4.

Working of Institutions
One mark questions

Q.1 The Government collects taxes and spends the money thus raised on…?
A. Administration, defence and development programmes
B. To formulate and implement several welfare schemes
C. Private organizations working for welfare
D. MNCs

Q.2 What is not the role of the Parliament?

A. Parliament is the final authority for making laws in any country
B. Parliament all over the world can make new laws, change existing laws, or abolish existing laws
and make new ones in their place.
C. Any parliament make decisions regarding international warfare
D. Parliaments control all the money that governments have

Q.3 Lok Sabha has more powers than Rajya Sabha in

A. Administrative matters
B. Passing different bills
C. Money matters
D. None

Q.4 By how many days can the Rajya Sabha delay a money bill?
A. 10 days
B. 14 days
C. 21 days
D. 30 days

Q.5 These officers work under the political executive and assist them in carrying out the day-to-day
administration, Who are they?
A. Functionaries who take day-to-day decisions but do not exercise supreme power on behalf of the
people
B. That is elected by the people for a specific period
C. Permanent executive or civil services
D. All

Q.6 Why does a minister take the final say although the advisors and experts working the
department may be more qualified?
A. He is finally answerable to the people for all the consequences of his decision.
B. The minister is an elected representative of the people and thus empowered to exercise the will of
the people on their behalf
C. The minister decides the overall framework and objectives in which decisions on policy should be
made.
D. All
Q.7 Who are the Cabinet Ministers?
A. Top level leaders of the ruling party
B. Usually in-charge of smaller Ministries
C. Attached to and required to assist council of ministers
D. The official name for the body that includes all the Ministers

Three mark questions

Q.8 Mandal Commission: What was it? Why did it get the job? What were the Commission’s main
recommendations?

Q.9 How is the Indian President chosen?

Q.10 How are the delays and difficulties that the institutions bring forth beneficial in a democracy?

Five mark questions

Q.11 Give examples of how Lok Sabha is more powerful than Rajya Sabha.
Q.12 What are the Prime Minister’s duties and authority?