Class 6 Chapter 10 Grassroots Democracy Part 1 Governance MCQs
1. What does the term ‘governance’ refer to?
(A) The process of enforcing laws
(B) The act of ruling people
(C) The process of taking decisions and organizing society’s life with rules
(D) The power of kings over their subjects
Answer
Answer: (C) The process of taking decisions and organizing society’s life with rules
2. What is the role of a government?
(A) To maintain order and harmony in society
(B) To eliminate all rules
(C) To ensure total freedom for all
(D) To replace old traditions with new ones
Answer
Answer: (A) To maintain order and harmony in society
3. According to the Mahabharata, who protects dharma?
(A) The ruler
(B) The people
(C) The government
(D) The judiciary
Answer
Answer: (A) The ruler
4. What are the main organs of a government?
(A) Executive, Judiciary, and Legislature
(B) Education, Health, and Infrastructure
(C) President, Prime Minister, and Governor
(D) Police, Court, and Army
Answer
Answer: (A) Executive, Judiciary, and Legislature
5. Why do societies need rules and laws?
(A) To allow people to do whatever they want
(B) To create a system of control over the masses
(C) To ensure peace, order, and harmony
(D) To limit personal freedoms
Answer
Answer: (C) To ensure peace, order, and harmony
6. Who is responsible for creating and implementing rules in a society?
(A) Citizens
(B) Government
(C) Teachers
(D) Students
Answer
Answer: (B) Government
7. What is the main purpose of laws in society?
(A) To give power to the police
(B) To maintain peace and order
(C) To ensure people obey the rulers
(D) To limit personal freedoms
Answer
Answer: (B) To maintain peace and order
8. Which of the following is an example of governance?
(A) Driving a car
(B) Organizing a class event
(C) Making and enforcing rules for society
(D) Playing a sport
Answer
Answer: (C) Making and enforcing rules for society
9. How do citizens influence the creation of laws in a democracy?
(A) By discussing laws directly with the police
(B) By participating in elections and electing representatives
(C) By ignoring the laws
(D) By disobeying the government
Answer
Answer: (B) By participating in elections and electing representatives
10. Which organ of the government is responsible for making new laws?
(A) Executive
(B) Legislature
(C) Judiciary
(D) Police
Answer
Answer: (B) Legislature
11. What is the primary role of the executive branch of government?
(A) To interpret laws
(B) To create laws
(C) To implement laws
(D) To punish lawbreakers
Answer
Answer: (C) To implement laws
12. Which branch of the government ensures that laws are followed and provides justice?
(A) Legislature
(B) Judiciary
(C) Executive
(D) Police
Answer
Answer: (B) Judiciary
13. What is the separation of powers in a government meant to ensure?
(A) One branch has control over all decisions
(B) All branches work independently without checks
(C) Each branch checks the other to maintain balance
(D) The executive makes all the final decisions
Answer
Answer: (C) Each branch checks the other to maintain balance
14. At how many levels does the government operate in India?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
Answer
Answer: (C) Three
15. Which level of government handles issues like local electricity and water supply?
(A) Central Government
(B) State Government
(C) Local Government
(D) International Government
Answer
Answer: (C) Local Government
16. In case of a massive natural disaster affecting vast areas, which level of government provides assistance?
(A) Only the local government
(B) State Government
(C) Central Government
(D) Both State and Central Government
Answer
Answer: (D) Both State and Central Government
17. What is the role of the Central Government in India?
(A) Handling only local issues
(B) Managing defence, foreign affairs, and national policies
(C) Providing education at local levels
(D) Managing only agriculture
Answer
Answer: (B) Managing defence, foreign affairs, and national policies
18. What is the motto of the Government of India?
(A) Satyameva Jayate
(B) Yato Dharmastato Jayah
(C) Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
(D) Jan Gan Man
Answer
Answer: (A) Satyameva Jayate
19. Which organ of government is led by the President at the national level?
(A) Judiciary
(B) Legislature
(C) Executive
(D) Police
Answer
Answer: (C) Executive
20. What is the primary function of the judiciary in India?
(A) Formulating laws
(B) Enforcing laws
(C) Interpreting laws and ensuring justice
(D) Managing foreign relations
Answer
Answer: (C) Interpreting laws and ensuring justice
21. Who is the nominal head of the State Government in India?
(A) Chief Minister
(B) Governor
(C) Prime Minister
(D) President
Answer
Answer: (B) Governor
22. Which institution in India has the motto ‘Yato Dharmastato Jayah’?
(A) Parliament
(B) Supreme Court
(C) RBI
