Understanding Marginalisation

 

Class - VIII

Civics

Chapter 3- Parliament and the Making of Laws

_{1. Which is the highest law making body in our country?}

_{(a) High Court}

_{(b) Parliament}

_{(c)  Police}

_{(d) Supreme Court}

_{Ans:  (b) Parliament}

_{2. Who is the leader of the ruling party in the Lok Sabha?}

_{(a) Speaker}

_{(b) President}

_{(c) The Prime Minister of India}

_{(d) Chief Justice of India}

_{Ans:  (c) The Prime Minister of India}

_{3. How many members are there in the Rajya Sabha?}

_{(a) 240}

_{(b) 250}

_{(c) 230}

 _{(d) None of these}

_{Ans: (b) 250}

_{4. How Many members are nominated by president in Rajya Sabha?}

_{(a) 15}

_{(b) 14}

_{(c) 12}

_{(d) None of these}

_{Ans:  (c) 12}

_{5. When did the Indian congress demanded the elected members in the legislature?}

_{(a) 1880}

_{(b) 1885}

_{(c) 1896}

_{(d) 1845}

_{Ans:  (b) 1885}

_{6. How many members are there in the Lok Sabha?}

_{(a) 540}

_{(b) 543}

_{(c) 430}

 _{(d) None of these}

_{Ans: (b) 543}

_{7. Who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?}

_{(a) President}

_{(b) Speaker}

_{(c) Vice President}

_{(d) Prime Minister}

_{Ans:  (c) Vice President}

_{8. Representatives to the Parliament are chosen by the}

_{(a) People}

_{(b) Rulers}

_{(c) Government}

_{(d) None of these}

_{Ans:  (a) People}

_{9. The combined strength of all political parties in the Parliament with less than 50% of representatives is}

_{(a) Ruling party}

_{(b) Opposition}

_{(c) Coalition}

_{(d) None of these}

_{Ans:  (b) Opposition}

_{10. When was the EVM used for the first time?}

_{(a) 2007}

_{(b) 2004}

_{(c) 2003}

_{(d) 1990}

_{Ans:  (b) 2004}

_{11. Who looks after sanitary conditions of the country?}

_{(a) Health Minister}

_{(b) Home Minister}

_{(c) Finance Minister}

_{(d) All of these}

_{Ans:  (a) Health Minister}

_{12. Which of the following comes under domestic violence?}

_{(a) Helping women}

_{(b) Educating women}

_{(c) Giving equal opportunities to women}

_{(d) Physically beating up the woman}

_{Ans:  (d) Physically beating up the woman}

_{13. The parliament of India has how many houses?}

_{(a) 2}

_{(b) 6}

_{(c) 7}

_{(d) 3}

_{Ans:  (a) 2}

_{14. What do you mean by the Houses of people?}

_{(a) Lok sabha}

_{(b) Vidhan sabha}

_{(c) Rajya sabha}

_{(d) Parliament}

_{Ans: (a) Lok sabha}

_{15. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act came into effect in}

_{(a) 1999}

(b) 2001

(c) 2006

(d) None of these

Ans:  (c) 2006