GOVERNMENT

 

A. Choose the correct option.

1. A government is required

 i. to make laws.         ii) to maintain peace 

iii. to work for the welfare of all.     iv) all of these 

Ans:All of these.

2. Government provides relief during

i. floods                 ii. earthquake

iii. tsunami.           iv) all of these 

Ans: all of these.

3. Which level of the government looks after the problems of the people 

i) local level .                    ii) state level

iii. national level.              iv) none of these 

Ans:local level.

4. În which form of government people elect their leader?

i. Monarchy                      ii Democracy 

iii) Dictatorship.               iv) Aristocracy 

Ans: Democracy. 

5. Which of the following is not a feature of democracy?

i. Only men can vote

ii) elections are held regularly 

iii. People elect their representatives 

iv) universal adult franchise

Ans: Only man can vote.

 

 6. Universal Adult Franchise means

i. right to vote             ii. right to religion

iii. right to freedom             iv. right to speech

Ans:i. right to vote  

 

7. In America, women got the right to vote in

 i. 1920           ii. 1930           iii.1940            iv.1950

Ans: i. 1920 

 

8. Apartheid was practised in

i. India          ii. England          iii.South Africa      iv. South America

Ans:iii.South Africa

 

9. Which famous Indian leader helped the people of South Africa to fight against apartheid?

i. G B Pant                                        ii. Motilal Nehru

iii. Lal Bahadur Shastri                     iv.Mahatma Gandhi

Ans:  iv.Mahatma Gandhi

B. Fill in the blank

1. Children below 14 years of age should not be made to work.

 2. The government protects the People of the country.

3. The government at the national level is responsible for the whole country.

 4. A movement for equality started in America in 1848.

5. Nelson Mandela became the first Black President of South Africa.

C. State whether true or false 

 1. Government is required only to make laws.

Ans:False

2. Government maintains peaceful relations with other countries.

Ans:True

3. Monarchy is based on the principle of hierarchy.

Ans:False

4. Mahatma Gandhi struggled for equality.

Ans:True

5. Apartheid laws were abolished in 1981.

Ans:False

 

D. Match column A with column B.

Column A	Column B
Apartheid	Rule of people
Democracy	Hereditary
Dictatorship	South Africa
Monarchy	Use of force

Ans:

  

Column A	Column B
Apartheid	South Africa
Democracy	Rule of people
Dictatorship	Use of force
Monarchy	Hereditary

E. Answer the following questions briefly

1. What is government?

Ans: government means a body and institution are a group of people who eats it takes a decisions about the how to manage the FIR sabda country.

2. Why do we need a government? 

Ans: we need a government to ensure that all the citizens live safely and harmoniously without any conflict .

 

            3. How does government ensure law and order in the country?

Ans: government ensure law and order through courts and police.

4. Define Dictatorship.

Ans: Dictatorship the is a system of government where one man who is normally from the military takes over the government by use of force .

5. What do you understand by a representative democracy?

Ans: In representative democracy, representatives of people form the government.

6. List two features of democracy.

Ans: The two features of democracy are :

1) the people select their leader.

2) universal adult franchise.

7. What is Universal Adult Franchise?

Ans: Universal adult franchise means every adult citizen has been granted the right to vote.

8. What is apartheid?

Ans: Apartheid means  discrimination or separation of people on the basis of colour or race. 

9. What are the functions of the government?

Ans: The functions of government are- 

a) Making Laws.

b) Maintaining law and order

c)To protect the people.

d) Providing Facilities

e) Social and economic Justice.

f) Rescue and Relief during calamities.

10.Why do governments have courts and police?

Ans: The government has courts and the police so as to ensure that people follow the laws that are laid down.

11. Who provides basic facilities like water,  electricity and public transport?

Ans: The government.

12. How does the government help  during a national calamity?

Ans: By providing rescue and relief the government help people during a national calamity.

13. What is monarchy?

Ans: In monarchy there  is a king or a queen who is the head of the government.

14. Name three levels of the government.

Ans: The three levels of the government are -

a) Local level: The government and the village ,community, locality ,town and district level are known as local government.

b) State level: This is slightly higher level than local level. They look after affairs of the state.

c) National level: This is the highest level. They are responsible for the whole country.

15) Who takes a decisions in monarchy?

Ans: The king or queen.

16) Which form of government is hereditary?

Ans: Monarchy.

17. What is dictatorship?

Ans: Dictatorship is a system of government where one man who is normally from the military takes over the government by use of force.

18) What is democracy?

Ans: Democracy is the form of Government where the people select their leader.

19) Why is democracy called a representative democracy?

Ans: As representatives of the people from the government in democracy, the democracy is called as a representative democracy.

20) When women got their voting right in America?

Ans: In 1920.

21) When Nelson Mandela became the President of South Africa?

Ans: In 1994.