KSEEB Solutions for Class 6 Social Science Chapter 6 Government

KSEEB Solutions for Class 6 Social Science Chapter 6 Government

Karnataka State Syllabus Class 6 Social Science Civics Chapter 6 Government

Class 6 Social Science Government Textbook Questions and Answers

Question 1.
What is Government?
Answer:
A government is an organisation that has the legal sanction to run the administration of a state or nation.

Question 2.
Mention the types of Government?
Answer:
Types of Government:

1. Democratic Government
2. Dictatorial Government
3. Communist Government

Question 3.
What is democracy?
Answer:
Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people – Abraham Lincoln.

Question 4.
Write the meaning of dictatorial government?
Answer:
A government in which the power of the entire state is concentrated in one individual or with a group of individuals is known as Dictatorial Government.

Question 5.
What is Communist government? Explain.
Answer:
A government that believes in the principle that all basic means of production like land, labour and capital belongs to the community is known as communist Government.

Communism is based on the principle of equality and seek to foster a society that has no discrimination based on caste, creed, rich and poor. According to Communism philosophy, Private property widens the differences between poor and rich and leads to struggles between the rich and the poor. Finally, the working class majority wins in the struggle. After this, a society that has no discrimination forms. Here, the culture of all working for all leads to happiness of all. This system of government was advocated by Karl Marx, the German philosopher.

Class 6 Social Science Government Additional Questions and Answers

I. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
What is the basic responsibility of a Government?
Answer:
A government has the responsibility to formulate laws and implement them in order to ensure order and peace in the life of the citizens of the country.

Question 2.
What are the three organs of the government and mention their functions?
Answer:
There are three organs in the Government

1. Legislature
2. Executive
3. Judiciary

Legislature forms the laws, the executive implements the formed laws. The Judiciary deals with issues of justice.

Question 3.
What does ‘Adult Franchise’ mean?
Answer:
Adult Franchise means that any citizen of a nation who has attained 18 years of age and above can take part and vote to elect their chosen representatives to the Government.

Question 4.
Who advocated the communist system of government?
Answer:
Karl Marx, the German philosopher.

Question 5.
What are the features of communism?
Answer:

1. Community owns all property
2. Equality
3. Classless society
4. Power to workers
5. Revolutionary change

II. Fill in the blanks:

1. _______ is responsible to formulate laws and implement them.
2. _______ government is people’s government.
3. The organ of the government responsible to formulate laws is the _______.
4. _______ was the dictator of Germany
5. _______ advocated communism.
6. The principle of communism is that there should be only _______.

Answers:

1. Government
2. Democratic
3. Legislature
4. Adolf Hitler
5. Karl Marx
6. Working class

III. Match the following:

Answers:

1. b
2. c
3. d
4. f
5. a
6. e
7. h
8. g