Question

The quorum for joint sitting of the Indian Parliament is _________.
(A) One-twelfth of the total number of the members of the Houses
(B) One-sixth of the total number of the members of the Houses
(C) One-tenth of the total number of the members of the House
(D) Two-third of the total number of the members of the House

Answer 1

Hint: The Parliament of India is a legislative body having two chambers. Concurrence is compulsory to pass a bill in both houses (Upper house
 and Lower house). We have been provided by The Constitution of India a federal system of Government. Administrative powers have been divided by our constitution between State Government and Central Government.

Complete answer:
The quorum for joint sitting of the Indian Parliament is one-tenth in size of the total number of members of the House.Quorum refers to the minimum number of members required to be present for enabling the House to perform it's day to day tasks."Parliament" is a word derived from a French expression which means "Speaking ". Indian Parliament is popularly known as Sansad. Other nations too have their own names viz. Diet in Japan, Congress in US, Knesset in Israel.

Basic characteristics of Parliament-
India borrowed this nomenclature from England and adopted the " Westminster model of Parliamentary system".
Representation in both the Houses of parliament are on the basis of population of the country.
Provision of joint sitting of both the Houses is present.
Provision of nomination in both the Houses is present.

Facts about Parliament-
Parliament of India is a circular shape which represents "Continuity".
Two houses are horse shoes in shape.
Green carpet of Lok Sabha represents agriculture while Red carpet of Rajya Sabha represents royalty and sacrifice performed by the freedom fighters.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
The Speaker of Lok Sabha is elected from among its own members, whenever the newly elected House meets for the very first time. Whenever the House dissolves, he/she will remain in the office until a new Speaker is elected.