Civics.Chapter 18.
The Union Government.
Inside Question Answer.
Q.1.What is the another name of Central government ?
Ans : National government
Q.2.What are
the three Organs of Union government ?
Ans : Three
organs of union government :-
a. The
Legislature.
b.The Executive
c.The judiciary
Q.3.How many types of list divided the maker of our
Constitution enumerated on which law could be made ?
Ans : a.Union
List.
b.State List.
c.Concurrent
List.
Q.4.What is the minimum age to right to rote ?
Ans : 18 .
Q.5.What are
the two Houses of parliament ? And how members are elected ?
Ans : The
parliament consist two houses, the house of the people known as Lok sabha and
is also called the “Lower House” The second House is the council of states, known
as Rajya Sabha Or the Upper House.
Q.6.What is the maximum strength of lok sabha?
Ans : 552.
Q.7. How many members of Lok Sabha directly elected
by the people ?
Ans : 530
Q.8. What is the normal term of lok Sabha ?
Ans : 5 years
Q.9.What is the normal term of Rajya Sabha?
Ans : 6 years
Q.10. What is the meaning of term 'Impeachment’?
Ans : The parliament is empowered to removed the
president,
The judges of the Supreme court and.the High courts.The procedure adopted for
the purpose called Impeachment.
A.Tick the Correct Options
1.Which
one of the following subjects comes under the Union List?
(a) Foreign affairs .
(c) drugs and medicines
(b) forests.
(d) Information technology
2.Which
one of the following statements about Lok Sabha is correct?
(a) it can never be dissolved. (c) It cannot pass a no- confident motion.
(b) It cannot pass a no-confidence. (d) Money bills
can only be introduced in lok Sabha.
3.Which
one of the following statements about the Indian Parliament is true?
( a.It is the highest
law making of India
b.It controls the The Union Executive as well as Judiciary
c.All the members of the Parliament are elected for a terms of five years
d.Indian Parliament is unicameral.
4.Each
member of Rajya Sabha has a term of
a.Four years
b.Five years
c.six years
d.Seven years
5.During lok sabha election,reserved constituencies are
meant of :
a.minority community
b.the disabled and handicapped
c.women only
d.schedule cast and schedule tribe .
B.Fill in the Blanks
1.The topmost level of government in India is Central government.
2.In case of a disagreement over a law
made on the same subject from the concurrent List, the law made by former prevails
over the law made by State government.
3.The
Principle of vote Universal Adult Franchise gives all adult citizens the
right to vote.
4.The President of India is an integral part of the
parliament.
5.Lok Sabha represents the people of India and Rajya Sabha represents the states of India.
C. Write True or False for the following statements.
A Governor is Head of the State, whereas a Chief Minister is
the Head of the State Goverment - true.
B The women are adequately represented in the Indian
Parliament. - false
C No bill can become a law without the approval of the
President of India. - true.
D The Chairman of Rajya Sabha cannot vote on any issue in
Rajya Sabha - true.
E The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha enjoy equal power regarding
the amendment of the Constitution - true
D.Answer the following the questions in brief.
Q.1.Why did India opt for a federal form of government? Explain.
Ans : India had diversity in languages, religions, customs, traditions,lifestyles, climatic
conditions and geographical features.
It is difficult to have a single
unified administrative set-up.
That's why India opted for a federal form of government.
Q.2.How have the Legislative powers
been divided between
the union government and the state government?
Ans : the legislative powers have been divided between
the union government and state government in the name of three lists
Union
List : There
are subjects of national importance in the union
list and the central
government is entitled to make laws on this list . There are 97 subjects
in the Union
List. Some examples of subjects of the Union
List are:defense, foreign
affairs, war and peace, Railways, post office, etc.
State List :
The state List
contains 66 subjects
like police, local
government, public health and sanitation, agriculture, forests etc. The
state legislature has exclusive power
to make laws on these subjects.
Concurrent List : In the
concurrent list there
are 52 subjeccts and it includes subjects such as ,marriage and divorce ,transfer of Property other
than agricultural land,
adulteration of food stuffs,
drug and medicines, labour welfare, etc.
The Parliament as well as the state
legislature both may
make laws on the subjects enlisted in the concurrent list.
But in case of conflict the central law prevails over the state
laws.
Residuary Subjects : on Residuary Subjects
the parliament makes
laws on it. Some
examples of these subjects are
Computer software and hardware, E-commerce, Information Technology, etc.
