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Q31 (IAS/2018) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Money and finance bills Official Key

Regarding Money Bill, which of the following statements is not correct ?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: C
Explanation

The correct answer is option C because it is the only **incorrect** statement about Money Bills.

Article 110 of the Constitution deals with the definition of money bills, stating that a bill is deemed to be a money bill if it contains 'only' provisions dealing with all or any of the specified matters.[1] These matters include: the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax[1] (making option A correct), the custody of the Consolidated Fund of India or the contingency fund of India, the payment of moneys into or the withdrawal of money from any such fund[1] (making option B correct), and the regulation of the borrowing of money by the Union government[1] (making option D correct).

However, Article 110 does **not** include the appropriation of moneys out of the Contingency Fund of India as a matter that makes a bill a Money Bill. Appropriation from the Consolidated Fund of India requires a law of Appropriation[2], but this is distinct from Money Bill provisions. Therefore, option C is the incorrect statement, making it the correct answer to this question.

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  1. [1] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Money Bill. > p. 247
  2. [2] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 12: The Union Legislature > p. 261
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This is a 'Polity Bible' question. It rewards precise reading of Article 110 clauses in standard texts like Laxmikanth. The trap is a subtle keyword swap ('Appropriation' applies to Consolidated Fund, not Contingency Fund), testing if you understand the mechanism, not just the definition.

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Does Article 110 of the Constitution of India state that a bill is a Money Bill if it contains only provisions relating to the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax?
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Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 23: Parliament > Money Bill. > p. 247
Presence: 5/5
“Article 110 of the Constitution deals with the definition of money bills. It states that a bill is deemed to be a money bill if it contains 'only' provisions dealing with all or any of the following matters: • 1. The imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax;• 2. The regulation of the borrowing of money by the Union government;• 3. The custody of the Consolidated Fund of India or the contingency fund of India, the payment of moneys into or the withdrawal of money from any such fund;• 4.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly says Article 110 gives definition of Money Bills and uses the word 'only'.
  • Item (1) in the listed matters is the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax — matching the statement.
Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 12: The Union Legislature > p. 254
Presence: 5/5
“Money Bill and generally speaking, a Financial Bill may be said to be a ny Financial Bill. Bill which relates to revenue or expenditure. But it is in a technical sense that the expression is used in the Constitution. l. The definition of a "Money Bill" is given in Article I 10 and no Bill is a Money Bill unless it satisfies the requirements of this Article. [t lays down that a Bill is a Mo ney Bill if it contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the six matters specified in that Article or matters incidental thereto.”
Why this source?
  • Confirms the technical definition in Article 110: a Bill is a Money Bill if it contains 'only' provisions dealing with the six matters specified.
  • Reinforces that taxation clauses fall within those specified matters and must be 'only' provisions to qualify.
Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 12: The Union Legislature > p. 255
Presence: 4/5
“Shortly speaking, thus, only those Financial Bills are Money Bills which bear the certificate of the Speaker as such. II. Financial Bills which do not receive the Speaker's certificate are of two classes. These are dealt with in Article 117 of the Constitution. (i) To the first class belongs a Bill which contains any of the matters specified in Article 110 but does not consist solely of those matters, for example; a Bill which contains a taxation clause, but does not deal solely with taxation [Article 117(1)]. (ii) An ordinary Bill which contains provisions involving expenditure from the Consolidated Fund is a Financial Bill of the second class [Article 117(3)]. (iii) III.”
Why this source?
  • Clarifies the 'only'/'solely' requirement by contrasting Money Bills with Financial Bills that include taxation plus other matters (thus not Money Bills).
  • Mentions Speaker's certification as the determiner of Money Bill status, supporting the formal application of Article 110.
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