Class 7 Civics Chapter 3 Practice Question Answers - How the State Government works

Q1. The head of the executive is:
(a) Governor
(b) Minister
(c) Chief minister
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q2. Government works at levels:
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 5
Ans: (b)

Q3. How many assembly constituencies Himachal Pradesh has?
(a) 56
(b) 68
(c) 67
(d) 57
Ans: (b)

Q4. An MLA is elected by the:
(a) People
(b) Government
(c) Chief minister
(d) Governor
Ans: (a)

Q5. Who appoints the chief minister and other minister?
(a) Prime minister
(b) MLA
(c) Governor
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)

Q6. Ministers and their portfolio are decided by:
(a) Chief minister
(b) Prime minister
(c) Governor
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Q7. what do you mean by Legislature?
(a) Member of opposition party
(b) Member in legislative assembly
(c) Member in ruling party
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
All the MLAs who gather together in the Legislative Assembly are called Legislature.

Q8. what does MLAs dual responsibilities mean?
(a) As a MLA
(b) As a minister
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans:
Some MLAs have dual responsibilities. Dual responsibilities of some MLAs are one as an MLA and other a minister.

Q9. what name is given to the elected representatives who are not member of ruling party?
(a) Opposition
(b) Constituency
(c) Majority
(d) Press conference
Ans: (a)
Opposition refers to elected representatives who are not members of the ruling party and who play the role of questioning government decisions and actions as well as raise new issues for consideration in the Assembly.

Q10. Who becomes the chief minister?
(a) Leader of the winning party
(b) Leader of the losing party
(c) Prime minister of the country
(d) President of the country
Ans: (a)
A political party that MLAs have won more than half the number of constituencies in a state can be said to be in a majority. The leader of the winning party becomes the chief minister.

Q11. what is the full form of MLA?
(a) Member of Law Authority
(b) Member of Legal Arm
(c) Member of Legislative Assembly
(d) Member of Legislative Arm
Ans: (c)
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are elected by the people. They then become members of the legislative assembly and also form the government.

Q12. What do you mean by majority?
(a) Situation when more than half the number is on one idea
(b) Situation when less than half the number is on one idea
(c) Situation of equal voting
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)
Majority is a situation when more than half the number in a group supports a decision or an idea This is also called a simple majority.

Q13. What were organized by the assembly to discuss about government work?
(a) Live session
(b) Press conference
(c) Janta polls
(d) none of these
Ans: (b)
Soon after the discussion in the assembly, there was a press conference organized by the health minister.

Q14. What do you mean by coalition?
(a) Group of poor farmers
(b) Group of rich merchants
(c) Group of parties working together
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
At times, the ruling party may not be a single party but a group of parties working together. This is called a coalition.

Q15. By whom the governor is appointed?
(a) MLA
(b) Central Government
(c) President
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
The Head of the State is the Governor. She/he is appointed by the Central Government to ensure that the State Government works within the rules and regulations of the Constitution.

Q16. Who is responsible for the welfare of the constituency?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Chief Minister
(c) MLA
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)
The MLA is responsible for the welfare of the constituency.