Rules of Business, 1973 MCQs

99 MCQs  (Page 7 of 10)

Where the views of the Division differ from those of the Minister-in-Charge, the summary shall:
Include both views
Include only the Minister's view
Be referred to the Secretaries' Committee first
Be returned to the Division
When a case is circulated to Ministers and a Minister does not communicate his opinion within the specified time, it shall be assumed that he:
Opposes the recommendations
Has abstained
Accepts the recommendations contained in the summary
Wants the case discussed in a meeting
In the absence of the Prime Minister, a Cabinet meeting shall be presided over by:
The senior-most Federal Minister
A Minister nominated by the Prime Minister
The Cabinet Secretary
The Deputy Prime Minister automatically
The record of Cabinet decisions prepared by the Cabinet Secretary shall be:
With detailed reasons for each decision
Verbatim
Signed by each Minister present
Without any statement of the reasons therefor
A Minister who finds a mistake or omission in Cabinet minutes shall point it out to the Cabinet Secretary within:
24 hours of issue of the minutes
48 hours of issue of the minutes
Seven days
The next Cabinet meeting
Under Rule 20(14A), inserted in July 2026, a merely typographical or clerical mistake in Cabinet minutes may be rectified by the Cabinet Secretary:
Only with the approval of the Cabinet
Only on the request of the Minister concerned
Without obtaining the orders of the Prime Minister
Only with the approval of the Prime Minister
Ministers of State, Advisers and Special Assistants attend Cabinet meetings:
Never
By special invitation of the Prime Minister
Only when their Division's item is on the agenda, as of right
As regular members
The Secretary of the Division shall be in attendance at the Cabinet meeting for the case relating to his Division:
Only for legislative cases
Only if invited by the Cabinet Secretary
Even when his Minister attends that meeting
Only when his Minister is absent