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The Union Legislature

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the two is a permanent house?

a)

Lok Sabha

b)

Rajya Sabha

2.

The Centre and State can frame laws from this list

a)

State List

b)

Concurrent List

c)

Union List

d)

Residuary Powers

3.

Functions of a President are carried, on the advice

of the _____________________________.

a)

Members of Rajya Sabha

b)

Representative members

c)

Members of Lok Sabha

d)

Prime Minister and his/her Council

of Ministers.

4.

The power to govern the country is actually

in the hands of the ________________________.

a)

Prime minister

b)

President

c)

Council of Ministers

d)

Legislature

5.

The functions of the government are divided into

three branches, namely the______________,__________________, and the _______________________.

a)

President, Prime Minister Council of members

b)

Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha , Council of Ministers

c)

the legislature, the executive

and the judiciary.

d)

the executive, legislature, representatives.

6.

Subjects for legislation are divided into three lists—the ________________ List, the

________________ List and the ________________ List.

a)

Legislature, Union and state

b)

Union, state and concurrent

c)

Legislative, Executive and judiciary

d)

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Council of Ministers

7.

The Union Parliament has two Houses—the ________________ and the ________________.

a)

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

b)

Lok Sabha and Council of Members

c)

Judiciary and Rajya Sabha

d)

Executive and Legislature

8.

The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha

can be ________ members.

a)

532

b)

535

c)

550

d)

556

9.

Composition of Lok Sabha

a)

A maximum of 530 members can be

elected directly by the people of India

from different territorial constituencies.

b)

A maximum of 20 members can be elected

from the union territories.

c)

All

10.

Basic Qualifications of the Members

of the Lok Sabha

a)

Should be citizens of India

Should be at least 30 years of age

Should be registered voters

b)

Should be citizens of India

Should be at least 32 years of age

Should be registered voters

c)

Should be citizens of India

Should be at least 35 years of age

Should be registered voters

d)

Should be a citizen of India

Should be at least 25 years of age

Should be a registered voter

11.

The people in each

constituency elect ______ candidate of their

choice through the system of secret ballot.

a)

three

b)

two

c)

one

d)

four

12.

The term of ________ is 5 years.

a)

Legislature

b)

Executive

c)

Lok Sabha

d)

Rajya Sabha

13.

The __________ may dissolve the Lok sabha

before the expiry of its term if the party in

power loses the support of the majority.

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Executive

d)

Legislature

14.

The __________ term life can be extended for 1 year at a time in case of a national emergency.

a)

executive

b)

legislature

c)

Rajya sabha

d)

Lok sabha

15.

The ______________ is the presiding officer of the Lok

Sabha.

a)

speaker

b)

announcer

c)

orator

d)

spokes person

16.

Conducts the meetings of the Lok Sabha

Maintains discipline

Supervises the work of the House

a)

announcer.

b)

speaker

c)

elocutionis

d)

lecturer.

17.

The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha

can be ______ members.

a)

250

b)

252

c)

254

d)

256

18.

The _______________ is the presiding officer

of the Rajya Sabha.

a)

President

b)

Vice-President

c)

Prime Minister

d)

legislature

19.

It refers to the minimum number of members

required to be present to conduct a meeting.

a)

Bill

b)

Quorum

c)

Budget

d)

Secret ballot

20.

Function of Indian Legislature is

a)

To make law

b)

To execute Law

21.

In India the Union legislature is

a)

Bicameral

b)

Unicameral

22.

In India, the Lok sabha members are elected

a)

Directly by the Vidhan Sabha members

b)

Directly by the people

c)

Indirectly by the MPs

d)

Indirectly by the President of India