Samacheer Kalvi Class 8 Civics Chapter 1 How the State Government Works Solutions
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How the State Government Works Chapter 1 Solutions :
(I) Choose the correct answer
(1) The Governor of a state is appointed by _____
(a) President
(b) Vice President
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Chief Minister
Answer :
Correct Option → (a)
The Governor of a state is appointed by President.
(2) The State Council Minsters is headed by
(a) The Governor
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Speaker
(d) Home Minister
Answer :
Correct Option → (b)
The State Council Minsters is headed by Chief Minister.
(3) Who can summon and prorogue the sessions of the State legislature?
(a) Home Minister
(b) President
(c) Speaker
(d) The Governor
Answer :
Correct Option → (d)
The Governor can summon and prorogue the sessions of the State legislature.
(4) Who does not participate in the appointment of the High Court Judge?
(a) Governor
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Chief Justice of the High Court
(d) President of India
Answer :
Correct Option → (b)
The Chief Minister did not take part in the appointment of High Court judges.
(5) The age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court is ___
(a) 62
(b) 64
(c) 65
(d) 58
Answer :
Correct Option → (a)
The retirement age of High Court judges is 62.
(II) Fill in the blanks
(1) ___ States are there in India at present.
(2) The tenure of the Governor is normally ___ years.
(3) The District Judges are appointed by ___
(4) The Governor is the ___ Head of the State.
(5) Minimum age to become an MLA is ___ years.
Answer :
(1) → 28 States
(2) → Five years
(3) → The Governor.
(4) → Constitutional
(5) → 25 years
(III) Match the following
| 1. | Governor | Lower House |
| 2. | Chief Minister | Nominal Head |
| 3. | Legislative Assembly | Upper House |
| 4. | Legislative Council | Real Head |
Answer :
(1) Governor → Nominal Head
(2) Chief Minister → Real Head
(3) Legislative Assembly → Lower House
(4) Legislative Council → Upper House
(IV) State true or false
(1) Chief Minister is the chief administrator of the State.
(2) The Governor nominates two members of the Anglo- Indian Community to Legislative Assembly.
(3) The number of judges in the High Courts is not uniform and fixed.
Answer :
(1) → True
(2) → False
(3) → True
(V) Choose the correct statement
The State Legislative Assembly participates in the election of
(i) President
(ii) Vice – President
(iii) Rajya Sabha members
(iv) Members of the Legislative Council of the State
(a) i, ii and iii are Correct
(b) i and iii are Correct
(c) i, iii and iv are correct
(d) i, ii , iii and iv are correct
Answer :
Correct option – (a)
The State Legislative Assembly participates in the election of President, Vice – President and Rajya Sabha members.
(VI) Answer the following in one or two sentences
(1) Name the two houses of the State legislature.
Answer :
Legislative council and Legislative assembly are the two houses of the state legislature.
(2) Write the qualifications of the members of the Legislative Assembly.
Answer :
Qualifications of the members of the legislature assembly :
(i) The member of this council must be a citizen of India.
(ii) The member should completed 30 years of age.
(iii) He cannot be a member of the legislative Assembly or either of the houses of the parliament.
(iv) One third of its members retire every two years and elections are held to fill the vacant seats.
(v) The members are elected for a term of six years.
(3) How is the Chief Minister appointed?
Answer :
The Governor appoints the leader of the majority party in the state legislative assembly as the Chief Minister.
(4) How is the Council of Ministers formed?
Answer :
The council ministers formed by the Chief Ministers.
(VII) Answer the following in detail
(1) Discuss the powers and functions of the Chief Minister.
Answer :
Powers and functions formed by the Chief Ministers are –
(i) The Chief minister plays an important role in making policies of the state government.
(ii) He marked higher appointments of the state government.
(iii) His voice is final in policy decisions of the state government.
(iv) On the advice of the chief minister the governor appoints the author ministers
(v) The Chief minister supervises the activities of different ministers and advises them accordingly.
(3) Write about the powers and functions of the High Court.
Answer :
Power and functions of the high court :
The high court enjoys full powers and freedom to act within its jurisdiction.
The high court controls all the subordinate courts in the state.
Every high court has a general power of superintendence over all the lower courts and tribunals.
High court has been empowered to issue writs.
High court is satisfied that it involves a substantial question of the constitutional law, it can take up the case and decide it itself.
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