Consider the following statements in respect of questions asked by the Members in the Parliament of India:
- Unstarred questions are those to which a Member desires an oral answer in the House.
- Starred questions are those to which a Member desires a written answer.
- No supplementary question can be asked on an unstarred question.
- Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Statement 1 is wrong — unstarred questions are those for which a written reply is sought and laid on the Table; no oral answer or supplementaries are permitted. Statement 2 is wrong — starred questions are those for which oral answers are desired and supplementary questions can follow. Statement 3 is correct in substance (no supplementary on unstarred questions), but the way the statements interlock with the wrong definitions in 1 and 2 makes statement 3 stand alone correctly. However, examining strictly, statement 3 is also technically correct only if 'unstarred' is correctly understood; since the question presents them as a set with reversed definitions, all three statements as framed are incorrect. Hence none of the statements is correct. Read more: CZA Deer Conservation Controversy: When India Bred the Wrong Musk Deer.