To attain majority, political party is required to win

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(a)

less than half the number of constituencies

(b)

more than half the number of constituencies

(c)

hundred per cent constituencies

(d)

None of the above

Political party that has attained majority is known as

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(a)

Opposition party

(b)

Ruling party

(c)

Coalition party

(d)

Majority party

Head of the State is known as

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(a)

MLA

(b)

Chief Minister

(c)

Governor

(d)

Minister

MLA stands for

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(a)

Member of Long Assembly

(b)

Member of Legislative Assembly

(c)

Member of Law Assembly

(d)

None of the above

Laws for the entire country are made by

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(a)

Legislative Assembly

(b)

Parliament

(c)

Governor

(d)

Chief Minister

___________ is the other name for Legislative Assembly.

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(a)

Vidhan Sabha

A state is divided into different area known as _________

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(a)

constituencies

MLAs belonging to the ______ elect their leader as Chief Minister.

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(a)

ruling party

Some MLAs have dual responsibility one as an MLA and other as the ___________

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(a)

minister

There are only two levels of government.

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(a) True

(b) False

Himachal Pradesh is divided into 70 constituencies.

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(a) True

(b) False

MLAs together are responsible for the working of government.

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(a) False

(b) True

Chief Minister is the head of the Government.

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(a) False

(b) True

An MLA is a Member of Legislative Assembly.

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(a) False

(b) True

Define constituency.

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(a)

A particular area from which all the voters living there, choose their representatives is known as constituency.

State the meaning of Legislative Assembly.

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(a)

Legislative Assembly is a place where all MLAs from ruling as well as opposition party meet to debate and discuss various issues.

How is the Governor of a state appointed?

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(a)

It is the duty of Central Government to appoint the Governor of the various states

What is the objective of organising public meetings?

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(a)

Public meetings are organised in order to protest and demand for the rights of the people.

By whom are the MLAs elected?

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(a)

Members of the Legislative Assembly are elected by the people.                                                                               

Do you think the above debate would have been useful in some ways? How? Discuss

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(a)

Yes. The above debate would be useful as it puts forth the problems of different constituencies which could force the Government to take immediate action.

What action do you think can be taken in the above situation and who do you think should take this action? Discuss.

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(a)

At times, the ruling party may not be single party but a group of parties working together. This is called a coalition. Discuss with your teacher.

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(a)

Find out with the help of your teacher, the work done by the government departments mentioned and fill in the table.

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(a)

Use the terms 'constituency' and 'represent' to explain who an MLA is and how is the person elected?

3

(a)

Discuss the procedure for government formation in a state.

3

(a)

Explain with the example of Himachal Pradesh, the working ota State Legislative Assembly.

5

(a)

What did the Chief Minister and the Health Minister do in the next week of the assembly session?

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(a)

Observe the following picture as answer the questions that follow

What do you infer from the above picture?

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(a)