UNION PARLIAMENT
IMPORTANT POINTS TO LEARN
SHEET -1
Class 10
Important points to learn
1. The three constituents of the union Parliament are – President, Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha.
2. Parliament consists of two houses – Lok Sabha ( lower house )and Rajya Sabha (upper
house)
3. Maximum strength of Lok Sabha – 550 members
4. Maximum number of members of Lok Sabha elected from the states of India – 530
5. Maximum number of members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the union territories of
India– 20
6. Manner of election of the Lok Sabha members – direct election, universal adult franchise,
and secret ballot.
7. Required qualifications.-a person should be a citizen of India, must not be less than 25
years of age, one should be registered as a voter in any of the Parliamentary
constituencies. One should not hold an office of profit, one should not be an insolvent.
8. The speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by the members of the Lok Sabha by a simple
majority of members present and voting.
9. Deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha is also elected by the Lok Sabha members by a simple
majority.
10. The speaker and the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed by the members of
the house by a simple majority.
11. Maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha – 250 members
12. Total number of elected members in Rajya Sabha – 238
13. Total number of nominated members in Rajya Sabha – 12
14. Manner of election of the Rajya Sabha members – Indirect election, elected by the elected
members of the legislative assembly of each state, Open ballot system, single transferable
voting system
15. Qualifications for membership in Rajya Sabha – same as for Lok Sabha, except the
minimum age i.e. a person should not be less than 30 years of age.
16. Term of the Rajya Sabha, it cannot be dissolved by the President of India, it is a permanent
house, one third of its members retire after every two years.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO LEARN
SHEET -1
Class 10
Important points to learn
1. The three constituents of the union Parliament are – President, Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha.
2. Parliament consists of two houses – Lok Sabha ( lower house )and Rajya Sabha (upper
house)
3. Maximum strength of Lok Sabha – 550 members
4. Maximum number of members of Lok Sabha elected from the states of India – 530
5. Maximum number of members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the union territories of
India– 20
6. Manner of election of the Lok Sabha members – direct election, universal adult franchise,
and secret ballot.
7. Required qualifications.-a person should be a citizen of India, must not be less than 25
years of age, one should be registered as a voter in any of the Parliamentary
constituencies. One should not hold an office of profit, one should not be an insolvent.
8. The speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by the members of the Lok Sabha by a simple
majority of members present and voting.
9. Deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha is also elected by the Lok Sabha members by a simple
majority.
10. The speaker and the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed by the members of
the house by a simple majority.
11. Maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha – 250 members
12. Total number of elected members in Rajya Sabha – 238
13. Total number of nominated members in Rajya Sabha – 12
14. Manner of election of the Rajya Sabha members – Indirect election, elected by the elected
members of the legislative assembly of each state, Open ballot system, single transferable
voting system
15. Qualifications for membership in Rajya Sabha – same as for Lok Sabha, except the
minimum age i.e. a person should not be less than 30 years of age.
16. Term of the Rajya Sabha, it cannot be dissolved by the President of India, it is a permanent
house, one third of its members retire after every two years.
