Chapter 14

Organs of the Indian Government

I. Fill in the blanks.
1. The ______________ is the highest court in India.
2. India is a _____________ , where the supreme power resides with the people of the
country.
3. ________________ is a part of the government, which makes amends laws.
4. The Lok Sabha is also known as the ______________
5. The Maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is _________________
6. The ____________ has the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha before its term ends.
7. The ___________ is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha.
8. The Rajya Sabha is also known as the Upper House or the ___________
9. The President is elected for a period of ___________ years.
10.The Chief Justice of the High court is appointed by the ___________
Ans: 1. Supreme Court 2. parliamentary democracy 3. Legislature 4. Lower House or
House of the People 5. 552 6. President 7. Speaker 8. Upper house or Council of States
9. five 10. President of India
II. Name the following.
1. It consists of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the President. __________
2. She/he is the ex-officio Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha. _________
3. She/he is the first citizen of the country. ____________
4. After the legislature and executive, it is the third pillar of the Indian democratic
setup. __________________
5. It interprets all the laws of the Union as well as the states.
Ans: 1. Indian Parliament 2. Vice President 3. President 4. Judiciary 5. Supreme
Court
III. Match the following.
Column I Column II
1. Railways a. Supreme Commander of the Defence
Forces
2. Education b. A permanent house
3. President c. Union List
4. Rajya Sabha d. The first Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of India
5. H.J. Kania e. Concurrent List
 Ans:
1. Railways—Union List

2. Education—Concurrent list
3. President—Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces
4. Rajya Sabha—A permanent House
5. H.J. Kania—The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
IV. Answer the following question in brief.
1. Name three organs of the government of India.
Ans: The three organs of the Government of India are—

 Legislature
 Executive and
 Judiciary
2. How is the President elected?
Ans: The President of India is elected indirectly by an electoral college consisting of
the Members of Parliament and the Members of Legislative Assemblies of the states.
3. State three functions of the Vice President.
Ans: The Vice President of India performs the following functions:

 She/He regulates debates and proceedings of the House.

 She/He decides the admissibility of resolutions and questions in the House in
case of grave disorder.
 She/He heads various committees and coordinates their working
4. Give any two qualifications of a Judge of the Supreme Court.
Ans: A judge of the Supreme Court must possess the following qualifications:
 Must be a citizen of India.
 Must have been a judge of a High Court for at least 5 years or must have been
an advocate of a High Court for at least 10 years.
5. What are writes?
Ans: Writs are written commands issued by a court or other legal authority to act or
abstain from doing illegal acts.
V. Answer the following in detail.
1. Explain the composition of the Lok Sabha.
Ans: The composition of the Lok Sabha is explained as follows:
  The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is 552.
 Up to 530 members can be represented from the states, and not more than 20
members shall represent the Union Territories.
 Two members of the Anglo-Indian community may be nominated by the
President to the Lok Sabha.
 Seats are also reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the
Lok Sabha.
2. What are the emergency powers of the President?
Ans: The emergency powers of the President:

 National Emergency: A situation is called a national emergency when the

security of the country is threatened by external aggression or armed rebellion.
 Emergency in State: The President’s rule is imposed in a state if the
administrative machinery of the state breaks down.
 Financial Emergency: If the financial stability of the country is threatened,
financial emergency is declared
3. What is coalition government?

Ans:
 To form government, a party needs absolute majority.
 If no party gets an absolute majority, then two or more parties may join and
form the government.
 The government formed this way is known as a coalition government.
4. What are the functions of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet?
Ans: The functions of the Prime Minister and her/his Cabinet are as follows:

 The Prime Minister with her/his Cabinet formulates policies of the government.
 The entire administration of the country is carried out and coordinated by the
Prime Minister and her/his Cabinet.
 The President makes all major appointments on the advice of the Prime Minister
and the Cabinet.
 The Prime Minister distributes different portfolios and assigns duties to various
ministers.
 The Prime Minister is the principal spokesperson and defender of the
government in Parliament.
 The Prime Minister represents India at international conferences, such as NAM
(Non-Aligned Movement).
5. With respect to the Supreme Court, distinguish between original and appellate
jurisdictions.
 Ans:
original appellate
1. Original jurisdiction of the Supreme 1. Appellate jurisdiction of the
Court extends to those cases, which Supreme Court is applied to the
the Supreme Court has the Appellate cases, which are appeals
authority to hear and decide in the against the judgements of High
first instance. Courts.
Example: a. Cases between the Example: a. Constitutional cases b. Civil
Government of India and the states cases c. Criminal cases
b. Cases between two or more
states

VI. Study the given picture. Answer the questions that follow.
1. This is a High Court of Karnataka.
a. What is a High Court?
b. Find out the number of Judges of the High Court of
Karnataka.
Ans: a. The high court is at the apex of the judiciary in the State.
b. 62 judges. ( 46) 2020