UPPSC PCS - 2021

Which of the following Bills can not be first introduced in Rajya Sabha?

Year Asked: 2021

A
Ordinary Bill
B
Constitutional Amendment Bill
C
State Re-Organisation Bill
D
Money Bill

Correct Answer

D. Money Bill

Detailed Explanation

The correct answer is D, the Money Bill. Under Article 109, a Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha, and only on the President's recommendation. The Rajya Sabha can recommend amendments or return it within 14 days, but it cannot originate it.

  • A) Ordinary Bill: Can be introduced in either House, subject to the rules that bar certain bills from one House.
  • B) Constitutional Amendment Bill: Under Article 368 it can be introduced in either House, and it needs a special majority in each House separately.
  • C) State Re-organisation Bill: Under Articles 3 and 4 it is an ordinary bill that needs the President's recommendation, and it can be introduced in either House. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 began in the Lok Sabha, but that was a choice, not a constitutional bar.

Core concept: the bicameral structure and the financial primacy of the Lok Sabha. This links to the Mains theme of parliamentary control over public money.

Trap: Candidates confuse 'cannot be introduced in Rajya Sabha' with 'cannot be passed without Rajya Sabha'. Money Bills are passed by the Rajya Sabha too, just not originated there.

This question appeared in UPPCS 2021 General Studies Paper I.

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