With reference to the Parliamentary Proceedings on the Motion of Thanks consider the following state...........

Indian Political System Union - Executive, Legisture

With reference to the Parliamentary Proceedings on the Motion of Thanks, consider the following statements:

1. This Motion is laid down in the Lok Sabha and voted upon, while the Rajya Sabha agrees with it.

2. It covers the President’s speech that outlines the policies and programmes of the government in the preceding year and the ensuing year.

3. The Opposition has the power to defeat the government in power through the Motion of Thanks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1 only

1 and 3 only

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Explanation:

Motion of Thanks: The first session after each general election and the first session of every fiscal year is addressed by the President. In this address, the President outlines the policies and programmes of the government in the preceding year and the ensuing year. This address of the President, which corresponds to the ‘speech from the Throne in Britain’, is discussed in both the Houses of the Parliament on a motion called the ‘Motion of Thanks’. At the end of the discussion, the Motion is put to vote. This Motion must be passed in the House. Otherwise, it amounts to the defeat of the government. This inaugural speech of the President is an occasion available to the members of the Parliament to raise discussions and debates to examine and criticise the government and administration for its