{'confidence motion': [2, 0, 1, 1], 'confidence': [0, 0, 4, 4], 'motion': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'lok sabha': [42, 3, 20, 27], 'constitution': [39, 3, 11, 39]}

The correct answer is indeed 3, meaning both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct.

Statement 1 says that there is no mention of a No-Confidence Motion in the Constitution of India, which is true. While the No-Confidence Motion is a parliamentary procedure and a tool for testing the strength of the ruling party, the explicit term is not found in the text of the Indian Constitution.

Statement 2 states that a Motion of No-Confidence can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only. This is also correct. The Lok Sabha (the lower house of India`s Parliament) is the directly elected house of the people and has the power to express a vote of no confidence against the government. A no-confidence motion can indeed be initiated only in the Lok Sabha, not in the Rajya Sabha (upper house). Therefore, both statements are correct.