(D) Lok Sabha
Answer
Answer: (B) Supreme Court
23. Which organ of government implements laws at the state level?
(A) Judiciary
(B) Legislature
(C) Executive
(D) Police
Answer
Answer: (C) Executive
24. What is the main responsibility of the State Government?
(A) Managing foreign affairs
(B) Formulating national policies
(C) Police, law and order
(D) Defence and communication
Answer
Answer: (C) Police, law and order
25. Which institution is led by the Chief Minister as the executive head?
(A) Central Government
(B) State Government
(C) Local Government
(D) Judiciary
Answer
Answer: (B) State Government
26. Which sector is primarily managed by the Central Government?
(A) Public health
(B) Agriculture
(C) Defence
(D) Education
Answer
Answer: (C) Defence
27. What role does the judiciary play in governance?
(A) Making new laws
(B) Interpreting laws and checking their fairness
(C) Managing public health
(D) Managing foreign trade
Answer
Answer: (B) Interpreting laws and checking their fairness
28. What was Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam known for?
(A) Being a famous politician
(B) Leading India’s space and missile program
(C) Being a celebrated artist
(D) Founding the Supreme Court of India
Answer
Answer: (B) Leading India’s space and missile program
29. Which position did Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam hold from 2002 to 2007?
(A) Prime Minister of India
(B) Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
(C) President of India
(D) Governor of Maharashtra
Answer
Answer: (C) President of India
30. Dr. Kalam’s nickname ‘Missile Man of India’ is associated with his contribution to which field?
(A) Education
(B) Science and technology
(C) Literature
(D) Economics
Answer
Answer: (B) Science and technology
31. What did Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam encourage young Indians to do?
(A) Focus on entertainment
(B) Dream big and work hard
(C) Engage in political activism
(D) Ignore education and focus on sports
Answer
Answer: (B) Dream big and work hard
32. Which of the following quotes is attributed to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
(A) Satyameva Jayate
(B) Truth alone triumphs
(C) Dream is not that which you see while sleeping
(D) Where there is dharma, there is victory
Answer
Answer: (C) Dream is not that which you see while sleeping
33. What does the word ‘democracy’ mean?
(A) Rule of law
(B) Rule of the people
(C) Rule by the wealthy
(D) Rule of kings
Answer
Answer: (B) Rule of the people
34. From which language does the word ‘democracy’ originate?
(A) Latin
(B) Sanskrit
(C) Greek
(D) French
Answer
Answer: (C) Greek
35. In a representative democracy, who makes the decisions on behalf of the people?
(A) The king
(B) The elected representatives
(C) The judiciary
(D) The police
Answer
Answer: (B) The elected representatives
36. What is the role of a class monitor or representative in a school setting?
(A) To teach the class
(B) To represent students’ concerns to the principal or teachers
(C) To create school rules
(D) To punish students
Answer
Answer: (B) To represent students’ concerns to the principal or teachers
37. In India’s democracy, what is the name given to representatives at the state level?
(A) MPs
(B) MLAs
(C) Governors
(D) Chief Ministers
Answer
Answer: (B) MLAs
38. How is India described in terms of democracy?
(A) The world’s smallest democracy
(B) The world’s oldest democracy
(C) The world’s largest democracy
(D) The world’s first democracy
Answer
Answer: (C) The world’s largest democracy
39. Who is eligible to vote in India?
(A) All citizens above the age of 21
(B) All citizens above the age of 18
(C) Only male citizens above the age of 18
(D) All citizens above the age of 16
Answer
Answer: (B) All citizens above the age of 18
40. What is the term used to describe a system where every citizen’s vote directly determines the outcome?
(A) Representative democracy
(B) Direct democracy
(C) Monarchy
(D) Oligarchy
Answer
Answer: (B) Direct democracy
41. In India’s democracy, who represents the people in making laws and decisions?
(A) Judges
(B) Elected representatives
(C) The Prime Minister alone
(D) The military
Answer
Answer: (B) Elected representatives
42. Which of the following best describes ‘grassroots democracy’?
(A) A system where local governments have no say
(B) A system that encourages the participation of ordinary citizens
(C) A system where only the elite participate
(D) A system that discourages citizen involvement
Answer
Answer: (B) A system that encourages the participation of ordinary citizens
43. What is one of the fundamental features of Indian democracy?
(A) Rule by the elite
(B) Direct decision-making by citizens
(C) Elected representatives at various levels
(D) A single level of government
Answer
Answer: (C) Elected representatives at various levels
