5.3 Additional Questions :
Answer the following questions :
1. What is the Office Memorandum?
Ans: The Government if India issues an order called an Office Memorandum.
2. Which courts in India settle disputes arising out of Governmental decisions?
Ans: The Supreme Court and the High Court settle disputes arising out of Governmental decisions.
3. What is the number of members of the Lok Sabha ?
Ans: The members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected for the period of 5 years. It has members including 2 nominated members.
4. Name the two houses of the Indian parliament?
Ans: The two houses of the Indian parliament are :
i) Rajya Sabha(Council of states and the
ii) Lok Sabha (House of the People).
5. Who takes all the important decisions in India?
Ans: The Prime Minister and the cabinet take all the important decisions in India.
6. What were the effects of the implementation of the Mandal Report?
Ans:
i) Newspapers and magazine were full of different views and opinions.
ii) It led to widespread protest and counter protest.
iii) The decision affected thousands of job opportunities to the common people.
7. What types of disputes are settle by the Supreme Court?
Ans: It settles all the disputes:
i) Between citizens of the country.
ii) Between citizens of and the government.
iii) Between two or more state governments.
iv) Between governments at the union and state level.