1. Major Global Powers
United States 🇺🇸
Name: Congress
Type: Bicameral
- Lower House: House of Representatives
- Upper House: Senate
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Name: Parliament
Type: Bicameral (The "Mother of Parliaments")
- Lower House: House of Commons
- Upper House: House of Lords
Russia 🇷🇺
Name: Federal Assembly
Type: Bicameral
- Lower House: State Duma (Frequently asked in exams)
- Upper House: Federation Council
China 🇨🇳
Name: National People's Congress (NPC)
Type: Unicameral
It is the largest parliamentary body in the world by number of members (approx. 3,000).
Japan 🇯🇵
Name: The Diet
Type: Bicameral
- Lower House: House of Representatives
- Upper House: House of Councillors
2. India's Neighborhood
Pakistan 🇵🇰
Name: Majlis-e-Shoora
Type: Bicameral
- Lower House: National Assembly
- Upper House: Senate
Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Name: Jatiya Sangsad
Type: Unicameral
Nepal 🇳🇵
Name: Federal Parliament
Type: Bicameral (Replaced the old Rashtriya Panchayat)
- Lower House: Pratinidhi Sabha (House of Representatives)
- Upper House: Rastriya Sabha (National Assembly)
Afghanistan 🇦🇫
Name: National Assembly (Shora)
Type: Bicameral (Wolesi Jirga & Meshrano Jirga)
Note: The parliament has been dissolved following the 2021 political changes, but the term "Shora" remains important for static GK.
Bhutan 🇧🇹
Name: Parliament of Bhutan
Type: Bicameral
- Lower House: National Assembly (Tshogdu)
- Upper House: National Council
Maldives 🇲🇻
Name: People's Majlis
Type: Unicameral
3. Unique Parliament Names (High Value for Exams)
Europe & Middle East
- Israel: Knesset (Unicameral)
- Germany: Bundestag (Lower) & Bundesrat (Upper)
- Spain: Cortes Generales
- Norway: Storting
- Denmark: Folketing
- Sweden: Riksdag
- Netherlands: States General
- Switzerland: Federal Assembly
- Poland: Sejm (Lower House)
- Iceland: Althing (Oldest parliament in the world)
Asia & Others
- Iran: Majlis
- Mongolia: State Great Khural
- Turkey: Grand National Assembly
- Indonesia: People's Consultative Assembly