Author Question: Which of the following statements regarding the Indian Parliament is true? a. Rajya Sabha is the ... (Read 77 times)

burton19126 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following statements regarding the Indian Parliament is true?

a. Rajya Sabha is the more powerful of the two houses.
b. The Lok Sabha cannot be dissolved by the president.
c. Districts in the Lok Sabha are based on regional borders, not population.
d. The president appoints 12 members to the Rajya Sabha.

Question 2

In 1999 Sonia Ghandi was being groomed to become prime minister, why was Manmohan Singh confirmed instead?

a. Singh ran a year-long smear campaign to discredit the Ghandi dynasty.
b. Sonia Ghandi's Italian origin was considered too distracting.
c. The large Muslim population was reluctant to support a Roman Catholic.
d. Sonia Ghandi had no political experience to qualify her for the position.