SELF ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
Class 9, Political Science
WORKING OF INSTITUTIONS
MCQs
Q1. Study the picture below carefully:
This picture is related to which of the following?
a. General Meeting
b. Cabinet Meeting
c. Assembly Meeting
d. None of these
Q2. Study the picture below carefully:
This picture is related to which of the following:
a. 1956 elections
b. 1962 elections
c. 1967 elections
d. 1972 elections
Q3. Who is the Head of the State and the highest formal authority in the country?
a. The Prime Minister
b. The President
c. The Home Minister
d. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Q4. Which of these was the recommendation of Mandal Commission?
a. 17% of government jobs to be reserved for the SEBCs.
b. 7% of government jobs to be reserved for the SEBCs.
c. 27% of government jobs to be reserved for the SEBCs.
d. 27% of the jobs in private firms to be reserved for SEBCs.
Q5. How many members are nominated by the President in Rajya Sabha?
a. 10
b. 21
c. 12
d. 11
Q6. What is the total number of elected members in the Lok Sabha?
a. 541
b. 543
c. 542
d. 544
Q7. Which one out of the following is not a function of the
Parliament/Legislature?
a. Make new Laws
b. Abolish old laws
c. Change existing laws.
d. Implement and execute laws.
Q8. Who is responsible for taking steps to implement the ministers’ decisions?
a. MPs
b. Ministers’ Secretary
c. Civil Servants
d. MLAs
Q9. Which institutions’ support is necessary for the Council of Ministers to remain
in office?
a. Rajya Sabha
b. President
c. Lok Sabha
d. Governor
Q10. Which institution has the power to amend the Constitution?
a. Parliament
b. Lok Sabha
c. State Legislature
d. Council of States
Q11. Which institution is not a part of Parliament in India?
a. Supreme Court
b. P
c. President
d. Lok Sabha
e. Rajya Sabha
Q12. Name the ‘Motion’ through which a Judge can be removed from office?
a. No Confidence Motion
b. Budgetary Motion
c. Impeachment Motion
d. Simple Majority Motion
Q13. Who acts as the guardian of Fundamental Rights of the Indian Citizen?
a. President
b. Parliament
c. Judiciary
d. Prime Minister
Q14. Who is the Head of the Government and excercises all governmental
powers?
a. Governor
b. The Speaker
c. The President
d. The Prime Minister
Q15. What do you call a government formed by an alliance of two or more
political parties?
a. Cooperation Government
b. Consensus Government
c. Coalition Government
d. Cooperative Government
Q16. Choose the incorrect pair from the following pairs.
a. Election Commission of India—Announcement of Elections
b. Code of Conduct—Norms and guidelines to be followed by political parties.
c. Tenure of Lok Sabha—4 Years.
d. A particular area from where voters elect their representatives—
Constituency.
FILL IN THE BLANKS:
Q1. A body of senior ministers that controls important ministers is called ----.
Q2. The ---- includes all the courts at different levels in a country.
Q3. ----- takes all major decisions on the advice of the council of ministers.
Q4. The ----- presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha.
Q5. The Second Backward Class Commission was headed by------.
Q6. The President of India is elected by-----.
Q7. The President of ---- is both the Head of the State and the Head of the
Government.
Q8. An Assembly of state elected representatives is called ---------.
Q9. The Indian Parliament controls the decisions taken by the -------.
Q10. Public Interest Litigation empowers the---- to approach the judiciary against
the actions of the government.
Q11. The ---- controls the Cabinet ministers and Parliament through party.
Q12. ---- are indispensable for the successful working of Democracy.
MATCH THE FOLLOWING:
Q1. 1. Second Backward Class Commission- -V.P. Singh
2. Janata Dal—[Link]
3. SEBC—Indira Sawhney Case
4. Supreme Court—Policy of Reservation
Q2.1. President—Interpreter of the Constitution
2. Prime Minister—Law making body
[Link]—Head of the State
4. Supreme Court—Head of the Government
Q3.1. Cabinet Ministers--Lok Sabha
2. Council of Ministers—Political Executive
3. Civil Servants—Rajya Sabha
4. House of People—Permanent Executive
Q4. 1. A new policy is made to increase jute exports from the country—Ministry
of Defence
2. The price of rice and wheat sold under the PDS will go down—Ministry of
Health.
3. A Pulse Polio campaign will be launched—Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Public Distribution System (PDS).
4. The allowances of the soldiers posted on high altitudes will be increased—
Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
ASSERTION AND REASON:
INSTRUCTIONS: In the questions given below, there are two statements
marked as Assertion(A) and Reason(R). Read the statements carefully and
mark the correct option.
Q1. Assertion(A): The Government of India had the Second Backward Class
Commission in 1979.
