Countries and Their Parliaments MCQs — World Parliament Names
155+ solved World Parliaments MCQs — Knesset, Bundestag, Diet, Duma, Sansad, Majlis-e-Shoora & every legislative body tested in PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS & PMS papers.
Afghanistan: National Assembly (Shora).
Albania: Kuvendi-i-Shqiperise.
Algeria: People’s National Assembly.
Andorra: General Council.
Angola: National Assembly (unicameral).
Argentina: National Congress.
Australia: Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Austria: Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung).
Azerbaijan: Milli Mejlis (unicameral).
Bahamas: Parliament (House of Assembly + Senate).
Bahrain: Al-Majlis Al-Watni.
Bangladesh: Jatiya Sangsad (unicameral).
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Parliamentary Assembly.
Brazil: National Congress.
Bulgaria: National Assembly (Narodno Sobranie).
Chile: National Congress.
China: National People’s Congress (world’s largest).
Croatia: Croatian Parliament (Sabor).
Cuba: National Assembly of People’s Power.
Cyprus: House of Representatives.
Czech Republic: Parliament (Chamber + Senate).
Denmark: Folketinget (unicameral).
El Salvador: Legislative Assembly.
Estonia: Riigikogu (unicameral).
Equatorial Guinea: House of Representatives.
Finland: Eduskunta-Riksdagen.
Georgia: Parliament of Georgia.
Greece: Hellenic Parliament (Vouli ton Ellinon).
Hungary: National Assembly (Országgyűlés).
Iceland: Althingi (world’s oldest, 930 AD).
India: Sansad (Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha).
Indonesia: House of Representatives (DPR).
Iran: Majles Shoraye Eslami.
Ireland: Oireachtas (Dáil + Seanad).
Israel: Knesset (120 members).
Italy: Parliament (Chamber + Senate).
Japan: National Diet (Kokkai).
Kuwait: Majles Al-Ommah.
Lebanon: Majlis al-Nuwwab.
Libya: House of Representatives.
Lithuania: Seimas.
Luxembourg: Chamber of Deputies.
Myanmar: Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw).
Malaysia: Parlimen.
Maldives: People’s Majlis.
Malta: House of Representatives.
Mexico: Congress of the Union.
Mongolia: State Great Khural (Ulsiin Ih Hural).
Netherlands: Staten-Generaal.
New Zealand: House of Representatives (unicameral).
North Korea: Supreme People’s Assembly.
Norway: Stortinget.
Pakistan: Majlis-e-Shoora (NA + Senate).
Philippines: Congress of the Philippines.
Portugal: Assembly of the Republic.
Qatar: Majlis Al-Shura.
South Sudan: National Legislature.
Russia: Federal Assembly (Duma + Council).
South Korea: National Assembly (Gukhoe).
Spain: The Cortes (Cortes Generales).
Sweden: Riksdagen (unicameral since 1971).
Switzerland: Federal Assembly.
Syria: Majlis al-Sha’ab.
Tajikistan: Majlisi Oliy.
Tanzania: Bunge.
Thailand: Rathasapha (National Assembly).
Tonga: Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea).
Türkiye: Grand National Assembly (TBMM).
Ukraine: Verkhovna Rada.
UK: Parliament (Westminster — ‘Mother of Parliaments’).
USA: Congress (House + Senate).
Vietnam: Quoc-Hoi (National Assembly).
Yemen: Majlis (HoR + Shura).
Zambia: National Assembly.
Zimbabwe: Parliament (NA + Senate).
Parliaments exist so elected representatives can make laws.
World’s oldest parliament: Althing (Iceland, 930 AD).
Afghanistan’s lower house: Wolesi Jirga.
Kuvendi = parliament of Albania.
People’s National Assembly = lower house of Algeria.
Angola’s legislature is unicameral.
Armenia: National Assembly (unicameral).
Australia: House of Representatives + Senate.
Milli Majlis = parliament of Azerbaijan.
Bahrain’s lower house: Council of Representatives.
Jatiya Sangsad = parliament of Bangladesh.
Belarus upper house: Council of the Republic.
Brazil’s upper house: Federal Senate.
Tshogdu was Bhutan’s earlier unicameral parliament.
Bolivia’s lower house: Chamber of Deputies.
Chile’s lower house: Chamber of Deputies.
