Question

1. What is a Parliament? Name the two houses of the Parliament.

Answer 1

Answer:

• In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. ... The term is similar to the idea of a senate, synod or congress, and is commonly used in countries that are current or former monarchies, a form of government with a monarch as the head.

• Parliament of India consists of the President and two Houses—the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha). Rajya Sabha, as its name suggests, represents the States although the States are not equally represented in this House.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons is called Parliament

The Indian Parliament comprises of the President and the two Houses - Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President has the power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha.