How well do you know the Indian Polity and Parliamentary System?

The Parliament of India is its supreme legislative body and a source of pride for all citizens. It is a bicameral legislature that includes the President of India and two houses: the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Legislative proposals are presented in the form of bills, which are then voted by both houses of the Parliament and signed by the President of India to become an Act. How well do you know the Indian Parliamentary System? Take this quiz to find out. 

Q1. When is the Constitution Day celebrated in India? 

(a) January 26, 1950 

(b) October 31, 1945 

(c) March 16, 1987 

(d) June 11, 1934 

Q2. What is another name for the Parliament House in Delhi? 

(a) Vidhan Bhawan 

(b) Sansad Bhawan

(c) Raj Bhawan

(d) Kala Bhawan

Q3. What is the other name for Parliamentary form of government? 

(a) Cabinet government 

(b) Westminster form of government  

(c) Responsible government 

(d) All of the above 

Q4. Which of these attributes is not related to the Parliamentary form of government? 

(a) Resolution of the Lower House 

(b) Collective liability

(c) Leadership of the Prime Minister 

(d) Single executive system 

Q5. Which of the following characteristics listed below does not represent a federal government? 

(a) Written Constitution 

(b) Flexible Constitution 

(c) Independent Judiciary 

(d) Supremacy of the Constitution 

Q6. Out of the following, which of the statements is incorrect? 

(a) Lok Sabha represents the people of India 

(b) Rajya Sabha represents the states of India 

(c) There are 98 items in the Union List 

(d) Rajya Sabha protects the state from unnecessary interference from the Centre 

ANSWERS 

Q1. (a) 

The Constituent Assembly of India enacted the Indian Constitution on November 26, 1949, and it came into effect on January 26, 1950. Hence, the adoption of the Constitution of India is commemorated every year on November 26 ever since. 

Q2. (b) 

The Parliament House is also known as Sansad Bhawan which is located at Sansad Marg, Connaught Place in New Delhi. The India Gate, war memorial, prime minister's office and residence, ministerial buildings, and other administrative institutions of the Indian government surround the Indian Parliament on Sansad Marg, which crosses the Central Vista. It houses the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the lower and upper houses of India's bicameral parliament, respectively. The Parliament House is roughly 750 metres away from the Rashtrapati Bhawan (President’s House). 

Q3. (d) 

The Parliamentary form of government is also called as Cabinet government, responsible government and Westminster form of government. In fact, the Westminster system of governance is- named after the area in Central London where the Parliament of the United Kingdom is based. It is a democratic system and is used in countries such as Britain, Canada, and New Zealand as well as in many parts of the Pacific, Asia and Africa. 

Q4. (d) 

The attributes or features of the Parliamentary form of government are: dual executive, majority party rule, collective responsibility, political homogeneity, double membership and the leadership of Prime Minister. 

Q5. (b) 

The federal government has nothing to do with the Flexible Constitution provision as listed above.  

Q6. (c) 

The Union List, also known as List-I, is a list of 100 items found in the Constitution of India's Seventh Schedule, over which Parliament has sole legislative authority.