Question

What is meant by an Adjournment Motion?
A. A proposal to lay aside all other business and take up a definite matter of urgent importance.
B. A proposal to lay aside all other business and take up a matter of not much importance.
C. A proposal to lay aside all other business and take up an indefinite matter.
D. A proposal to lay aside all other business and take up a matter of little importance.

Answer 1

Hint: Adjournment is introduced in Parliament for discussion on a matter of urgent public importance to draw attention to them. Adjournment motion is only allowed in Lok Sabha or state legislative assembly

Complete answer:
It proposes to take up a definite important matter of urgent attention and to lay aside all other businesses. Adjournment is introduced in Parliament for discussion on a definite matter of urgent public importance to draw attention to them. It needs the support of \[50\] members for admission. Regarded to be an extraordinary device as it interrupts the house's business and hence Rajya Sabha is not permitted to make use of this. It should not question the privileges. Shouldn't cover more than one issue, it should restrict itself to matters of recent occurrence. It should not take up a matter which has already been discussed, matters under adjudication should not be discussed.
Only matters which are definite, factual, urgent, and of public importance should be discussed. Speaker when satisfied with the matter discussed checks if it is in order and under the rules, he may give his consent to the move and may also call the members concerned to take the leave of the House and move the adjournment motion. If an objection to leaving is taken, then the Speaker might request members those in favor to stand in their places. If less than \[{\dfrac{1}{6}}^{th}\] of the total number of members of the House stand, the Speaker informs that leave is not granted. If more than \[{\dfrac{1}{6}}^{th}\] members rise, the Speaker shall inform that leave is granted.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: Adjournment motion cannot be discussed for less than two hours and thirty minutes. Since in Rajya Sabha adjournment motion is not permitted, there is a similar tool called “Calling Attention”. The only difference being that, Calling attention has no censure against the government while adjournment motion has an element of censure against the government.