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Tamilnadu Samacheer Kalvi 8th Social Science Civics Solutions Term 1 Chapter 1 How the State Government Works
Samacheer Kalvi 8th Social Science How the State Government Works
I. Choose the correct answer
Question 1.
The Governor of a state is appointed by –
(a) President
(b) Vice President
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Chief Minister
Answer:
(a) President
Question 2.
The State Council Minsters is headed by –
(a) The Governor
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Speaker
(d) Home Minister
Answer:
(b) Chief Minister
Question 3.
Who can summon and prorogue the sessions of the State legislature?
(a) Home Minister
(b) President
(c) Speaker
(d) The Governor
Answer:
(d) The Governor
Question 4.
Who does not participate in the appointment of the High Court Judge?
(a) Governor
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Chief Justice of the High Court
(d) President of India
Answer:
(c) Chief Justice of the High Court
Question 5.
The age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court is –
(a) 62
(b) 64
(c) 65
(d) 58
Answer:
(a) 62
II. Fill in the Blanks
- ……………… States are there in India at present.
- The tenure of the Governor is normally ……………. years.
- The District Judges are appointed by ……………..
- The Governor is the ……………. Head of the State.
- Minimum age for elections as MLA ……………. years.
Answer:
- 29
- Five
- The Governor
- Constitutional
- 25
III. Match the following
Answer:
- iv
- ii
- i
- iii
IV. State true or false
Question 1.
Chief Minister is the chief administrator of the State.
Answer:
True
Question 2.
The Governor nominates two members of the Anglo – Indian Community to Legislative Assembly.
Answer:
False
Correct statement:
The Governor nominates one members of the Anglo- Indian Community to Legislative Assembly.
Question 3.
The number of judges in the High Courts is not uniform and fixed.
Answer:
True
V. Choose the correct statement
Question 1.
The State Legislative Assembly participates in the election of
(i) President
(ii) Vice – President
(iii) Rajya Sabha members
(iv) Members of the Legislative Council of the State
(a) i, ii & iii are Correct
(b) i & iii are Correct
(c) i, iii & iv are correct
(d) i, ii, iii & iv are correct
Answer:
(c) i, iii & iv are correct
VI. Answer the following in one or two sentences
Question 1.
Name the two houses of the State legislature.
Answer:
- Upper house – Rajya Sabha
- Lower house – Lok Sabha
Question 2.
Write the qualifications of the members of the Legislative Assembly?
Answer:
- The candidate must be a citizen of India.
- He/she must be 25 years and above.
- The candidate must be of sound mind.
- He/she must be an elector for any constituency in the state he is representing from.
Question 3.
How is the Chief Minister appointed?
Answer:
- The Governor appoints the leader of the majority party in the State Legislative Assembly as the Chief Minister.
- He is the head of the State Council of ministers.
Question 4.
How is the Council of Ministers formed?
Answer:
- The party which gets majority seats in the election forms the government.
- The leader of the majority party in the election is chosen as Chief Minister.
- The Chief Minister chooses his ministers from the MLAs of his party.
- On the advice of the Chief Minister, the Governor appoints the other ministers.
- Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister from the State Government.
VII. Answer the following in detail.
Question 1.
Discuss the powers and functions of the Chief Minister.
Answer:
- The Chief Minister is the chief administrator of the state. All major decisions of the State Government are taken under his leadership.
- Council of Ministers is formed by the advice of Chief minister. The Governor appoints the other Ministers.
- The Chief Minister supervises the activities of different ministries and advises and coordinates the activities of different ministries.
- The Chief Minister plays an important role in making policies of the State Government.
- He has to ensure that the government policies would favour the public interest. His voice is final in the decisions of the State Government.
- He plays an important role in making higher appointments of the State Government.
- The Governor appoints higher officials on the advice of the Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers.
Question 2.
Discuss the powers and functions of the Legislative Assembly.
Answer:
The main duty of the Legislative Assembly is to make laws for the state. It can make law on the subjects mentioned in the state list and the concurrent list. However, during a state emergency, it cannot exercise its legislative power.
