CHAPTER 10: GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY – PART 1: GOVERNANCE
1. Why do societies need rules?
A. To prevent people from communicating
B. To maintain order and harmony
C. To stop all activities
D. To eliminate communities
Answer: B. To maintain order and harmony
2. What is governance?
A. The process of taking decisions, organising society through rules and ensuring that they are followed
B. The process of conducting only elections
C. The process of collecting taxes alone
D. The process of running private businesses
Answer: A. The process of taking decisions, organising society through rules and ensuring that they are followed
3. What is a government?
A. A group formed only to celebrate festivals
B. A group of traders
C. A group of students
D. The group or system that makes rules and ensures they are followed
Answer: D. The group or system that makes rules and ensures they are followed
4. What are some of the more important rules made by the government called?
A. Customs
B. Suggestions
C. Laws
D. Traditions
Answer: C. Laws
5. Which of the following is an example of a situation where rules are necessary?
A. Drivers following traffic rules
B. People ignoring road signs
C. Students refusing to follow examination rules
D. Employers ignoring their responsibilities
Answer: A. Drivers following traffic rules
6. According to the chapter, can rules and laws be changed?
A. No, they can never be changed
B. Yes, people can discuss and seek changes to rules and laws
C. Only students can change all laws
D. Only private businesses can change laws
Answer: B. Yes, people can discuss and seek changes to rules and laws
7. How many organs or branches of government are described in the chapter?
A. One
B. Two
C. Four
D. Three
Answer: D. Three
8. Which organ of government makes new laws?
A. Executive
B. Judiciary
C. Legislature
D. Police
Answer: C. Legislature
9. What is the main function of the executive?
A. To implement laws
B. To decide whether a person has broken the law in court
C. To write school textbooks
D. To conduct only elections
Answer: A. To implement laws
10. Which organ of government consists of courts?
A. Legislature
B. Judiciary
C. Executive
D. Election campaign
Answer: B. Judiciary
11. What does the judiciary decide?
A. Which goods shops should sell
B. Which subjects students must study
C. Which festivals families should celebrate
D. Whether someone has broken the law and what action should be taken
Answer: D. Whether someone has broken the law and what action should be taken
12. Which government agency is mentioned in the cybercrime example?
A. Forest department
B. Postal service
C. Cyber police
D. Agriculture department
Answer: C. Cyber police
13. Why did governments introduce new laws to deal with cybercrime?
A. Digital technology created new ways for criminals to steal money
B. People stopped using money
C. Courts stopped functioning
D. Banks stopped accepting payments
Answer: A. Digital technology created new ways for criminals to steal money
14. What is meant by the separation of powers?
A. All organs work under one individual
B. The three organs have separate roles while interacting and working together
C. The judiciary makes every law
D. The legislature implements every court decision directly
Answer: B. The three organs have separate roles while interacting and working together
15. What is the purpose of checks and balances?
A. To give unlimited power to one organ
B. To stop all government decisions
C. To remove the need for courts
D. To allow each organ to check the others and restore balance when necessary
Answer: D. To allow each organ to check the others and restore balance when necessary
