State Government

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For Indian Polity Standard 7 Term 2 “State Government”

I. Choose the correct answer:
1. What is the minimum age for becoming a member of the State Legislative Council?
(a) 18 years
(b) 21 years
(c) 25 years
(d) 30 years

2. How many states does India have?
(a) 26
(b) 27
(c) 28
(d) 29

3. The word State government refers to
(a) Government departments in the states
(b) Legislative Assembly
(c) both a and b
(d) none of the above

4. The overall head of the government in the state is the _____.
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Governor
(d) Chief Minister

5. Who appoints the Chief Minister and other Ministers?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Governor
(d) Election Commissioner

6. Who becomes the Chief Minister?
(a) Leader of the Majority party
(b) Leader of the opposition party
(e) Both
(d) None

7. What are the three branches of the state government?
(a) Mayor, governor, MLA
(b) Panchayat, municipality, corporation
(c) Village, City, State
(d) Legislative, executive and judiciary

II. Fill in the blanks
1. The Governor is appointed by the _____.
2. The leader of the majority party is appointed as _______ in the state assembly.
3. _______ is the highest judicial organ of the state.
4. MLA stands for _______.
5. _______ is a particular area form where all the voters living there choose their representatives.
6. The elected representatives who are not the member of ruling party are called _______.

Answers:
1. President of India
2. The Chief Minister
3. The High Court
4. Member of Legislative Assembly
5. Electoral Constituencies
6. Opposition Party

III. Consider the following statements: Tick the appropriate answer
1. Which of the following statement is/are not correct?
To become a governor, one
a. should be the citizen of India
b. should have completed 25 years of age
c. should have sound mind
d. should not hold any office of profit.
i. a & b
ii. c & d
iii. a
iv. b

2. Consider the following statements and state true or false.
a. MLAs are together responsible for the working of the government
b. All the MLAs of other political party who do not belong to the ruling party are called opposition.
e. MLAs are not the representatives of people.

Answers:
a. True
b. True
c. False

3. Find out the correct meaning of bicameral legislature.
a. It means that there are cameras in the legislature.
b. It means that the legislature has men and women members.
c. It means that there are two houses like upper house and lower house.
d. It means that the governor is the leader over the members of the legislature.

4. Assertion: India has a federal system of government.
Reason: According to our constitution the power is divided between central and state governments.
a. A is correct and R explains A
b. A is correct and R does not explain A
c. A is correct and R is wrong
d. Both are wrong

III. Match the following
1. MLAs                        A. Secretariat
2. Governor                  B. 7
3. Chief Minister           C. Head of the state
4. Union territories       D. Legislative Assembly
5. Fort St. George         E. Leader of the Majority party

Answers:
1. D
2. C
3. E
4. B
5. A