CBSE Class 7 Civics How The State Government Works Worksheet

Answer the following questions in 1-15 words:-

Question. Write two qualifications required for the members of legislative assembly.
Ans. 1. He/She should be a citizen of India.
2. His/Her age should be above 25 years.

Question. What qualifications are required for a Governor?
Ans. 1. He/She should be a citizen of India.
2. His/Her age should be above 35 years.
3. He/She should not be a member of the state assembly.

Question. Who can be the secretary of some department?
Ans. The executive official of a department is known as secretary. He is appointed by UPSC.

Question. Name out, who is the chief minister and governor of Punjab?
Ans. Chief Minister- Sh. Captain Amarinder Singh.
Governor- Sh. V.P. Badnore.

Question. Who is the executive head of a state?
Ans. Governor.

Answer the following questions in 50-60 words:-

Question. Write in the short the functions of the Governor.
Ans. Governor is the nominal head of the state as president is in the central government.
1. He is the executive head of a state.
2. He appoints the Chief Minister and other ministers.
3. He recommends the names of judges of high court to the president.
4. He gives assent to bills passed by state legislature.
5. During president rule, he becomes the real administrator of the state.

Question. Write about the powers and functions of the Chief Minister.
Ans. The Chief Minister is the real head of the state government. His powers are as following:-
1. He provides a list of ministers to governor. The Governor appoints them ministers.
2. He distributes portfolios among the ministers.
3. He presides over the meetings of the cabinet.
4. He maintains good relationship with the central government.

Question. Give in brief the election procedure of legislative assembly.
Ans. Members of state legislature are called MLA. They are directly elected by the adult voters of the state. The term of legislative assembly is 5 years. There are 117 members in the Punjab legislative assembly.

Question. Give in brief the structure of legislative council.
Ans. There is bicameral legislature in some states of India. Legislative council is the upper house of state legislature. Its members are indirectly elected. Its term is 6 years. 1/3 of its members are being retired after every two years. This house can't be dissolved.

Question. Which civil officials (bureaucracy) run the state administration?
Ans. There are various subjects like education, irrigation, transport, health etc. in a state. Every department has a minister. The public servants (bureaucracy) of the department help the ministers to run the administration. The executive official of each department is known as ‘secretary’. The office of the secretaries is known as a 'secretariat'.

Question. Give five reasons of road accidents.
Ans. 1. Fast speed: - This is the main reason of road accidents. It is always difficult to control a vehicle at fast speed.
2. To ignore road signals: - sometimes drivers ignore the road signal to cross the road. In such situation there is every possibility of an accident.
3. Overloading of vehicles: - sometimes the owners overload their vehicles with goods or passengers. It hinders the view of other drivers and causes an accident.
4. Underage drivers: - children below 18 years of age start driving without having proper license. It is dangerous for their own and others' lives.
5. Drunken driving: - alcoholic drinks reduce the driving ability and cause road accidents.

Fill in the blanks:-

1. Sh. V.P. Badnore is the Governor of Punjab.
2. The state legislature of Punjab is uni-cameral.
3. Money bill can be introduced in the lower house of the state legislature.
4. The assent of Governor is essential for every type of bill.
5. The speaker presides over the meeting of the house of state legislature.
6. Governor is the head of the state.
7. Tenure of council of ministers is 5 years.
8. 1/6 members of legislative council are nominated by the Governor.
9. Maximum number of members of legislative assembly is 500.
10. Minimum number of legislative council can be 60.

Write True (√) or False (X) for each statement:

1. In India we have one centre government, 28 state governments and 7 union territories. (X) (28 state governments and 8 union territories)
2. The lower house of state legislature is called legislative council. (X)
3. Punjab state legislature is bicameral legislature. (X)
4. Governor has main executive power with him. (X)
5. The right of property is a fundamental right. (X)

Multiple Choice Questions:-

1. How many states are there in India?
a) 21
b) 25
c) 28 
Ans.c) 28

2. How many members are there in Punjab legislative assembly?
a) 117 
b) 60
c) 105
Ans.a) 117

3. By whom the chief minister is elected?
a) By President
b) By Governor 
c) by Speaker
Ans.b) By Governor 

More Question

Q1. Fill in the blanks: -

i.  Legislative assembly is also known as _______.

ii.  Another name for Vidhan Parishad is _______.

iii.   The full form of MLA is _______________.

iv.   A union territory, which has its own Vidhan Sabha is _______.

v.  The Legislative assembly is present in _______ states while the Legislative council is present in only ________ states in India.

vi.  __________________ is the Chief Minister of Delhi.

