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Working Of Institutions Class 9 MCQ

Multiple Choice Questions of Working of Institutions

Working of Institutions - Extra Questions for Class 9 - Social Science - Civics - Chapter 6

1. Which of the following statements about Judiciary is false?
a) Every law passed by the Parliament needs approval of the Supreme Court
b) Judiciary can strike down a law if it goes against the spirit of the Constitution
c) Judiciary is independent of the Executive
d) Any citizen can approach the courts if his/her rights, are violated


2. Judiciary (court) can take up any dispute like
(i) Between citizens and the judiciary
(ii) Between citizens and the government
(iii) Between two or more state governments
(iv) Between government at the Union and governments of the other countries.

Select the best options
a) (i)
b) (ii)
c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
d) (iv)


3. Can the Houses of Parliament be dissolved? Select the correct option.
a) Lok Sabha cannot be dissolved because it is a permanent house whereas Rajya Sabha can be dissolved.
b) Both the Houses of Parliament cannot be dissolved
c) Rajya Sabha is a permanent house so it cannot be dissolved whereas, Lok Sabha can be dissolve
d) Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha can be dissolved.


4. The President of India is elected by
a) Direct election by citizens who are 18 years or above
b) Indirect election by the Electoral College
c) Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
d) None of these


5. Who is the Real Executive of the Indian Union?
a) The Prime Minister
b) The President
c) The Union Cabinet
d) The President and the Prime Minister


6. Which of the following statements is true regarding President of India?
a) Head of the government
b) Head of the state
c) Head of the Parliament
d) None of these


7. What is the strength of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
a) 485 in Lok Sabha and 265 in Rajya Sabha
b) 620 in Lok Sabha and 340 in Rajya Sabha
c) 460 in Lok Sabha and 240 in Rajya Sabha
d) 545 in Lok Sabha and 250 in Rajya Sabha


8. In what ways Lok Sabha exercises Supreme Power over Rajya Sabha?
(i) Lok Sabha exercises more powers on money matter.
(ii) Lok Sabha controls the President of India
(iii) During the joint session final decision is taken by Lok Sabha because of its larger number of members
(iv) It guides the functioning of Rajya Sabha.

a) (i) and (iv)
b) (i) and (iii)
c) (ii) and (iv)
d) All above


9. Which one of the following institutions exercises greater power over the Union budget?
a) The Reserve Bank of India
b) The Rajya Sabha
c) The Lok Sabha
d) The Supreme Court of India


10. The cabinet as a team assisted by
a) Chief Ministers and Governor
b) Ministers of State
c) A team of Civil Servants of Cabinet Secretariat
d) President and Speaker


11. What is meant by ‘Office Memorandum’?
a) Order issued by the Government of India
b) Memoirs of the leaders of the past
c) Important defence documents
d) None of the above


12. When was the Second Backward Class Commission appointed?
a) 1989
b) 1979
c) 1999
d) 2001


13. Why did people react strongly to the Mandal Commission Report?
a) It left out many backward communities
b) It affected thousands of job opportunities
c) Some high castes wanted to be included in it
d) Both (a) and (c)


14. What do the Civil Servants do?
a) They take important policy decisions
b) They implement the ministers’ decisions
c) They settle the disputes
d) None of the above


15. What is ‘Parliament’?
a) Assembly of elected representatives at the national level
b) A body consisting of appointed ministers
c) Body comprising judges
d) Assembly of only appointed members


16. Which of these are correct so far as powers of the Parliament are concerned, apart from making laws?
a) Exercising control over the government
b) Controlling finance of the country
c) Serving as the highest forum of discussion and debate
d) All the above


17. Apart from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, who else constitutes the Parliament?
a) Prime Minister
b) Chief Minister
c) Governor
d) President


18. What happens if there is a difference of opinion between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over an ordinary bill?
a) The President decides the matter
b) The will of Rajya Sabha prevails
c) There is a joint sitting of the two Houses
d) The bill is cancelled


19. For how long can the Rajya Sabha delay a Money Bill?
a) 15 days
b) 1 month
c) 3 months
d) 14 days



20. Who is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha?
a) Speaker
b) Vice President
c) President
d) Prime Minister


21. Two features of Indian judicial system are:
a) Independent Judiciary
b) Integrated Judiciary
c) Dependent Judiciary
d) Both (a) and (b)