World’s largest legislature: NPC of China (~3,000 deputies).
Argentina’s lower house: Chamber of Deputies.
Cuba’s supreme organ: National Assembly of People’s Power.
Brunei: Legislative Council (unicameral).
Cambodia’s upper house: Senate.
Folketing = parliament of Denmark.
Riigikogu = parliament of Estonia.
Eduskunta = parliament of Finland.
France’s upper house: Senate.
Bundestag = lower house of Germany.
Vouli ton Ellinon = parliament of Greece.
Hungary’s National Assembly = unicameral since 2014.
Japan’s upper house: House of Councillors.
‘Majlis’ (alone) usually refers to Iran‘s parliament.
Ireland’s upper house: Seanad Éireann.
Knesset = unicameral parliament of Israel.
Lok Sabha = lower house of Indian Parliament.
Jordan’s upper house: Senate (appointed).
Kazakhstan’s lower house: Mazhilis.
Kenya’s upper house: Senate.
Laos: unicameral National Assembly.
Saeima = parliament of Latvia.
Libya’s HoR replaced the General National Congress.
Seimas = parliament of Lithuania.
Chamber of Deputies (unicameral) = Luxembourg.
Dewan Rakyat = lower house of Malaysia.
People’s Majlis = parliament of Maldives.
State Great Khural = parliament of Mongolia.
Congress of the Union = parliament of Mexico.
Skupština = parliament of Montenegro.
Pyithu Hluttaw = lower house of Myanmar.
Storting = parliament of Norway.
Pakistan’s upper house: Senate.
Paraguay’s upper house: Senate.
Sejm = lower house of Poland.
State Duma = lower house of Russia.
Cortes Generales = parliament of Spain.
Sweden’s Riksdag = unicameral since 1971.
Sudan: unicameral (transitional).
South Africa’s upper house: National Council of Provinces.
Libandla = parliament of Eswatini (Swaziland).
Narodno Sobranie = parliament of Bulgaria.
Grand National Assembly = parliament of Türkiye.
Majlis al-Umma = parliament of Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia’s Majlis al-Shura: appointed (not elected).
Qatar’s Shura Council: limited legislative powers.
Vietnam: unicameral National Assembly.
Austria’s upper house: Federal Council (Bundesrat).
UK Parliament = the ‘Mother of Parliaments’.
US Congress upper house: Senate.
European Parliament (2024) = 720 MEPs.
Verkhovna Rada = parliament of Ukraine.
Slovakia: unicameral National Council.
Switzerland’s lower house: National Council.
Serbia: unicameral National Assembly.
Venezuela: unicameral National Assembly.
Zimbabwe’s upper house: Senate.
Majlisi Oli = parliament of Tajikistan.
Turkmenistan’s Majlis = unicameral since 2023.
Inatsisartut = parliament of Greenland.
Largest membership: China’s NPC (~3,000).
Highest female representation: Nordic Parliaments.
‘Parliament of the World’ = UN General Assembly.
UK has no single written constitution (uncodified).
The name of Afghanistan’s parliament is:
Afghanistan’s parliament is the National Assembly (Shora) — bicameral with the Wolesi Jirga (lower) and Meshrano Jirga (upper).
The name of Albania’s parliament is:
Albania’s unicameral parliament is the Kuvendi-i-Shqiperise (Assembly of Albania) — 140 members.
The name of Algeria’s parliament is:
Algeria’s parliament is the People’s National Assembly (lower house) along with the Council of the Nation (upper).
The name of Andorra’s parliament is:
Andorra’s parliament is the General Council (Consell General) — 28 elected members.
The name of Angola’s parliament is:
Angola has a unicameral National Assembly of 220 members elected for 5-year terms.
The name of Argentina’s parliament is:
Argentina’s bicameral legislature is the National Congress (Congreso de la Nación) — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.
The name of Australia’s parliament is:
Australia’s bicameral legislature is the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia — House of Representatives + Senate.
The name of Austria’s parliament is:
Austria’s bicameral parliament is the Federal Assembly — Nationalrat (lower) + Bundesrat / Federal Council (upper).
The name of Azerbaijan’s parliament is:
Azerbaijan has a unicameral parliament called Milli Mejlis (National Assembly) — 125 members.
The name of Bahamas’s parliament is:
The Bahamas has a bicameral Parliament — House of Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).
