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UPSC CDS Union Legislature — practice questions — page 3

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Tap every function of a constitution the chapter namesRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: date or body with what it marksRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Rule, body, or date?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the definitions backRead the answer and worked solution →Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →Key in the Parliament numberRead the answer and worked solution →Match each Parliament term to its meaningRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: ParliamentRead the answer and worked solution →Tap the fields nominated members come fromRead 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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Tap every function of a constitution the chapter names

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Provide basic rules for coordination
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      Govern the allocation of power in society
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Set out fundamental principles of government
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Fix the price of goods
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      Decide school timetables
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    A function the chapter names
Coordination, basic rules and the allocation of power. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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Flip and pair: date or body with what it marks

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    9 December 1946
    B
    first sitting, undivided India
  2. A
    14 August 1947
    B
    reassembled for divided India
  3. A
    Government of India Act, 1935
    B
    set up the Provincial Assemblies
  4. A
    Constituent Assembly
    B
    the body that wrote the Constitution
The chapter's specifics. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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Spot the one that does not belong

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Constituent Assembly
    2. Harappan seal
    3. Provincial Legislative Assembly
    Odd item
    Harappan seal
  2. Items
    1. 9 December 1946
    2. 14 August 1947
    3. 10 May 1857
    Odd item
    10 May 1857
  3. Items
    1. Five year plan
    2. Fundamental principles
    3. Allocation of power
    Odd item
    Five year plan
One item is not part of this chapter. Source: syllabus Political Science, Constitution: Why and How?

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