22. Which of these disputes can the Supreme Court take?
a) Between citizens of the country
b) Between citizens and the government
c) Between two or more state governments
d) All the above


23. Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts?
a) President, according to his own wishes
b) President, on the advice of the PM
c) President on the advice of the PM in consultation with the Chief Justice of India
d) None of the above


24. How can a judge of the Supreme Court be removed?
a) By the Supreme Court itself
b) By the Parliament through impeachment
c) By the President alone
d) By the Police


25. What is the power of the Supreme Court to judge the constitutional validity of a law passed by the Parliament or an action of the Executive called?
a) Judicial Revision
b) Judicial Review
c) Judicial Consent
d) Judicial Permission


26. Which of the following institutions can make changes to the existing law of the country?
a) The Supreme Court
b) The President
c) The Prime Minister
d) The Parliament


27. What does the Supreme Court say over the Parliament’s power of amendment of the Constitution?
a) Parliament can amend the entire Constitution
b) Parliament can amend only the basic structure of the Constitution
c) Parliament cannot amend the basic structure of the Constitution
d) None of the above


28. Which body acts as the guardian of Fundamental Rights?
a) District Courts
b) Supreme Court
c) Election Commission
d) Legislature


29. What is a Public Interest Litigation?
a) Filing a case in the court in the interest of the public
b) Reviewing of Supreme Court judgements
c) Procedure of removal of a judge
d) None of the above


30. What are the two types of ‘Executives’ in India?
a) Political Executive
b) Permanent Executive
c) Judicial Executive
d) Both (a) and (b)


31. Why does the political executive have more powers than the permanent executive?
a) Because hardly any expertise is required in taking policy decisions
b) Because political executive consists of the direct representatives of the people
c) Political leaders are more educated
d) None of the above


32. Who holds the most important and powerful position in the government?
a) President
b) Vice President
c) Prime Minister
d) Speaker


33. Whom does the President appoint as the Prime Minister?
a) Anyone he likes
b) Leader of the majority party
c) MP who has secured the largest number of votes
d) None of the above


34. What is the tenure of office of the Prime Minister?
a) 5 years
b) 6 years
c) As long as he wants
d) He does not have a fixed tenure


35. What is the government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties called?
a) Cooperation government
b) Coalition government
c) Consensus government
d) Cooperative government


36. Who among the following is a part of the political executive?
a) Home Minister
b) District Collector
c) Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs
d) Director General of Police


37. Which organ of the government has the power to interpret the Constitution?
a) Supreme Court
b) District Court
c) High Court
d) Both (a) and (c)


38. About how many ministers are there in the Cabinet?
a) 80
b) 60
c) 20
d) 10


39. Which of these options is/are correct regarding the powers of the Prime Minister?
a) He chairs the Cabinet meetings
b) He distributes work to the different departments
c) He can dismiss ministers
d) All the above


40. What is the position of the President?
a) Nominal head of the state
b) Real head of the state
c) Hereditary head of the state
d) None of the above


41. Which of the following statements is not true?
a) The Judiciary safeguards the laws
b) The Legislature implements the laws
c) The political executives are more powerful than the permanent executives
d) The permanent executives comprises the civil servants


42. The Council of Ministers at the centre is responsible to:
a) The President
b) The Prime Minister
c) The Rajya Sabha
d) The Lok Sabha


43. The president of India is elected by
a) Direct Election by citizens 18 years of age
b) Indirect Election by the Electoral College
c) The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
d) None of the above


44. President of India is:
a) Head of the Government
b) Head of the State
c) Head of the parliament
d) None of the above


45. The judges of Supreme Court are appointed by:
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Chief Justice
d) Law Minister

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Check Your Answers of Working Of Institutions Class 9 MCQ:

