Question

The Lower House of the Parliament is called
A.Vidhan Sabha
B.Rajya Sabha
C.Lok Sabha
D.Vidhan Parishad

Answer 1

Hint: In the course of the freedom struggle, a broad consensus emerged that Parliament would be the most important institution in the nation. Today, it serves as the central institution in our constitutional democracy. The Indian legislative system is a bicameral one which means that there are two houses at the centre responsible for making laws and other deliberative functions.

Complete answer: Option A: is incorrect. Vidhan Sabha is the State Legislative Assembly. Members are elected to the State Legislative Assembly directly by voting, from amongst the candidates that stand in each respective state constituency. Candidates who win said seats to the Legislative Assembly become Member of Legislative Assembly (or MLA) and hold it for a term of five years. The leader of the party or coalition (a group of parties) with the most seats in the Legislative Assembly becomes the Chief Minister of the state.
Option B: Rajya Sabha is incorrect. The upper house of the Parliament is known as the Rajya Sabha or the Council of States. The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the respective states under proportional representation. It is a permanent body and a third of the members retire every two years so the tenure of the members is essentially 6 years. The Rajya Sabha has a total of 250 members, 238 elected members and 12 members nominated by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Option C: Lok Sabha is correct. The lower house of the Parliament is known as the Lok Sabha or the House of People. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected directly by the people from 543 constituencies around the country. Two members are nominated by the President from among the members of the Anglo-Indian community. The term of the Lok Sabha is five years.
Option D: Vidhan Parishad is incorrect because the Legislative Council of the state is known as the Vidhan Parishad. Much like the Rajya Sabha, a third of its members retire every 2 years so the tenure of the members is essentially 6 years. Members of the Legislative Council are indirectly elected by the representatives in rural and urban local bodies and some are nominated by the governor. A total of 6 out of 28 states in India have a Legislative Council.

Hence, The correct answer is Option C.

Note: The framers of the constitution picked a parliamentary form of government over a presidential form because they believed that it could better accommodate and represent India’s diversities.