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Q: The termination of the current session of Parliament is called ____.
  • A. Resolution
  • B. Deduction Motion
  • C. Adjournment
  • D. Prorogation
Correct Answer: Option D - The termination of the current session of Parliament is called Prorogation. Prorogation brings the termination of both the sitting and session of the House. This is done by the President on the advice of the Council of Ministers. This can be done even when the House is adjourned. If the meeting is terminated for short recess within a session of the Parliament, called by the Presiding officer of the House, it is called as Adjournment. Its duration may be in minutes, hours, days or weeks. ⦁ An Adjournment suspends the work in a sitting for a specified time, which may be hours, days or weeks.
D. The termination of the current session of Parliament is called Prorogation. Prorogation brings the termination of both the sitting and session of the House. This is done by the President on the advice of the Council of Ministers. This can be done even when the House is adjourned. If the meeting is terminated for short recess within a session of the Parliament, called by the Presiding officer of the House, it is called as Adjournment. Its duration may be in minutes, hours, days or weeks. ⦁ An Adjournment suspends the work in a sitting for a specified time, which may be hours, days or weeks.

Explanations:

The termination of the current session of Parliament is called Prorogation. Prorogation brings the termination of both the sitting and session of the House. This is done by the President on the advice of the Council of Ministers. This can be done even when the House is adjourned. If the meeting is terminated for short recess within a session of the Parliament, called by the Presiding officer of the House, it is called as Adjournment. Its duration may be in minutes, hours, days or weeks. ⦁ An Adjournment suspends the work in a sitting for a specified time, which may be hours, days or weeks.