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Grade-8 Civics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Legislature is called the

a)

Vidhan Sabha

b)

Vidhan Parishad

c)

Parliament

d)

Assembly

2.

Who is the head of the Government?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Governor

d)

Chief Minister

3.

Which is called as the House of the People?

a)

Rajya Sabha

b)

Vidhan Sabha

c)

Vidhan Parishad

d)

Lok Sabha

4.

How many members are elected from the states for the Lok Sabha

a)

530

b)

532

c)

232

d)

230

5.

Maximum number of members in the Rajya Sabha

a)

350

b)

250

c)

238

d)

230

6.

How many Rajya Sabha members can be nominated by the President?

a)

20

b)

2

c)

12

d)

22

7.

Rajya Sabha is called as __________________

a)

Upper House

b)

Lower House

8.

The members who are elected for Rajya Sabha must be

a)

20 Years of age or above

b)

18 Years of age

c)

30 Years of age or above

d)

None of the Above

9.

The members elected for Rajya Sabha should be

a)

Citizens of foreign countries

b)

Citizens of China

c)

Citizens of India

10.

Lower House of the Indian Parliament

a)

Lok Sabha

b)

Rajya Sabha

c)

Vidhan Sabha

d)

None of these

11.

Rajya Sabha + Lok Sabha = __________

a)

Government

b)

Parliament

c)

State Legislative

d)

None of these

12.

The law making body in our country is called the ______________________.

a)

Parliament

b)

Congress

c)

Federal Assembly

d)

National Assembly

13.

The Lok Sabha can have a maximum of ________________

a)

12 members

b)

552 members

c)

238 members

d)

250 members

14.

The _______________________has two houses .

a)

Lower House

b)

Upper House

c)

Parliament

15.
Why do we need Parliament?
a)
To make law
b)
For financial control
c)
For debating important issues
d)
all the above
16.
Parliamentary government is based  on
a)
Selection of leaders
b)
Leader's choice
c)
Universal Adult franchise
d)

heridetory


17.
What are the two houses of Indian Parliament?
a)
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
b)
House of representatives and house of lords
c)
Senate and house of lords
d)
Legislative assembly and legislative council
18.
law making  is the only function of Indian parliament?
a)
Yes
b)
No
19.
Which type of government is the leader selected by the majority of elected representatives?
a)
presidential democracy
b)
federal
c)
parliamentary democracy
d)
unitary
20.

Who is the real head of Indian Parliamentary System?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Governor