UPSC PRELIMS · POLITY · PARLIAMENT: DISSOLUTION
Consider the following statements: 1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution. 2. A Bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on dissolution of the Lok Sabha. 3. A Bill in respect of which the President has notified an intention to summon a joint sitting does not lapse on dissolution. Which of the above statements are correct?
Take a breath. Choose one. Press A–D on your keyboard if you like.
EXPLANATION
A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on dissolution, and a Bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha also lapses. The exception relating to a joint sitting applies only in the circumstances specified by the Constitution, so the official answer identifies statements 1 and 2.
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