Class 6th Social Science Civics Chapter 3 What is Government
I.MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
(i) The government also works at local level. Here local level means
(a)Village (b) Town
(c) Locality (d) All the above.
(ii) The court can intervene if……………..
(a)Any law passed by the government is not followed.
(b)Anyone does not study well.
(c)A child tells a lie
(d)Both (a) and (b).
(iii) American women got the right to vote in the year…………………..
(a) 1928 (b) 1925
(c) 1920 (d) 1919.
(iv)The term suffrage means ……………….
(a)Right to vote
(b)Right to go anywhere in the country
(c)Right to livelihood
(d)None of the above.
(v) The two types of government mentioned the chapter are:
(a) Democracy (b) Monarchy
(c) Dictatorship (d) (a) and (b).
Ans. (i)—(d), (ii)—(a), (iii)—(c), (iv)—(a), (v)—(d).
(a)Village (b) Town
(c) Locality (d) All the above.
(ii) The court can intervene if……………..
(a)Any law passed by the government is not followed.
(b)Anyone does not study well.
(c)A child tells a lie
(d)Both (a) and (b).
(iii) American women got the right to vote in the year…………………..
(a) 1928 (b) 1925
(c) 1920 (d) 1919.
(iv)The term suffrage means ……………….
(a)Right to vote
(b)Right to go anywhere in the country
(c)Right to livelihood
(d)None of the above.
(v) The two types of government mentioned the chapter are:
(a) Democracy (b) Monarchy
(c) Dictatorship (d) (a) and (b).
Ans. (i)—(d), (ii)—(a), (iii)—(c), (iv)—(a), (v)—(d).
II.FILL IN THE BLANKS
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence.
(i) The government works at different levels at the local level, at the level of the state and at the ………… level.
(ii) In a………. the government has to explain its actions and defend its decisions
to the people.
(iii) Women in the UK got the right to vote in the year…………………..
(iv) In India, before Independence, only a small minority was allowed to ………………………
(v)……… are also part of the government.
(ii) In a………. the government has to explain its actions and defend its decisions
to the people.
(iii) Women in the UK got the right to vote in the year…………………..
(iv) In India, before Independence, only a small minority was allowed to ………………………
(v)……… are also part of the government.
Ans. (i) national (ii) democracy
(iii) 1928 (iv) vote
(v) Courts.
(iii) 1928 (iv) vote
(v) Courts.
III. TRUE/FALSE
State whether the following statements are true CD or false (F).
(i) Kings and queens get their power from the people they rule.
(ii)There was a time when government did not allow women and the poor to participate in elections.
(iii)It was Gandhiji who demanded that all adults have the right to vote.
(iv) Men without property have no right to vote in the country like USA.
(v)-In India, everyone who is eighteen or above eighteen enjoys the right to vote. Ans. (0 False, (ii) True, (iu) True, (iu) False, (u) True.
(ii)There was a time when government did not allow women and the poor to participate in elections.
(iii)It was Gandhiji who demanded that all adults have the right to vote.
(iv) Men without property have no right to vote in the country like USA.
(v)-In India, everyone who is eighteen or above eighteen enjoys the right to vote. Ans. (0 False, (ii) True, (iu) True, (iu) False, (u) True.
IV.MATCHING SKILL
Match the items given in column A correctly with those given in column B.
Ans.(i)—(c), (ii)—(c), (iii)—(e), (iv)—(b), (v)—(a).
Ans.(i)—(c), (ii)—(c), (iii)—(e), (iv)—(b), (v)—(a).
V.VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Name some institutions that are part of the government.
Ans: The Supreme Court, the Indian Railways, Bharat Petroleum.
Ans: The Supreme Court, the Indian Railways, Bharat Petroleum.
2.List any two functions of the government.
Ans: (i)The government protects the boundaries of the country.
Ans: (i)The government protects the boundaries of the country.
(ii)It maintains peaceful relations with other countries.
3. What happens when someone commits a crime? [Imp.]
Ans: He/She finds himself/herself in court in such a situation.
3. What happens when someone commits a crime? [Imp.]
Ans: He/She finds himself/herself in court in such a situation.
4. Why is there a need to control resources and protect the territory of a country?
Ans: It is important so that people can feel secure.
Ans: It is important so that people can feel secure.
5. At which three levels does the government work?
Ans: The government works at the local level, at the state level and at the national level.
Ans: The government works at the local level, at the state level and at the national level.
6. Under which circwnstances a person may approach the court? [V. Imp.]
Ans: If a person feels that a particular law is not being followed he/she may approach the court.
Ans: If a person feels that a particular law is not being followed he/she may approach the court.
7. What does the court do in such situation? ,
Ans: The court gives orders to the government about what should be done.
Ans: The court gives orders to the government about what should be done.
8. What do you mean by monarchy?
Ans: Monarchy is a form of government in which the monarch (king or queen) has the power to make decisions and run the government.
Ans: Monarchy is a form of government in which the monarch (king or queen) has the power to make decisions and run the government.
