Additional - Question:
Que: Name some institutions that are part of the government.
Ans: The supremen court, the Indian Railways, Bharat Petroleum.
Que: List any two functions of the government.
Ans:
(i) The government protects the boundaries of the country.
(ii) It maintains peaceful relations with other countries.
Que: What happens when someone commits a crime?
Ans: He/She finds himself/herself in court in such a situation.
Que: 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.
Que: At which three levels does the government work?
Ans: The government works at the local level, at the state level and st the national level.
Que: Under which circumstances a person may approach the court?
Ans: If a person feels that a particular law is not being followed he/she may approach the court.
Que: What does the court do in such a situation?
Ans: The court gives to the government about what should be done.
Que: What do you mean by monarchy?
Ans: Monarchy is a form of gorvenment in which the monarch (King or Queen) has the power th make decisions and run the government.
Que: What do you mean by representative democracies?
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 entrie population.
Que: What was the unfair practive in Gandhi's eyes?
Ans: In pre - independent Indai, only a small minority was allowed to vote. It is they who determined the fate of the majority. This very practive was seen as an unfair practice by Gandhiji.
Que: What did Gandhiji demand?
Ans: Gandhiji demanded that all adults whether rich or poor, educated or literate have the right to vote.
Que: How does the government manage so many different things?
Ans: The government has a variety of work to do. To discharge each and every responsibility smoothly, It work at three different levels, at the local level, The local level means in your village, town or locality. The state - level would the entire state and the national level relates to the entire country.
Que: How is democracy different from the monarchy?
Ans: Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. In this type of goverenment, 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 prople ti discuss matters with, byt the final decision - making power remains with the monarch. Unlike in a democracy, kings and queens do not have the explain their actions or defend the decisions they make.
Que: Can you say the earliest forms of government democratic?
Ans: We can not say the earliest forms of government democratic because these governments didi not allow woman 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 woman, the poor, the property - less,a nd the uneducated were not allowed to vote. The country was governed by the rules and regulations that these few men made.
Que: What does the government do for the welfare of its citizens?
Ans: The government does a variety of works for the welfare of its citizens:
- It mkes decisios 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 supervise postal and railways services.
- At the time of natural calamities, it organizes 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 a helmet.
