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    Question

    If a member of either House of Parliament is without

    permission absent from all meetings for sixty days, what action can the House take?
    A The House may consider it as resignation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The House may issue a warning to the member Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The House may declare the member's seat vacant Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The House may suspend the member for the duration of the absence Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Article 101 of Constitution: (4) If for a period of sixty days a member of either House of Parliament is without permission of the House absent from all meetings thereof, the House may declare his seat vacant: Provided that in computing the said period of sixty days no account shall be taken of any period during which the House is prorogued or is adjourned for more than four consecutive days.

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