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_________ is the Lower house of the Indian Parliament.
A. Lok Sabha
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Parliament
D. Constitution

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Hint: It is totally composed of people's representatives that are chosen by the means of direct election on the basis of 'Universal Adult Suffrage'. It refers to the lower house of the Parliament.

Complete Answer: Lok Sabha is known as the Lower house of the Parliament. It is composed of representatives of the people that are chosen by direct election on the basis of adult suffrage. The maximum strength of the House made by the Constitution is 552, which is formed by electing upto 530 members to represent the States of the country, upto 20 members for representing the Union Territories and only two members of the Anglo-Indian Community are to be nominated by the President of India. If in his or her view, that community is not sufficiently represented in the House. The entire elective membership is distributed between the States in a way where the ratio between the number of seats allotted to each State and the state's population is, so far as practicable,and is the same for all the States.
A member of parliament in Lok Sabha is known as the Member of Parliament. He or she is the representative of the people of India in the Lok Sabha that is the lower house of the Parliament of India.
The term of a member of parliament of Lok Sabha (dissolved) is for five years starting from the date appointed for its first meeting. At the time of state of emergency, the term somehow can be extended by the India's Parliament through the law for a period that is not exceeding one year at a time. After the state of emergency ends, the extension cannot exceed more than a period of six months.
Therefore, Option A is the correct answer.

Note: Parliament of India is bicameral that has two houses naming Rajya Sabha (upper house i.e. Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (lower house i.e. House of the People).
The present elected strength of the Lok Sabha is 543. The party or coalition of parties that has a majority in the Lok Sabha is chosen by the Prime Minister of India.