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Governing Ourselves

The document discusses how India is governed, including the roles of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Central government, legislative assemblies, and judiciary. It provides definitions and answers questions about how these bodies are formed and their key differences and responsibilities in governing the country.

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Governing Ourselves

The document discusses how India is governed, including the roles of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Central government, legislative assemblies, and judiciary. It provides definitions and answers questions about how these bodies are formed and their key differences and responsibilities in governing the country.

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18.

Governing Ourselves
Keywords:

Definitions:

Question and answers:

1. Which provision in the Constitution help in the proper governance of the Country?
2. Write the difference between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

A)

Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha


1. Its members are elected directly by 1. Its members are not elected directly
the people. by the people.
2. The members elected for a term of 2. The members are elected for a term
five years. of six years.
3. Maximum no.of members are 550. 3. Maximum no.of members are 250.
3. How is the Central government formed?

A) The party that gets the maximum seats in the Lok Sabha forms the government at the centre.
4. What is a legislative assembly? How is it formed?
 Legislative assembly makes laws for the state.
 The members of the legislative assembly are elected by people who are more than 18 years of
age.
 They are elected for a term of five years.
 After the Assembly elections, the Governor invites the leaders of the party that has got the
maximum seats in the legislative assembly to form the government.
5. Write a short note on the judiciary.
 The Supreme Court in New Delhi is the highest judicial body in our country.
 It gives the final judgement in any legal case.
 All the judges are appointed by the President of India.
 The highest judicial position is the chief justice.

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