Question

'Zero hour' in the working Indian Parliament means ____________.

• A. The first hour of the session
• B. The period when the privilege motion is accepted
• C. The period before the 'Question hour'
• D. The interval between the end of question hour and the taking up of the next agenda

Answer 1

The correct option is D The interval between the end of question hour and the taking up of the next agenda

In the parliamentary parlance, it is referred as the time gap between the end of Question Hour and the beginning of the regular business. Zero Hour doesn’t find a mention in the Rules of Procedure and hence it’s considered an informal procedure for the members of Parliament to raise matters of serious importance. The other rationale behind naming it so can be traced to the fact that it starts at 12 noon.