The Two Houses

Q.

At Present The Total Number Of Judges In The Supreme Court Including The Chief Justice Of Supreme Court is _____.

1. 11

2. 21

3. 25

4. 34

Q. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

1. President
2. Vice President
3. Prime Minister
4. Chief Justice of India

Q. Which body in the government is also known as the ‘House of Elders’?

1. Rajya Samiti
2. Lok Sabha
3. Rajya Sabha
4. Vidhana Sabha

Q. Lok Sabha is the House of People while the Rajya Sabha is House of Elders.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Lok Sabha has more powers than the Rajya Sabha since it is a directly elected body.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following is a permanent body?

1. Rajya Sabha
2. Lok Sabha
3. Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
4. Neither Rajya Sabha nor Lok Sabha

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Select the ‘co-equal’ powers of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha from the following.

1. Initiating an Ordinary Bill
2. Questioning ministers
3. Impeachment and election
4. Initiating money bills

Q. What is the minimum age to become a member of the Lok Sabha?

[1 mark]

1. 18 years
2. 25 years
3. 30 years
4. 35 years

Q. Which of the following is a permanent body?

1. Rajya Sabha
2. Lok Sabha
3. Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
4. Neither Rajya Sabha nor Lok Sabha

Q. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha is theof India.

1. Vice President
2. President
3. Prime Minister

Q. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha is theof India.

1. Vice President
2. President
3. Prime Minister

Q. Ram says If an emergency has been declared, then the term of Lok Sabha can be extended for two years at a time through Parliament’s approval. Deepa says If an emergency has been declared, the term of Lok Sabha is reduced by a year.

Who do you think is right?

1. Ram is right.
2. Deepa is right.
3. Both are right.
4. Both are wrong.

Q. The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is _________ with ________ indirectly elected members.

[1 mark]

1. 245, 233
2. 250, 233
3. 245, 234
4. 250, 234

Q. Match the following.
LS= Lok Sabha
RS= Rajya Sabha

1. 25 years
2. 250
3. 552
4. 30 years

Q. Which of the following statements talk about the Rajya Sabha?

1. It consists of directly elected members from different states.
2. Its maximum strength is 550.
3. To become its member, the minimum age of a person should be 30 years.
4. Its chairman is the Vice President of India.

Q. I am a permanent body of the parliament. One-third of my members retire every second year and are replaced by newly elected members. My maximum strength is 250 members. Who am I?

1. President's office
2. Lok Sabha
3. Rajya Sabha
4. Vidhana Sabha

Q. The Lok Sabha has a fixed term of how many years?

1. Three
2. Four
3. Five
4. Six

Q. The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is _________ with ________ indirectly elected members.

[1 mark]

1. 245, 233
2. 250, 233
3. 245, 234
4. 250, 234

Q. Match the following.
LS= Lok Sabha
RS= Rajya Sabha

1. 25 years
2. 250
3. 552
4. 30 years

Q. The Lok Sabha has a fixed term of how many years?

1. Three
2. Four
3. Five
4. Six