The name of Bahrain’s parliament is:
Bahrain’s bicameral parliament is the Al-Majlis Al-Watni (National Assembly) — Consultative Council + Council of Representatives.
The name of Bangladesh’s parliament is:
Bangladesh has a unicameral parliament — the Jatiya Sangsad (House of the Nation) with 350 members.
The name of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s parliament is:
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a Parliamentary Assembly — House of Representatives + House of Peoples.
The name of Brazil’s parliament is:
Brazil’s bicameral parliament is the National Congress — Chamber of Deputies + Federal Senate.
The name of Bulgaria’s parliament is:
Bulgaria has a unicameral National Assembly (Narodno Sobranie) — 240 members.
The name of Chile’s parliament is:
Chile’s bicameral parliament is the National Congress — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.
The name of the Chinese parliament is:
The People’s Republic of China’s unicameral parliament is the National People’s Congress (NPC) — nearly 3,000 deputies, the world’s largest legislature.
The name of Croatia’s parliament is:
Croatia’s unicameral parliament is the Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski Sabor) — 151 members.
The name of Cuba’s parliament is:
Cuba’s unicameral parliament is the National Assembly of People’s Power — the supreme organ of state.
The name of Cyprus’s parliament is:
Cyprus has a unicameral House of Representatives (Vouli Antiprosopon) — 56 active seats.
The name of Czech Republic’s parliament is:
Czech Republic’s bicameral legislature is the Parliament of the Czech Republic — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.
The name of Denmark’s parliament is:
Denmark has a unicameral parliament called Folketinget — 179 members.
The name of El Salvador’s parliament is:
El Salvador’s unicameral parliament is the Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) — 60 members.
The name of Estonia’s parliament is:
Estonia has a unicameral parliament called Riigikogu — 101 members.
The name of Equatorial Guinea’s parliament is:
Equatorial Guinea’s parliament includes the Chamber of Deputies/House of Representatives plus the Senate.
The name of Finland’s parliament is:
Finland’s unicameral parliament is the Eduskunta (Finnish) / Riksdagen (Swedish) — 200 members.
The name of Georgia’s parliament is:
Georgia (the country) has a unicameral Parliament of Georgia (Sakartvelos Parlamenti) — 150 members.
The name of Greece’s parliament is:
Greece has a unicameral Hellenic Parliament (Vouli ton Ellinon) — 300 members.
The name of Hungary’s parliament is:
Hungary has a unicameral National Assembly (Országgyűlés) since 2014 — 199 members.
The name of Iceland’s parliament is:
Iceland’s parliament is the Althingi — founded in 930 AD, the world’s oldest functioning parliament.
The name of India’s parliament is:
India’s bicameral parliament is the Sansad — Lok Sabha (lower) + Rajya Sabha (upper).
The name of Indonesia’s parliament is:
Indonesia’s parliament includes the House of Representatives (DPR) within the broader People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR).
The name of Iran’s parliament is:
Iran’s unicameral parliament is the Majles Shoraye Eslami (Islamic Consultative Assembly) — 290 seats.
The name of Ireland’s parliament is:
Ireland’s bicameral parliament is the Oireachtas — Dáil Éireann (lower) + Seanad Éireann (upper).
The name of Israel’s parliament is:
Israel’s unicameral parliament is the Knesset — 120 members, based in Jerusalem.
The name of Italy’s parliament is:
Italy’s bicameral legislature is the Parliament of the Italian Republic — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.
The name of the Japanese parliament is:
Japan’s bicameral legislature is the National Diet (Kokkai) — House of Representatives + House of Councillors.
The name of Kuwait’s parliament is:
Kuwait’s unicameral parliament is the Majles Al-Ommah (National Assembly) — 50 elected members.
The name of Lebanon’s parliament is:
Lebanon’s unicameral parliament is the Majlis al-Nuwwab — 128 seats split equally between Christians and Muslims.
The name of Libya’s parliament is:
Libya’s parliament is the House of Representatives, which replaced the General National Congress in 2014.
The name of Lithuania’s parliament is:
Lithuania’s unicameral parliament is the Seimas — 141 members.
The name of Luxembourg’s parliament is:
Luxembourg’s unicameral parliament is the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) — 60 members.
