Forms of Democratic Government

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Write a note on the parliamentary system of government.

Q. In what two respects is the Lok Sabha more powerful than the Rajya Sabha?

Q. Assertion (A): Rajya Sabha is the 'House of People'.

Reason (R): The term 'House of People' is used to denote the fact that people directly elect their representatives to the chamber by voting.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct reason of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct reason of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true
5. Both are false

Q. Who chooses the President in the Presidential form of government?

1. Legislative
2. Executive
3. People of the country
4. Judiciary

Q. In a parliamentary form of government, who is directly responsible to Lok Sabha?

1. President
2. Vice President
3. Prime Minister
4. Speaker

Q. In what three ways does the Parliament exercise control over the Executive.

Q.

what are three function of government

Q. The form of government in which highest executive of the state is elected for a fixed term of years and can be impeached is the __________.

1. Unitary type of government
2. Federal form of government
3. Parliamentary form of government
4. Presidential type of government

Q. Choose the correct options.

1. The legislature is the law-making and implementing arm of the government.
2. The executive branch is responsible for execution of laws and daily administration.
3. In a presidential system, the legislative and executive branches are independent of each other.
4. In a parliamentary form of government, the legislature is responsible for executive work.

Q. India is an example of presidential form of government because the Prime Minister is appointed by the President of India.

1. True
2. False

Q. Who chooses the President in the Presidential form of government?

1. Legislature
2. Executive
3. People of the country
4. Judiciary

Q. Which of these countries has a presidential form of government?

1. India
2. USA
3. United Kingdom
4. Japan

Q. Under Parliamentary form of government, the executive is directly responsible to whom?

1. Central government
2. Legislature
3. State government
4. People

Q. In which form of government is the political executive held accountable by the legislature?

1. Oligarchy
2. Presidential Democracy
3. Parliamentary Democracy
4. Monarchy

Q. Assertion (A): Rajya Sabha is the 'House of People'.

Reason (R): The term 'House of People' is used to denote the fact that people directly elect their representatives to the chamber by voting.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct reason of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct reason of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both are false
5. (A) is false but (R) is true