ICSE-X-HistCivics
Previous Year Paper year:2012
- #3-a [3]What is the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha provided by the constitution? How many members does the President nominate to the Lok Sabha ? How are members to the Lok Sabha elected ? (b) The two Houses of the Parliament enjoy-co-equal powers in many spheres-explain it by giving any three examples. (c) Explain any four of the Rajya Sabha's powers in India's federal set up.Ans : The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552, which is made up by election of upto 530 members to represent the States, upto 20 members to represent the Union Territories and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the President.
Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of the adult suffrage. (b) The Union Parliament has co-equal powers with the State Legislatures over the 47 subjects mentioned in the concurrent list.
- If there is a conflict between the laws passed by the Union Parliament and a State Legislature on the subject mentioned in the concurrent list, the law passed by the Union Government prevails.
- In all the matters of the legislation including the constitutional amendment, the extent of the Rajya Sabha's power is same as that of the Lok Sabha.
- All bills other than the money bills may be introduced in either house and follow the same procedure.
- According to Article 249, the Parliament will be able to make law in relation to a subject in the State List if the Rajya Sabha, with the support of at least two-thirds of its members present and voting, adopts a proposal to the effect that the Parliament, in national interest, should make law in relation to that subject in the State List.
- If the Central Government wants to create or abolish any all-India service like Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and Indian Forest Service etc., it has to obtain the approval of the Rajya Sabha.
- The resolution for removal of the Vice-President of India has to be first moved in the Rajya Sabha.
- Rajya Sabha can exercise control over the executives by means of questions, discussion and debates.
- #3-b [3]The two Houses of the Parliament enjoy-co-equal powers in many spheres-explain it by giving any three examples.Ans : The Union Parliament has co-equal powers with the State Legislatures over the 47 subjects mentioned in the concurrent list.
- If there is a conflict between the laws passed by the Union Parliament and a State Legislature on the subject mentioned in the concurrent list, the law passed by the Union Government prevails.
- In all the matters of the legislation including the constitutional amendment, the extent of the Rajya Sabha's power is same as that of the Lok Sabha.
- All bills other than the money bills may be introduced in either house and follow the same procedure.
- #3-c [4]Explain any four of the Rajya Sabha's powers in India's federal set up.Ans : Rajya Sabha's Powers in India's federal set up:
- According to Article 249, the Parliament will be able to make law in relation to a subject in the State List if the Rajya Sabha, with the support of at least two-thirds of its members present and voting, adopts a proposal to the effect that the Parliament, in national interest, should make law in relation to that subject in the State List.
- If the Central Government wants to create or abolish any all-India service like Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and Indian Forest Service etc., it has to obtain the approval of the Rajya Sabha.
- The resolution for removal of the Vice-President of India has to be first moved in the Rajya Sabha.
- Rajya Sabha can exercise control over the executives by means of questions, discussion and debates.