Multiple choice

The Indian Constitution has opted for Parliamentary System of Government. Which of the following are the features of the Indian parliamentary system?

  1. Majority party rule
  2. Dissolution of the Upper House
  3. Leadership of the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister
  4. Sovereignty of the Parliament
  5. Membership of the ministers in the Legislatures

  1. Only 1, 3 and 5

  2. Only 1, 3, 4 and 5

  3. Only 1, 2, 3 and 4

  4. All of the above
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Explanation

It should be noted that the Upper House or the Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and can never be dissolved. Besides, the Indian parliamentary system is different from that of the Britain. In Britain, the British Parliament is supreme, but in India it is the Constitution itself that is supreme. Sovereignty of the Parliament is subjected to the content of the Constitution.

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