Practicing Success
Which house of the Indian Parliament is known as the House of the People? |
Lok Sabha Vidhan Parishad Rajya Sabha Vidhan Sabha |
Lok Sabha |
The correct answer is Option 1 - Lok Sabha The term ‘Parliament’ refers to the national legislature. The legislature of the States is described as State legislature. The Parliament in India has two houses. When there are two houses of the legislature, it is called a bicameral legislature. The two Houses of the Indian Parliament are the Council of States or the Rajya Sabha and the House of the People or the Lok Sabha. The Constitution has given the States the option of establishing either a unicameral or bicameral legislature. At present only six States have a bicameral legislature.
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