Question

what is mean by quorum?

Answer 1

minimum number of members required to be present at the time of meeting. It is one-tenth of the total membership of each house

Answer 2

A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly necessary to conduct the business of that group. According to Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, the "requirement for a quorum is protection against totally unrepresentative action in the name of the body by an unduly small number of persons."