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Constitutional Body Lok Sabha
Asked 29 times across 5 UPSC exams over 34 years (1991–2025), peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 20 of 29 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 14 years (1991–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1991 → CAPF 2020 → EPFO 2020 → GEO 2021 → CBI 2023
How the concept evolved
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Long-running — most appearances (16 of 29) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2025
Which of the following statements about Money Bill is/are correct?
- The Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha shall be returned by the Rajya Sabha within 14 days with its recommendations
- The Lok Sabha shall agree to the recommendations of the Rajya Sabha on the Money Bill to consider it passed by both the Houses of the Parliament
- The Finance Minister has absolute powers to pass the Money Bill. Select the answer
using the code given below.
- A 1 only ✓
- B 2 only
- C 1 and 2 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Parliament & Legislature
CSE2023
With reference to Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements
- When the Lok Sabha transmits Finance Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it can amend or reject the Bill
- When the Lok Sabha transmits Money Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot amend or reject the Bill, it can only make recommendations
- In the case of disagreement between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, there is no joint sitting for Money Bill, but a joint sitting becomes necessary for Finance Bill
How many of the above statements are correct?
- A Only one
- B Only two ✓
- C All three
- D None
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Parliament & Legislature
CAPF2023
Who among the following was the first pro-tem Speaker to be unanimously elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha ?
- A Rabi Ray
- B Hiren Mukherjee
- C Somnath Chatterjee ✓
- D P.A. Sangma
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Parliament & Legislature
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