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A major natural calamity has taken place and the opposition wants the house to lay aside all other business and take up this matter of urgent importance. Which motion should the house move to allow this?
Topic: Parliamentary motions
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(a) Adjournment Motion.
Explanation
An Adjournment Motion sets aside the normal business of the House so that a matter of URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE may be debated at once — exactly what the scenario describes. Keep the motions apart by what each achieves: an Adjournment Motion interrupts business and censures the government; a No Confidence Motion passed in the Lok Sabha brings the whole government down; a Censure Motion criticises a particular policy or minister without removing the ministry.
In words
Adjournment Motion.
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