16. Which of the following is the correct order of the three levels of government from local to national?
A. Central, local, state
B. State, central, local
C. Local, state, central
D. Local, central, state
Answer: C. Local, state, central
17. What are the three levels of government in India called?
A. Local government, State government and Central or Union government
B. Village government, school government and family government
C. Judicial government, police government and military government
D. Municipal government, private government and international government
Answer: A. Local government, State government and Central or Union government
18. Which level of government may initially handle a flood affecting a small area?
A. Only the Central Government
B. Local authorities
C. Only the Supreme Court
D. A foreign government
Answer: B. Local authorities
19. What may happen when a flood affects several towns and many villages?
A. No government can respond
B. Only the local school takes charge
C. The judiciary sends relief supplies directly
D. The State Government may send rescue teams
Answer: D. The State Government may send rescue teams
20. How may the Central Government help during a massive flood affecting vast areas?
A. By closing all relief centres
B. By transferring the entire responsibility to families
C. By sending relief supplies and the army
D. By stopping rescue operations
Answer: C. By sending relief supplies and the army
21. What does the Government of India’s motto, “Satyameva Jayate,” mean?
A. Truth alone triumphs
B. Power alone triumphs
C. Wealth alone triumphs
D. Victory belongs to rulers
Answer: A. Truth alone triumphs
22. What is the motto of the Supreme Court mentioned in the chapter?
A. Satyameva Jayate
B. Yato Dharmastato Jayah
C. Vande Mataram
D. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
Answer: B. Yato Dharmastato Jayah
23. What does “Yato Dharmastato Jayah” mean?
A. Knowledge is power
B. Truth alone triumphs
C. Peace comes through wealth
D. Where there is dharma, there is victory
Answer: D. Where there is dharma, there is victory
24. Which court is shown as the highest court at the national level in Figure 10.5?
A. District Court
B. High Court
C. Supreme Court of India
D. Village Court
Answer: C. Supreme Court of India
25. Which court is shown at the State level in Figure 10.5?
A. High Court
B. Supreme Court of India
C. International Court
D. Family Court only
Answer: A. High Court
26. Which two Houses formulate national laws, according to Figure 10.5?
A. Vidhan Sabha and High Court
B. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
C. Supreme Court and High Court
D. Municipal Council and Gram Sabha
Answer: B. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
27. What is the name of a State’s legislative assembly?
A. Rajya Sabha
B. Lok Sabha
C. Supreme Court
D. Vidhan Sabha
Answer: D. Vidhan Sabha
28. Who is the nominal head of the Central Government?
A. Chief Minister
B. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C. President of India
D. Chief Justice of India
Answer: C. President of India
29. Who is the executive head of the Central Government?
A. Prime Minister
B. President of the State Assembly
C. Chief Justice of India
D. Governor
Answer: A. Prime Minister
30. Who is the nominal head of a State Government?
A. Chief Minister
B. Governor
C. Prime Minister
D. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer: B. Governor
31. Who is the executive head of a State Government?
A. President of India
B. Chief Justice of India
C. Governor
D. Chief Minister
Answer: D. Chief Minister
32. Which of the following is listed as a Central Government responsibility in Figure 10.5?
A. Village-level waste collection only
B. Management of every local park
C. Defence
D. Local irrigation projects only
Answer: C. Defence
33. Which of the following is listed among the Central Government’s responsibilities?
A. Foreign affairs
B. Care of pets in residential complexes
C. Cleaning every classroom
D. Managing each village’s daily activities
Answer: A. Foreign affairs
34. Which responsibility is listed for State Governments in Figure 10.5?
A. Currency
B. Police, law and order
C. Foreign affairs
D. Defence of the entire country
Answer: B. Police, law and order
35. Which of the following is also listed as a State Government responsibility?
A. Formulating all international treaties alone
B. Controlling every private family
C. Running every household
D. Public health
Answer: D. Public health
36. Where does the word ‘democracy’ come from?
A. Two Latin words meaning law and order
B. Two Sanskrit words meaning rule and duty
C. Two Greek words, dēmos and kratos
D. Two Hindi words meaning people and power
Answer: C. Two Greek words, dēmos and kratos
37. What does the Greek word ‘dēmos’ mean?
A. People
B. Law
C. Court
D. Government building
Answer: A. People
38. What does the Greek word ‘kratos’ mean?
A. Family
B. Rule or power
C. Agriculture
D. Education
Answer: B. Rule or power
39. What is the literal meaning of democracy?
A. Rule of kings
B. Rule of courts
C. Rule of the army
D. Rule of the people
Answer: D. Rule of the people
40. Why do modern democracies generally elect representatives?
A. To prevent people from having any voice
B. To allow only judges to make laws
C. Because it is not practical for every citizen to personally handle every decision
D. Because elections eliminate the need for discussion
Answer: C. Because it is not practical for every citizen to personally handle every decision
41. What are elected members of a State’s legislative assembly generally called?
A. Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
B. Members of Parliament (MPs)
C. Governors
D. Judges
Answer: A. Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
42. What are elected representatives at the national level generally called?
A. MLAs
B. Members of Parliament (MPs)
C. Governors
D. Chief Ministers
Answer: B. Members of Parliament (MPs)
43. How do representatives discuss different opinions in assemblies?
A. By avoiding every disagreement
B. By allowing only one person to speak permanently
C. By cancelling all proposed laws
D. Through dialogue and debate
Answer: D. Through dialogue and debate
44. What type of democracy does India have, according to the chapter?
A. Direct democracy only
B. Monarchy
C. Representative democracy
D. Military rule
Answer: C. Representative democracy
45. What is the minimum age for Indian citizens to have the right to participate in elections, as stated in the chapter?
A. 18 years
B. 16 years
C. 21 years
D. 25 years
Answer: A. 18 years
46. In the classroom picnic example, what process is used to choose between two possible places?
A. Appointment by the principal alone
B. Voting
C. Selection by the oldest student
D. Random selection without discussion
Answer: B. Voting
47. What is direct democracy in the picnic example?
A. Only the teacher chooses the destination
B. A representative decides without consulting anyone
C. The principal chooses the destination
D. Every student’s opinion is taken through a vote to decide the destination
Answer: D. Every student’s opinion is taken through a vote to decide the destination
48. What does ‘grassroots democracy’ encourage?
A. Participation only by wealthy people
B. Decisions made without consulting citizens
C. Participation of ordinary citizens in decisions that affect them
D. The removal of local government
Answer: C. Participation of ordinary citizens in decisions that affect them
49. According to the chapter, how many voters did India have in 2024, approximately?
A. 970 million
B. 97 million
C. 9.7 million
D. 1.7 billion
Answer: A. 970 million
50. Which statement best summarises the chapter?
A. Governments need only one organ to function
B. Governance requires rules, three organs of government, different levels of government and democratic participation
C. Citizens have no role in democracy
D. Only the Central Government can deal with every local issue
Answer: B. Governance requires rules, three organs of government, different levels of government and democratic participation
