NCERT Solution : Chapter 3 - Government, Class 6 Social and Political Life - I
Page no - 27
Q. Look at the newspaper headline above and list the different kinds of activities that the government is reported to be doing in these newspaper headlines.
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Answer:
The different kind of work that government does (as given in the newspapers headlines) are :
- The government protects the rights of the people in unorganised sector.
- The government fixes the prices of essential commodities.
- The government makes plan to protect the people in case of natural calamities.
- The government provides food, (wheat and rice, etc.) where there is scarcity due to some reason.
Q. Isn't this a wide range of activities ?
Answer:
Yes, the government has to tackle all kind of problem in the country.
Q. What do you think govenmrnt is ? Discuss in class.
Answer:
The government is a group of people who looks after all the needs of the society, it protects the people in case of natural calamities, it protects the rights of the workers and works for the welfare of the people.
Page no - 28
Q. Can you list three things that the government does which have not been mentioned ?
Answer:
The government does the following things -
- Make laws for the whole country.
- Provide education.
- Minting of coins and printing of currency notes.
Page no - 32
1. Do you think it is important for people to be involved in decisions that affect them ? Give two reasons for your answer.
Answer:
People should be involved in decision making because,
- they know about their needs and problems and
- they are in better position to decide how to solve these problems.
2. Which type of government would you prefer to have in the place you live in ? Why ?
Answer:
We would prefer to have a democratic form of government in India. India is very big country with a huge population. Everyone can participate in the affairs of the government, through elections. It gives a sense of justice and equality to the people.
3. Which of the statements below is correct ? Correct those sentences that you think need correction.
(a) In a monarchy the country's citizens are allowed to elect whomever they want.
Answer:
Incorrect. Monarchy is a rule by a single person, who has inherited the throne after his father.
(b) In a democracy a king has absolute powers to rule the country.
Answer:
Incorrect. In a democracy, the government is elected by the people. On the other hand, the king has come to power through inheritance and enjoys absolute powers.
(c) In a monarchy people can raise questions about the decisions the monarch takes.
Answer:
Incorrect. In a moanrchy, the king enjoys absolute powers and no one can question his authority and decisions.
Page no - 34
1. What do you understand by the word 'government' ? List five ways in which you think the government affects your daily life.
Answer:
The government affects our daily lives in the following ways :
- It protects our boundary and maintains peaceful relations with other countries
- Everyone should get enough to eat and there is no food shortage.
- Looks after the health of the people.
- If there is a natural disaster like Tsunami or an earthquake, it is the government that mainly organises aid and assistance for the affected people.
- If there is a dispute or a crime, the courts will provide justice.
2. Why do you think the government needs to make rules for everyone in the form of laws ?
Answer :
It is necessary for the government to make rules for everyone in the form of laws because -
- When human beings live and work together, some kind of organisation and decisions have to be made.
- Some rules have to be made in order to control the resources and protect the territory of a country, so people can be safe and secure.
3. Name two essential features of a democratic government.
Answer:
The two essential features of a democratic government are :
- The people, in a democracy, give the powers to the government. They do this through elections, in which they vote for a particular person and elect them. Once elected they form the government.
- In the democratic form of government, it has to explain its actions and decisions to the people.
4. What was the suffrage movement ? What did it accomplish ?
Answer:
The word suffrage means the right to vote. The women and the poor people in Europe and USA had to fight to get the right to vote. It was not an easy struggle. The demand for right to vote got strengthened during the First World War.
American women got the right to vote in 1920. In U.K. the women got the right to vote in 1928, on the same terms as men.
5. Gandhiji strongly believed that every adult in India should be given the right to vote. However, a lot of people don't share his views. Many feel that illiterate people, who are mainly poor, should not be given the right to vote. What do you think ? Do you think this would be a form of discrimination ? Give five points to support your view and share these with class.
Answer:
- India won independence, due to the participation of all people. The nationalist movement had become a mass movement. So poor and illiterate should be given the right to vote.
- The poor and illiterate people had been neglected for so long under the British rule. Now, after independence, they should be given equal opportunities to develop and improve their condition.
- Democracy is based on the idea of equality. In India, majority of the people were poor and illiterate at the time of independence. If they are denied the right to vote, that means it will be a minority rule, because only a small portion of the population will get the right to vote.
- Since ancient times, the villages in India were managed by the villagers themselves. The system in the villagers was never changed. It was their experience which helped them to rule. So the poor and illiterate people can decide for whom to vote.
- At the Karachi session of the Congress Party in 1931 it had announced that Fundamental Rights will be enjoyed by all. It includes the right to equality. No discrimination will be made on any basis.