A deadlock between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha calls for a joint sitting of the Parliament during the passage of 1) Ordinary Legislation 2) Money Bill 3) Constitution Amendment Bill Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

The correct answer is A, that is, only ordinary legislation. Under Article 108, the President can summon a joint sitting when a bill passed by one House is rejected by the other, when the Houses disagree on the final form of the bill, or when more than six months have passed after the bill reached the other House without being passed. This mechanism covers ordinary bills only.

Statement 2 is wrong. A Money Bill cannot go to a joint sitting. Under Article 109, the Rajya Sabha can only recommend amendments or hold the bill for 14 days. If it does not return the bill within that period, it is deemed passed by both Houses. The Lok Sabha has the final word, so no deadlock mechanism is needed.

Statement 3 is wrong. A Constitution Amendment Bill under Article 368 must be passed separately by each House with a special majority. There is no joint sitting for amendment bills.

Core concept: deadlock resolution under Article 108 and the asymmetric powers of the two Houses over money bills and amendments. Mains angle: the Lok Sabha's dominance in money bills and whether the Rajya Sabha's role as a federal check is adequately balanced.

Trap: Many aspirants assume any bill can go to a joint sitting. Only ordinary bills qualify, and a bill's status as a Money Bill is decided under Article 110.