With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements: 1. A private members 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 members bill has

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Q: 1 (IAS/2017)
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?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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The correct answer is "1 only".

Statement 1 is incorrect. A private member`s bill is a bill introduced in the Parliament of India by a member who is not a minister. The member can be from any house of the Parliament (Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha) and can be elected or nominated.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Private member`s bills have been passed in the Parliament of India in the past. However, it is very rare for a private member`s bill to be passed as most bills are introduced by the government.

Therefore, neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct. The correct answer is "Neither 1 nor 2".