Q1: What is Legislature?
Ans: The legislature is one of the three organs of the Government of the modern state. Although its main function is to make a law it performs a number of other functions like representational and deliberate functions. The legislature has financial and administrative control over the executive.
Q2: How do you role the importance of the Legislature?
Ans: The work, role, and importance of the legislature are on increase. It is the platform of high kind of discussions, debate, deliberations, discussions co-operation and opposition. All the decisions and policy matters are dis¬cussed and debated here. All these activities of the legislature serve vital purposes. -Indeed a genuine democracy is inconceivable without represen¬tative efficient and responsible legislature. The legislature also helps people in holding the representatives accountable. Therefore we can say legislature has high importance in a representative democracy.
Q3: What constitutes the Indian parliament?
Ans: Followings are known as three organs of Indian Parliament:
Q4: What is a bicameral legislature?
Ans: There are two types of legislatures. Where there is only one house, they are known as the unicameral legislature, and where there are two houses they are known as a bicameral legislature. India has a bicameral legislature in the center and in five states.
Q5: Who presides over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha?
Ans: Vice President of India is the Capacity of ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha who presides over, the meetings of Rajya Sabha and conducts the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha.
Q6: Give four arguments against the bicameral legislature.
Ans: 1. Bicameral legislatures are unnecessary
2. They cause avoidable delays.
3. They cause unnecessary expenditure and computation
4. They are unrepresentative in nature
Q7: Write the composition of Lok Sabha.
Ans: Lok Sabha is the lower house of the Indian Parliament. It has a total strength of 543 members. However, it has a maximum of 550 members which is fixed on the basis of population. The members are elected directly by the people. The minimum age to became a member of the Lok Sabha is 25 years. Eligible voter of a minimum of 18 years cast their votes in this election.
Q8: What are the functions of the speaker of Lok Sabha?
Ans: The presiding officer of the Lok Sabha is known as the speaker of Lok Sabha who is elected by the members of Lok Sabha from themselves. Speaker conducts the proceeding of the house and maintains discipline and decorum in the house.
Q9: Name the states which have bicameral legislation.
Ans: Following five states of India have bicameral legislation
Q10: How the Rajya Sabha is compared?
Ans: Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Indian Parliament. It is known as the council of states because it represents the interest of the states.-Its maximum capacity is 250 members, out of it238 an elected by the members of state assemblies, and 12 members are nominated by the President of India from the people who have earned the name in different fields like science, literature, art, social service, cinema, and sports.
Q11: In which areas Rajya Sabha is weak in comparison to Lok sabha.
Ans: Rajya Sabha is weaker in comparison to Lok Sabha in the following areas:-
Q12: What is Bill and when it becomes Law?
Ans: The proposal to make a law is called a bill. When it is passed by both the Houses of Parliament and get the assent of the Indian President it became law.
Q13: Who amends the Indian constitution?
Ans: Parliament has the power to amend the constitution by following the definite procedure given in Art 368. State Assemblies have limited power in the amendment of the Constitution.
Q14: Give four arguments in favor of the bicameral legislature.
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Q15: Write two special power of Rajya Sabha.
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Q16: What is the main function of the Legislature in the modern state?
Ans: Legislatures of modem state perform the following functions whatever may be the forms of government:
Q17: Discuss the compositions of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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Q18: How the parliament exercises control over the executive?
Ans: The Parliament exercises administrative and financial control as the executive in the following ways:
Q19: Write main functions of Parliament.
Ans: Parliament performs the following functions:-
Q20: Tell the areas in which Rajya Sabha has equal powers.
Ans: Rajya Sabha enjoys equal powers with Lok Sabha in the following areas:
Q21: Write the various steps in the Lawmaking process.
Ans: Followings are various stages in the law-making process:
Q22: Name the states which have a bicameral legislature and how bicameral legislature can be introduced.
Ans: The following five states have bicameral legislature:
The Upper house in a state can be withdrawn or introduced at the request of the concerned state by constitutional amendment
Q23: Differentiate between
1. Government bilk and Private member bill
2. Ordinary bill and a money bill
3. Private bill and ordinary bill
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Q24: Should Rajya Sabha be scrapped?
Ans: Rajya Sabha is the upper house of Parliament. It is known as the permanent house as it is not subjected to dissolution. It is known as the council of the state as it is the representative of the interests of the Sates. Due to the weakness of the Rajya Sabha in the number of areas like legislative financial and executive, it is considered that Rajya Sabha is a useless and unnecessary house, therefore it should be scrapped. But this demand or proposition does not carry any weight because of the following reasons.
Q25: Write the legislative powers of the Indian President.
Ans: President is the essential organ of the Indian Parliament and has power over the legislative process. Some of their powers are as under:
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