Page 1 : (a) What happens if no party has a clear majority in the Lok Sabha?, (b) Under what provision can a non-member of Parliament (outsider) be appointed as a n, (c) What happens if any minister's seat falls vacant due to his/her death or resignation., Ans. (a) When no party has a clear majority in the Lok Sabha, then the President exercises, discretion. The President appoints someone who can secure the support of the ma, members in the Lok Sabha., (b) Normally, only Members of Parliament are appointed as ministers. Non-MPs car, appointed if the Prime Minister so desires but such ministers must get themselve, or nominated to either House of Parliament within a period of six months a, appointments as ministers. In case a ministers fail to get a seat in parliament v, specified period, he shall have to vacate his office., (c) By-election is held if any minister's seat falls vacant due to his/her death or resig, 4. The constitution provides for the supremacy of Lok Sabha is financial matters. Thus, th, enjoys this power. In the context of this, mention three financial powers., Ans. Three financial powers are:, (i) The member of the Cabinet Finance Minister prepares the Annual Budget con, estimates of the income and expenditure for the coming year., (ii) The Finance Ministry may put forward some supplementary demands during the, of the year., (iii) Money bill is introduced by the Finance Minister in the Lok Sabha after the pri, of the President., 5. Mention three differences between individual responsibility and collective responsit, Ans. Differences between individual and collective responsibility:, Individual responsibility, Collective responsibility, (i) Ministers are individually responsible to Ministers are collectively responsibl., the President., Sabha., (ii) Each minister is answerable for the All ministers jointly share the respC, department under his/her control., the government's policies and perfc, (iii) If there are lapses or failure in the If a vote of no-confidence is passec, department the concerned minister may minister, the entire Council of Mi, be dropped from Council of Ministers or with the Prime Minister has to resi:, he/she may have to resign., (iv) Swim and sink alone, Swim and sink together, 6. The personality shown in the picture below is of Smt. Indira Gandhi. She se, Minister of India twice. She proclaimed a state of national emergency on 25 Jur, context, answer the following-, (a) What is the procedure of declaring national emergency in India?, (b) Mention the circumstances which led such proclamation., (c) Mention the duration of national emergency which can remain in operatic