The name of Myanmar’s parliament is:
Myanmar’s bicameral legislature is the Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) — House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw) + House of Nationalities.
The name of Malaysia’s parliament is:
Malaysia’s bicameral parliament is the Parlimen — Dewan Rakyat (lower) + Dewan Negara (upper).
The name of Maldives’s parliament is:
Maldives has a unicameral People’s Majlis (Majlis of the Maldives) — 87 members.
The name of Malta’s parliament is:
Malta has a unicameral House of Representatives — 79 members.
The name of Mexico’s parliament is:
Mexico’s bicameral parliament is the Congress of the Union — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.
The name of Mongolia’s parliament is:
Mongolia’s unicameral parliament is the Ulsiin Ih Hural (State Great Khural) — 76 members.
The name of Netherlands’s parliament is:
The Netherlands’s bicameral parliament is the Staten-Generaal (States General) — House of Representatives + Senate.
The name of New Zealand’s parliament is:
New Zealand has a unicameral House of Representatives — 120 members. The Legislative Council was abolished in 1951.
The name of North Korea’s parliament is:
North Korea’s unicameral parliament is the Supreme People’s Assembly — 687 members elected unopposed.
The name of Norway’s parliament is:
Norway has a unicameral Stortinget — 169 members.
The name of Pakistan’s parliament is:
Pakistan’s bicameral parliament is the Majlis-e-Shoora — National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).
The name of the Philippines’s parliament is:
The Philippines’s bicameral legislature is the Congress of the Philippines — House of Representatives + Senate.
The name of Portugal’s parliament is:
Portugal has a unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) — 230 members.
The name of Qatar’s parliament is:
Qatar’s parliament is the Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Assembly) — partially elected since 2021.
The name of South Sudan’s parliament is:
South Sudan’s bicameral parliament is the National Legislature — National Legislative Assembly + Council of States.
The name of Russia’s parliament is:
Russia’s bicameral parliament is the Federal Assembly — State Duma (lower) + Federation Council (upper).
The name of South Korea’s parliament is:
South Korea has a unicameral National Assembly (Gukhoe) — 300 members.
The name of Spain’s parliament is:
Spain’s bicameral parliament is the Cortes Generales — Congress of Deputies + Senate.
The name of Sweden’s parliament is:
Sweden has a unicameral Riksdagen — 349 members since 1971.
The name of Switzerland’s parliament is:
Switzerland’s bicameral parliament is the Federal Assembly — National Council (lower) + Council of States (upper).
The name of Syria’s parliament is:
Syria’s unicameral parliament is the Majlis al-Sha’ab (People’s Assembly) — 250 members.
The name of Tajikistan’s parliament is:
Tajikistan’s bicameral parliament is the Majlisi Oliy (Supreme Assembly) — Majlisi Namoyandagon + Majlisi Milli.
The name of Tanzania’s parliament is:
Tanzania’s unicameral parliament is the Bunge — 393 members.
The name of Thailand’s parliament is:
Thailand’s bicameral parliament is the Rathasapha (National Assembly) — House of Representatives + Senate.
The name of Tonga’s parliament is:
Tonga has a unicameral Legislative Assembly (Fale Alea) — 30 seats.
The name of Türkiye’s parliament is:
Türkiye has a unicameral Grand National Assembly (TBMM) — 600 members.
The name of Ukraine’s parliament is:
Ukraine has a unicameral Verkhovna Rada (Supreme Council) — 450 seats.
The name of the UK parliament is:
The UK’s bicameral legislature is simply called the Parliament of the United Kingdom — House of Commons + House of Lords. It is at Westminster.
The name of the USA’s parliament is:
The USA’s bicameral legislature is the Congress — House of Representatives + Senate.
The name of Vietnam’s parliament is:
Vietnam has a unicameral Quoc-Hoi (National Assembly) — about 500 members.
The name of Yemen’s parliament is:
Yemen’s bicameral parliament is the Majlis — House of Representatives + Shura Council.
The name of Zambia’s parliament is:
Zambia has a unicameral National Assembly — 167 members.
The name of Zimbabwe’s parliament is:
Zimbabwe’s bicameral parliament is simply called the Parliament — National Assembly + Senate.
Parliament is the supreme legislative body of a country where elected representatives:
A parliament is the supreme legislative body where elected representatives debate and pass laws on behalf of the people.