1. a) Every law passed by the Parliament needs approval of the Supreme Court
2. c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
3. c) Rajya Sabha is a permanent house so it cannot be dissolved whereas, Lok Sabha can be dissolve
4. b) Indirect election by the Electoral College
5. a) The Prime Minister
6. a) Head of the government
7. d) 545 in Lok Sabha and 250 in Rajya Sabha
8. b) (i) and (iii)
9. c) The Lok Sabha
10. c) A team of Civil Servants of Cabinet Secretariat
11. a) Order issued by the Government of India
12. b) 1979
13. b) It affected thousands of job opportunities
14. b) They implement the ministers’ decisions
15. a) Assembly of elected representatives at the national level
16. d) All the above
17. d) President
18. c) There is a joint sitting of the two Houses
19. d) 14 days
20. a) Speaker
21. d) Both (a) and (b)
22. d) All the above
23. c) President on the advice of the PM in consultation with the Chief Justice of India
24. b) By the Parliament through impeachment
25. b) Judicial Review
26. d) The Parliament
27. c) Parliament cannot amend the basic structure of the Constitution
28. b) Supreme Court
29. a) Filing a case in the court in the interest of the public
30. d) Both (a) and (b)
31. b) Because political executive consists of the direct representatives of the people
32. c) Prime Minister
33. b) Leader of the majority party
34. d) He does not have a fixed tenure
35. b) Coalition government
36. a) Home Minister
37. a) Supreme Court
38. c) 20
39. d) All the above
40. a) Nominal head of the state
41. b) The Legislature implements the laws
42. d) The Lok Sabha
43. b) Indirect Election by the Electoral College
44. b) Head of the State
45. a) President

QUESTION ANSWER OF WORKING OF INSTITUTIONS
[Working of Institutions - Class 9 - Question and Answers]

Q.1. Is every Office Memorandum a major political decision? If not, what made this one different?
Ans. No. Every Memorandum is not a major political decision. This was important because it made the announcement of 27% reservation for SEBC class, in addition to the reservations already there for SCs and STs.




Q.2. Cartoons
Ans. Cartoon. It certainly has political overtones. The first one is referring to the 27% reservation for the SEBC.
The second one refers to the same.


Q.3. Who did what in this case of reservations for backward classes?
Supreme Court                    1. Made formal announcement about this decision
Cabinet                                 2. Implemented the decision by issuing an order
President                              3. Took the decision to give 27% job reservations
Government Officials          4. Upheld reservations as valid

Ans. Supreme Court 4, Cabinet 3, President 1, Government Officials 2.



Q.4. Which institutions are at work in the running of your school? Would it be better if one person alone took all the decisions regarding management of your school?
Ans. No, it would not be better. Decisions arrived with consensus and advice of more than one person are not rash or dictatorial. They are rational and considered the majority opinion. Institutions in a school are the Managing Committee, the parents-teachers association, the Principal and the staff.



Q.5. What is the point in having so much debate and discussion in the Parliament when we know that the view of the ruling party is going to prevail?
Ans. The ruling party, after a debate and discussion, learns about the weak points in its views. It can modify them in the light of what it learns. If no debate is held it will not come to know the views of the opposition or of the people, and take arbitrary decision.



Q.6. The race to become a minister is not new. Here is a cartoon depicting ministerial aspirants waiting to get a berth in Nehru’s Cabinet after the 1962 elections. Why do you think political leaders are so keen to become ministers?
Ans. Political leaders are keen to become ministers because of the power, prestige and financial gains they get. Minister have many privileges, power is desired by many. If your intentions are honourable, you can serve the nation in many ways. If not, you can misuse them for personal gain.



Q.7. This cartoon depicts a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the early 1970s, at the peak of her popularity. Do you think similar cartoons could be drawn about other prime ministers who followed her?
Ans. No. None of the Prime Ministers who followed her had the same status or power as Indira Gandhi had in the early 1970s.



Q.8. What is better for a democracy-a Prime Minister who can do whatever he wishes or a Prime Minister who needs to consult other leaders and parties?
Ans. The second option is indeed better in a democracy, otherwise we would end up with a dictator.



Q.9. It is quite common in the US for judges to be nominated on the basis of well-known political opinions and affiliations. This fictitious advertisement appeared in the US in 2005 when President Bush was considering various candidates for nomination to the US Supreme Court. What does this cartoon say about the independence of the judiciary?
Why do such cartoons not appear in our country? Does this demonstrate the independence of our judiciary?
Ans. The cartoon is definitely making fun of President Bush! It clearly states that judiciary is not independent in USA and judges will be chosen if they support Bush and his policies!
No such cartoon has ever appeared against the Indian judiciary which speaks a lot about the independence of judicial system in India. They are free from dominance of the Executive.



Q.10. Why are people allowed to go to courts against the government’s decisions?
Ans. People are allowed to go against the government to courts, because of the fundamental right given to them by the Constitution — Right to Constitutional Remedies. If any of the people’s fundamental rights is violated we can challenge the decision in court and ask for justice.

