CBSE Questions for Class 9 Civics Working Of Institutions Quiz 4 - MCQExams.com

• Ordinance: These are the temporary laws that are promulgated by the president of India on the recommendation of union cabinet. It can only be passed when parliament is not in session.
  
• Act: After a bill (which is a change proposed in parliament) is passed in both the houses, lower and upper and gets assent from the President it becomes an Act
  

• Bill is a draft legislation proposed by a member of parliament.
  
• A bill becomes an Act after it is passed in both the houses, lower and upper and gets assent from the president.
  

• Approving some bills for assent by State Legislatures.
• Appointment of election commissioners.
• Prior approval for money bills to be introduced in any house.

• President is elected by a voting body called Electoral College.
  
• Electoral College is a voting body which usually consists of elected representatives of people of all states.
  

The cabinet meetings are presided over by the Prime Minister.

In his absence, meetings are presided over by the Deputy Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister selects his senior and trustworthy colleagues and advises the President to appoint them as Cabinet Ministers. 

Head of the government is the Prime Minister. He is the real head where as President is the nominal head. He is the elected representative of the people.

The official head of Indian state is the President who is elected for every five years.

The President is a part of the Parliament which is a supreme legislative body.

The President is head of the legislature and has full powers to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. 

Any bill is approved and made into an act only by the assent of the president.

President is the supreme commander of Indian armed forces. This is the military power vested in him

The President can declare war or conclude peace on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister.

All important treaties and contracts are made in the President's name.

The President may remain in office for a tenure of five years, as stated by article 56, part V, of the Constitution of India.

President is the supreme commander of Indian armed forces. This is the military power vested in him. He appoints the Chiefs of the three wings of the Armed Forces, subject to certain rules and regulations. The President has the power to make declarations of war and peace on the advice of the Council of Ministers. 

Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and is not subject to dissolution. However, one-third Members of Rajya Sabha retire after every second year. A member who is elected for a full term serves for a period of six years.

The President can suspend other Fundamental Rights through specific orders, but these orders must be approved by the parliament. It may be observed that such orders of the President may extend to the whole or any part of the territory of India in the case of general or national emergency. 

Parliament begins its day with Question Hour. It is during the Question Hour that the members can ask questions on every aspect of administration and Governmental activity. Government policies in national as well as international spheres come into sharp focus as the members try to elicit information about matters of public interest during the Question Hour.

The Parliament is composed of the President of India and the houses. It is bicameral with two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President in his role as head of legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha.

The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the House of the People (Lok Sabha) in our country. The Council of the Ministers of a state is collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.

“Leader of the House” means the Prime Minister if he is a member of the House or a Minister who is a member of the House and is nominated by the Prime Minister to function as the Leader of the House.

The President can be removed from office by a procedure known as impeachment.

Impeachment is nothing but the removal of a person from the office.

A president can be impeached in the case of violation of the constitution.

A 14-day notice should be given to the President.

The house in which impeachment is initiated should pass this resolution with a majority of two-thirds of the total membership.

If the second House also passes the resolution with a two-thirds majority of the total membership of the House, then the President stands impeached from that date.

The Supreme Court of India came into being on 28 January 1950. It replaced both the Federal Court of India and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council which were then at the apex of the Indian court system.