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Class 7th - Social and Political Life - (Civics) Government in the State |
Q1. Answer the following questions in
brief:
(i). Describe the composition of State
Legislature.
Ans. State legislature is either one house
i.e., Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) or of two houses i.e., Legislative
Assembly and Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad). The Legislative Assembly
should consist of more than 500 members. Our State (Jammu & Kashmir) has
114 members and it is bicameral legislative. The Legislative Council has 36
members.
(ii). How is Governor of State appointed?
Ans. Only President has the powers to
appoint the Governor of the State, so the Governor is appointed by the
President of the country on the advice of the Prime Minister.
(iii). Name two occasions when the Governor
addresses the state legislature.
Ans. Governor addresses the state
legislature on the first session after the general election and on the first
session of every year.
(iv). How is Council of Ministers
appointed?
Ans. Council of Ministers is appointed by
the Governor on the advice of Chief Minister.
(v). What are the powers of Governor?
Ans. The Governor has the power to appoint
the leader of the majority party as a Chief Minister. He/she has a power to
address the State Legislature. He/she has a power to summon and dissolve the
Legislature Assembly on the recommendation of Chief Minister. He/she has a
power to pass the bill. He/she has a power to grant the pardon under the state
law and reduce punishment.
(vi). Give two functions of Chief Minister?
Ans. 1. The Chief Minister supervises the
work of the entire Council of Ministers.
2. He/she can exclude and include anybody
in the Council of Ministers.
(vii). Who heads the administration of the
union territory?
Ans. The administration of the union
territory is headed by the Chief Minister.
(viii). What type of legislature do we have
in our state (Jammu & Kashmir)?
Ans. Our state has a bicameral type of
legislature. It has Legislative Assembly having 114 members and Legislative
Council having 36 members.
Q2. Fill in the blanks:
Ans.
(i). The Governor can
dissolve the Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.
(ii). A proposal in the form money bill can
be introduced in the Legislative Assembly only.
(iii). The bill becomes a law in a state
after getting the signature of the Governor.
(iv). The resignation of the Chief Minister
automatically results in the dissolution of State Assembly.
(v).
The governor can use discretionary power in appointing the Chief Minister.
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