Mention any two legislative powers of the Cabinet.

(1) The Cabinet decides the legislative programme of the government. Most important Bills are drafted by it and introduced in Parliament by its ministers, and government Bills take priority over private members’ Bills. (2) The Cabinet prepares Constitutional Amendment Bills, and it advises the President to summon and prorogue Parliament, to address it, and to promulgate Ordinances when Parliament is not in session.

One mark each, and the word LEGISLATIVE governs the answer — administrative and financial powers of the Cabinet, however true, earn nothing here. The Ordinance point is worth including because it shows the Cabinet legislating even when Parliament is not sitting, which is its most striking legislative power.