If the government wants to avoid questions in Parliament, what democratic problem will arise?

Correct answer: Accountability and transparency will weaken

Correct answer: A. Parliamentary questions are an important way for elected representatives to ask what the government has done, why it has taken a decision, and how public money is being used. Answers place information on the public record and allow further debate or criticism. If the government avoids questions, ministers become less answerable and citizens receive less reliable information about public action. Therefore accountability and transparency weaken. B is wrong because avoiding questions does not improve or strengthen an election. C is wrong because Rajya Sabha’s permanent character is a constitutional feature and is not ended by the government avoiding questions. D is wrong because a Money Bill does not automatically become better merely because questions are avoided; scrutiny may actually become weaker. Memory cue: questions make government explain; explanation supports accountability.