Refer to a Committee is of lower rank than the motion to lay on the table and the previous question.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Higher than
• D. Equal to

Answer: (A)

In parliamentary procedure, motions have different levels of precedence, which determines which motions can be considered when others are on the floor. Laying on the table and moving the previous question are higher-precedence motions because they suspend or speed up the main work, taking priority over other motions.

Refer to a Committee is a subsidiary motion used to study or refine the matter by sending it to a committee. It is ranked below those higher-priority motions, so it cannot be entertained while a lay on the table or a previous question motion is pending. That’s why the statement is true—the refer-to-a-committee motion is of lower rank than the lay on the table and the previous question.

If a choice suggested it was false, higher than, or equal to, it wouldn’t fit the established precedence rules, which place refer to a committee below those two motions.