chapter 19---GOVERNMENT

CH-19 GOVERNMENT

KEY WORDS

Government	State	Rajya Sabha	Panchayat
Democracy	President	Lok Sabha	Zilla parishad
Election	Prime minister	Governor	Municipality
Vote	Legislature	Authority	Municipal corporation
Central	Parliament	Chief minister	Panchayat samiti

DEFINE THE TERMS

1.   Government: A government may be

 defined as the group of people who

control and make decisions for a country.

2.   Democracy: A system where a government

 is of the people, by the people and for the

people.

3.   Election: The process of choosing the

leaders is known as election.

4.   Vote: A vote is an indication of approval

 of a participant for government office.

Question and answers

Q-1Why do we need a government?

Ans- We need government

·       To look after the welfare of the people.

·       To build infrastructure of the country.

·       To look after law and order.

Q-2 What are the three levels of Government?

Ans: Central Government, State Government

 and Local Self Government.

·       The central government looks after the

entire country.

·       The state government looks after the

individual state.

·       Local self government looks after a

specific village, town or city.

Extra questions

Q-1Who can elect a leader through voting in India?

Ans:All Indian citizens who have completed

eighteen years of ages can elect their leader

 through voting.

Q-2 Name the two houses of the Indian Parliament.

Ans: The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha

Q-3 What is a Municipality?

Ans:The local self-government body at

the smaller cities and towns is known as

Municipality.

Q-4 What is Legislature/Parliament?

Ans The law making body of a country is

 known as the legislature or Parliament.

H.W

Q-5 Explain the various Local-self

 government in villages, towns and cities with

 the help of a flow chart.