Our Government

Supreme Court

The highest court in India

High Court

The highest court in a state is the ____.

Prime Minister

The leader of the majority party becomes the ------------- of the country.

18 years

The voting age of every Indian citizen is _______________. a) 18 years b) 20 years c) 25 years d) 30 years

d) 1952

The year in which the first general elections were held in India. a) 1947 b) 1950 c) 1948 d) 1952

Supreme Court

The _____ is the highest court in India.

d) Parliament

The body that makes law is called __________________. a) citizen b) Lok Sabha c) Rajya Sabha d) Parliament

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The first President of India. a) Dr. S Radhakrishnan b) R Venkataraman c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad d) K R Narayanan

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

The first Prime Minister of India. a) Indira Gandhi b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru c) Lal Bahadur Shastri d) Morarji Desai

Parliament

The legislature or law-making body of the country is known as ----------.

c)Members of Parliament

The member of the Rajya Sabha and ok Sabha are called. a) Members of Lok Sabha b) Members of Rajya Sabha c)Members of Parliament d) Members of Legislature

state legislative assembly

The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of the ________________. a) Parliament b) state legislative assembly c) panchayath d) gram sabha

25 years

The minimum age for becoming a candidate for the Lok Sabha election. a) 18 years b) 20 years c) 25 years d) 30 years

Democracy

--------- is where people have the right to choose the leaders who will represent them in the government. ----------- refers to the government 'of the people, by the people and for the people.' India is the largest --------- country in the world.

5 years

The President is elected for a term of _____ years.

Legislature

A -------- is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city .

Government

A ------------ is a body that has the power to make and enforce laws and decisions for a country or state.

Constitution

A system of principles according to which a country runs is called -----------.

The Indian Parliament has two houses, which are as follows: a) The Lok Sabha or the lower house of the Parliament and b) The Rajya Sabha or the upper house of the Parliament

Name the houses of the Indian Parliament.

New Delhi

Union Government functions from ----------, the capital of India.

MP in India stands for Members of Parliament. They are known as directly and indirectly elected representatives of the country in the union government. Both the members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are called MPs or Members of Parliament.

What are MPs in India?

Each state has a Legislative Assembly. The members of the State Legislative Assembly are directly elected by the people. They are called MLAs (Members of Legislative Assembly). MLAs are elected for a period of five years.

Who are MLAs?

The President is the head of the country and is elected by the elected members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the State Assemblies. He/ She is elected for a term of five years.

Who elects the President of India?

Governor

Who is the highest authority in the state? a) Governor b) Chief Minister c) Council of Minister d) None of these

Constituency

An area whose voters elect a representative to a legislative body.

A Lok Sabha member is called MP (Member of Parliament) in Lok Sabha. At present, the strength of the House is 543. The members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected by the people. Every Indian citizen above the age of eighteen can cast vote during the election. Any citizen above the age of 25 years can stand for the elections to the Lok Sabha. It has a It has a five years term.

Describe the election process of the Lok Sabha members.

Prime Minister

Head of the Central Government

Governor

Head of the State

Chief Minister

Head of the State Government

President

Head of the country

The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament of India . A Rajya Sabha member is called MP (Member of Parliament) in Rajya Sabha. At present Rajya Sabha has 245 seats. Of these ,233 areelected by the legislatures of the states and union territories, and 12 members are nominated by thePresident among people having experience in literature, science, art or social service. The tenure of Rajya Sabha is of six years.

How are the members of Rajya Sabha elected?

28 - 8

India has _____ states and _________ Union Territories.

c) six years

Rajya Sabha is elected for ____________________. a) two years b) five years c) six years d) one years

government

The ----------- in India is formed by general elections.

President

The ------------ is the head of the country and Commander-in-Chief of the Indian armed forces.

Council of Ministers

The --------------- in Union Government is headed by the Prime Minister.

Union Government

The Central Government is also known as the -----------

Majority party

The political party having the maximum number of members in the Parliament wins and is called the ------------.