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ICSE Class 8 The Union Legislature — practice questions

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Who elects a State's Rajya Sabha representatives?Read the answer and worked solution →Who chooses Lok Sabha representatives from State constituencies?Read the answer and worked solution →Who nominates twelve members to Rajya Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is expressly listed for Rajya Sabha nomination under Article80?Read the answer and worked solution →What is Rajya Sabha's constitutional maximum membership?Read the answer and worked solution →What is Lok Sabha's normal term unless dissolved earlier?Read the answer and worked solution →For how long is a Rajya Sabha member normally elected?Read the answer and worked solution →Which retirement pattern keeps Rajya Sabha a continuing House?Read the answer and worked solution →Which statement distinguishes Rajya Sabha from Lok Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →What minimum age is required for Lok Sabha membership?Read the answer and worked solution →A Rajya Sabha candidate must have reached which minimum age?Read the answer and worked solution →Who normally presides over Lok Sabha sittings?Read the answer and worked solution →Which office carries the ex officio chairmanship of Rajya Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →Who elects the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →In ordinary Lok Sabha business, when may the presiding Speaker vote?Read the answer and worked solution →To which House is the Union Council of Ministers collectively responsible?Read the answer and worked solution →Which motion in Lok Sabha directly tests support for the government?Read the answer and worked solution →Where can a Money Bill be introduced?Read the answer and worked solution →How long may Rajya Sabha retain a Money Bill for recommendations?Read the answer and worked solution →Who signs the certificate identifying a Bill as a Money Bill?Read the answer and worked solution →After both Houses pass a Bill, to whom is it sent for assent?Read the answer and worked solution →Which procedure can resolve a deadlock over an ordinary Bill?Read the answer and worked solution →Who may summon a joint sitting under Article108?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the maximum constitutional gap between parliamentary sessions?Read the answer and worked solution →What fraction normally forms a House of Parliament's quorum?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each house of Indian Parliament with its constitutional title:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each parliamentary session procedure with its description:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each parliamentary legislative list with its subject area (Seventh Schedule):Read the answer and worked solution →Match each parliamentary bill type with its rule:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who elects a State's Rajya Sabha representatives?

  1. Elected village council members
  2. Elected State Assembly members
  3. The State's Lok Sabha members
  4. All the State's registered voters
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Correct answer: B. Elected State Assembly members

Elected members of the State Legislative Assembly elect that State's Rajya Sabha representatives.

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Who chooses Lok Sabha representatives from State constituencies?

  1. The voters through direct election
  2. The Chief Minister through appointment
  3. The State Cabinet through selection
  4. The Governor through nomination
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Correct answer: A. The voters through direct election

Lok Sabha members from State constituencies are directly elected.

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Who nominates twelve members to Rajya Sabha?

  1. The Lok Sabha Speaker
  2. The Chief Justice of India
  3. The Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
  4. The President of India
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Correct answer: D. The President of India

The President nominates twelve members to Rajya Sabha.

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