MCQ Questions for Class 8 Civics: Ch 3 Why Do We Need a Parliament
1. Which is the highest law making body in our country?
(a) Rajya sabha
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) Court
(d) None of these
â–º (b) Lok Sabha
2. Which are the main types of Bills?
(a) Money Bills
(b) Financial Bills
(c) Ordinary Bills
(d) All of the above
â–º (d) All of the above
3. Who demanded the elected members in the legislature?
(a) British
(b) Non ruling party
(c) Indian National Congress
(d) None of these
â–º (c) Indian National Congress
4. How many members are there in the Rajya sabha?
(a) 240 elected members
(b) 233 elected members
(c) 230 elected members
(d) None of these
â–º (b) 233 elected members
5. How Many members are nominated by president in Rajya sabha?
(a) 15
(b) 14
(c) 12
(d) None of these
â–º (c) 12
6. When did the Indian congress demanded the elected members in the legislature?
(a) 1880
(b) 1885
(c) 1896
(d) 1845
â–º (b) 1885
7. Who is the head of the Executive at the central level?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Chief Minister
(d) None of these
â–º (a) President
8. For what period of time the President of India holds office?
(a) 6 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 7 years
â–º (b) 5 years
9. Representatives to the Parliament are chosen by the
(a) People
(b) Rulers
(c) Government
(d) None of these
â–º (a) People
10. The combined strength of all political parties in the Parliament with less than 50% of representatives is
(a) ruling party
(b) opposition
(c) coalition
(d) none of these
â–º (b) opposition
11. When was the EVM used for the first time?
(a) 2007
(b) 2004
(c) 2003
(d) 1990
â–º (b) 2004
12. Who looks after sanitary conditions of the country?
(a) Health Minister
(b) Home Minister
(c) Finance Minister
(d) All of these
â–º (a) Health Minister
13. In Parliament seats are reserved for:
(a) SCs
(b) STs
(c) None of them
(d) Both (a) and (b)
â–º (d) Both (a) and (b)
14. The parliament of India has how many houses?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 3
â–º (a) 2
14. What do you mean by the Houses of people?
(a) Lok sabha
(b) Vidhan sabha
(c) Rajya sabha
(d) Parliament
â–º (a) Lok sabha
15. What is Zero Hour?
(a) Begins at 2 o’clock
(b) Begins at 12 o’clock
(c) Begins at 0 o’clock
(d) None of these
► (b) Begins at 12 o’clock
16. Which is an important way to control the executive in Parliament?
(a) Assembly
(b) Zero hour
(c) Question hour
(d) none of these
â–º (c) Question hour