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Question 21 Mark
Why do people in a democratic set up organise meetings?
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They do so to voice their opinions and protest against the government if any of its actions is not in their favour.
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Question 31 Mark
The government works at three levels. Name them.
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The government works at three levels namely.
  • Local.
  • State.
  • Natural.
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Question 41 Mark
What do you mean by Legislative Assembly?
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Assembly which is formed at state level is called Legislative Assembly. Every state in India has a legislative Assembly. Each state is dividing into different areas constituencies.
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Question 71 Mark
Who have the responsibility of running various government departments and ministries?
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The chief minister and other ministers have the responsibility of running various government departments or ministries.
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Question 91 Mark
Examine the role of the Governor.
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The Governor is the nominal head of the state. All decisions are taken in his name. He appoints the Chief Minister and the council of ministers.
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Question 101 Mark
What is an opposition?
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This refers to elected representatives who are not the members of the ruling party and who play the role of questioning the government decisions and actions as well as raise new issues for the consideration of the assembly.
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Question 111 Mark
What do you know about wallpaper project?
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Wallpaper is an interesting activity through which research can be done on particular topics of interest.
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Question 121 Mark
Name some political parties of India.
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The Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Communist Party of India etc.
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Question 131 Mark
What does coalition government mean?
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At times, the ruling party may not be a single party but a group of parties working together. This is called a coalition.
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Question 141 Mark
What is a Press Conference?
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It is a gathering of journalists from the media who are invited to hear about and ask questions on a particular issue and are then expected to report on this to the larger public.
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Question 151 Mark
Why the chief minister and the minister for health has visited Patalpuram district?
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They went to visit the families who had lost their relatives and also visited people in the hospitals.
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Question 161 Mark
What do you mean by the word legislature?
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All the MLAs who gather together (assemble) in the legislative assembly are called the Legislature.
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Question 171 Mark
What is the purpose of a press conference?
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A press conference is a meeting, organized for the purposes of officially distributing information to the media and answering questions from reporters.
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Question 181 Mark
Where do debates take place?
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Debates take place in the legislative assembly where MLAs speak about their areas’ problems and get the government response on how to solve the problem.
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Question 191 Mark
How many levels of government are there and what are they?
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Government works at three levels - local, state and national.
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Question 201 Mark
What is a coalition government?
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When no single party gets a majority and two or more parties join to form a government, it is called a coalition government.
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Question 211 Mark
What is the role of the chief minister?
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The Chief Minister is the chief executive of a state. He is the chief spokesman, chief decision-maker and a chief strategy maker of the state.
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Question 221 Mark
When does an MLA play dual role?
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An MLA plays dual role when he works both as an MLA and as minister of a department.
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Question 231 Mark
Ravi wants to write a letter addressing sanitation problem of his state and requesting to make a new law for the same, whom he will write the letter?
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Legislative assembly.
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Question 241 Mark
Name the two houses found in a state.
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The two houses found in a state are legislative assembly or lower house and legislative council or upper house.
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Question 261 Mark
What is a Legislative Assembly?
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A Legislative Assembly is a place where all the MLAs, whether from the ruling party or from the opposition meet to discuss various things.
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Question 271 Mark
What is the role of opposition parties in the government?
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Opposition parties play the role of questioning government decisions and actions as well as raise new issues for consideration in the Assembly.
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Question 291 Mark
Who is the executive head of state in India?
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Chief Minister is the executive head of state in India.
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Question 301 Mark
MLAs represent people Justify.
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Members of the LEGISLATIVE Assembly (MLAs) are elected by the people. They then become members of the legislative assembly and also form the government. In this way say that MLAs. Represent people.
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Question 311 Mark
How will you define a Legislative Assembly?
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A Legislative Assembly is a place where all the MLAs, from the ruling party as well as the opposition, meet to discuss various things.
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Question 321 Mark
Define the term 'government'.
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The term 'government' refers to the government departments and various ministers who head them.
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Question 331 Mark
How is the government formed in a state?
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The leader of majority party in the assembly is appointed as the Chief Minister of the state by the Governor and on his advice other ministers are appointed, who head the various departments.
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Question 341 Mark
What do you understand by the word ‘government’?
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In common usage the word ‘government’ refers to government departments and various ministers who head them.
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Question 351 Mark
What is a constituency?
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It is a particular area of the state which has legislative assembly from where all the voters living there choose their representatives.
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Question 361 Mark
Why are press conferences organised?
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Press conferences are oragnised to discuss various current issues.
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Question 381 Mark
Define Constituency.
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Constituency is a particular areas from which all the votes living there choose their representatives. This could be, for example, a panchayat ward or an areas hat choose an MLA.
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Question 391 Mark
How is the Governor of a state appointed?
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The Governor of a state is appointed by the Central Government.
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Question 411 Mark
Why did the Chief Minister and the minister for health visit Patalpwam district?
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They went to visit the families who had lost their relatives due to the spread of diarrhoea. They also visited people in the hospitals.
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Question 431 Mark
What is the role of governor of the state?
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After the elections, the governor of the state appoints the chief minister and other ministers.
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Question 441 Mark
What is a majority in legislature?
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It is a situation where more than half the members in a group supports the government or an idea. This is also called simple majority.
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Question 451 Mark
Election were held in kerala recently to form the state government. Members of “Mudra” Party won than half of the constituencies, whereas “Rashi" party lost. Identify the term to be used “Rashi” party and explain the ole it would play in functioning on the state government.
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Opposition: It acts as a check the working of the ruling party which forms the government, by raising questions, seeking response, debating in legislative assembly, etc.
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Question 471 Mark
Who all are called oppositions?
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All the members of other political party who does not belong to ruling party are called opposition.
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Question 481 Mark
What does the term constituency mean?
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Constituency is a particular area from which all the voters living there choose their representatives. This could be, for example, a panchayat ward or an area that chooses an MLA.
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