ICSE-X-HistCivics
Previous Year Paper year:2014
- #3-a [2]The tenure of the members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. (b) The composition of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. (c) It powers to make laws on subjects mentioned in the (c) Union List (c) Concurrent List.Ans : The tenure of the Lok Sabha is five years.
Rajya Sabha is a permanent body. The members of the Rajya Sabha have a six year term. 1/3 of its members retire at the end of every second year and the equal member of new members are elected to fill the vacancies. (b) Composition of Lok Sabha—The maximum strength of Lok Sabha provided by constitution is 552. 530 members of Lok Sabha are elected by direct election on basis on universal adult franchise and 20 represent Union territories. President nominates 2 members from the Anglo Indian Community.
Rajya Sabha has 250 members. Out of these 238 members are elected by the states and the union territories and 12 members are nominated by the President of India. (c) Powers to make laws on subjects mentioned in:
(i) Union List: The Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws with respect to matters mentioned in the 98 subjects. Union List like Defence, Finance, Communications, Foreign Policy etc.
(ii) Concurrent List: Both the Parliament have the right to make laws on 47 subjects mentioned in the Concurrent list. In the case of conflict between a central and the state law, the laws made by the state shall prevail. (c) null (c) null
- #3-b [4]The composition of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.Ans : Composition of Lok Sabha—The maximum strength of Lok Sabha provided by constitution is 552. 530 members of Lok Sabha are elected by direct election on basis on universal adult franchise and 20 represent Union territories. President nominates 2 members from the Anglo Indian Community.
Rajya Sabha has 250 members. Out of these 238 members are elected by the states and the union territories and 12 members are nominated by the President of India.
- #3-c [4]It powers to make laws on subjects mentioned in theAns : Powers to make laws on subjects mentioned in:
(i) Union List: The Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws with respect to matters mentioned in the 98 subjects. Union List like Defence, Finance, Communications, Foreign Policy etc.
(ii) Concurrent List: Both the Parliament have the right to make laws on 47 subjects mentioned in the Concurrent list. In the case of conflict between a central and the state law, the laws made by the state shall prevail.
- #3-c-iUnion List
- #3-c-iiConcurrent List.