ICSE-X-History
01: The Union Parliament
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- Qstn #1Name the organs of the Indian Government.Ans : The organs of the Indian Government are:
(i) Legislature
(ii) Executive
(iii) Judiciary.
- Qstn #2State the functions of Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.Ans : The Legislature frames laws, the Executive performs its functions in accordance with these laws while the Judiciary interprets the laws and applies them in reality.
- Qstn #3Which is the law making body at the Central level?Ans : The Parliament is the law making body at the Central level.
- Qstn #4What are the constituents of the Parliament?Ans : The Parliament consists of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the President.
- Qstn #5Name the lists which distribute the subjects of Legislation between the Union and the State.Ans : The lists are:
(i) The Union List,
(ii) The State List, and
(iii) The Concurrent List
- Qstn #6State any one federal feature of the Indian Constitution.Ans : Federal feature of the Indian Constitution:
There is a division of legislative and administrative powers between the Union and the State Governments and none of them could violate the limitations imposed by the Constitution.
The Supreme Court stands at the head of Judiciary to safeguard this distribution of powers and to prevent any action which violates the limitations imposed by the Constitution.
- Qstn #8Name the houses of Parliament.Ans : The houses of Parliament are:
(i) The Lok Sabha,
(ii) The Rajya Sabha.
- Qstn #9What is the normal tenure of the Lok Sabha?Ans : The normal tenure of the Lok Sabha is five years.
- Qstn #10Mention the maximum number of members in the Lok Sabha?Ans : The maximum number of members in the Lok Sabha is 552 members.
- Qstn #11Whom does the President nominate in the Lok Sabha?Ans : The President nominates two members of the Anglo-Indian Community in the Lok Sabha.
- Qstn #12What is the Constitutional provision with regard to the representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha?Ans : According to Article 79 of the Indian Constitution, the President of India is empowered to elect the two representatives of the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha.
- Qstn #13Who elects the members of the Lok Sabha?Ans : The members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected by the people on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise from single member constituencies. It means all citizens equal to or above 18 years of age have sight to vote without any discrimination.
- Qstn #14What is the minimum age required to be a member of the Lok Sabha?Ans : The minimum age required to be a member of the Lok Sabha is 25 years.
- Qstn #15State the minimum number of times the Lok Sabha must meet in a year.Ans : According to the constitution, the Lok Sabha must meet at least twice a year with no more than six months break between the two sessions.