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Class – IX
NCERT Solutions
Social Science ( Political Science )
Chapter 05
Working of Institutions

1. If you are elected as the President of India which of the following decision can you
take on your own?

a. Select the person you like as Prime Minister.

b. Dismiss a Prime Minister who has a majority in Lok Sabha.
c. Ask for reconsideration of a bill passed by both the Houses.
d. Nominate the leaders of your choice to the Council of Ministers.

Answer : (c) Ask for reconsideration of a bill passed by both the houses.

2. Who among the following is a part of the political executive?

a. District Collector
b. Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs
c. Home Minister
d. Director General of Police

Answer : (c) Home Minister

3. Which of the following statements about the judiciary is false?

a. Every law passed by the Parliament needs approval of the Supreme Court
b. Judiciary can strike down a law if it goes against the spirit of the Constitution
c. Judiciary is independent of the Executive
d. Any citizen can approach the courts if her rights are violated

Answer :(a) Every law passed by the Parliament needs approval of the Supreme Court.

4. Which of the following institutions can make changes to an existing law of the
country?

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a. The Supreme Court
b. The President
c. The Prime Minister
d. The Parliament

Answer: (d) The Parliament

5. Match the ministry with the news that the ministry may have released:

(a) A new policy is being made to increase the jute

(i) Ministry of Defence
exports from the country.

(b) Telephone services will be made more accessible (ii) Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
to rural areas. Public Distribution

(c) The price of rice and wheat sold under the Public
(iii) Ministry of Health
Distribution System will go down.

(iv) Ministry of Commerce and

(d) A pulse polio campaign will be launched.
Industry

(e) The allowances of the soldiers posted on high (v) Ministry of Communications and
altitudes will be increased. Information Technology.

Answer :

(a) A new policy is being made to increase the jute (iv) Ministry of Commerce and
exports from the country. Industry

(b) Telephone services will be made more accessible (v) Ministry of Communications and
to rural areas. Information Technology

(c) The price of rice and wheat sold under the public (ii) Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
distribution system will go down. Public Distribution

(d) A pulse polio campaign will be launched (iii) Ministry of Health

(e) The allowances of soldiers posted on high

(i) Ministry of Defence
altitudes will be increased

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6. Of all the institutions that we have studied in this chapter, name the one that
exercises the powers on each of the following matters.
a. Decision on allocation of money for developing infrastructure like roads, irrigation
etc. and different welfare activities for the citizens
b. Considers the recommendation of a Committee on a law to regulate the stock
exchange
c. Decides on a legal dispute between two state governments
d. Implements the decision to provide relief for the victims of an earthquake.

Answer : a) Lok Sabha (The Finance Ministry)

(b) The Parliament
(c) The Supreme Court
(d) The Executive

7. Why is the Prime Minister in India not directly elected by the people? Choose the
most appropriate answer and give reasons for your choice.

a. In a Parliamentary democracy only the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha
can become the Prime Minister.
b. Lok Sabha can remove the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers even before
the expiry of their term.
c. Since the Prime Minister is appointed by the President there is no need for it.
d. Direct election of the Prime Minister will involve lot of expenditure on election.

Answer : In a Parliamentary democracy only the leader of the majority party in the Lok
Sabha can become the Prime Minister.This is to ensure that the Prime Minister secures a
majority support. This prevents him/her from being either a puppet or a dictator since he/she
has to function along with a council of ministers.

8. Three friends went to watch a film that showed the hero becoming Chief Minister for
a day and making big changes in the state. Imran said this is what the country needs.
Rizwan said this kind of a personal rule without institutions is dangerous. Shankar said
all this is a fantasy. No minister can do anything in one day. What would be your
reaction to such a film?

Answer : Shankar is right. This film is unrealstic. A single man can't don anything alone. He

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have to follow procedures and guidence written in constitution. Apersonal rule without
institutions is dangerous.

9. A teacher was making preparations for a mock parliament. She called two students
to act as leaders of two political parties. She gave them an option: Each one could
choose to have a majority either in the mock Lok Sabha or in the mock Rajya Sabha. If
this choice was given to you, which one would you choose and why?

Answer : I would choose to have a majority in the Lok Sabha as it is more powerful than the
Rajya Sabha. Lok Sabha members are directly elected by the people. The leader of political
party which is in majority in Lok Sabha will be appointed as prime minister which is most
powerful person in the country.

10. After reading the example of the reservation order, three students had different
reactions about the role of the judiciary. Which view, according to you, is a correct
reading of the role of judiciary?

a. Srinivas argues that since the Supreme Court agreed with the government, it is not
independent.
b. Anjaiah says that judiciary is independent because it could have given a verdict
against the government order. The Supreme Court did direct the government to modify
it.
c. Vijaya thinks that the judiciary is neither independent nor conformist, but acts as a
mediator between opposing parties. The court struck a good balance between those
who supported and those who opposed the order.

Answer : The view that Anjaiah had given is coorect according to my view because supreme
court is independent and in many cases he has given the dicision againest goverment.

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