class 6 Civics Chapter 3 Ratna Sagar

Short answer type questions:-

Q1. What is a form of government? On what basis a democratic or an authoritarian government classified?

Ans. Government is a kind of system to govern the country, it is classified on the basis of objectives, policies, the way power is exercised, the nature of the constitution into a democratic or an suthoritarian government. 

Q2. Write two differences between the parliamentary form and Presidential System of government.

Ans. Two difference between Parliamentary and Presidential system are as follows:-

        - In parliamentary system Executive and legislature are dependent and in Presidential system the executive and legislature are independent.

        - In parliamentary form head of the state and head of the government are different, in Presidential system the real power lies in the hand of Elected president and he is not the member of parliament.

Q3. What is a constitution? List the different types of constitution.

Ans. A constitution is the set of rules and laws through which a country is governed, It is of two types:- Rigid and Flexible.

Q4. Why are written constitution rigid?

Ans. Written form of constitution is rigid in nature because complex procedure is required with majority in central and state.

Long Answer Type Questions:- 

Q1. What is government? What are the functions of the government?

Ans. An Individual or group of people, who administer the country is called the government. Functions of the government are as follows:-

- build the infrastructure of the country.

- look after the welfare of the people.

-maintain law and order in the country.

Q2. What are the characteristics of an authoritarian government?

Ans. The characteristics of an authoritarian government are as follows:-

    - All the powers of decision making is in the hand of small group of people, a particular social class or a strong political party.

    - no rights are given to the citizens.

Q3. What are the features of a federal form of government? Give two examples.

Ans. The features of a federal government are as follows:-

    - The power is distributed between different levels of government.

    - All the levels of different span of authority, in India power is distributed between central and state.

Q4. Which categories are denied the right to vote in most countries?

Ans. The categories which are denied the right to vote in most of the countries are as follows:-

        - Citizens below the age of 18.

        - Non-citizen residents

        - Convicted criminals

        - The mentally ill person