Social Science Class IX-Assignment
WORKING OF INSTITUTIONS
ASSIGNMENTS FOR
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS
A. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1. What is meant by ‘Office
Memorandum’?
(a) Order issued by the Government of India
(b) Memoirs of the leaders of the past
(c) Important defence documents
(d) None of the above
2. When was the Second Backward Class
Commission appointed?
(a) 1989 (b) 1979 (c) 1999 (d) 2001
3. Why did people react strongly to the
Mandal Commission Report?
(a) It left out many backward communities
(b) It affected thousands of job opportunities
(c) Some high castes wanted to be included in it
(d) Both (a) and (c)
4. What do the Civil Servants do?
(a) They take important policy decisions
(b) They implement the ministers’ decisions
(c) They settle the disputes
(d) None of the above
5. What is ‘Parliament’?
(a) Assembly of elected representatives
(b) A body consisting of appointed ministers
(c) Body comprising judges
(d) Assembly of only appointed members
6. Which of these are correct so far as
powers of the Parliament are concerned, apart from making laws?
(a) Exercising control over the government
(b) Controlling finance of the country
(c) Serving as the highest forum of discussion and debate
(d) All the above
7. Apart from Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha, who else constitutes the Parliament?
(a) Prime Minister (b) Chief Minister
(c) Governor (d) President
8. What happens if there is a
difference of opinion between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over an ordinary bill?
(a) The President decides the matter
(b) The will of Rajya Sabha prevails
(c) There is a joint sitting of the two Houses
(d) The bill is cancelled
9. For how long can the Rajya Sabha
delay a Money Bill?
(a) 15 days (b) 1 month
(c) 3 months (d) 14 days
10. Who is the presiding officer of the
Lok Sabha?
(a) Speaker (b) Vice President
(c) President (d) Prime Minister
11. Two features of Indian judicial
system are:
(a) Independent Judiciary
(b) Integrated Judiciary
(c) Dependent Judiciary
(d) Both (a) and (b)
12. Which of these disputes can the
Supreme Court take?
(a) Between citizens of the country
(b) Between citizens and the government
(c) Between two or more state governments
(d) All the above
13. Who appoints the judges of the
Supreme Court and High Courts?
(a) President, according to his own wishes
(b) President, on the advice of the PM
(c) President on the advice of the PM in
consultation with the Chief Justice of India
(d) None of the above
14. How can a judge of the Supreme
Court be removed?
(a) By the Supreme Court itself
(b) By the Parliament through impeachment
(c) By the President alone
(d) By the Police
15. What is the power of the Supreme
Court to judge the constitutional validity of a law passed by the Parliament or
an action of the Executive called?
(a) Judicial Revision (b)
Judicial Review
(c) Judicial Consent (d) Judicial Permission
16. Which of the following institutions
can make changes to the existing law of the country?
(a) The Supreme Court(b) The President
(c) The Prime Minister (d) The Parliament
17. What does the Supreme Court say
over the Parliament’s power of amendment of the Constitution?
(a) Parliament can amend the entire Constitution
(b) Parliament can amend only the basic structure of the Constitution
(c) Parliament cannot amend the basic structure of the Constitution
(d) None of the above
18. Which body acts as the guardian of
Fundamental Rights?
(a) District Courts
(b) Supreme Court
(c) Election Commission
(d) Legislature
19. What is a Public Interest
Litigation?
(a) Filing a case in the court in the interest of the public
(b) Reviewing of Supreme Court judgements
(c) Procedure of removal of a judge
(d) None of the above
20. What are the two types of
‘Executives’ in India?
(a) Political Executive
(b) Permanent Executive
(c) Judicial Executive
(d) Both (a) and (b)
21. Why does the political executive
have more powers than the permanent executive?
(a) Because hardly any expertise is required in taking policy decisions
(b) Because political executive consists of the direct representatives
of the people
(c) Political leaders are more educated
(d) None of the above
22. Who holds the most important and
powerful position in the government?
(a) President (b) Vice President
(c) Prime Minister (d) Speaker
23. Whom does the President appoint as
the Prime Minister?
(a) Anyone he likes
(b) Leader of the majority party
(c) MP who has secured largest number of votes
(d) None of the above
24. What is the tenure of office of the
Prime Minister?
(a) 5 years
(b) 6 years
(c) As long as he wants
(d) He does not have a fixed tenure
25. What is the government formed by an
alliance of two or more political parties called?
(a) Cooperation government
(b) Coalition government
(c) Consensus government
(d) Cooperative government
26. Who among the following is a part
of the political executive?
(a) Home Minister
(b) District Collector
(c) Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs
(d) Director General of Police
27. Which organ of the government has
the power to interpret the constitution?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) District Court
(c) High Court
(d) Both (a) and (c)
28. About how many ministers are there
in the Cabinet?