Which is the world’s oldest parliament (930 AD)?
The Althing of Iceland was established in 930 AD at Þingvellir — the world’s oldest still-functioning parliament.
What is the lower chamber of Afghanistan’s parliament called?
Afghanistan’s lower chamber is the Wolesi Jirga (House of the People) — 250 seats. The upper house is Meshrano Jirga.
Kuvendi is the unicameral parliament of which country?
Kuvendi (full name Kuvendi-i-Shqiperise) is the unicameral parliament of Albania — 140 members.
People’s National Assembly is the lower house of which country?
The People’s National Assembly is the lower house of Algeria; the Council of the Nation is the upper.
What type of legislature does Angola have?
Angola has a unicameral National Assembly — 220 members elected for 5 years.
National Assembly is the unicameral parliament of which Caucasus country?
Armenia has a unicameral National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov) — 107 members.
What are the two houses of the Australian Parliament?
Australia’s Parliament has two houses — the House of Representatives (lower) and the Senate (upper).
Milli Majlis is the unicameral parliament of:
Milli Majlis (National Assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Azerbaijan — 125 members.
Bahrain’s National Assembly consists of the Consultative Council and:
Bahrain’s National Assembly is bicameral — Consultative Council (appointed) + Council of Representatives (elected).
Jatiya Sangsad is the parliament of:
Jatiya Sangsad (‘House of the Nation’) is the unicameral parliament of Bangladesh — 350 members.
Belarus has a bicameral parliament consisting of the House of Representatives and:
Belarus’s bicameral parliament is the National Assembly — House of Representatives + Council of the Republic.
The Federal Senate is the upper house of which country?
Brazil’s bicameral National Congress includes the Chamber of Deputies (lower) and the Federal Senate (upper).
Tshogdu was the earlier unicameral parliament of:
Bhutan’s unicameral Tshogdu was replaced in 2008 by the bicameral Parliament — National Assembly + National Council.
Bolivia’s National Congress consists of the Chamber of Senators and:
Bolivia’s bicameral Plurinational Legislative Assembly = Chamber of Senators + Chamber of Deputies.
Chile’s National Congress is bicameral with a Senate and:
Chile’s National Congress has 50 Senators and 155 Members of the Chamber of Deputies.
Which is the world’s largest legislature?
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) — nearly 3,000 deputies — is the world’s largest legislature by membership.
Argentina’s lower house is called:
Argentina’s bicameral National Congress = Senate (upper) + Chamber of Deputies (lower).
National Assembly of People’s Power is the supreme organ of state power in:
Cuba’s National Assembly of People’s Power is the supreme organ of state power — 470 members.
The Legislative Council is the unicameral body of:
Brunei has a unicameral Legislative Council (Majlis Mesyuarat Negara) — 33 appointed members.
Cambodia’s parliament consists of the National Assembly and:
Cambodia’s bicameral parliament = National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).
Folketing is the unicameral parliament of:
Folketinget (often shortened to Folketing) is the unicameral parliament of Denmark — 179 members.
Riigikogu is the unicameral legislature of:
Riigikogu is the unicameral parliament of Estonia — 101 members.
Eduskunta is the parliament of:
Eduskunta (Finnish) / Riksdagen (Swedish) is the unicameral parliament of Finland — 200 members.
France’s parliament consists of the National Assembly and:
France has a bicameral parliament — National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).
Bundestag is the lower house of:
The Bundestag is the lower house of Germany’s bicameral parliament. The Bundesrat (Federal Council) is the upper house.
Vouli ton Ellinon is the parliament of:
Vouli ton Ellinon (Hellenic Parliament) is the unicameral parliament of Greece — 300 members.
Hungary’s National Assembly has been unicameral since:
Hungary’s National Assembly has been unicameral since 2014 — 199 members under the 2011 constitution.
The Japanese Diet consists of the House of Representatives and House of:
Japan’s bicameral National Diet = House of Representatives + House of Councillors.
Majlis is the parliament of:
Iran’s unicameral parliament is the Majles Shoraye Eslami — often called simply ‘Majlis’.
Oireachtas consists of Dáil Éireann and:
Ireland’s Oireachtas = Dáil Éireann (lower) + Seanad Éireann (upper).
Knesset is the unicameral parliament of:
The Knesset is Israel’s unicameral 120-member parliament in Jerusalem.