1. The assembly has control over the State Council of Ministers. The State council of ministers are responsible or answerable to the Assembly for its activities. The Assembly may pass a no-confidence motion against the council of Ministers if it is not satisfied with the performance of the council of Ministers.
2. The legislative Assembly has control over the finances of the state. A money bill can be introduced only in the Assembly. The government cannot impose, increase, lower or withdraw any tax without the approval of the Assembly.
3. The elected members of the Legislative Assembly can take part in the election of the president of India and all members can take part in the election of the members of the Rajya Sabha from the state.
4. The Assembly also takes part in the amendment of the Constitution on certain matters.
5. So the government has three basic functions: making laws, executing laws and ensuring justice.
Question 3.
Write about the powers and functions of the High Court.
Answer:
Powers and Functions of the High Court:
- The High court has been empowered to issue writs of Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari, and Quo Warranto for the enforcement of the fundamental rights and for other purposes.
- Every High Court has a general power of superintendence over all the lower courts and tribunals within its jurisdiction except military courts and tribunals.
- The High court controls all the subordinate courts in the state.
- Like the Supreme Court, the High Court also acts as a Court of Record.
- The district Court Judges were appointed by the Governor. The High Court enjoys full powers and freedom to act within its jurisdiction.
- The Constitutional safeguards have ensured its independent working.
Samacheer Kalvi 8th Social Science Civics How the State Government Works Additional Questions
I. Choose the correct answer
Question 1.
The ……………. is an integral part of the state Legislature.
(a) Governor
(b) President
(c) Vice – President
(d) Chief Justice
Answer:
(a) Governor
Question 2.
Before the expiry of the full term of the Governor, the …………….. can dismiss him.
(a) Chief Minister
(b) Vice – president
(c) President
(d) Speaker
Answer:
(c) Presiden
Question 3.
To be the Governor, a person must have completed …………….. years of age.
(a) 25
(b) 35
(c) 21
(d) 40
Answer:
(a) 35
Question 4.
The position of the Governor of a state is compared to the ……………. of India.
(a) Chief Justice
(b) Lok Sabha speaker
(c) Attorney General
(d) President
Answer:
(d) President
Question 5.
The president declares an emergency in a state on the basis of the report of the ………………
(a) Chief Minister
(b) Governor
(c) Speaker
(d) Opposition party leader
Answer:
(b) Governor
Question 6.
As per our constitution, the strength of the Legislative council must not be less than …………..
(a) 25
(b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 35
Answer:
(c) 40
Question 7.
The members of the legislative council are elected for a term of ………….. years.
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 2
(d) 4
Answer:
(a) 6
Question 8.
One legislative constituency may have ………….. or even more people.
(a) 1 lakh
(b) 10 thousand
(c) 20 thousand
(d) 50 thousand
Answer:
(a) 1 lakh
Question 9.
The Governor can nominate …………… member from the Anglo – Indian community to the Legislative Assembly.
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
Answer:
(d) 1
Question 10.
The Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu located at …………….
(a) Madurai
(b) Salem
(c) Chennai
(d) Coimbatore
Answer:
(c) Chennai
II. Fill in the blanks.
- The states have their own executive, ……………, and ……………
- A Person is not appointed …………… in his own state.
- The …………… acts as an agent of the Central Government in a state.
- The …………… remains in the office so long as he gets the support of the majority members of the Legislative Assembly.
- The members of the …………… are elected indirectly.
- At present, only …………… states in India have the Legislative Council in their legislative.
- …………… of the members of the Legislative Council retire every two years.
- The …………… is the presiding officer of the Legislative Council.
- The people who make the laws of a state Government are called ……………
- Different …………… compete in the elections to the Legislative Assembly.
Answer:
- Legislative, Judiciary
- Governor
- Governor
- Chief Minister
- Legislative council
- Seven
- One – third
- Chairman
- Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Political parties
III. Match the following
Answer:
- iii
- i
- iv
- ii
IV. True or False
Question 1.