44. What is the role of elections in a democracy?
(A) To select judges
(B) To elect representatives who make decisions on behalf of the people
(C) To enforce laws
(D) To assign military positions
Answer
Answer: (B) To elect representatives who make decisions on behalf of the people
45. What is an example of ‘direct democracy’?
(A) Citizens vote on every issue
(B) A small group of people decide all laws
(C) Representatives vote on behalf of the people
(D) The military runs the government
Answer
Answer: (A) Citizens vote on every issue
46. In a representative democracy, who discusses and debates laws and policies?
(A) Judges
(B) Elected representatives
(C) Police officers
(D) Citizens directly
Answer
Answer: (B) Elected representatives
47. What is the purpose of voting in a class setting, as mentioned in the chapter?
(A) To let all students lead the class
(B) To decide on common issues like a field trip destination
(C) To remove class rules
(D) To assign teachers to subjects
Answer
Answer: (B) To decide on common issues like a field trip destination
48. What is the significance of the term ‘grassroots democracy’?
(A) It allows only elite members to participate
(B) It encourages participation from ordinary citizens
(C) It eliminates the need for representatives
(D) It focuses solely on national issues
Answer
Answer: (B) It encourages participation from ordinary citizens
49. In a representative democracy, how are representatives chosen?
(A) By appointment from the government
(B) Through public voting in elections
(C) By inheritance
(D) By lottery
Answer
Answer: (B) Through public voting in elections
50. Which of the following statements best describes the process of electing representatives?
(A) Citizens directly decide on laws
(B) Citizens vote for individuals to represent them
(C) The government selects representatives
(D) Only educated individuals can be elected
Answer
Answer: (B) Citizens vote for individuals to represent them
51. What is the primary role of representatives in a democracy?
(A) To enforce laws
(B) To represent the interests of the citizens
(C) To provide education
(D) To serve as judges
Answer
Answer: (B) To represent the interests of the citizens
52. Which of the following is an essential element of a democratic election?
(A) Transparency in the voting process
(B) Limited participation
(C) Secretive decision-making
(D) Selection by government officials
Answer
Answer: (A) Transparency in the voting process
53. Which of the following best describes the function of local government?
(A) Managing national policies
(B) Addressing community-specific issues
(C) Conducting international relations
(D) Enforcing federal laws
Answer
Answer: (B) Addressing community-specific issues
54. What is one of the key features of democracy discussed in the text?
(A) No rules
(B) Representation of citizens
(C) Power held by a single individual
(D) Government without elections
Answer
Answer: (B) Representation of citizens
55. Why is it important for citizens to participate in democracy?
(A) To control the government
(B) To ensure their needs and interests are represented
(C) To eliminate rules
(D) To increase government power
Answer
Answer: (B) To ensure their needs and interests are represented
56. In which type of democracy do citizens directly vote on all issues?
(A) Indirect democracy
(B) Representative democracy
(C) Direct democracy
(D) Authoritarian democracy
Answer
Answer: (C) Direct democracy
57. What can happen if citizens do not participate in elections?
(A) Democracy becomes stronger
(B) Elected representatives may not reflect the public’s needs
(C) Laws will be passed automatically
(D) All citizens will be heard
Answer
Answer: (B) Elected representatives may not reflect the public’s needs
58. What is the primary purpose of governance in a democracy?
(A) To enforce rules without public consent
(B) To ensure the well-being of citizens and maintain order
(C) To prioritize the needs of the wealthy
(D) To eliminate the need for laws
Answer
Answer: (B) To ensure the well-being of citizens and maintain order
59. What can citizens do if they disagree with a law in a democracy?
(A) Ignore it
(B) Protest against it
(C) Work through elected representatives to change it
(D) Leave the country
Answer
Answer: (C) Work through elected representatives to change it
60. Which of the following is a key component of grassroots democracy?
(A) Decisions made only by leaders
(B) Active participation of local citizens in decision-making
(C) Limited access to information
(D) Focus solely on national issues
Answer
Answer: (B) Active participation of local citizens in decision-making
61. How does grassroots democracy impact local communities?
(A) It diminishes local voices
(B) It empowers citizens to influence decisions affecting their lives
(C) It centralizes power in the national government
(D) It has no effect on local governance