Reason (R): As it was headed by B.P. Mandal, it was popularly known as the
Mandal Commission.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is correct but R is wrong.
d. Both A and R are wrong.
Q2. Assertion(A): At different levels of any government we find functionaries. All
these functionaries are collectively known as the Executive.
Reason(R): They are called The Executive because they are in-charge of the
execution of the policies of the government.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is correct but R is wrong.
d. Both A and R are wrong.
Q3. Assertion(A): Lok Sabha controls the Council of Ministers.
Reason(R): Members of the Lok Sabha can introduce no confidence motion
against the Council of Ministers.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is correct but R is wrong.
d. Both A and R are wrong.
Q4. Assertion(A): The Indian President is the real head of the State.
Reason(R): All powers are exercised by the President of India.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is correct but R is wrong.
d. Both A and R are wrong.
Q5. Assertion(A): During the General Elections of 1989 in India, Janata Dal had
made the implementation of the Mandal Commission Report as its manifesto.
Reason(R): The citizens of the country welcomed the decision.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is correct but R is wrong.
d. Both A and R are wrong.
Q6. Assertion(A): In the Indian political system, there is separation of powers
among the organs of the government.
Reason(R): Judiciary is the custodian of the fundamental rights of the citizens.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is correct but R is wrong.
d. Both A and R are wrong.
SOURCE BASED QUESTION:
Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow.
Q1. Once the results were announced, the sitting Chief Minister resigned. The
newly elected Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Lok Dal chose Devi
Lal as their leader. The Governor invited chief Minister, his Government issued a
Government Order waiving the outstanding loans of the small farmers,
agricultural labourers and small businessmen. His party ruled the State for four
years. The next elections were held in 1991. But this time his party did not win
popular support. The Congress won the elections and formed the government.
1.1. Where was the State Assembly Election held?
a. In Punjab
b. In Bihar
c. In Rajasthan
d. In Haryana
1.2. In election campaign, Devi Lal said that if his party wins the elections his
government would:
a. Give new loans to farmers and small businessmen.
b. Waive the interest of the loans taken by farmers and small businessmen.
c. Waive the loans of farmers and small businessmen.
d. Waive 50% of the loans brought by farmers and small businessmen.
1.3. What is the name of Devi Lal’s party?
a. Lok Dal
b. Congress
c. Janata Lok Dal
d. Bharatiya Janata Party.
1.4. What would you call a Government Order issued for day-to-day
administration?
a. Farman
b. Manifesto
c. Office Memorandum
d. Portfolio
Q2. The Constitution does not say much about the powers of the Prime Minister
or the ministers or their relationship with each other. But as the Head of the
Government, the Prime Minister has wide ranging powers. He chairs Cabinet
Meetings, coordinates the work of different departments and exercises general
supervision of different ministries. His decisions are final in case disagreements
arise between departments. All ministers work under his leadership. The Prime
Minister distributes and redistributes work to the ministers. He also has the
power to dismiss ministers. When the Prime Minister quits, the entire ministry
quits.
2.1. The Political Executive include the ---- and the --------.
a. The Prime Minister and The Vice President.
b. The Governor and the Prime Minister.
c. The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
d. The Prime Minister and The President.
2.2. When the Prime Minister quits, who quits along with him/her?
a. No minster quits with him/her
b. The entire ministry quits
c. Only 50% ministers quit
d. The President quits along with him.
2.3. The ---- also contributes by making policies and election as a competition
between top leaders of parties.
a. Government
b. Media
c. Public
d. Opposition Parties
2.4. ------ was a very powerful leader compared to other colleagues in the
cabinet.
a. Indira Gandhi
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Q3. Prime Minister is the most important political institution in the country. Yet
there is no direct election to the post of the Prime Minister. The President
appoints the Prime Minister but he cannot appoint anyone He likes. The President
appoints the leader of the majority party or the coalition of parties that command
a majority in the Lok Sabha as Prime Minister. In case no single party or alliance
gets a majority, the President appoints the person most likely to secure a majority
support. The Prime Minister does not have a fixed tenure. He continues in power
so long as he remains the leader of the majority party or coalition.
3.1. Who is a political executive?
a. The Speaker
b. Leaders elected by the people for a specific term.
c. Only those leaders who are in the ruling party.
d. Only those who are in the opposition party.
3.2. Who is the ‘Head of the Government’ and exercises all governmental
powers?
a. The Prime Minister
b. The President
c. The Speaker
d. Head of the opposition party
3.3. Who among the following is a political executive?
a. Home Minister
b. District Collector
c. Secretary of the Ministry of Home affairs.
d. Director General of Police.
3.4. A government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties is called?
a. Cooperation Government
b. Cooperative Government
c. Coalition Government
d. Consensus Government