{"id":92215,"date":"2025-06-01T11:18:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92215"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:18:17","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-ethics-committee-in-the-lo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-the-ethics-committee-in-the-lo\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee.<\/li>\n<li>2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha.<\/li>\n<li>3. This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. The Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha was initially constituted as an ad-hoc committee in 2000 before becoming a Standing Committee later that year. Statement 3 is correct. The Ethics Committee generally does not take up matters that are sub-judice or under consideration by another parliamentary committee (like the Committee of Privileges). Statement 2 is incorrect. Complaints regarding unethical conduct of a Lok Sabha member can be made by any person, not exclusively by another Member of Parliament.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The Ethics Committee examines complaints of unethical conduct by Members of Lok Sabha.<br \/>\n&#8211; It follows a procedure for receiving and examining complaints, including hearing the member against whom the complaint is made.<br \/>\n&#8211; The committee makes recommendations to the House, which can include admonition, reprimand, suspension, or expulsion of the member.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Ethics Committee was first established in the Rajya Sabha as an ad-hoc body in 1997 and became a permanent standing committee in 1998. The Lok Sabha followed suit in 2000. These committees aim to uphold the standards of ethics and conduct among parliamentarians.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct? 1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee. 2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha. 3. 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