What is the purpose of Question Hour in Parliament?

Correct answer: To question the government and ensure accountability for its actions

Correct answer: A, questioning the government and ensuring accountability. During Question Hour, Members of Parliament ask ministers about government policies, schemes, decisions and administrative work. Ministers are expected to provide answers, information and explanations. This gives Parliament a way to examine the executive and helps citizens learn how public decisions are being carried out. Option A is correct because asking questions makes the government answerable to the elected legislature. Option B is wrong because salaries and allowances are dealt with through relevant laws and decisions, not as the purpose of Question Hour. Option C is wrong because courts decide pending judicial cases; Parliament does not act as a court during Question Hour. Option D is wrong because a state government’s budget is prepared and presented through the state’s own constitutional process, not through Question Hour in Union Parliament. Memory cue: Question Hour means ‘ask, answer and hold the government accountable.’