Question

Explain any five powers of Lok Sabha.

Answer 1

Hint: It is the Lower House or the House of the People in the Parliament of India.
It consists of the representatives of the people of India who voted for them by the adult universal franchise.

Complete answer:
The five main powers of the Lok Sabha are; Legislative Powers, Executive Powers, Financial
Powers, Constituent Powers and Judicial Powers.

Legislative Powers – It takes part in making laws for the governance of the country. The ordinances issued by the President also have to be approved by the Lok Sabha.

Executive Powers – It exercises control over the executive through question hour, Zero hour, short discussion, adjournment motion, no-confidence motion etc. The Lok Sabha can remove the Council of Ministers if they wish to.

Financial Powers – No tax can be collected without the Lok Sabha’s authority or the approval.

Constituent Powers – It has the power to make amendments in the Constitution. Though for this purpose a special majority is required in both the houses of the Parliament it is still seen that the Lok Sabha has more power than the Rajya Sabha.

Judicial Powers – It can impeach the President if he/she violates the Constitution. It can recommend the removal of all the judges in the Supreme Court, High Court (including the Chief Justice) and even other major officers of the government.

Note: The Rajya Sabha or the Upper House is equally important in most of these functions.
Certain laws and amendments require the approval of both the houses of the Parliament.
Both the houses can together approve any kind of Emergency in the country, can establish courts and can even change the area and names of any of the states in India.