Working of Institutions CIVICS-9

 Working of Institutions Class 9 Important Questions Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. Name the three organs of the Government. Answer: Executive Legislative Judiciary Question 2. Who is the head of the state and the head of the government? Answer: The President is the head of the state whereas Prime Minister is the head of the government. Question 3. What is a Parliament? Name the two houses of the Parliament. Answer: It is the supreme law making body of India. It has two Houses : Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha. Question 4. What are institutions? Answer: The arrangements which are made in modern democracies to run the government. Question 5. Name any three institutions responsible to run the democratic government in India. Answer: The Prime Minister and the Cabinet. The Civil Servant. The Supreme Court. Question 6. Name the institution where disputes between citizens and the government are finally settled. Answer: The Supreme Court. Question 7. Why democratic governments insist on institutions? Give two reasons. Answer: Institutions involve rules and regulations. Institutions bind the hands of the rulers as these involve meetings, committees and routines. Question 8. Which House has more power regarding the money bill? Give reason. Answer: The Lok Sabha exercises more powers in money matters. Once the Lok Sabha passes the budget of any other money related law, the Rajya Sabha cannot reject it. The Rajya Sabha can only delay it by 14 days or suggest changes, in it. The Lok Sabha may or may not accept these changes. Question 9. Explain No Confidence Motion. Answer: Only a person who enjoys the support of the majority of the members of the Lok Sabha is appointed as the Prime Minister. If a no confidence motion is moved in the Lok Sabha, and passed, then,the Government has to resign. Question 10. With reference to the Rajya Sabha answer the following questions: (i) What is its power relating to money bill? (ii) Can it pass a No-Confidence Motion? Answer: (i) A Money bill can originate only in the Lok Sabha. When it is sent to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot reject it. The Rajya Sabha can delay it for 14 days. (ii) No, Rajya Sabha cannot pass the No-confidence Motion. Question 11. Define Executive. [CBSE 2015] Answer: At different levels of any government we find functionaries who take day-to-day decisions, but do not exercise the supreme power on behalf of the people. All those functionaries are collectively known as the executive. Question 12. Who appoints the Prime Minister? Answer: The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. Question 13. What is the tenure of the Prime Minister? Answer: The Prime Minister does not have a fixed tenure. Normally a Prime Minister is elected for 5 years, but remains in power till he enjoys the majority support. Question 14. Who are Cabinet Ministers?[CBSE 2013, 14] Answer: They are usually the top level leaders of the ruling party or parties, who are in charge of the major ministries like Defence, Railway, Foreign Affairs etc. Normally, all the major decisions are taken by these ministers. Question 15. What is judiciary? [CBSE 2015] Answer: All the courts at different levels in a country are called the judiciary. Question 16. Which is the highest court of India? Answer: The Supreme Court. Question 17. “The Constitution of India has made necessary provisions for ensuring independence of judiciary.” Justify your answer by giving two reasons. Answer: The judges are appointed by the executive on the basis of the prescribed qualifications, and according to a well established procedure. The Judges cannot be removed at the whims of the executive. Question 18. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India and the other judges? Answer: The President of India appoints the Chief Justice of India. The President consults other Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts while making appointments of other judges. Question 19. State any two powers of the Supreme Court of India. Answer: The Supreme Court acts as the guardian of fundamental rights. It acts as a guardian of the Constitution. Question 20. What is the composition of Indian judiciary? Answer: The Supreme Court. The High Court. The District Court.

Question 1. Why is there a need for political institutions? [CBSE 2014,15] Answer: To take decisions : Countries need political institutions to take decisions regarding the welfare of the people. Institutions formulate various policies and programmes. Implementation : The decisions which have been taken are to be implemented. So countries need institutions to implement the decisions. To solve the disputes : Institutions are also needed to solve the disputes between various institutions. To take right decisions : Institutions help the governments to take the right decisions. Question 2. Distinguish between political executive and permanent executive. Answer: Working of Institutions Class 9 Important Questions Civics Chapter 5 1 Question 13. Compare the power, tenure and working of both the Houses of the Indian Parliament. [CBSE March 2011] Or The Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha. Explain by giving three reasons. [CBSE March 2012,13] Or Which house of the Parliament is more powerful in India? Give reasons.[CBSE March 2011,2012] Or Our Constitution does give the Rsgya Sabha some special powers over the states, but Lok Sabha exercises supreme power. How? Explain. [CBSE March 2012] Answer: Working of Institutions Class 9 Important Questions Civics Chapter 5 2 Question 4. Why do the political executives have more power than the permanent executives? [CBSE March 2014] Answer: In a democracy, the will of the people is supreme, and the political executive is elected by the people. All the political executives are answerable to the people. The people can change them if they don’t work according to the wishes of the people. The non-political executives are the experts in their field but political executives have to see the welfare of all. The experts can tell the route, but the political executives have a larger view so they decide the destination.