Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 19 — Chapter 19: The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who typically becomes Prime Minister? [1]
(A) The majority party leader in Lok Sabha
(B) Any random citizen
(C) The oldest MP
(D) The wealthiest MP
2. Who appoints the Prime Minister? [1]
(A) The President
(B) The Vice-President
(C) The Chief Justice
(D) The Speaker
3. What is the Council of Ministers? [1]
(A) The PM and various ministers together
(B) Only the PM alone
(C) Only opposition members
(D) The judiciary
4. To whom is the Council of Ministers responsible? [1]
(A) The Lok Sabha
(B) Only the President
(C) Only the Rajya Sabha
(D) No one
5. What does the PM lead? [1]
(A) Cabinet meetings
(B) Only ceremonial events
(C) The judiciary
(D) The opposition
6. What does the PM coordinate? [1]
(A) Government policy
(B) Only foreign trips
(C) Only Parliament sessions
(D) Nothing significant
7. What does the PM do internationally? [1]
(A) Represents India in diplomacy
(B) Has no international role
(C) Only travels for leisure
(D) Ignores foreign affairs
8. Why study the PM's role? [1]
(A) To understand executive power in India's democracy
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. Who typically becomes Prime Minister? [1]
(A) The majority party leader in Lok Sabha
(B) Any random citizen
(C) The oldest MP
(D) The wealthiest MP
10. Who appoints the Prime Minister? [1]
(A) The President
(B) The Vice-President
(C) The Chief Justice
(D) The Speaker
11. What is the Council of Ministers? [1]
(A) The PM and various ministers together
(B) Only the PM alone
(C) Only opposition members
(D) The judiciary
12. To whom is the Council of Ministers responsible? [1]
(A) The Lok Sabha
(B) Only the President
(C) Only the Rajya Sabha
(D) No one
13. What does the PM lead? [1]
(A) Cabinet meetings
(B) Only ceremonial events
(C) The judiciary
(D) The opposition
14. What does the PM coordinate? [1]
(A) Government policy
(B) Only foreign trips
(C) Only Parliament sessions
(D) Nothing significant
15. What does the PM do internationally? [1]
(A) Represents India in diplomacy
(B) Has no international role
(C) Only travels for leisure
(D) Ignores foreign affairs
16. Why study the PM's role? [1]
(A) To understand executive power in India's democracy
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests