How the State Government Works quiz

MLA stands for:

The head of the state government is the:

The Governor of a state is appointed by the:

A party has a majority if it wins:

Laws for a state are made by the:

Members who are not in the ruling party are called the:

Himachal Pradesh has how many assembly constituencies?

The Chief Minister is chosen by the:

The executive of a state consists of the:

A press conference is held to:

What happens if no single party gets a majority? (2 marks)

What is the role of the Governor? (2 marks)

Why do MLAs ask questions in the assembly? (2 marks)

What is the difference between making laws and implementing them? (2 marks)

Name two departments of the state government and their work. (2 marks)

Why are elections held every five years? (2 marks)

How can citizens raise their problems with the government? (2 marks)

What is a coalition government? (2 marks)

Why are newspapers and TV important in a democracy? (2 marks)

Who can become an MLA? (2 marks)

A state assembly has 90 seats. How many seats are needed for a majority? If Party A wins 42 and Party B wins 8, can they form a coalition government together? (3 marks)

In an election, a constituency had 2,00,000 voters and 1,30,000 voted. Find the voter turnout percentage. (3 marks)

In a 140-seat assembly, the ruling party has 85 seats. What percentage of seats does it hold (to one decimal place)? How many seats does the opposition have? (3 marks)

Elections were held in a state in 2017 and 2022. If the assembly term is 5 years, when is the next election due? How many elections will be held from 2017 to 2037 inclusive? (3 marks)

Candidate A got 45,600 votes, B got 38,200 and C got 12,200. Find the total votes polled, the winner and the winning margin. (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In a district, people faced shortage of drinking water for months. They wrote to their MLA, who raised the question in the Legislative Assembly. (i) Why did people approach the MLA? (ii) What can the MLA do in the assembly? (iii) Which department would act on the problem? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. After an election, Party P won 40 seats in a 70-seat assembly. Its MLAs met and elected Ms Rao as their leader. (i) Does Party P have a majority? Show. (ii) What post will Ms Rao get? (iii) Who will invite her to form the government? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. The Health Minister visited a district hospital after reports of patients sleeping on floors. He held a press conference and announced more beds. (i) Why did the minister visit? (ii) What is a press conference? (iii) How did the media help? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In the assembly, opposition MLAs criticised the government for rising prices and walked out in protest. (i) What is the role of the opposition? (ii) Is a walk-out a democratic form of protest? (iii) How does criticism help democracy? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A new law on plastic bans was passed in the assembly. Shops were given three months to stop using plastic bags. (i) Who passed the law? (ii) Who will ensure it is followed? (iii) Why were shops given time? (5 marks)

Explain the process of forming a state government with a flowchart. (6 marks)

Describe the role of the Legislative Assembly and the executive in a state, with a diagram. (6 marks)

Explain the Patalpuram water shortage example to show how the state government works in response to public problems. (6 marks)

Explain the roles of the Chief Minister, ministers, Governor and opposition in a state government. (6 marks)

Discuss how citizens, the media and elected representatives together make democracy work at the state level, with examples. (6 marks)