Answer
Answer: (B) It empowers citizens to influence decisions affecting their lives
62. What is one of the challenges faced by grassroots democracy?
(A) Over-representation of local voices
(B) Lack of public interest and participation
(C) Too many laws
(D) Centralized decision-making
Answer
Answer: (B) Lack of public interest and participation
63. What is an important aspect of a healthy democracy according to the text?
(A) Citizens’ involvement in decision-making
(B) Strict enforcement of laws without discussion
(C) Limited public participation
(D) Power concentrated in one authority
Answer
Answer: (A) Citizens’ involvement in decision-making
64. Which term describes the right of citizens to participate in the democratic process?
(A) Obligation
(B) Privilege
(C) Right
(D) Duty
Answer
Answer: (C) Right
65. How do elected representatives contribute to grassroots democracy?
(A) By making decisions without public input
(B) By representing citizens’ interests in legislative processes
(C) By limiting public discussion
(D) By enforcing laws directly
Answer
Answer: (B) By representing citizens’ interests in legislative processes
66. In a grassroots democracy, who has the final say in community matters?
(A) Local leaders only
(B) Elected representatives
(C) All citizens through voting
(D) The central government
Answer
Answer: (C) All citizens through voting
67. What can be a consequence of not participating in local governance?
(A) Increased community involvement
(B) Elected representatives may not reflect the community’s needs
(C) More laws will be created
(D) Greater accountability from the government
Answer
Answer: (B) Elected representatives may not reflect the community’s needs
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{“A”: “To control the government”, “B”: “To ensure their needs and interests are represented”, “C”: “To eliminate rules”, “D”: “To increase government power”},
“B”),
(“In which type of democracy do citizens directly vote on all issues?”,
{“A”: “Indirect democracy”, “B”: “Representative democracy”, “C”: “Direct democracy”, “D”: “Authoritarian democracy”},
“C”),
(“What can happen if citizens do not participate in elections?”,
{“A”: “Democracy becomes stronger”, “B”: “Elected representatives may not reflect the public’s needs”, “C”: “Laws will be passed automatically”, “D”: “All citizens will be heard”},
“B”),
(“What is the primary purpose of governance in a democracy?”,
{“A”: “To enforce rules without public consent”, “B”: “To ensure the well-being of citizens and maintain order”, “C”: “To prioritize the needs of the wealthy”, “D”: “To eliminate the need for laws”},
“B”),
(“What can citizens do if they disagree with a law in a democracy?”,
{“A”: “Ignore it”, “B”: “Protest against it”, “C”: “Work through elected representatives to change it”, “D”: “Leave the country”},
“C”),
(“Which of the following is a key component of grassroots democracy?”,
{“A”: “Decisions made only by leaders”, “B”: “Active participation of local citizens in decision-making”, “C”: “Limited access to information”, “D”: “Focus solely on national issues”},
“B”),
(“How does grassroots democracy impact local communities?”,
{“A”: “It diminishes local voices”, “B”: “It empowers citizens to influence decisions affecting their lives”, “C”: “It centralizes power in the national government”, “D”: “It has no effect on local governance”},
“B”),
(“What is one of the challenges faced by grassroots democracy?”,
{“A”: “Over-representation of local voices”, “B”: “Lack of public interest and participation”, “C”: “Too many laws”, “D”: “Centralized decision-making”},
“B”),
(“What is an important aspect of a healthy democracy according to the text?”,
{“A”: “Citizens’ involvement in decision-making”, “B”: “Strict enforcement of laws without discussion”, “C”: “Limited public participation”, “D”: “Power concentrated in one authority”},
“A”),
(“Which term describes the right of citizens to participate in the democratic process?”,
{“A”: “Obligation”, “B”: “Privilege”, “C”: “Right”, “D”: “Duty”},
“C”),
(“How do elected representatives contribute to grassroots democracy?”,
{“A”: “By making decisions without public input”, “B”: “By representing citizens’ interests in legislative processes”, “C”: “By limiting public discussion”, “D”: “By enforcing laws directly”},
“B”),
(“In a grassroots democracy, who has the final say in community matters?”,
{“A”: “Local leaders only”, “B”: “Elected representatives”, “C”: “All citizens through voting”, “D”: “The central government”},
“C”),
(“What can be a consequence of not participating in local governance?”,
{“A”: “Increased community involvement”, “B”: “Elected representatives may not reflect the community’s needs”, “C”: “More laws will be created”, “D”: “Greater accountability from the government”},
“B”)
]
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