UPSC Prelims 2014 · GS Paper I
Question 63: Polity and Governance
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?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).
The Constitution nowhere mentions a no-confidence motion; it follows from Article 75(3), which makes the Council of Ministers collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha, and the procedure is laid down in the Lok Sabha's rules of procedure. Since the Council of Ministers is answerable only to the Lok Sabha, the motion can be moved only there, not in the Rajya Sabha. Both statements are correct.
- 1. It is not mentioned in the Constitution and arises from the Lok Sabha rules.
- 2. The ministry is responsible to the Lok Sabha only.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 2 is correct, (a) and (d) go: each of them leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: The ministry is responsible to the Lok Sabha only.
The red flag in statement 2 is “only”. In UPSC’s papers, statements with “only” were true 27% of the time (82 statements). A hint, not a rule.
- Then, if you were sure statement 1 is correct, (b) goes: it leaves 1 out.
What you needed to know: It is not mentioned in the Constitution and arises from the Lok Sabha rules.
Only (c) is left. This one needs every statement.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong. Statement 2 is also true.
- (b) Wrong. Statement 1 is also true.
- (c) Right. The Constitution does not name it, and it can be moved only in the Lok Sabha.
- (d) Wrong. Both statements are correct.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2014, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.