Ans: B

Exp: 

Statement 1 is incorrect: The membership of the Indian Parliamentary Group is open to all members of Parliament. The former members of Parliament can also become associate members of the group.  However, the associate members are entitled to limited rights only. 

Statement 2 is correct: One of the aims and objectives of the group is to promote personal contacts between members of the Parliament of India. It also arranges lectures on political, defence, economic, social, and educational problems by the members of Parliament and distinguished persons. 

Reference: Chapter 25, Laxmikanth Polity.

Ans: D

Exp:

The various functions performed and activities undertaken by the Indian Parliamentary Group are as follows:

• • To encourage bilateral relations, the group constitutes parliamentary friendship groups with other countries in the Parliament.
  • The Group acts as a link between the Parliament of India and the various parliaments of the world. This link is maintained through the exchange of delegations, goodwill missions, correspondence, documents, etc., with foreign parliaments.

• The group functions as the national group of the Inter Parliamentary Union.

An uninterrupted flow of information to members regarding the activities of the group is maintained through the Indian Parliamentary Group Newsletter brought out every quarter. It is sent regularly to all members of the group, including associate members.

Reference: Chapter 25, Laxmikanth Polity.

Ans: A

Exp:

The Indian Parliamentary Group is an autonomous body (not a statutory body). It was formed in 1949 in pursuance of a motion adopted by the Constituent Assembly (Legislative).

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the ex officio president of the group. The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are the ex officio vice-presidents of the group. 

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is an international organisation of the parliaments of sovereign states. It was established in 1889. The IPU is financed primarily by its members out of public funds. Its aim is to work for peace and cooperation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative institutions. 

Reference: Chapter 25, Laxmikanth Polity.

 Ans: A

 Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct: The Indian Parliamentary Group acts both as the National Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and also as the India Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The Indian Parliamentary Group acts as a link between the Parliament of India and the various Parliaments of the world by exchange of delegations, goodwill missions, correspondence, documents etc. with foreign Parliaments

Statement 2 is incorrect: Membership of the IPG is open to all members of Parliament. The former members of Parliament can also become associate members of the group. But the associate members are entitled to limited rights only. They are not entitled to representation at meetings and conferences of the IPU and the CPA.  A Member of Parliament can become a life member of the group on payment of a life subscription. 

Reference: Chapter 25, Laxmikanth Polity.

 Ans: D

 Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct: The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) is an association of  Commonwealth Parliamentarians spread over different national, state, provincial, and territorial parliaments. The CPA helps to identify benchmarks of good governance and to implement the enduring values of the Commonwealth. It is an international community of Commonwealth Parliaments and Legislatures working together to deepen the Commonwealth’s commitment to the highest standards of democratic governance. 

Statement 2 is correct: Its mission is to promote the advancement of parliamentary democracy by enhancing knowledge and understanding of democratic governance and by building an informed parliamentary community able to deepen the Commonwealth’s democratic commitment and to further cooperation among its parliaments and legislatures. The CPA publishes The Parliamentarian, the Journal of Commonwealth Parliaments.

Reference: Chapter 25, Laxmikanth Polity.Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) | Commonwealth (thecommonwealth.org)