Q.3.Describe the composition of the Union Government of India.
Ans : The topmost level of Government in India is the
Union Government Or the Central Government.
It is also called the national Government.
The Union Government has three organs- the Legislature, the Executive
and the Judiciary.
Q.4.Highlight any three
dissimilarities between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha with respect to their composition.
Ans : Three dissimilarities between
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha with respect to their composition are
Lok Sabha:
a.Lok Sabha is a temporary House
b.It's duration is
five years.
c.It's maximum members may be 552.
Rajya Sabha :
a.Rajya Sabha is a permanent House.
b.It's members
duration is for 6 years.
c.It's maximum members are 250.
Q.5. Mention any three advantages of universal Adult Franchise.
Ans :The three advantages of Universal Adult Franchise
are: a. All citizens who are 18 or more than 18 years of age have the right to
vote.
b. Universal adult franchise gives
the people an opportunity to actively participate in the political
process of the country.
c. Due to Universal Adult Franchise we
elect our representatives who constitute the Parliament that controls and
guides the Indian government.
E. Answer the following questions.
Q.1.Describe any five major functions of the Indian Parliament.
Ans : Five major functions of the Indian
parliament are:
a. Legislative Powers:
The parliament is the highest law making body. It makes
laws on all the subjects listed in the union list, the concurrent list and the residuary subjects.
b. Control over the Executive:In
Parliamentary form of democracy the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible
to the Lok Sabha. The parliament also controls the executive by asking
questions.
c. Financial powers: the annual budget of
the union government is passed by the Parliament every year. The government
cannot impose any tax or incur any expenditure if the proposals are not
approved by the parliament
Q.2.Compare the legislative and financial powers of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha .On the basis of
your comparison,which one of the two Houses
is more powerful
and how?
Ans : Rajyasabha: It is the Upper
House of the Parliament of India. Its
members are elected
by the Legislative Assemblies of the states.
Legislative
power : Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved under any circumstances once made.It means
that its decisions are important and definite.
Financial power : This is the ultimate deciding authority.Loksabha :
It is the lower House of the Parliament. It's members are directly elected by
the people through general elections.It can
be dissolved in a state of emergency by the president of India.
Financial
power: in financial matters the Lok Sabha can create bills, amend them, take
charge of financial budgets but they get send to the Rajyasabha for checking.Loksabha
is more powerful because:
a. Lok Sabha
has the power
to introduce a money bill
.This bill will go for
the consideration of Rajya
Sabha for 14 days and they are bound to pass the bill within
the tenure.
b. In case
of issuing Ordinary Bill both the houses enjoy
equal powers but in case
of deadlock there will be a joint sitting
called by president and as Loksabha
contains more people
so it wins.c.Loksabha has power to pass No Confidence Motion for the executive.
Q.3 How is the speaker of Lok Sabha inducted mention
her/his powers and functions.
Ans : There
is a tradition that the speaker is elected from
the majority party. Powers and functions of the speaker.
The speaker
presides over the meetings of Lok Sabha.
In her /his absence the house is chaired by the Deputy
speaker.
The speaker
maintains discipline and decorum of the House.
If the situation demands the speaker
can adjourn the House.
All the
petitions and documents addressed to the House are received by the speaker.
It is the Lok
Sabha speaker who presides over
the joint sitting
of both the
Houses of the Parliament.
Q.4.Explain the composition of Rajya Sabha.
who can be elected as a member
and for how long?
why is Rajya Sabha called a permanent House?
Ans : The maximum strength
of Rajya Sabha
is 250.out of these ,12
members are nominated by the President of India and
the remaining 238
are elected from
the states and Union Territories by the elected members
of the state
Legislative Assemblies.
The 12 nominated members are
distinguished personalities who
excel in various
fields of art,
literature ,science ,social
service, sports, etc.
To become a member
of Rajya Sabha,
a person must
be a citizen of India
and not less than 30 years of age.Her/His name must be in the voters' list.
Rajya Sabha is a permanent House because it is never dissolved.
Q.5.Describe the procedure followed by the union parliament in passing an ordinary bill.
Ans : The making
of a law is initiated by introducing a legislative proposal
for the bill
(other than the money
bill) in either
of the two Houses of the Parliament .
Approval of both the Houses
is necessary for passing a bill.
After a bill is approved by both the
Houses it is sent to the president for her/ his consent
once the consent
is provided ,the bill becomes
a law.
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