The Governor must give his assent to all the bills passed in the legislature
Answer:
True
Question 2.
The Chief Minister is responsible for maintaining the relationship between the central Government and the State Government.
Answer:
False
Correct statement:
The Governor is responsible for maintaining the relationship between the central Government and the State Government.
Question 3.
For the election of MLAs, the entire state is divided into different constituencies.
Answer:
True
Question 4.
There may be a common High Court only for 2 states.
Answer:
False
Correct statement:
There may be a common High Court for two or more states and Union Territories.
V. Choose the correct statement
Question 1.
(i) A Legislative Assembly cannot have more than 500 members.
(ii) Some seats in the Legislative Assembly are reserved for scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes.
(iii) The meetings of the Assembly are presided by the chief minister.
(iv) People who have completed 21 years of age can cast their vote in the elections.
(a) i and ii are correct
(b) ii, iii and iv are correct
(c) i and iii are correct
(d) i, ii and iv are correct
Answer:
(d) i, ii and iv are correct
VI. Answer in one or two sentences
Question 1.
How is the Governor appointed?
Answer:
While appointing the Governor, the President acts as per the advice of the Union Cabinet. The State Government is also consulted when the appointment is to be made. Generally, a person is not appointed Governor in his own State.
Question 2.
What does the state executive consist of?
Answer:
The state executive consists of the Governor and the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister.
Question 3.
Write short notes on the Governor of a state.
Answer:
The Governor as the Head of a State in India. He is appointed by the President of India. He is the constitutional head of a State. The Governor is appointed for a term of five years.
Question 4.
How long can the Chief Minister remain in office?
Answer:
The Chief Minister has no fixed term of office. He remains in the office so long as he gets the support of the majority members of the Legislative Assembly. When he loses support in the legislature, he has to resign.
Question 5.
How are the members of the legislative council elected?
Answer:
- The members of the Legislative Council are elected indirectly.
- One-third of its members are elected by the local government bodies like the District Panchayat and Municipalities.
- Another one third is elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly.
- One twelfth is elected by the graduates of the constituency and another one-twelfth by the teachers of secondary schools, colleges, and universities.
- One-sixth of the members of the Legislative Council is nominated by the Governor of the State.
Question 6.
Name the states in India which have a Legislative council.
Answer:
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
Question 7.
How is the capital of a state determined?
Answer:
The place where a state’s legislative assembly is located and where its council of ministers function is called the capital of that state.
Question 8.
How are the laws of the state Government executed?
Answer:
The state government has several lakhs of government employees to execute the laws made by the legislative assembly- Collectors, Tahsildars, Block Development Officers, Revenue officers, Village Administrative Officers, Policemen, Teachers, and Doctors, etc.
VII. Answer in Detail
Question 1.
Discuss the powers and functions of the Governor.
Answer:
Powers and functions
1. The Governor is the Chief Executive in a State. All the executive powers of the State are vested upon him and decisions are taken in his name. He appoints the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers.
2. He makes some important appointments such as the Advocate General, Chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission, and others.
3. The Governor also acts as the Chancellor of State Universities.
4. He summons and prorogues the sessions of the State legislature and he can dissolve the Legislative Assembly.
5. Money bills can be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly only with the approval of the Governor.
6. The annual budget of the State Government is laid before the legislature with the approval of the Governor.
7. The Contingency Fund of the State is also placed at the disposal of the Governor.
Question 2.
How are laws made in the state Government?
Answer:
In the legislative assembly meetings, MLAs discuss a number of topics like public works, education, law and order, and various problems faced by the state. The MLAs can ask questions to know the activities of ministries, which the concerned ministers have to answer. The legislative assembly makes laws on certain issues.
The process of law-making as follows:
- A Bill is presented in the Legislative Assembly.
- Debates and discussions take place on it. Changes can be made in the Bill.
- If more than half of the MLA’s vote in favour of the Bill, it is said to be passed.
- The Bill needs to get the assent of the Governor to become an Act.