How the State Government Works

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MLAs

Every state in India has a Legislative Assembly.
Each state is divided into different areas or constituencies.
From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).

→ These MLAs belong to different political parties.

A political party whose MLAs have won more than half the number of constituencies in a state can be said to be in a majority.
The political party that has the majority is called the ruling party and all other members are called the opposition.
After the elections, the MLAs belonging to the ruling party elect their leader who becomes the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister then selects other people as ministers.

A Debate in the Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly is situated in the state capital where all the MLAs meet to discuss and debate issues.
During debates, MLAs can express their opinions, ask questions, and give suggestions about what the government should do.

→ Those who wish to, can respond to this.

→ The minister replies and assures the Assembly of actions taken.

The Chief Minister and ministers take decisions and run the government.

→ These decisions must be approved by the Legislative Assembly.

All MLAs together are called the Legislature.

Working of the Government

Media such as newspapers and TV channels report on government activities.

→ In a democracy, people express views and take action in various ways.

Various government departments like Education, Public Works, and Health are headed by respective ministers.

→ The Chief Minister and ministers act through these departments.

→ All departmental work must be approved by the Legislative Assembly.

MCQs

1. According to UNICEF, more than ____ children die every year in India from preventable infections

(a) three million

(b) two lacs

(d) two million

► (d) two million

2. This refers to foreigners who come to this country specifically for medical treatment at hospitals that offer world class facilities at a lower cost than what they would have to pay in their own countries.

(a) Hospital Tourist

(b) Foreign Tourist

(d) Treatment Tourist

► (c) Medical Tourist

3. Who have real authority in a country

(a) President

(b) Prime Minister

(d) Governor

► (c) People

4. The MLAs belong to the ruling party will elect their leader who will become the

(a) Chief Minister

(b) Chief Justice

(d) Governor

► (a) Chief Minister

5. It is a political organisation that subscribes to a particular ideology and seeks to attain political power

(a) Organisational Party

(b) Political Party

(d) Ideology Party

► (b) Political Party

6. The opinions and the comments about the working of the government are also expressed through media like

(a) Radio

(b) TV

(d) All of these

► (d) All of these

7. A _____ is a place where all the MLAs, whether from the ruling party or from the opposition meet to discuss various things.

(a) Supreme Court

(b) High court

(d) President House

► (c) Legislative Assembly

8. ____ of all children in India do not get adequate food to eat and are undernourished.

(a) Two-third

(b) Three-fourth

(d) Half

► (d) Half

9. What name is the elected representative who are not the members of the ruling party

(a) MLAs

(b) Independent candidates

(d) Majority

► (c) Opposition

10. Three levels of government in India are

(a) Central, National, State

(b) Central, State, Local

(d) Central, Rural, Urban

► (b) Central, State, Local

11. Costa Rican government believes that a country has

(a) to be healthy for its development and pays a lot of attention to the health of its people

(b) to be wealthy for its development and pays a lot of attention to the earning more profit by way export

(d) to spend money on military to increase their power

► (a) to be healthy for its development and pays a lot of attention to the health of its people

12. India gets a large number of medical tourists from many countries

(a) Indian doctors are famous in the world people from different countries of the world come to meet them because they are very famous

(b) They come for treatment in some of the hospitals in India that compare with the best in the world

(d) They come to visit hospitals as a tourist place

► (b) They come for treatment in some of the hospitals in India that compare with the best in the world

13. ___ refers to the provision of health facilities from door to door by health workers in rural areas

(a) Door clinic

(b) Moving clinic

(d) Mobile clinic

► (d) Mobile clinic

14. The state of Himachal Pradesh is divided into ___ assembly constituencies

(a) 26

(b) 54

(d) 68

► (d) 68

15. Two houses of state legislature in India are

(a) Legislature Lok and Legislative Rajya

(b) Legislature Lok and Legislative assembly

(d) Legislature council and Legislative assembly

► (d) Legislature council and Legislative assembly

16. ______ elected by the people. They then become members of the legislative assembly

(a) Chief ministers

(b) Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

(d) Governor

► (b) Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

17. According to our Constitution, it is the primary duty of the government to ensure

(a) the welfare of the people and provide health care facilities to all

(b) the welfare of the doctors and provide health care facilities to in rural areas

(d) the welfare of the women and provide health care facilities to all

► (a) the welfare of the people and provide health care facilities to all

18. In a study it was reported the ____ per cent of people who are admitted to a hospital for some illness or injury have to borrow money or sell some of their possessions to pay for the expenses

(a) 30

(b) 50

(d) 60

► (c) 40