Govt’s power to promulgate, repromulgate Ordinances — why and how An Ordinance "shall have the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament". But the government is required to bring an Ordinance before Parliament for ratification — and failure to do so will lead to its lapsing "at the expiration of six weeks from the reassembly of Parliament". — The Indian Express, May 25, 2023
Mention any two points regarding an ordinance that can be deduced from the above news.
Topic: Ordinance-making power
Answer
(1) An Ordinance has the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament — it is fully binding law while it remains in operation. (2) It must be laid before Parliament for ratification, and if it is not approved it ceases to operate six weeks after Parliament reassembles.
This is a source-based question, so BOTH points must be DEDUCED from the passage — and the passage states exactly two things, which is why the question asks for two. The technique: underline the phrases in the extract ("same force and effect as an Act of Parliament", "six weeks from the reassembly"), then write each as a full sentence. Adding outside knowledge, however correct, does not earn marks here if it is not in the passage.