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UPSC 2017: The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions of the Council of Ministers through 1. Adjournment motion 2. Question hour 3. Supplementary questions Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
All three listed devices are used by Parliament (especially the Lok Sabha) to make the Council of Ministers answerable: (1) an Adjournment Motion suspends normal business to debate urgent government acts/omissions; (2) Question Hour obliges ministers to give oral or written replies; (3) after the main reply, members may ask Supplementary Questions for further scrutiny. Hence 1, 2 and 3 are correct. ([insightsonindia.com](https://www.insightsonindia.com/2017/06/19/answer-key-upsc-civil-services-prelims-exam-2017-general-studies-paper-1/?utm_source=openai))
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