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Mention the classification of Civil Services.

All India services: Indian Administrative Services Indian Police Service Central Services: Indian Foreign Services Indian Revenue Services State Services: Sales Tax Officer

Political ScienceClass 10CBSE

Who is the real executive in India?

The Council of Ministers along with the Prime Minister as a head at the central level and the Chief Minister along with his council of ministers at state level are the real executives in India.

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What is Plural Executive?

In a Plural Executive, the authority to direct is exercised not by a single authority but by a group of persons having co-equal status of authority, e.g. Swiss Federal Council.

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What do you mean by Executive?

Executive is an organ of the Government to enforce the will of the legislature and to maintain law and order in the society, and runs the administration of the country.

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What is the tenure of Governor?

A Governor is appointed for five years, though he can resign earlier also and the President, too, if he likes, can remove him from his office, as well as he can extend his tenure also. But the state legislature cannot remove a Governor.

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What do you mean by ‘Council of Ministers’?

Council of Ministers is a constitutional According to Article 74(1), there shall be a council of ministers to aid and advise the president, The President shall act on the advice of Prime Minister, the leader of ruling The number of members of Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15% of the total numbers of members of the Lok Sabha determined by 91st Amendment Act of 2003.

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Write down any two powers of the Vice President of India.

He is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya He shall act as acting President in the event of occurrence of vacancy in the office of president on account of his death, removal or resignation, etc.

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How can a Vice President be removed?

A Vice President may be removed from his office by a resolution of Rajya Sabha and agreed to by the Lok Sabha. But no resolution will be moved for this purpose without a notice of 14 days.

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How is the Vice-President elected in India?

The Vice-President is elected by the members of both the Houses of Parliament on the basis of proportional representation.

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Mention the tenure of the President of India.

The tenure of the President of India is five years, he can resign if he likes before the completion of his term of office. or The President can be removed from his office through an action of impeachment if he does not work according to the constitution.

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In which country, we find Semi-Presidential Executive?

In Sri-Lanka or France or

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Mention two ceremonial executives.

Constitutional Monarchy (England) Parliamentary Republic (India)

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Write an essay of two hundred words on the proposal to have an elected administration instead of an appointed administration.

An elected administration in place of an appointed administration would be harmful because an elected administration will have instability to implement the different policies whereas the appointed administration is selected on the basis of merit to handle the welfare policies of the government in an effective manner along with full knowledge and practical approach of their concerned departments. Hence, the appointed administration is more efficient and capable to implement and perform the developmental functions. An appointed administration will also be able to perform the functions of planning and social welfare.

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It is said that there is too much political interference in the working of the administrative machinery. It is suggested that there should be more and more autonomous agencies which do not have to answer to the ministers. (a) Do you think this will make administration more people-friendly? (b) Do you think this will make administration more efficient? (c) Does democracy mean full control of elected representatives over the administration?

This will not make administration more friendly to the In a democracy, the elected representatives and the ministers are the in-charge of the government. Hence, the administrative officers cannot act in violation of the policies adopted by the legislature. The administrative machinery is supposed to be faithful and efficient in policy formation and implementation. Yes, if there would be autonomous agencies, it will make administration more The elected representatives enjoy the right to make the policies but the administrative officers implement those policies effectively and efficiently. Hence, democracy does not refer full control of elected representatives over administration.

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The parliamentary system of executive vests many powers in the legislature for controlling the executive. Why, do you think, is it so necessary to control the executive?

In a parliamentary system, the Prime Minister is the head of the government along with the President as a nominal head of the government. The executive is responsible to the parliament and holds powers till it enjoys the confidence of the parliament. It is necessary to ensure the sensitivity towards public expectations and accountability to the needs and aspirations of the people.

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Why do you think is the advice of the Council of Ministers binding on the President? Give your answer in not more than 100 words.

The advice of the Council of Ministers is binding on the President because: The President is the formal head of the government in a parliamentary Article 74(1) states that there will be a council of ministers as a head to aid and advise the President. President will act in accordance with such advice by the After reconsideration, the President will act in accordance with the

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5. Read this discussion and say which of these statements applies most to India. Alok: Prime Minister is like a king, he decides everything in our country. Shekhar: Prime Minister is only the ‘first among equals’, he does not have any special powers. All ministers and the PM have similar powers. Bobby: Prime Minister has to consider the expectations of the party members and other supporters of the government. But after all, the Prime Minister has a greater say in policy making and in choosing the ministers.

The statement of Bobby applies most to

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4. While appointing the Prime Minister, the President selects. (a) Leader of the largest party in the Lok Sabha. (b) Leader of the largest party in the alliance which secures a majority in the Lok Sabha. (c) The leader of the largest party in the Rajya Sabha. (d) Leader of the alliance or party that has the support of the majority in Lok Sabha.

(d)

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Identify the ministry which may have released the following news items. Would this be a ministry of the central government or the State government? Why? (a) An official release said that in 2004-05, the Tamil Nadu Textbooks Corporation would release new versions for standards VII, X and XI. (b) A new railway loop line bypassing the crowded Tiruvallur-Chennai section to help iron-ore exporters. The new line, likely to be about 80 km long, will branch off at Puttur and then reach Athipattu near the port. The three-member sub-divisional committee formed to verify suicide by farmers in Ramayampet mandal has found that the two farmers who committed suicide this month have had economic problems due to the failure of crops.

This news has been released from the Ministry of Education belonging to the State Government because Education subject is in the state list and a state can execute laws on it. This news has been released by the Ministry of Railway and the subject mentioned in Union List (Central Government). This news item belongs to Ministry of Agriculture, the subject mentioned in the state list (State Government).

Political ScienceClass 10CBSE

Match the following: I. Works within the particular State in which recruited (a) Indian Foreign Service II. Works in any central government office located either at the national capital or elsewhere in the country (b) State Civil Services III. Works in a particular State to which allotted; can also be sent on deputation to the center (c) All India Services IV. Works in Indian missions abroad (d) Central Services

(b) (c) (d) (a)

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