(a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 20 (d) 10
29. Which of these options is/are
correct regarding the powers of the Prime Minister?
(a) He chairs the Cabinet meetings
(b) He distributes work to the different departments
(c) He can dismiss ministers
(d) All the above
30. What is the position of the
President?
(a) Nominal head of the state
(b) Real head of the state
(c) Hereditary head of the state
(d) None of the above
II. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (3
MARKS)
1.
State how the delays and complications introduced by the institutions
are very useful in a democracy.
2.
Even though civil servants are far more educated and have expert
knowledge on various subjects, why does the ultimate ower to decide matters lie
with the minister?
3.
Who appoints the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, and on
what basis?
4.
In which way do the cabinet ministers exercise more powers than the
other ministers?
5.
How has the rise of coalition politics imposed constraints on the power
of the Prime Minister?
6.
Why is an independent and powerful judiciary considered essential for
democracies?
7.
What is the procedure for the removal of the judges?
1.
Explain the composition of the council of ministers.
2.
Write about the process of appointment and removal of a Judge of
Supreme court.
3.
Under what condition can a state of emergency be declared in India?
Explain.
4.
Which house of the parliament is more powerful in India and why? Give
any four reason of it.
5.
State three reasons to prove that Lok Sabha exercises supreme power.
6.
Why are political institutions important? Give any three points.
7.
‘‘Lok Sabha exercises supreme power.” Justify the statement with three
examples.
8.
Give three differences between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
9.
Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha. Explain.
10.
What is the tenure of the President in India? Mention the qualifications for
President of India.
11.
Under what circumstances does the President exercise his discretion in
the appointment of the Prime Minister? Who ppoints the other ministers?
12.
‘‘Lok Sabha is more powerful than Rajya Sabha.’’ Explain by giving three reasons.
13.
What is a coalition government? Why the Prime Minister of a coalition
government cannot take decisions as he likes?
14.
Define a ‘Bill’ and differentiate between its two types giving two
points for each.
15.
What is Parliament ? Explain its role in two points.
16.
What is a coalition government? Mention any two limitations of a
coalition government.
17.
Why do we need institutions for governing a country?
18.
Why do we need a parliament? Give any three reasons.
19.
Give any three functions (or responsibilities) of the government.
20.
‘‘Parliament is the supreme legislature of India.” Justify the
statement.
21.
What are the powers of Prime Minister? Describe any three.
22.
What are the powers of Indian Judiciary? Explain any three.
23.
Lok Sabha is more powerful than Rajya Sabha. Explain by giving any
three reasons.
OR
Describe any three jurisdictions of the Supreme Court of India.
24.
How has the Indian Constitution ensured the independence of the
judiciary? Give three provisions.
25.
What were the suggestions laid down by the Mandal commission?
III. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (4 marks)
1.
What
was the reaction of the people to the implementation of Mandal Commission
Report?
2.
Write about some of the activities involved in governing a country.
3.
In
which ways does the Parliament exercise political authority on behalf of the
people?
4.
Describe the ways in which Lok Sabha is more powerful than Rajya Sabha.
5.
How
can you say that the President occupies the position of a nominal head of the
State?
6.
What
are the powers of the Supreme Court?
1.
Explain the difference between Political Executive and Permanent Executive.
2.
In
what ways does the Parliament exercise political authority? Explain.
3.
Describe the powers and functions of Prime Minister of India.
4.
Compare both the houses of Indian parliament in four points.
5.
State any four powers of Prime Minister of India.
6.
What
is a Parliament? Give any three powers of the parliament.
7.
In
which four ways does Parliament exercise political authority on behalf of the
people?
8.
Describe any four constitutional provision for making judiciary Independent.
9.
Describe any four functions of a parliament.
10.
Describe the powers and functions of the Prime Minister.
11.
Differentiate between the two types of Executives giving two points for each.
12.
Differentiate between Political and Permanent Executive.
13.
Differentiate between Political and Permanent Executive. Why is the political
executive more powerful than permanent executive?
14.
Compare the powers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
15.
How
is the judicial system organised in India? Mention its major functions.
16.
Why
is the Prime Minister the most powerful man in the government? Explain.
17.
Describe the emergency powers of the President of India.
18.
What
are the significance of the principle of collective responsibility of council of
ministers?
19.
Describe the powers and functions of the Prime Minister of India.
20.
What
do you know about money bill? Compare the pwers of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya
Sabha regarding money bill.
21.
Mention any four benefits of political party in democracy.
22.
What
is Collective Responsibility? Describe its significance.
23.
(a)
What do you understand by parliamentary or of government?
(b) Which of the two houses of parliament exercises supreme power and why?
24.
Explain any four major powers and functions of
the Parliament.
OR
Mention any four powers of the Parliament.