EVENTS
CONVENT H.SCHOOL
06/02/2021 CLASS-9 SLOT-2
S.Studies Civic
Chapter-4
Working Of
Institution
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Question-1If you are elected as the
president of India which of the following decision can you take on your own?
(a) Select the person you like as Prime Minister.
(b) Dismiss a Prime Minister who has a majority in Lok
Sabha.
(c) Ask for reconsideration of a bill passed by both the
Houses.
(d) Nominate the leaders of your choice to the Council of
Ministers.
Solution:
(c) Ask for reconsideration of a bill passed by both the
Houses.
Question-2Who among the following is
a part of the political executive ?
(a) District Collector
(b) Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
(c) Home Minister
(d) Director General of Police
Solution:
(c) Home Minister.
Question-3Which of the following
statements about the judiciary is false ?
(a) Every law passed by the parliament needs approval of
the Supreme Court.
(b) Judiciary can strike down a law if it goes against the
spirit of the Constitution.
(c) Judiciary is independent of the Executive.
(d) Any citizen can approach the courts if her rights are
violated.
Solution:
(a) Every law passed by the Parliament needs approval of
the Supreme Court.
Question-4Which of the following
institutions can make changes to an existing law of the country?
(a) The Supreme Court
(b) The President
(c) The Prime Minister
(d) The Parliament
Solution:
(d) The Parliament
A parliament is a legislature. More specifically,
“parliament” may refer only to a democratic government’s legislature. The term
is derived from the French parlement, the action of parler a parlement is a
discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which such a discussion took
place.It acquired its modern meaning as it came to be used for the body of
people.who would meet to discuss matters of state.
Question-5Match the ministry with
the news that the ministry may have released.
(a) A new policy is being made to increase the jute exports
from the country. - Ministry of
Commerce and Industry
(b) Telephone services will be made more accessible to
rural areas. - Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology
(c) The price of rice and wheat sold under the public
distribution system will go down.- Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and Public Distribution
(d) A pulse polio campaign will be launched -
Ministry of Health
(e) The allowances of soldiers posted on high altitudes
will be increased- Ministry of Defence
Question-6Of all the institutions
that we have studied in this chapter, name the one that exercises the powers on
each of the following
matters.
(a) Decision on allocation of money for developing
infrastructure like roads, irrigation etc. and different welfare activities for
the citizens.
(b) considers the recommendation of a Committee on a law to
regulate the stock exchange.
(c) Decides on a legal dispute between two state
governments.
(d) Implements the decision to provide relief for the
victims of an earthquake.
Solution:
(a) The executive (political), the government
(b) The Parliament (Lok Sabha)
(c) The Supreme Court (Judiciary)
(d) The Executive (Permanent) civil servants
Question-7Why is the Prime Minister
in India not directly elected by the people? Choose the most appropriate answer
and give reasons for your choice.
(a) In a parliamentary democracy only the leader of the
majority party in the Lok Sabha can become the Prime Minister.
(b) Lok Sabha can remove the Prime Minister and the Council
of Minister even before the expiry of their term.
(c) Since the Prime Minister in appointed by the president
there is no need for it.
(d) Direct election of the Prime Minister will involve a
lot of expenditure on the election.
Solution:The most appropriate answer is (a).
This is because, in India, only the leader of the majority
party/parties in the Lok Sabha can become the Prime Minister. Moreover, if the
directly elected Prime Minister who does not have the support of the majority
is appointed as the Prime Minister, there are chances that policies or laws
suggested by him would not be passed in the Lok Sabha. This would lead to the
government being run ineffectively.
Question-8 Three friends went to
watch a film that showed the hero becoming Chief Minister for a day and making
big changes in the state. Imran said this is what the country needs. Rizwan
said this kind of a personal rule without institutions is dangerous. Shankar
said all this is a fantasy. No minister can do anything in one day. What would
be your reaction to such a film?
Solution: I would choose to have a majority in the Lok Sabha, as the Lok Sabha
is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha because: If any law is not passed by both
the houses, the final decision is taken in the joint session in which members
of both the houses sit together but because of the larger number of members,
the view of the Lok Sabha is likely to prevail.
The Lok Sabha exercises more powers in money matters too.
Once the Lok Sabha passes the budget of the government or any other
money-related law, the Rajya Sabha cannot reject it.
Most importantly, the Lok Sabha controls the Council of
Ministers. If the majority of the Lok Sabha members say they have no confidence
in the Council of Ministers, it has to quit, whereas the Rajya Sabha does not
have this power.
Question-9 A teacher was making
preparations for a mock parliament. She called two students to act as leaders
of two political parties. She gave them an option: Each one could choose to
have a majority either in the mock Lok Sabha or in the mock Rajya Sabha. If
this choice was given to you, which one would you choose and why?
Solution:I would choose to have a majority in the mock Lok Sabha. This is
because of the following reasons:
The leader of the Lok Sabha is directly answerable to the
public, as they are directly elected by them.
Any ordinary law needs to be passed by both the houses.
However, in an undecided situation, the decision of Lok Sabha always prevails
due to more members.
Lok Sabha exercises more power in cases related to money
bills as they originate here.
The Council of Ministers is controlled by the Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha has more powers compared to the Rajya Sabha.
