CIVICS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WORKSHEET….

CHAPTER 1 THE UNION LEGISLATURE …..

1. Name the two different types of government.

The unitary government and the federal government
2. State the characteristic features of unitary and federal government of government.
UNITARY GOVERNMENT
All the powers are in the hands of one central government .
There is no distribution of powers between the central and the state governments.
The method of single citizenship is adopted.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
There is a distribution of powers between the central and the state governments.
The union government runs the administration of the entire country while the state government
runs the administration of the respective states.
The subjects of national importance are taken care by the union government are taken care by
the union government and of the state importance are taken care by the state government and
of the common importance are kept in the concurrent list.
3. What is government?
The constitution of india says that there shall be a parliament consisting of the president,the
house of the people and the council of states(lok sabha and rajya sabha)
4. Name the three organs of government
Legislature,executive and judiciary
5. Name the three components of the union government
The three components of the union government are:
The president
The lok sabha
And the rajya sabha
6. Why is lok sabha reffered to as the house of the people?
The lok sabha is reffered to as the house of the people because the members of the lok sabha
are elected directly by the people of india
7. Is president a part of any of the house?
No the president is the part of any of the house but he is the integral part of the parliament
8. What is the total strength for the members of lok
sabha?
552 members
9. What do we mean by the term universal adult franchise?
The term universal adult franchise means every citizen of india above the
age of 18 have the right to vote without any discrimination on the
grounds of caste,sex or colour to elect the representatives of india this is
known as universal adult franchise.
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