Working of Institutions

Features of an Office Memorandum are:

• culmination of a long chain of events

• issued by an appropriate authority

• states the policy or decision of the government

• a communication

Mandal Commission was headed by

• B.V. Mandal

• A.P. Mandal

• B.P. Mandal

• P.P. Mandal

The objective of the Mandal Commision was to

• only determine the criteria to identify the socially and educationally backward classes in India

• only recommended steps  to be taken for their advancement

• determine the criteria to identify the socially and educationally backward classes in India and recommended steps  to be taken for their advancement

• None of the above

_______ is an institution where disputes between citizens and the government are finally settled

• Parliament

• Supreme Court

At the state level, the assembly of elected representatives is called ______

• Parliament

• Legislature or Legislative Assembly.

Parliaments all over the world can _____

• make new laws

• change existing laws

• abolish existing laws and make new ones in their place

• All of the above

______ exercises more powers in money matters.

• Rajya Sabha

• Lok Sabha

• Supreme Court

________ is usually directly elected by the people and exercises the real power on behalf of the people.

• Lok Sabha

• Rajya Sabha

________ performs some special functions.

• Lok Sabha

• Rajya Sabha

All laws made in the Houses come into force only after they receive the assent of the _______.

• Chief Justice of India

• Speaker of the Parliament

• Prime Minister

• President