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Nehru called the Prime Minister the linchpin of Government. What role earned this description?Read the answer and worked solution →A State's Governor is appointed rather than elected. Who appoints the Governor?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the true factsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the parliamentaryRead the answer and worked solution →Run the executiveRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the executiveRead the answer and worked solution →Head of state or governmentRead the answer and worked solution →Which executiveRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Executive bingoRead the answer and worked solution →India's Parliament has two Houses. What is a legislature with two Houses called?Read the answer and worked solution →A student learns that only some States have a legislative council as well as an assembly. How many States are bicameral?Read the answer and worked solution →Who elects the members of the Rajya Sabha from a State?Read the answer and worked solution →Uttar Pradesh sends 31 members to the Rajya Sabha but Sikkim sends one. Which schedule fixes these numbers?Read the answer and worked solution →A newly elected Rajya Sabha member asks how long she will serve. What is the term?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the Rajya Sabha called the permanent House?Read the answer and worked solution →A famous scientist joins the Rajya Sabha without an election. How many members can the President nominate?Read the answer and worked solution →India is divided into Lok Sabha constituencies of roughly equal population. How many are there?Read the answer and worked solution →The Lok Sabha seat count has been frozen since which census?Read the answer and worked solution →A voter asks how long a Lok Sabha lasts at most. What is the answer?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two offices does Parliament help elect as part of its electoral function?Read the answer and worked solution →A money bill reaches the Rajya Sabha. What can the Rajya Sabha do with it?Read the answer and worked solution →Parliament wants to move a subject from the State List to the Union List. Whose approval is needed?Read the answer and worked solution →An MP who is not a minister introduces a bill. What is it called?Read the answer and worked solution →A money bill can be introduced only in which House?Read the answer and worked solution →The Rajya Sabha sits on a money bill without acting. After how many days is it deemed passed?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are parliamentary committees called miniature legislatures?Read the answer and worked solution →The two Houses deadlock over a non-money bill. How is the dispute resolved?Read the answer and worked solution →An MP cannot be prosecuted for anything said inside the House. What is this protection called?Read the answer and worked solution →Every sitting day ministers must answer searching questions from MPs. What is this session called?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Nehru called the Prime Minister the linchpin of Government. What role earned this description?

  1. Commands the armed forces
  2. Links Council, President, Parliament
  3. Chairs the Rajya Sabha sessions
  4. Heads the Supreme Court bench
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Correct answer: B. Links Council, President, Parliament

1. The PM heads the Council of Ministers. 2. The PM links the Council with the President and Parliament. 3. So Nehru called the PM the linchpin of Government. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4, Executive._

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A State's Governor is appointed rather than elected. Who appoints the Governor?

  1. The State Assembly
  2. The Chief Justice
  3. The President
  4. The Chief Minister
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Correct answer: C. The President

1. The State executive has a Governor and a Chief Minister. 2. The President appoints the Governor. 3. This is done on the advice of the central government. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4, Executive._

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Catch the true facts

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  1. Matches the category
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    President 5 yrs
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    VP chairs RS
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    CoM max 15%
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    Pocket veto
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    Ministers = MPs
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    UPSC recruits
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    Voters pick Pres
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    PM chairs RS
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    CoM max 50%
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    President 7 yrs
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True executive fact
Instructions
Catch the true facts about India's executive. Let the false ones fall.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4, Executive._

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