NCERT CLASS 9 Political Science Chapter 5: Working Of Institutions

Extra questions and answers.

1. What are the different works of the government?

Answer: The government has the responsibility of performing several functions. Some of the essential functions that the government should perform are listed below.
     i) Providing security to the citizens.
     ii) Take effective steps so that education and health facilities could be accessible to all.
     iii) Collects taxes from the citizens and spend it on various developmental activities.

2. What is meant by parliament?

Answer; An assembly of elected representatives at the central level is called the Parliament.

3. Why do we need a parliament?

Answer: Parliament is very essential in a democratic form of government. We need a Parliament for the following reasons.
     i) Parliament is the highest law-making authority in the country. It can modify an existing law and even abolish existing laws.
     ii) Parliament controls the government. The decisions taken by the government should have the support of the parliament.
     iii) Parliament takes the final decision as to how the government money has to be spent.
     iv) Parliament is the highest platform for discussion and debate concerning the country.

4. What are the two houses of the Parliament?

Answer: The two houses of the Parliament are
     i) The Lok Sabha and ii) The Rajya Sabha.

5. Distinguish between political and permanent executive.

Answer: The Political Executive is the executive that is elected by the people for a specific period of time. On the other hand, the Permanent Executive is the executive that is appointed on a long term basis. They are called civil servants. The Permanent Executive helps the Political Executive to make decisions in day-to-day administration.

6. Who appoints the Prime Minister?

Answer: The President appoints the Prime Minister.

7. Who elects the President of India?

Answer: The President is not elected by the people. The elected Members of the Parliament(MP) and the elected members of the Legislative Assembly(MLA) elect the President.

8. What are the disputes the Supreme Court of India can solve?

Answer: The Supreme Court can solve the following types of disputes.
     i) Disputes arising between the citizens of the country.
     ii) Disputes between citizens and government.
     iii) Disputes between two or more state governments.
     iv) Disputes between the central and state governments.