Each country gives a special name to its parliament or legislature. Exams ask which name belongs to which country. These are simple match-the-pair questions worth easy marks.
Asian Parliaments
- India: Sansad (Parliament)
- Japan: Diet
- Israel: Knesset
- Iran: Majlis
- Afghanistan: Shora
- Pakistan: Majlis-e-Shoora
More Asian Legislatures
- China: National People's Congress
- Bangladesh: Jatiya Sangsad
- Nepal: Federal Parliament
- Maldives: Majlis
- Mongolia: Khural
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European Parliaments
- United Kingdom: Parliament (House of Commons and Lords)
- Russia: Duma (State Duma)
- Germany: Bundestag
- Spain: Cortes
- Norway: Storting
- Sweden: Riksdag
American and Other Parliaments
- United States: Congress
- Australia: Federal Parliament
- Poland: Sejm
Quick Revision Points
- India: Sansad; Japan: Diet.
- Israel: Knesset; Iran: Majlis.
- Russia: Duma; Germany: Bundestag.
- USA: Congress.
- China: National People's Congress.
- Norway: Storting; Sweden: Riksdag.
- Bangladesh: Jatiya Sangsad.
- Spain: Cortes.