9. What do you mean by representative democracies? [V. Imp.]
Ans: In representative democracies people do not participate directly but, instead, choose their representatives through an election process. These representatives meet and make decisions for the entire population.
Ans: In representative democracies people do not participate directly but, instead, choose their representatives through an election process. These representatives meet and make decisions for the entire population.
10. What do you mean by universal adult franchise?
Ans: Universal adult franchise means that all adults in the country are allowed to vote.
Ans: Universal adult franchise means that all adults in the country are allowed to vote.
11. What was itnfair practice in Gandhyi’s eyes?
Ans: In pre-independent India, only a small minority was allowed to vote. It is they who determined the fate of the majority. This very practice was seen as unfair practice by Gandhiji.
Ans: In pre-independent India, only a small minority was allowed to vote. It is they who determined the fate of the majority. This very practice was seen as unfair practice by Gandhiji.
12. What did Gandhiji demand?
Ans: Gandhiji demanded that all adults whether they rich or poor, educated or literate have the right to vote.
Ans: Gandhiji demanded that all adults whether they rich or poor, educated or literate have the right to vote.
VI.SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. How do the government manage so many different things? [V. Imp.]
Ans: The government has a variety of works to do. To discharge each and every responsibility smoothly, it works at three different levels, at the local level, at the level of the state and at the national level. The local level means in your village, town or locality. The state level would mean the entire state and the national level relates to the entire country.
Ans: The government has a variety of works to do. To discharge each and every responsibility smoothly, it works at three different levels, at the local level, at the level of the state and at the national level. The local level means in your village, town or locality. The state level would mean the entire state and the national level relates to the entire country.
2. How is democracy different from monarchy?
Ans: Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. In this type of government people are supreme because it is they who give the government power. The government has to explain its actions and defend its decisions to the people.
In a monarchy, it is the King or queen who has the power to make decisions and run the government. The monarch may have a small group of people to discuss matters with, but the final decision-making power remains with the monarch. Unlike in a democracy, kings and queens do not have to explain their actions or defend the decisions they take.
Ans: Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. In this type of government people are supreme because it is they who give the government power. The government has to explain its actions and defend its decisions to the people.
In a monarchy, it is the King or queen who has the power to make decisions and run the government. The monarch may have a small group of people to discuss matters with, but the final decision-making power remains with the monarch. Unlike in a democracy, kings and queens do not have to explain their actions or defend the decisions they take.
3. Can you say the earliest forms of governments democratic? If not, why?[V. Imp.]
Ans: We can not say the earliest forms of governments democratic because these governments did not allow women and the poor to participate in elections. In their earliest forms governments allowed only men who owned property and were educated, to vote. This meant that women, the poor, the propterty-less and the uneducated were not allowed to vote. The country was governed by the rules and regulations that these few men made.
Ans: We can not say the earliest forms of governments democratic because these governments did not allow women and the poor to participate in elections. In their earliest forms governments allowed only men who owned property and were educated, to vote. This meant that women, the poor, the propterty-less and the uneducated were not allowed to vote. The country was governed by the rules and regulations that these few men made.
VII.LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. What does the government do for the welfare of its citizens? [V. Imp.]
Ans:The government does a variety of works for the welfare of its citizens:
Ans:The government does a variety of works for the welfare of its citizens:
- It makes decisions and gets things done.
- It builds roads and schools.
- It takes decisions about how to reduce the price of essential goods when they get too expensive or ways to increase the supply of electricity.
- It supervises postal and railway services.
- At the time of natural calamities, it organises aid and assistance for the affected people.
- It makes laws for the safety of its citizens. For example, there is a law that says that all persons driving a two-wheeler must wear helmet.
2. What was the voting system in India before Independence? What ideas did Gandhiji express in the journal Young India about voting system? [Imp.]
Ans: In India, before Independence, only a small minority enjoyed the voting right. This was shocking for Gandhiji. He firmly disapproved this system and advocated for universal adult franchise which gives all adults the right to vote.
Expressing his ideas in the journal Young India in 1931 Gandhiji said that it is discriminating to deprive poor and illiterate people of voting rights. Snatching the right to vote from a person simply because he is poor or illiterate is in no way justified. A poor or illiterate is also a citizen of the country and he has every right to enjoy all privileges existing in the country. Thus, Gandhiji was very much fair and favoured the system that would provide equal voting right to all.
Ans: In India, before Independence, only a small minority enjoyed the voting right. This was shocking for Gandhiji. He firmly disapproved this system and advocated for universal adult franchise which gives all adults the right to vote.
Expressing his ideas in the journal Young India in 1931 Gandhiji said that it is discriminating to deprive poor and illiterate people of voting rights. Snatching the right to vote from a person simply because he is poor or illiterate is in no way justified. A poor or illiterate is also a citizen of the country and he has every right to enjoy all privileges existing in the country. Thus, Gandhiji was very much fair and favoured the system that would provide equal voting right to all.
