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Clasa 8 History and Civics/  6: B ureaucracy/ Maharashtra State board/ questions and answers  1. Identify if the following statements are correct or wrong and rewrite the wrong sentences in their correct form. (1) In a parliamentary democracy, representatives elected by people and ministers bear the administrative responsibility. Ans: True (2) Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recruits candidates for civil services in Maharashtra. Ans: False Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) recruits candidates for civil services in Maharashtra. 2. Explain the following statements with reasons. (1) Reservation policy is followed even in civil services. Ans: In order to provide opportunities to all sections of society to enter in bureaucracy and civil services, there is a provision for reservations for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Women, Other Backward Castes and specially-abled. This provision ensures that weaker sections of the society are not left out of c...

Class 8 History and Civics Lesson 5. The State Government 1. Choose the correct option and complete the statements. (1) The Winter session of Maharashtra Legislature takes place at ............. . (a) Mumbai (b) Nagpur (c) Pune (d) Aurangabad Ans: The Winter session of Maharashtra Legislature takes place at Nagpur . (2) The ............... appoints the Governor. (a) Chief Minister (b) Prime Minister (c) President (d) Chief Justice Ans: The Governor appoints the Governor. (3) The right to summon the state legislature lies with the ............... (a) Chief Minister (b) Governor (c) President (d) Speaker Ans: The right to summon the state legislature lies with the Governor . 2. Complete the table. Ans: 3. Write short notes on. (1) The Governor Ans: The President is a nominal head at the Centre while the Governor is the nominal head at the state-level. Governor is appointed by the President and holds the office during the pleasure of the P...

Video Explaination: India gains Independence   Class 8th Subject : History and Civics 13. Fulfillment of Struggle for Independence 1. Rewrite the statements by choosing the appropriate options. (1) There were more than six hundred small and big ............. in India. (a) States (b) Villages (c) Princely States (d) Cities Ans: (c) Princely States (2) All the princely states merged with India except the states of Junagad, ............. and Kashmir. (a) Aundh (b) Jhansi (c) Vadodara (d) Hyderabad Ans: (d) Hyderabad 2. Explain the following statements with reasons. (1) Junagad merged within India. Ans: Junagad was a princely state in Saurashtra. The people there wanted to be merged with India. But the Nawab of Junagad was thinking of joining Pakistan. The people strongly opposed his decision and the Nawab left for Pakistan. Later in February 1948, Junagad got merged into India. (2) The Indian Government started police action against the Nizam. • Ans: Hyderabad State C...