This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Civics Chapter 3 Why Do We Need A Parliament – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 3 Why Do We Need A Parliament Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Indian Parliament came into existence in 1947 and we in India pride ourselves on being a democracy. What are the function/s the Parliament needs to perform? A) To select the national government. B) To control, guide and inform the government. C) To make law. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Which house is more powerful?Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha A) Rajya Sabha. B) Lok Sabha. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lok Sabha. 3. The Parliament is made up with? A) Prime minister, BJP. B) President, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha. C) Legislative Assembly, Legislature. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha. 4. The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is ..... A) 240. B) 245. C) 250. D) 255. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 250. 5. Which of the following was NOT a reason why we chose democracy. A) Our colonial experiences. B) We wanted to be the largest democracy in the world. C) Indian people were ready to be a part of the decision making process. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We wanted to be the largest democracy in the world. 6. The Parliament keeps a check on the ministers and their work. MPs have the right to question the ministers about the working of their department. When is this usually done during? A) The answering hour. B) The listening hour. C) The question hour. D) The analysis hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The question hour. 7. Debate on the reservation of seats for women is not Resolved. State True/False? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Lok Sabha has ..... nominated Anglo-Indians. A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 9. RAJYA SABHA HAS ..... ELECTED MEMBERS. A) 233. B) 213. C) 245. D) 243. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 233. 10. During the Bristish rule, the Indian national congress demanded? A) More money. B) More representatives in government. C) More land for agriculture. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More representatives in government. 11. Discrimination is the ideal function. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. PERCENTAGE OF SEATS RESERVED FOR WOMEN IN INDIAN PARLIAMENT IS ..... A) 33. B) 35. C) 31. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 33. 13. Indian Government is divided into different levels like Central Govt, State Govt and Local Govt this is called ..... form of government A) Federal. B) Union. C) Republic. D) Democratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federal. 14. TO FORM A GOVERNMENT, A PARTY MUST WIN AT LEAST ..... SEATS IN LOK SABHA. A) 545. B) 233. C) 245. D) 272. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 272. 15. THE PARLIAMENT HAS TWO HOUSES THEY ARE ..... A) INDIAN SABHA AND STATE SABHA. B) Lok Sabha & Raja Sabha. C) SUPREME SABHA AND LOK SABHA. D) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. 16. When was the first lok sabha election held in india A) 25 October 1951. B) 25 August 1951. C) 25 March 1951. D) 25 September 1951. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25 October 1951. 17. What is the usual term of Lok Sabha? A) 3 years. B) 4 years. C) 5 years. D) 6 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 years. 18. NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN LOK SABHA A) 554. B) 504. C) 555. D) 545. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 545. 19. To whom aee the questions asked in the loksabha addressed to A) President. B) Distanist. C) Speaker. D) Leader of opposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaker. 20. Term Limit for Lok Sabha is- A) 6 years. B) 3 years. C) 5 years. D) 7 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 years. 21. Rajya sabha has ..... members. A) 245. B) 243. C) 240. D) 235. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 245. 22. What was Kapil Sibal's speech about? A) Citizenship Amendment Act 2019. B) Base act. C) Right to Education Act 2009. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right to Education Act 2009. 23. THE RAYA SABHA PRIMARILY FUNCTIONS AS THE REPRESNTATIVE OF THE A) VILLAGE. B) TALUKS. C) MUNICIPALITY. D) STATES. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) STATES. 24. AFTER ELECTIONS WHEN NO PARTY HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET ADEQUATE SEATS TO FORM A CLEAR MAJORITY, PARTIES JOIN TOGETHER TO FORM A) UNION. B) FEDERATION. C) COALITION. D) AGREEMENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) COALITION. 25. An MLA is the member of? A) Legislature Assembly. B) Rajya Sabha. C) Lok Sabha. D) Parliament. 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