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WorksheetsG6_SS_Civics_ Ch3_ What is Government?
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
The government works at different levels: at the local level, at the level of the state and at the_______________ level.
a) international
b) national
c) ground
d) highest
Government at a village, town or locality is termed as________________government.
a) national
b) state
c) local
d) international
The state level government would look after and cover the entire__________.
a) union territory
b) state
c) country
d) town
The legislature makes laws and everyone who lives in the country has to ___________these.
a) follow
b) agree
c) approve
d) allow
The three organs of the governance and administration are legislature, executive and _____________________.
a) administration
b) judiciary
c) defense
d) external affairs
Raja Jaychand was ruling the kingdom of Avanti. He became weak and was no longer able to rule. His son Vijaychand became the ruler and took care of his kingdom. What kind of government did Avanti have?
a) Direct Democracy
b) Indirect democracy
c) Dictatorship
d) Monarchy
Government decided to bring in a law to uplift the economically backward students and to encourage them to enroll into professional courses. A draft law is prepared. The bill needs to be passed and to be made into a law. Who is responsible to make it a law?
a) Courts
b) Judiciary
c) Parliament
d) Executive
People of the country being able to participate and influence the decisions of the government happens under___________________.
a) Dictatorship
b) Democracy
c) Monarchy
d) All of the above
A village panchayat comes under ______________level of governance.
a) local
b) regional
c) global
d) national
The term suffrage usually means right to__________ .
a) freedom
b) equality
c) vote
d) expression
Unlike in a ________________, kings and queens or dictators do not have to explain their actions or defend the decisions they take.
a) monarchy
b) democracy
c) dictatorship
d) indirect democracy
All adults have the right to vote. This is known as __________________ .
a) Universal Adult Franchise.
b) Union Adult Franchise
c) Universal Adult Forum
d) Union Adult Forum
A form of government where only one or a few people make rules, take decisions and run the government is called
a) representative democracy
b) direct democracy
c) dictatorship
d) monarchy
_________________democracy is such a form of government where people do not participate directly but, instead, choose their representatives through an election process.
a) Direct
b) Representative
c) both a and b
d) none of the above
The earliest forms of governments allowed only men who owned property and were educated, to vote. This meant that _________, __________, __________ and _____________were not allowed to vote.
a) women, the poor, the property-less and the uneducated
b) women, the rich, the property-less and the uneducated
c) women, the poor, the property-less and the educated
d) men, the poor, the property-less and the uneducated
The decision to locate a common well in a particular area of the village comes under ____________.
a) Union Government
b) Central Government
c) Federal Government
d) Local Government
The decision of the Government of Telangana on whether to have Board exam in Class 8 for all government schools comes under the preview of
a) Federal Government.
b) Local Government.
c) State Government.
d) Central Government.
Maintaining peaceful relations with the neighbouring countries is the responsibility of ______________ government.
a) Union Government
b) Central Government
c) National Government
d) All of the above.
In a democracy, the _____________give the government the power to make decisions and enforce laws.
a) ministers
b) politicians
c) people
d) political parties
Ramu was travelling by road in his car. He was stopped by a traffic policeman and was wrongly fined despite having shown all the necessary documents. Where should he go to get justice?
a) Parliament
b) Government office
c) Court
d) Prime Minister’s office
The three levels of government are (select 3 option)
a) The central government taking care of the whole nation and maintaining international relations.
b) The regional government taking care of each region of the country.
c) The state government looking after the affairs of the state.
d) The zonal government taking care of each administrative zone a country is divide into
e) The local government like the village panchayat , municipal corporation and municipality at village, town and city level.
The following are the types of government (select 4 options)
a) Representative Democracy, where people participate in the governance through their elected representatives.
b) Dictatorship, only on person makes the rules and run the government.
c) Banana Republic, where the country is dependent on exports of banana and minerals
d) Monarchy, where a king or a queen makes laws and takes decision for the country.
e) Direct Democracy where people directly participate in each and every decision made for the county.
The three organs of the government are (select 3 options)
a) Economy, which provides for production and consumption of goods and services
b) Legislature, which makes laws. In India they are the houses of the parliament.
c) Society, comprising of various communities and individuals.
d) Executive, which implements the laws made by the parliament through various government offices and departments.
e) Judiciary, the various courts in the country which dispense justice.
