Discussion
The ‘Question Hour’ in Parliament refers to
Answer: A
Correct answer: The first hour of a sitting, when members question ministers
Question Hour is the first hour of a parliamentary sitting, in which members put questions to ministers and ministers are obliged to answer. It is one of the sharpest instruments of executive accountability, and much of the information that reaches the public about administration emerges from it. Questions are of three kinds. A starred question is answered orally and admits supplementary questions, which is where the real scrutiny happens. An unstarred question receives a written answer and no supplementaries. A short notice question concerns an urgent matter and may be asked at less than ten days’ notice. It is immediately followed by Zero Hour, an Indian innovation not found in the rules of procedure: from noon, members raise matters of urgent public importance without prior notice. The name arose because it begins at twelve o’clock. Question Hour can be suspended by the presiding officer, and its suspension is usually contested by the opposition for that reason.
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