Working of Institutions - Test Papers
CBSE TEST PAPER-01
Class –IX Social Science (Working of Institution)
General Instruction:-
- All Question are Compulsory.
- Question No. 1 to 4 Carry one marks each.
- Question No. 5 to 10 carry three marks each.
- Question No. 11 to 12 carry five marks each.
- Which is lower house of Indian Parliament?
- Which is the upper house of Indian Parliament?
- How many members can the President nominate in Rajya Sabha?
- How many members can the President nominate in Lok Sabha?
- Write down the structure of Lok Sabha?
- Write down the structure of Rajya Sabha?
- How are the members of Lok Sabha elected?
- How can you say that the Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha?
- How are the members of the Rajya Sabha Elected?
- What are the qualifications to become a member of Lok Sabha?
- Explain any five-major power and functions of Parliament.
- Compare both the houses of Indian Parliament in five points.
CBSE TEST PAPER-01
Class –IX Social Science (Working of Institution)
[ANSWERS]
- Lok Sabha
- Rajya Sabha
- 12 Members
- Two members
- Lok Sabha is called the House of the People.
- It is the lower house of Parliament.
- There can be 545 members.
- Every Indian above the age 18 is entitled to vote in Lok Sabha Election.
- Lok Sabha is elected for 5 years. In any case, such extension cannot continue beyond six months after the emergency is lifted.
- Rajya Sabha is called the Council of the States.
- It is the Upper house of Parliament.
- It is not composed of more than 250 members.
- Rajya Sabha is an indirectly elected body.
- It is less powerful than Lok Sabha
- 12 members are nominated by President.
- The members of Lok Sabha are directly elected by the people.
- The entire country is divided into constituencies.
- Candidates of different political parties contest elections from these constituencies.
- The candidate getting maximum votes is declared a winner from each constituency.
- The winner candidate becomes a member of the Lok Sabha.
- Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha in a money matter.
- The money bill can only be introduced in Lok Sabha.
- Ones the money bill is passed by the Lok Sabha the Rajya Sabha cannot reject it.
- The party or group which attains the majority in Lok Sabha forms the Government.
- Lok Sabha controls the Council of Ministers.
- The members of Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly.
- There are 250 members of Rajya Sabha.
- 238 members are elected the legislative assemblies of the states and union territories.
- All states have been allocated a fixed number of seats for Rajya Sabha.
- The Assembly members of all states elect members for Rajya Sabha.
- 12 Members of Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President from among Indians of exceptional achievement in literature, science, and arts etc.
- Person must be a citizen of India.
- He must have completed 25 years of age.
- He must not hold any office of profit under the Union or State government.
- He must possess such other qualification as may be prescribed by the parliament.
- No person can be a member of both the house of parliament.
- Parliament is the final authority for making laws in any country. This task of low making or legislation is so crucial that these assemblies are called legislature.
- Parliaments all over the world can make new laws, change existing laws, or abolish existing laws and make new ones in their place.
- Parliaments exercise some control over those who run the government.Any the public money can only spend when the Parliament sanctions it.
- The government can make laws only with the support of Parliament.
- Parliaments control all the money that governments have.
- Parliament is the highest forum for discussion and debate on public issues and national policies.
- The Rajya Sabha has the strength of 250 members; whereas the Lok Sabha has 545 members.
- The Rajya Sabha can introduce the only ordinary bill, whereas Lok Sabha can introduce both ordinary and money bill.
- Regarding any bill, Rajya Sabha has only recommending power. Its suggestion is not binding on the Lok Sabha
- The Rajya Sabha has no control over Council of Ministers; whereas the Lok Sabha controls the Council of Ministers by exercising No Confidence Motion.
- In case of any joint meeting of both the houses, it is the Chairperson of the Lok Sabha who presides over the meeting.