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Assertion (A): Financial bills can be introduced only in the Lower House (Lok Sabha).Reason (R): Lower House (Lok Sabha) is directly elected by the people.1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A2. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A3. A is true but R is false4. A is false but R is true

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

The correct answer is Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

  • Financial bills are those bills that deal with fiscal matters, that is, revenue or expenditure.
  • Financial bills are of three kinds:
    •  Money bills–Article 110
    •  Financial bills (I)–Article 117 (1)
    •  Financial bills (II)–Article 117 (3)
  • This classification implies that money bills are simply a species of financial bills.
  • Article 117 deals with the special provisions as to financial Bills. 
    • A Bill or amendment making provision for any of  the matters specified in sub-clauses (a) to (f) of clause (1) of Article 110 shall not be introduced or moved  except on the recommendation of the President and a Bill making such provision shall not be introduced in the Council of States
  • It can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha and not in the Rajya Sabha. Hence (A) is correct.
  • It can be introduced only on the recommendation of the President.
  • The representatives of states and UTs in the Lok Sabha are directly elected by the people. Hence (R) is also correct.

Hence, Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.



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