Class 8 History and Civics/ 6. Bureaucracy/ Maharashtra State board/ questions and answers
Clasa 8 History and Civics/ 6: Bureaucracy/ Maharashtra State board/ questions and answers
(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 civil services due to social inequality.
(2) It is necessary for civil servants to be politically neutral.
• Ans: In Parliamentary democracy, in India, a new government comes in power after every five years. But the bureaucracy is permanent, i.e. they remain same.
• Bureaucracy is expected to implement the policies and decisions of the earlier government with same efficiency and commitment.
• Civil servants are expected to keep away from taking a political stand and remain neutral while discharging their duties.
• If civil servants work according to their political views it will lead to chaos. Hence, they should be politically neutral.
3. Answer the following in 25-30 words.
(1) Explain the role of the ministers and civil servants in the efficient administration of the department.
• Ans: The efficiency of a particular department depends upon the inter-relationship between the Minister and his Secretary and Deputy secretary.
• The decisions taken by the Ministers are based on the necessary information provided by the bureaucracy.
• The bureaucracy, i.e. civil servants have complete information about the financial provisions for a particular scheme or plan and also about the history of successes and failures of policies.
• Hence, if the Ministers develop mutual trust and transparency with the civil servants, it will help in the efficient administration of the department.
(2) Explain how the bureaucracy provides stability to the political system.
• Ans: Bureaucracy does the work of implementing decisions taken by the ministers.
• Several important reforms introduced during the post-independent period have been effectively implemented by the bureaucracy.
• It consistently provides services like water supply, public cleanliness, transport, electricity, etc. to the people and brings stability in their day-to-day life.
• It acts as an instrument of social transformation and democratisation. In this way, it gives stability to the political system.
4. Complete the Concept picture.
(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 civil services due to social inequality.
(2) It is necessary for civil servants to be politically neutral.
• Ans: In Parliamentary democracy, in India, a new government comes in power after every five years. But the bureaucracy is permanent, i.e. they remain same.
• Bureaucracy is expected to implement the policies and decisions of the earlier government with same efficiency and commitment.
• Civil servants are expected to keep away from taking a political stand and remain neutral while discharging their duties.
• If civil servants work according to their political views it will lead to chaos. Hence, they should be politically neutral.
3. Answer the following in 25-30 words.
(1) Explain the role of the ministers and civil servants in the efficient administration of the department.
• Ans: The efficiency of a particular department depends upon the inter-relationship between the Minister and his Secretary and Deputy secretary.
• The decisions taken by the Ministers are based on the necessary information provided by the bureaucracy.
• The bureaucracy, i.e. civil servants have complete information about the financial provisions for a particular scheme or plan and also about the history of successes and failures of policies.
• Hence, if the Ministers develop mutual trust and transparency with the civil servants, it will help in the efficient administration of the department.
(2) Explain how the bureaucracy provides stability to the political system.
• Ans: Bureaucracy does the work of implementing decisions taken by the ministers.
• Several important reforms introduced during the post-independent period have been effectively implemented by the bureaucracy.
• It consistently provides services like water supply, public cleanliness, transport, electricity, etc. to the people and brings stability in their day-to-day life.
• It acts as an instrument of social transformation and democratisation. In this way, it gives stability to the political system.
4. Complete the Concept picture.
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