Lok Sabha is which house of the Indian Parliament?
Lok Sabha (‘House of the People’) is the lower house of India’s bicameral Sansad. Rajya Sabha is the upper house.
Jordan’s National Assembly consists of the House of Representatives and:
Jordan’s National Assembly is bicameral — House of Representatives (elected) + Senate (appointed by the King).
Kazakhstan’s parliament consists of the Senate and:
Kazakhstan’s bicameral parliament = Senate (upper) + Mazhilis (lower).
Kenya’s parliament consists of the National Assembly and:
Kenya’s bicameral parliament = National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper). Collectively also called the Bunge.
Laos has a ___ parliament.
Laos has a unicameral National Assembly — the country’s supreme legislative body.
Saeima is the parliament of:
Saeima is the unicameral parliament of Latvia — 100 members.
Libya’s House of Representatives replaced the:
Libya’s House of Representatives, elected in 2014, replaced the General National Congress (GNC).
Seimas is the parliament of:
Seimas is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania — 141 members.
Chamber of Deputies is the unicameral parliament of:
Luxembourg has a unicameral Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) — 60 members.
Dewan Rakyat is the lower house of:
Malaysia’s bicameral Parlimen = Dewan Rakyat (lower, elected) + Dewan Negara (upper, appointed).
People’s Majlis is the parliament of:
People’s Majlis is the unicameral parliament of the Maldives — 87 members.
State Great Khural is the parliament of:
Ulsiin Ih Hural (State Great Khural) is Mongolia’s unicameral parliament — 76 members.
Congress of the Union is the parliament of:
Mexico’s bicameral parliament is the Congress of the Union — Chamber of Deputies + Senate.
Skupština is the parliament of:
Skupština is the parliament of Montenegro (and historically used in Serbia/Yugoslavia).
Pyithu Hluttaw is the lower house of:
Myanmar’s Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) consists of the Pyithu Hluttaw (lower) and Amyotha Hluttaw (upper).
Storting is the parliament of:
Stortinget is the unicameral parliament of Norway — 169 members.
Majlis-e-Shoora consists of the National Assembly and:
Pakistan’s Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) is bicameral — National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).
Paraguay’s Congress consists of the Chamber of Deputies and:
Paraguay’s bicameral Congress = Chamber of Deputies (lower) + Senate (upper).
Sejm is the lower house of:
Poland’s bicameral parliament = Sejm (lower) + Senat (upper).
State Duma is the lower house of:
Russia’s bicameral Federal Assembly = State Duma (lower) + Federation Council (upper).
Cortes Generales is the parliament of:
Spain’s bicameral parliament is Cortes Generales — Congress of Deputies + Senate.
Riksdag has been unicameral since:
Sweden’s Riksdagen has been unicameral since 1971 — 349 members.
Sudan’s National Legislature is currently:
Sudan’s transitional government operates a unicameral Transitional Legislative Council (under the 2019 constitutional declaration).
South Africa’s upper house is called:
South Africa’s bicameral parliament = National Assembly (lower) + National Council of Provinces (upper).
Libandla is the parliament of:
Libandla is the bicameral parliament of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) — House of Assembly + Senate.
Narodno Sobranie is the parliament of:
Narodno Sobranie (National Assembly) is the unicameral parliament of Bulgaria — 240 members.
Grand National Assembly is the parliament of:
The Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) is the unicameral parliament of Türkiye — 600 members.
Majlis al-Umma is the parliament of:
Majlis al-Umma is the unicameral parliament of Kuwait — 50 elected members.
Majlis al-Shura in Saudi Arabia is:
Saudi Arabia’s Majlis al-Shura (Consultative Assembly) is fully appointed by the King — 150 members.
Advisory Council of Qatar has:
Qatar’s Majlis Al-Shura has limited legislative powers — partially elected since 2021 but with the Emir holding ultimate authority.
Vietnam’s National Assembly is:
Vietnam has a unicameral National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi) — about 500 members.
Austria’s upper house is called:
Austria’s bicameral Federal Assembly = Nationalrat (lower) + Bundesrat / Federal Council (upper).
Which parliament is called the ‘Mother of Parliaments’?
The UK Parliament at Westminster is called the ‘Mother of Parliaments’ — its Westminster system has been adopted across the Commonwealth.