Q2. Choose the appropriate words from below: -

Elections, Campaigning, Judiciary, Political party,

Legislature, Constituency, Government, Polling booth, candidates, Independent candidate.

a) Political organization which contest election ________.

b) A person who stands for election _______.

c) A fight between various political parties and candidates ________.

d) A candidate who contests election without any party’s support _________.

e) When candidates try to encourage voters to vote for them by distributing pamphlets, holding rallies, through SMS, etc. _________.

f) The organ of govt. involved in making laws _________.

g) An organ of govt., which enforces laws and solves disputes_________.

h) An organization, which governs the country through its organs________.

i) A place where the voters caste their votes ________.

Q3 Answer the following questions: -

I. Explain the following terms
Constituency, Majority Party , Opposition Party, Ruling Party, Public Meeting

ii Name a few govt. depts. which work for our welfare.

iii In a democracy, what are the various ways by which the opinions are expressed and actions are demanded from the govt.?

iv What is a coalition govt.? Give an example

v Who is an MLA? How is he elected? Write his functions.

vi Who is the head of the state? Who appoints him? Give his functions.

vii How is the Chief Minister elected? List two functions of the Chief Minister

viii What is a press conference? Why is it important?

1.What is a coalition government?

(A) Government formed by a single party

(B) Government formed by a group of parties

(C) (1) and (2) both are correct

(D) None of these

2.How do the members of the legislative assembly are elected? Choose any two of the following:

a. States in India are divided into constituencies.

b. People elect one representative from each constituency who then becomes the member of the legislative assembly.

c. Members are elected by the elected members of the Member of Parliament.

d. Four representatives from each constituency are elected by the people.

(A) (a, b)

(B) (b, c)

(C) (c,d)

(D) (a, d)

3.What is meant by the term 'majority' in politics?

(A) A political party thathavewon more than half the number of the constituencies in a State.

(B) The party with less number of MLA's in a State.

(C) The coalition of two parties in a State.

(D) Division of State into constituencies.

4.How is a governor appointed?

(A) Governor is appointed by the central government

(B) Governor is appointed by the state government

(C) He is elected by people

(D) None of these

5.Who is the Chief Minister in a state?

(A) Head of state

(B) Leader of the ruling party

(C) Head of opposition

(D) None of these

6.The functions of Governor are :

(A) He appoints the Chief minister of the state

(B) He heads the state at the time of declaration of emergency

(C) (1) and (2) both are correct

(D) None of these

7.In India every state has a_________

(A) Legislative Assembly

(B) Parliament

(C) Legislative council

(D) None of these

8.Who is the official head of a state?

(A) Governor

(B) President

(C) Prime Minister

(D) None of these

9.What is called majority?
(A) A political party whose MLA's have won more than half the number of constituencies in a state can be said to be in majority.
(B) Two third number of MLAs strength in an assemblyis called majority.
(C) One third of total strength of assembly is called majority.
(D) None of these

10.The MLAs belong to
(A) Same political party
(B) Different political parties
(C) They do not belong to any political party
(D) None of these

11.The head of the state is the __________.
(A) Prime Minister.
(B) Chief Minister.
(C) Member of Legislative Assembly.
(D) Governor.

12.Which party is called as a ruling party in a state?
(A) A political party which has fewer MLAs.
(B) A political party which has majority in the house and forms government.
(C) Every party which has MLAs is called ruling party
(D) None of these

13.Constituency stands for:
(A) This refers to the elected representatives of the State.
(B) A gathering of journalists from the media.
(C) The particular area where the voters and the representatives are living.
(D) All the states of India are called as constituencies.

14.Who selects ministers?
(A) Leader of opposition
(B) Governor
(C) Chief Minister
(D) None of these

15.How many MLA constituencies does Himachal Pradesh has?
(A) 60
(B) 68
(C) 78
(D) 88

16.Which party is called as the Opposition Party?
(A) Every member of legislative assembly.
(B) The members of assembly except themembers of the ruling party are calledopposition party.
(C) The members of government are called opposition
(D) None of these

17.Who electsMLAs?
(A) People elect them
(B) Government elects them
(C) They have to pass an exam.
(D) None of these

18.Which state has the largest number of MLA constituencies?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Delhi
(D) Rajasthan

19.Choose the correct statement(s).
(1) Main task of Chief Minister is to co-ordinate and supervise the functions of different ministers.
(2) Chief minister is responsible to legislative assembly.
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both are correct
(D) Both are incorrect

20.Choose the correct statement
(1) Government can make new laws for the welfare of the state
(2) Legislative assembly approves and passes the law.
(A) Only 1 is correct
(B) Only 2 is correct
(C) Both are correct
(D) Both are incorrect

21.Who appoints the Chief Minister?
(A) President
(B) Governor
(C) Prime Minister
(D) None of these

22.MLA stands for:
(A) Member of Legal Advisor.
(B) Member of Legislative Assembly.
(C) Medical Local Administration.
(D) Members of Lucknow Assembly.

