What is the purpose of asking questions in Parliament?

Correct answer: To hold the government accountable

Correct answer: A, to hold the government accountable. Members of Parliament ask ministers questions about government decisions, policies, administration, public money, and the progress of programmes. The answers provide information and allow representatives to examine whether the executive is working properly. This process helps Parliament supervise the government and makes ministers answerable to elected representatives and, indirectly, to the people. A is correct because questioning is a democratic accountability mechanism. B is wrong because parliamentary questions serve a public and constitutional purpose, not entertainment. C is wrong because elections are conducted under the authority of the Election Commission, not through parliamentary questions. D is wrong because courts deliver judicial decisions; Parliament’s questions seek information and explanations from the executive. Questioning does not itself prove that every policy is wrong; it creates scrutiny and makes correction possible. Memory cue: Question Hour means asking, checking, and making the government answer.