US Congress consists of the House of Representatives and:
The US Congress is bicameral — House of Representatives (435 seats) + Senate (100 seats).
How many members are in the European Parliament (2024)?
The European Parliament has 720 MEPs from 27 EU member states after the 2024 elections (up from 705).
Verkhovna Rada is the parliament of:
Verkhovna Rada (Supreme Council) is the unicameral parliament of Ukraine — 450 seats.
Slovakia’s parliament is:
Slovakia has a unicameral National Council (Národná rada) — 150 members.
Switzerland’s lower house is called:
Switzerland’s bicameral Federal Assembly = National Council (lower, 200 seats) + Council of States (upper, 46 seats).
Serbia’s National Assembly is:
Serbia has a unicameral National Assembly — 250 members.
Venezuela’s National Assembly is:
Venezuela has a unicameral National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) — 277 members under the 2020 reform.
Zimbabwe’s parliament consists of the National Assembly and:
Zimbabwe’s bicameral parliament = National Assembly (lower) + Senate (upper).
Majlisi Oli is the parliament of:
Majlisi Oliy (Supreme Assembly) is the bicameral parliament of Tajikistan.
Turkmenistan’s Majlis has been unicameral since:
Turkmenistan abolished its upper Khalk Maslakhaty in 2023, making the Majlis unicameral again.
Inatsisartut is the parliament of:
Inatsisartut is the unicameral parliament of Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark) — 31 members.
Which parliament has the largest membership?
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) has nearly 3,000 deputies — the largest legislature in the world.
Which region has the highest female representation in parliaments?
The Nordic Parliaments (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark) consistently lead the world in female representation — often 40%+.
What is considered the ‘Parliament of the World’?
The UN General Assembly, where all 193 UN member states are represented equally, is informally called the ‘Parliament of the World’.
Does the UK Parliament have a single written constitution?
The UK has no single written constitutional document — it is one of very few countries with an uncodified constitution.
Countries and Their Parliaments — Complete Reference
Knowing every country’s parliament — its native name, bicameral or unicameral structure, and key facts — is a high-frequency topic in PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS, PMS, OTS and current-affairs papers. This page covers 155+ MCQs on world legislatures from Iceland’s Althing (the world’s oldest, 930 AD) to the UK’s “Mother of Parliaments” and China’s nearly 3,000-member NPC. For broader reference practice, also try our one-liner Countries & Their Parliament Names and the full General Knowledge MCQs Hub.
Famous Parliament Names — Quick Reference
| Country | Parliament Name | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Majlis-e-Shoora | Bicameral (National Assembly + Senate) |
| India | Sansad (Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha) | Bicameral |
| UK | Parliament (Westminster) | Bicameral (Commons + Lords) |
| USA | Congress (House + Senate) | Bicameral |
| Russia | Federal Assembly (Duma + Council) | Bicameral |
| China | National People’s Congress (NPC) | Unicameral (largest in world) |
| Japan | National Diet | Bicameral (Reps + Councillors) |
| Germany | Bundestag + Bundesrat | Bicameral |
| France | National Assembly + Senate | Bicameral |
| Israel | Knesset | Unicameral (120 members) |
| Iran | Majles Shoraye Eslami | Unicameral |
| Iceland | Althingi | World’s oldest (930 AD) |
| Norway | Stortinget | Unicameral |
| Sweden | Riksdagen | Unicameral (since 1971) |
| Denmark | Folketinget | Unicameral |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly | Unicameral |
| Saudi Arabia | Majlis al-Shura | Appointed (advisory) |
| Bangladesh | Jatiya Sangsad | Unicameral |
Key Parliament Facts
- World’s oldest parliament: Iceland’s Althing — founded in 930 AD.
- Mother of Parliaments: the UK Parliament at Westminster — the model copied across the Commonwealth.
- Largest parliament by membership: China’s NPC with nearly 3,000 deputies.
- Smallest legislature: Vatican City’s Pontifical Commission.
- Highest female representation: the Nordic Parliaments (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark).
- European Parliament (2024): 720 members from 27 EU states.
- “Parliament of the World”: the UN General Assembly — informal title.
- UK constitution: uncodified — there is no single written constitutional document.
For authoritative reading, see Wikipedia’s List of National Legislatures and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) — the global organization of national parliaments.
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