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7. Who is regarded as the custodian of the Constitution in India?

a. Parliament b. President of India c. Council of Ministers d. Supreme Court
8. Lok Sabha has more powers than Rajya Sabha in __________________.

a. administrative matters b. political matters
c. money bills d. none of these

9. 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
10. If you are elected as the President of India, which of the following decisions can you take on your
own?
a. Select the person you like as Prime Minister

b. Dismiss the government ruling the state

c. Ask for reconsideration of a bill passed by both the Houses
d. Nominate the leaders of your choice to the Council of Ministers

Activity

1. When the Parliament is in session, there is a special programme every day on Doordarshan about
the proceedings in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Watch the proceedings or read about it in the
newspapers and note the following:
• Powers of the two Houses of Parliament

• Role of the Speaker
• Role of the Opposition

2. List the names of five Cabinet Ministers and their ministries each at the Union level and in your
state.
3. Collect information about “Vishaka vs State of Rajasthan” a case of filing of Public Interest Litigation.
Write your inferences in your notebook in about 150–200 words.

4. Collect information about a recent decision by the state government in your state. How were the
Governor, the Council of Ministers, the state assembly, and the courts involved in that decision?
Write about your findings in approximately 150–200 words in your notebook.

Project

1. Make a poster on the topic “Differences between Presidential and Parliamentary Forms of
Government”.
2. Make a poster on the topic “Merits and Demerits of coalition government in a Democracy”.

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