NCERT Solutions Class 6 Social Science (Civics)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 Social Science (Civics) Chapter – 3 (What is Government) has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 3 (What is Government)
1. What do you understand by the word ‘government’? List 5 ways in which you think Government affects your daily life.
Answer – The system by which a state or community is governed is called the government. Five ways in which the government affects our daily life are as follows:
1. Government ensures proper supply of drinking water.
2. Government ensures proper supply of electricity.
3. Government makes schools so that most of the children can study. The government also regulates the functioning of private schools.
4. Government makes hospitals which treat patients either free of cost or at nominal cost.
5. In case of natural calamity, government provides relief to affected people.
2. Why do you think the Government needs to make rules for everyone in the form of laws?
Answer – The government needs to make rules for everyone in the form of laws because of the following reasons:
- The government wants to give advantages to the people of the welfare measures to all without discrimination.
- To provide equality and justice to all.
- To maintain peace.
- To administer the country efficiently.
3. Name two essential features of a democratic Government.
Answer –Two essential features of a democratic government are as follows:
1. People elect their representatives who; in turn; elect the government.
2. People get the choice of electing a new government after certain intervals.
4.What was the suffrage movement? What did it accomplish?
Answer – The suffrage movement was related to ensuring equal voting rights for all. During those days, women did not have voting rights in Europe and the USA. When the World War began, all the men became busy in war. It was left to the women to shoulder other responsibilities; like working in offices and factories. Then many people began to realize that women should also be given voting rights. After many years of continuous struggle, women could get voting rights. This ensured that women too got equal say in power.
5.Gandhiji strongly believed that every adult in India should be given the right to vote. However, a few people don’t share his views. They feel that illiterate people, who are mainly poor, should not be given the right to vote. What do you think? Do you think this would be a form of discrimination? Give five points to support your view and share these with the class.
Answer – We think that all the people whether illiterate or literate, poor or rich should have the right to vote.
Yes, we think that if the right to vote is denied to illiterate and poor people it would be a form of discrimination.
Five points to support our views:
1. Wealth is not the criterion of good judgment.
2. Illiterate or poor might have a strong character.
3. Government policies affect all.
4. Democracy talks of equality and justice for all.
5. One needs understanding to vote.
NCERT Class 6 – Civics (Social and Political Life – I)
- Chapter 1 – Understanding Diversity
- Chapter 2 – Diversity and Discrimination
- Chapter 4 – Key Elements of a Democratic Government
- Chapter 5 – Panchayati Raj
- Chapter 6 – Rural Administration
- Chapter 7 – Urban Administration
- Chapter 8 – Rural Livelihoods
- Chapter 9 – Urban Livelihoods
