8 Class.Civics.CW/HW.Chapter19.The Union Government : The Executive.

Chapter 19.Civics.
CW/HW.Chapter19.The Union Government : The Executive.

Keywords 
ambassador : diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country advice to the government.  
Attorney General : a legal officer who represents a country or a state in legal proceedings and gives legal 
Comptroller and Auditor General : an authority which audits all receipts and substantively of the Government of India and the State Governments.  
contingency : an event which cannot be predicted with certainty 
emoluments : a salary, fee or profit from employment or office.  
office of profit : a position that brings financial gain or benefit to the person holding it.  officiating : an official in - charge, 
proportional representation :  an electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them.  
Succession : a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other. 

Something to know 
A. Tick the correct option.  
1.Who among the following is the Head of the Union Government? 
(a) The Prime Minister  
(b) The President of India 
(c) The Vice President of India 
(d) The Chief Justice of India 

2 The Supreme Commander of India's defense forces is 
(a) The Defense Minister of India 
(b) The  senior most among the Army Chief, Air Chief and the Naval Chief 
(c) The Prime Minister of India 
(d) The President of India 

3.  Which one of the following statements is true?  
(a) The Union Home Minister acts as a link between the President and the Cabinet.  
(b) The Vice President of India is not entitled to all the powers and the due due to the President even if she / he is officiating.

(c) All the members of Rajya Sabha are entitled to vote in the presidential election.  

(d) The President of India is an integral part of Indian Parliament.  

4.The President can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the advice of - 

(a) The Speaker of Lok Sabha 4 

(b) The Chairman of Rajya Sabha 

(c) The Union Council of Ministers 

(d) The Prime Minister of India 

5. In case of certain extraordinary situations, the President can sanction money to the government out of 

(a) Emergency fund 

(b) Contingency fund 

(c) Army welfare fund 

(d) Consolidated fund 

 

Fill in the blanks.  
1. In Parliamentary form of government, the two types of executives  are ---and----
2. The process to remove the President of India is called ---

3. The Union Council of Ministers is there to---and ------ the President of India.
4. Responsibility of all the ministers to defend their acts and decisions is called  ---,---- 
5. The President of India is elected by a ---,---vote system 

C. Write True or False for the following statements.  
1.The Union Executive comprises of the Prime Minster and the Council of Ministers.  
2.The President of India cannot be re-elected for a second term. 
3.All the elected members of Parliament and the State Legislative Assemblies elect the President of India.  
4.The imposition of emergency in a state is called President's rule.

5.The Chairman of Rajya Sabha must be a member of Rajya Sabha.  

D. Answer the following questions in brief.  

1. Explain the judicial powers of the President of India.  

2. Explain the process of electing the President of India.  

3. Differentiate between the real and the nominal executive of India.  

4. How can the President of India be removed and on what grounds?  Explain.  

5. Describe the powers and functions of the Vice President of India.  

E. Answer the following questions.  

1. How is the Union Council of Ministers appointed?  Explain its main functions.  

2. List any five powers and functions of the Prime Minister of India.  

3. Describe the legislative and financial powers of the President of India.  

4. Explain the three situations under which the President of India can proclaim emergency 

5. Explain the following terms.  (a) Coalition Government (b) Impeachment (c) Collective Responsibility (d) Parliamentary Form of Government (e) Electoral College 

 

Value based question 
The First President of India, Dr.  Rajendra Prasad, when retired, refused to accept to live in the official bunglow allotted by the Government of India and opted to live in his native village instead, 
1.  What would you do if you were given a similar option and why?  
2. Identify any value you have learnt from this incident.  
3.  Write one similar anecdote from your family, friends or any leader / person that has inspired you 

Map Skill 
on an outline political map of India, locate and label the following states.  
(a) The home state of the First President of India, Dr.  Rajendra Prasad.  - Bihar 
(b) The State to which the First Woman President of India, Smt.  Pratibha Patil, belonged.  - Maharashtra 
(c) The State where the First Vice President of India, Dr.  S. Radhakrishnan, was bom.  --Tamil Nadu 
(d) The State where the First Speaker of Lok Sabha, G.V.  Mavalankar, was born.  - Gujarat (e) The State to which the First Prime Mininster of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, belonged.  - Uttar Pradesh 

Something To Do 

1. Divide your class into groups of four or five and collect interesting information about the Presidents, Vice Presidents and Prime Ministers of India.  Some interesting facts are given below: 
(a) The Vice Presidents who later became Presidents.  
(b) The Vice President who resigned his post first and then contested the Presidential election.  
(c) The Presidents who could not complete their term.  Why could they not do so?  
(d) The youngest Prime Minister of India, 
(e) The Prime Ministers who were in office for less than a month.  Put this information along with the concerned photographs on the display board of your class.

2. Study the following photographs of some of the Presidents, Vice Presidents and the Prime Ministers of India, identify them and mention their names, the past they held and retain a 

3.Prepare a PowerPoint presentation on the Present Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister  and their portfolios along with their photos