Parliament and the Making of Law Exercise Questions Class 8 Social science
NCERT SOLUTIONS
Q1. Why do you think our national movement supported the idea of that all adults have right to vote?
Answer: The national movement supported the idea of that all the adults have right to vote because:
a) Every responsible citizen should participate in the government.
b) Law making and decision-making should also be shared by all the adults of the country.
Q2. In this 2004, map of Parliamentary constituencies, roughly identify the constituencies in your State. What is the name of the MP from your constituency? How many MPs does your state have? Why are certain constituencies coloured green while others are coloured blue?
Answer:
* My State is : Punjab
* My constituency is : Khadoor Sahib
* M.P. from my constituency is : Shri Amritpal Singh
* Our state has 13(Thirteen) MPs
* Green Constituencies : Reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs)
* Blue Constituencies : Reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs)
Q3. You have read in Chapter 1 that the ‘Parliamentary form of government’ that exists in India has three tiers. This includes the Parliament (Central Government) and the various State Legislatures (state governments).
Fill in the following table with information on the various representatives from your area:
Answer:
State Government | Central Government | |
Which political party/parties is/are currently in power? | AAP | BJP |
Who(name) is the current representative from your area? | Navtej Singh Cheema | Amritpal Singh |
Which political parties currently form the Opposition? | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress |
When were elections last held? | 2022 | 2024 |
When will the next elections be held? | 2027 | 2029 |
How many women representatives are there (from your state)? | 13 | 1 |
Extra Questions:
Very Short Answer Type Question
1. What are the two House of Parliament?
Answer: The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha
2. What is a constituency?
Answer: Constituency ia an area whose voters elect a representative to a legislative body.
3. What means universal adult franchise?
Answer: All adult citizens of the country have the right to vote.
4. What is coalition government?
Answer: When no political get the majority number of seats, then 2 or more political parties come together to form the government and run the government, known as coalition government.
Short Answer Type Questions
1. How many seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha?
Answer: There are 84 seats resereved for Scheduled Castes and 47 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha.
2. What are the basic ideals of democracy?
Answer: The basic ideals of democracy are:
a) Participation in decision-making.
b) All democratic governments to have the consent of their citizens.
3. What are the major functions of the parliament?
Answer: The major functions of the parliament are:
a) To select the National government.
b) To Control, guide and inform the government.
c) Law-Making.
Long Answer Type Question?
1. What is the difference between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
Lok Sabha | Rajya Sabha |
1. It is known as the lower house of parliament. | 1. Known as the uppar house of the parliament. |
2. Total elected members are 543. | 2. Total elected members are 233+12 nominated by president. |
3. Known as House of people. | 3. Known as Council of states. |
4. Chaired by lok sabha Speaker. | 4. Chaired by Vice President. |
5. Direct elections. | 5. Indirect elections |
6. Elected for 5 years. | 6. Elected for 6 years but 2/3 members changed after every 2 years. |
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