Questions in the Exercise of Working of Institutions

Q.1. If you are elected as the President of India which of the following decision can you take on your own?
(a) Select the person you like as Prime Minister.
(b) Dismiss a Prime Minister who has a majority in Lok Sabha.
(c) Ask for reconsideration of a bill passed by both the Houses.
(d) Nominate the leaders of your choice to the Council of Ministers.
Ans. (c) Ask for reconsideration of a Bill passed by both the Houses.

Q.2. Who among the following is a part of the political executive?
(a) District Collector
(b) Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Home Minister
(d) Director General of Police
Ans. (c) Home Minister

Q.3. Which of the following statements about the judiciary is false?
(a) Every law passed by the Parliament needs approval of the Supreme Court.
(b) Judiciary can strike down a law if it goes against the spirit of the Constitution.
(c) Judiciary is independent of the Executive.
(d) Any citizen can approach the courts if her rights are violated.
Ans. (a) Every law passed by the Parliament needs approval of the Supreme Court.

Q.4. Which of the following institutions can make changes to an existing law of the country?
(a) The Supreme Court
(b) The President
(c) The Prime Minister
(d) The Parliament
Ans. (d) The Parliament

Q.5. Match the ministry with the news that the ministry may have released:
(a) A new policy is being made to increase  (1) Ministry of Defence
the jute exports from the country.

(b) Telephone services will be made more  (2) Ministry of Health
accessible to rural areas.

(c) The price of rice and wheat sold under the  (3) Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Public Distribution Public Distribution System will go down.

(d) A Pulse Polio campaign will be launched.  (4) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(e) The allowances of the soldiers posted on   (5) Ministry of Communications and
high altitudes will be increased. Information Technology
Ans. (a) — (4); (b) — (5); (c) — (3); (d) — (2); (e) — (1)

Q.6. Of all the institutions that we have studied in this chapter, name the one that exercises the powers on each of the following matters.
(a) Decision on allocation of money for developing infrastructure like roads, irrigation, etc., and different welfare activities for the citizens
(b) Considers the recommendation of a Committee on a law to regulate the stock exchange
(c) Decides on a legal dispute between two state governments
(d) Implements the decision to provide relief for the victims of an earthquake.
Ans.
(a) The Executive (political), the government
(b) The Parliament (The Lok Sabha)
(c) The Supreme Court, judiciary
(d) The Executive (Permanent), Civil Servants

Q.7. Why is the Prime Minister in India not directly elected by the people? Choose the most appropriate answer and give reasons for your choice.
(a) In a parliamentary democracy only the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha can become the Prime Minister.

(b) Lok Sabha can remove the Prime Minister and the Council of Minister even before the expiry of their term.

(c) Since the Prime Minister in appointed by the President, there is no need for it.

(d) Direct election of the Prime Minister will involve a lot of expenditure on election.
Ans. (a) Elections are not fought for the post of the Prime Minister. Only parties fight elections and the winning party’s leader becomes the Prime Minister.

Q.8. Three friends went to watch a film that showed the hero becoming Chief Minister for a day and making big changes in the state.
Imran said this is what the country needs.
Rizwan said this kind of a personal rule without institutions is dangerous.
Shankar said all this is a fantasy. No minister can do anything in one day.
What would be your reaction to such a film?
Ans. Rizwan said this kind of a personal rule without institutions is dangerous.

Q.9. A teacher was making preparations for a mock parliament. She called two students to act as leaders of two political parties. She gave them an option: Each one could choose to have a majority either in the mock Lok Sabha or in the mock Rajya Sabha. If this choice was given to you, which one would you choose and why?
Ans. Lok Sabha - Power with Responsibility, elected directly by the people. If people are aware will support good representatives.

Q.10. After reading the example of the reservation order, three students had different reactions about the role of the judiciary. Which view, according to you, is a correct reading of the role of judiciary?
(a) Srinivas argues that since the Supreme Court agreed with the government, it is not independent.

(b) Anjaiah says that judiciary is independent because it could have given a verdict against the government order. The Supreme Court did direct the government to modify it.

(c) Vijaya thinks that the judiciary is neither independent nor conformist, but acts as a mediator between opposing parties. The court struck a good balance those who supported and those who opposed the order.
Ans. (b) Anjaiah says that judiciary is independent because it could have given a verdict against