Question 26 from UPSC CSE 2015 - Polity

Question

Consider the following statements:
1. The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or to amend a Money Bill.
2. The Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the Demands for Grants.
3. The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statement.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Correct Option: B. 1 and 2 only

Strategy: Identify functional roles of Rajya Sabha in financial matters. For Money Bills and Demands for Grants, only Lok Sabha has real powers; hence statements 1 and 2 align with constitutional provisions. However, the Rajya Sabha can discuss (but not vote on) the Annual Financial Statement, making statement 3 incorrect.

Key Info: - Money Bills (Articles 109 & 110) can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha. The Rajya Sabha cannot reject or amend a Money Bill; it may only make recommendations which the Lok Sabha may accept or reject.
- Demands for Grants (Article 113) are voted exclusively by the Lok Sabha; the Rajya Sabha is not authorized to vote on them.
- The Annual Financial Statement (Budget) (Article 112), though only the Lok Sabha grants approval, can be discussed by members of the Rajya Sabha, enabling them to participate in debates without the power of the vote.

This arrangement underscores the primacy of the Lok Sabha in financial matters, while still allowing the upper house a limited deliberative function.

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Option A: 1 only

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Option C: 2 and 3 only

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Option D: 1, 2, and 3

Consider the following statements: The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or to amend a Money Bill. The Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the Demands for Grants. The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statement. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or to amend a Money Bill.

The Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the Demands for Grants.

The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statement.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?