23.In a ___________ people organize meetings to voice their oppositions and protest against the government.
(A) Country.
(B) State.
(C) Village.
(D) Democracy.

24.Members of Legislative Assembly are called________
(A) MLA
(B) MLC
(C) MP
(D) None of these

25.What is a constituency?

26.Name the places where opinions are expressed about the work of the government and ask for actionon demands.

27.What do you understand by wallpaper project?

28.Who is the real head in a democratic country?

29.How many MLAs are required by a party to make the government in a state?

30.What is a Legislative Assembly?

31.What is a coalition government?

32.What do you understand by a 'press conference'?

33.Differentiate between 'ruling' and 'opposition' party?
(A) The political party that has majority seats in a state is the opposition party.
(B) The political party that has less number seats in the state assembly.
(C) The party that has majority is a ruling and other parties are the opposition party.
(D) All of them. <2M>

34.Write about the conditions that are fulfilled to be an MLA.

35.Use the term constituency and represent to explain who is anMLA and how is the person elected?

36.Describe The Governor.

37.Write about anMLA in brief.

38.What are the dual responsibilities of some MLAs?

39.Who is the head of a State in India? By whom and for what he/she is appointed?

40.What do you mean by the word "majority" and "the ruling party"?

41.What is the role of opposition? <3M>

42.Describe the composition and the appointments of ministers of legislative assembly in Himachal Pradesh..

43.Give information about the powers of chief Minister and governor.<4M>
3. 44.What was the problem in Patalpuram?What discussion/
4. action was taken by the following? Fill in the table.
5. Public meeting
Legislative Assembly
Press conference
Chief Minister

45.What are the major problems to be faced by today's government?

46.What problems do we face in hospitals according to MLA 5

47.How did some MLAs become Ministers? Explain.

48.Why should decisions taken by the Chief Minister and

49. other ministers be debated in the Legislative Assembly?

Q.A Fill in the blanks.

1.The state which has one house is called_____________.

2.Bill can become a law after the approval of ___________.

3.The Vidhan Sabha is the ______________house of the state legislature.

4.The Vidhan Parishad cannot be dissolved.It is a _______________body.

5.___________presides over the meetings of Vidhan Sabha.

6.The members of Vidhan Parishad are called as __________.

7.The role of a legislature is to_____________.

8.___________of the members of Vidhan Parishad retire every two years.

9.The term of Vidhan Sabha is ______and Vidhan Parishad is ________.

10.____________may pass a vote of no confidence against the ministers of state executive.

Q.B.Name the following.

1. He appoints the governor.

2. The state civil service is headed by him.

3. He administers a union territory.

4. This is the name given to a department which is assigned to each cabinet minister.

5. He is the official head of a state.

6. This commission selects all the civil servants of a state.

Q.C. Answer the following questions.

1. What does a bicameral state legislature in India consist of?

2.What does the executive branch of a state government consist of?

3.The executive is answerable to the legislature. Justify the statement.

4.How are the MLCs of a state elected?

5.Write the steps of a bill to become a law.

6.What are the powers of a governor?

7.How is the chief minister of a state appointed?

8.What are the main functions of the chief minister?

9.How can a governor be removed?

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The head of the state is the ................. (M.L.A., Chief Minister, Governor)

2. The governor is appointed by the ................. (M.L.A., State government, Central Government)

3. The M.L.A's who gather together in the legislative assembly are called the ................. (Legislature, Executive, Parliament)

4. The M.L.A. are elected by (The people, the political parties, the Chief minister)

5. Each state in India has a (Parliament, ................. Legislative assembly, Lokh Sabha)

Fill in the blanks

6. Each state is divided into areas called................. 

7. ................. appoints the Chief Minister.

8. The overall head of the government is the

9. Laws for the entire country are made in the ................. 

10. In a democracy the ................. have the main authority.