Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 16 — Chapter 16: The Union Parliament - I (Lok Sabha)
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. How are Lok Sabha members chosen? [1]
(A) Directly elected by citizens
(B) Appointed by the President
(C) Selected by the Rajya Sabha
(D) Chosen randomly
2. How often are Lok Sabha elections held? [1]
(A) At least every five years
(B) Every year
(C) Every ten years
(D) Never held regularly
3. What can the Lok Sabha approve? [1]
(A) The budget
(B) Only foreign policy
(C) Only military decisions
(D) Nothing significant
4. What can the Lok Sabha do to the government? [1]
(A) Remove it through a no-confidence motion
(B) Nothing, it has no power over government
(C) Only advise it
(D) Only support it unconditionally
5. Who presides over Lok Sabha sessions? [1]
(A) The Speaker
(B) The President
(C) The Prime Minister
(D) The Chief Justice
6. What does the Speaker do? [1]
(A) Maintains order during sessions
(B) Makes all laws alone
(C) Has no specific role
(D) Only votes in elections
7. Why is the Lok Sabha important? [1]
(A) It directly represents the population in lawmaking
(B) It has no importance
(C) Only for ceremonial purposes
(D) It's not a real institution
8. Why study the Lok Sabha's role? [1]
(A) To understand India's democratic representation
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. How are Lok Sabha members chosen? [1]
(A) Directly elected by citizens
(B) Appointed by the President
(C) Selected by the Rajya Sabha
(D) Chosen randomly
10. How often are Lok Sabha elections held? [1]
(A) At least every five years
(B) Every year
(C) Every ten years
(D) Never held regularly
11. What can the Lok Sabha approve? [1]
(A) The budget
(B) Only foreign policy
(C) Only military decisions
(D) Nothing significant
12. What can the Lok Sabha do to the government? [1]
(A) Remove it through a no-confidence motion
(B) Nothing, it has no power over government
(C) Only advise it
(D) Only support it unconditionally
13. Who presides over Lok Sabha sessions? [1]
(A) The Speaker
(B) The President
(C) The Prime Minister
(D) The Chief Justice
14. What does the Speaker do? [1]
(A) Maintains order during sessions
(B) Makes all laws alone
(C) Has no specific role
(D) Only votes in elections
15. Why is the Lok Sabha important? [1]
(A) It directly represents the population in lawmaking
(B) It has no importance
(C) Only for ceremonial purposes
(D) It's not a real institution
16. Why study the Lok Sabha's role? [1]
(A) To understand India's democratic representation
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests