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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. The functions of the government are divided into three branches, namely, the ___________, the ___________ and the ___________.
   2. Subjects for legislation are divided into three lists-the ___________ List, the ___________ List and the ___________ List.
   3. The Union Parliament has two Houses-the ___________ and the ___________.
   4. The ___________ is a permanent House. It cannot be dissolved.
   5. The Parliament is ___________ legislature.
2. 2.

   Match the following:

   A	B
   1. The President	(a) is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
   2. The Vice-President	(b) is a permanent House.
   3. The Speaker	(c) nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha.
   4. Parliament	(d) is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha.
   5. The Rajya Sabha	(e) can introduce a bill to amend the Constitution.

    

3. 3.

   Choose the correct answer:

   1. The President carries out his/her functions on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Lok Sabha/the Council of Ministers/the Rajya Sabha.
   2. Both the central and the state governments can make laws on the subjects in the Union List/State List/Concurrent List.
   3. The Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha/Vidhan Sabha is also known as the Council of States.
   4. The President can nominate 2/10/12 members from the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha.
   5. At present the Lok Sabha consists of 545/645/525 members.
4. 4.

   State whether the following are true or false:

   1. The State List includes subjects of national importance.
   2. A member of the Lok Sabha should be at least 30 years of age.
   3. The Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and cannot be dissolved by the President.
   4. A money bill has to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
   5. The Vice-President is the presiding officer of the Rajya Sabha.
5. 5.

   Who is the nominal executive head of the government of India?

6. 6.

   How do we know that the Parliament has supreme authority in the government?