CBSE Class 9 Civics Democratic Politics Working of Institutions Worksheet Set A

Case-based MCQs

I. Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same:

The Constitution does not say very much about the powers of the Prime Minister or the Ministers or their relationship with each other. But as Head of the Government, the Prime Minister has wide ranging powers. He chairs Cabinet Meetings. He Coordinates the work of different Departments. His decisions are final in case Disagreements arise between Departments. He exercises General Supervision of different Ministries. All Ministers work under his leadership. The Prime Minister distributes and redistributes work to the Ministers. He also has the Power to Dismiss Ministers. When the Prime Minister quits, the Entire Ministry quits. Thus, if the Cabinet is the most powerful Institution in India, within the Cabinet it is the Prime Minister who is the Most powerful. The Powers of the Prime Minister in all Parliamentary democracies of the World have increased so much in recent decades that Parliamentary Democracies are sometimes seen as Prime Ministerial Form of Government. As Political Parties have come to play a major Role in Politics, the Prime Minister controls the Cabinet and Parliament through the Party. The Media also contributes to this trend by making Politics and Elections as a Competition between Top leaders of Parties. In India too we have seen such a tendency towards the concentration of powers in the hands of the Prime Minister. Jawaharlal Nehru, the First Prime Minister of India, exercised Enormous Authority because he had great influence over the Public. Indira Gandhi was also a very Powerful Leader compared to her Colleagues in the Cabinet. Of course, the Extent of Power wielded by a Prime Minister also depends on the Personality of the Person Holding that Position.

Question. The Political Executive includes the _____ and
_____ .
(A) The President, the Vice President
(B) The Governor, the Prime Minister
(C) The Prime Minister, Council of Ministers
(D) The Prime Minister, the President
Answer : C

Question. When the Prime Minister quits, who quits along with him/her?
(A) No Minister quits with him/her
(B) The Entire Ministry quits
(C) Only 50% Minister quit
(D) The President quits along with him.
Answer : B

Question. The _____ also contributes by making Politics and Election as a Competition between Top Leaders of Parties.
(A) Government
(B) Public
(C) Media
(D) Opposition Parties
Answer : C

Question. _____ was also a very Powerful Leader compared to Other Colleagues in the Cabinet.
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answer : A

Question. _____ of India, exercised enormous Authority because he had great influence over the Public.
(A) The First Prime Minister
(B) The Fifth Prime Minister
(C) The Sixth Prime Minister
(D) The Present Prime Minister
Answer : A

II. Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same:

Prime Minister is the most important Political Institution in the Country. Yet there is no Direct Election to the post of the Prime Minister. The President appoints the Prime Minister. But the President cannot appoint anyone he likes. The President appoints the Leader of the Majority Party or the Coalition of Parties that Commands a Majority in the Lok Sabha as Prime Minister. In case No Single Party or Alliance gets a Majority, the President appoints the person most likely to secure a Majority Support. The Prime Minister does not have a fixed tenure. He continues in power so long as he remains the Leader of the Majority Party or Coalition.

Question. What is meant by Political Executive?
(A) The Speaker
(B) Political Leaders who are elected by the People for a specific term.
(C) Only those Political Leaders who are in the Ruling Party.
(D) Only those Political Leaders who are in the Opposition Party.
Answer : B

Question. Who is the Head of the Government and exercises All Governmental Powers?
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The President
(C) The Speaker
(D) Head of the Ruling Party
Answer : A

Question. Who among the following is a part of the Political Executive?
(A) Home Minister
(B) District Collector
(C) Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Director General of Police
Answer : A

Question. What is the Government formed by an Alliance of two or more Political Parties called?
(A) Cooperation Government
(B) Coalition Government
(C) Consensus Government
(D) Cooperative Government
Answer : B

Question. Directions : In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason
(R). Mark the correct choice as :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Assertion(A) : The Prime Minister has a fixed tenure of five years.
Reason(R) : He continues in power so long as he remains the Leader of the Majority Party or Coalition.
Answer : D

III. Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same:

The Presidential System
Presidents all over the World are not always Nominal Executives like the President of India. In many countries of the World, the President is both the Head of the State and the Head of the Government. The President of the United States of America is the most well known example of this kind of President. The US President is directly Elected by the people. He personally chooses and appoints all Ministers. The Law making is still done by the Legislature (called the Congress in the US), but the President can Veto any Law. Most importantly, the President does not need the support of the Majority of Members in the Congress and neither is he answerable to them. He has a fixed tenure of four years and completes it even if his party does not have a majority in the Congress. This model is followed in most of the countries of Latin America and many of the Ex-soviet Union countries. Given the Centrality of the President, this System of Government is called the Presidential Form of Government. In Countries like ours that follow the British Model, the Parliament is Supreme. Therefore, Our System is called the Parliamentary System of Government.

Question. Directions : In the following question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Assertion(A) : Presidents all over the World are always Nominal Executives like the President of India.
Reason (R) : In many countries of the World, the President is both the Head of the State and the Head of the Government.
Answer : D

Question. _____ is both the Head of the State and the Head of the Government.
(A) US President
(B) Indian President
(C) UK President
(D) Nepal President
Answer : A

Question. Consider the incorrect option regarding the Power of US President.
(A) The US President is Directly Elected by the People.
(B) He personally chooses and appoints all Ministers.
(C) The President need the support of the Majority of Members in the Congress and neither is he answerable to them. 
(D) The President is not answerable to Members in the Congress.
Answer : C

Question. India follows .
(A) The Presidential form of Government
(B) The Parliamentary System of Government
(C) Monarchy
(D) Authoritarian
Answer : B

Question. Latin America and many of the Ex-Soviet Union Countries follows.
(A) The Presidential Form of Government
(B) The Parliamentary System of Government
(C) Monarchy
(D) Authoritarian
Answer : A

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