Unit 3 Ch 1 : Power-sharing — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary. Let us call this horizontal distribution of power because it allows different organs of government placed at the same level to exercise different powers. Such a separation ensures that none of the organs can exercise unlimited power. Each organ checks the others. This results in a balance of power among various institutions. Last year we studied that in a democracy, even though ministers and government officials exercise power, they are responsible to the Parliament or State Assemblies. Similarly, although judges are appointed by the executive, they can check the functioning of executive or laws made by the legislatures. This arrangement is called a system of checks and balances.

1. Power sharing between different organs of the government is being referred as:

1. Horizontal distribution of power.
2. Vertical division of power.
3. Union Government.
4. Community Government.

2. Power Sharing is between:

1. Legislature, executive and parliament.
2. Legislature, executive and judiciary.
3. Legislature, high court and judiciary.
4. None of the above.

3. It allows different organs of government placed at the same level to exercise different powers is known as:

1. Circular distribution of power.
2. Vertical distribution of power.
3. Horizontal distribution of power.
4. All of the above.

4. Judges are appointed by the executive, they can check the functioning of executive or laws made by the legislature known as:

1. Horizontal distribution of power.
2. Vertical distribution of power.
3. Checks and balances.
4. All of the above.