Union Parliment Flashcards
How many states and union territories does India comprise?
28 states and 8 union territories
What are the 3 levels of federalism in India?
OR
What are the 3 levels of government in India?
State Government, Union Government and Municipalities and Panchayats
Law making body of the government?
Union Legislature
Main constituents of the Indian Parliament?
President, Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
Max strength of Lok Sabha?
550 members
Max strength of Rajya Sabha?
250
How are the members of Lok Sabha elected?
Directly elected by the people
How are the members of Rajya Sabha elected?
They are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)
Quorum of the Lok Sabha?
One-tenth (1/10) of the total number of members
Who presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha?
The Speaker
The occasions on which the President presides over the joint session of both the houses?
Three session in the year i.e, Budget session (February-May), Monsoon session (July-August), Winter session (Novemver-December)
How are speaker and Deputy Speaker elected?
They’re elected from among the own members of the Lok Sabha
India has a ……………………. legislature
bicameral
There is a division of legislative and administrative powers between the ……………………….. and …………………… government
Union and State
………………………………….. government has powers to legislate on matters relating on the union list
Union Government
………………………………….. government has powers to legislate on matters relating on the state list
State Government
…………………………………… have power to legislate matters on the concurrent list
Bothe State Government and Union Government
…………………………….. is the house of the people
Lok Sabha
……………………………….. is the house of the states
Rajya Sabha
India is a …………………………….
Representative Democracy
The Lok Sabha can be dissolved before the expiry of its normal term by the …………………………
President
During the proclamation of an emergency, the period of the Lok Sabha can be extended by the parliament by ……………………….
one year
After the national emergency is lifted, a new lok sabha must be elected within a period of ……………………..
6 months
Not more than ………… members in the Lok Sabha shall represent the states
530
Not more than ………… members in the Lok Sabha shall represent the Union Territories
20
The allotment of members to various states is made on a ……………………………. basis
population
All bills passed in the Lok Sabha is signed by ………………….. before it goes to the Rajya Sabha
the speaker
……………………………. is the ex officio chairman of parliamentary committees
speaker
The ……………………….. presides over the joint sessions of both the two houses of the parliament
speaker
The ……………………….. is the ex officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Vice President
Rajya Sabha is …………………………….
council of states
The Question Hour usually starts at ……………….
11 a.m
The right of members to ask questions from the government is called ……………………..
interpellation
The heated discussions are faced in the …………… hour
zero hour
The zero hour begins at ………….
12 ‘o’ clock
What is Adjournment motion?
To lay aside all current business and take up a ‘definite matter of urgent importance’
A …………… motion is a proposal expressing lack of confidence in the Ministry
No-Confidence Motion
The President is the ……….. head
Nominal, Constitutional head
The Prime Minister is the ………………. head
real head
The Central Government enjoys an overriding power on the …………………… list
concurrent list
Who decides the salaries and alloiwances of the MPs, Ministers and Judges of Supreme Courts and High Courts
The Parliament
