A question directed to the presiding officer concerning parliamentary law or the organization's rules as they apply to the business at hand.

• A. Pending
• B. Ownership of a motion
• C. Parliamentary Inquiry
• D. Point of Information

Answer: (C)

When you need guidance about how the rules apply to what the group is doing, you use a Parliamentary Inquiry. This is a question directed to the presiding officer that asks for clarification on procedural aspects—things like whether a motion is in order, how long debate may last, or what rule governs a particular action. The chair provides a ruling or cites the applicable rule to show how it should be applied to the current business. The focus is on procedure, not the substance of the motion itself, which helps keep the meeting moving correctly and consistently with the rules. This is different from a Point of Information, which seeks factual details about the matter on the floor rather than about how the rules operate.