Seven jobs, very unalike
What a government is for
Law and order, peace and security, foreign relations and defence are four of them.
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From the Rulers to the Ruled · Class 7 Social Science · Exploring Society
English 5 topics 175 leveled MCQs 85 flashcards 5 games Free
Shared by a Veda teacher · Generated with Veda AI · Oct 2026
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Borders and hospitals both
One body, all of it
Defending a frontier has almost nothing in common with running a hospital.
The list is very long
A school with too much to do
Timetables, sports, lunch, washing up, assembly speakers, No Bag Day activities.
A government grows with its country
Why no two are alike
It is not designed once and then left alone; it develops as the country develops.
Four questions to ask
A method, not a list
Rather than definitions to memorise, the chapter gives four questions.
Who says this is the government
The first question
That is, what it is that grants a government its power to govern?
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1
What a government does, and the school that explains it
A government keeps order, defends the country, supplies services and works for welfare. A school needing a student committee faces the same choice of who should serve. Making rules, applying them and enforcing them are i…
- Government keeps law and order, secures peace and safety, handles foreign relations and defends the country.
- It also supplies essential services such as schooling, health care and infrastructure, and manages the economy.
- Working for welfare, and improving how people live, is among its roles.
~40 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
2
The four questions that tell governments apart
Governments differ because countries differ in history, culture and aspirations. The chapter gives four questions to ask of any government: who grants its authority, how it is formed, what parts it has, and what it works…
- A government evolves over time, and countries differ in history, culture and aspirations, so governments differ too.
- The chapter supplies four questions to ask of any government rather than a list of definitions.
- The most basic difference is what it is that grants a government its authority and power.
~40 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
3
The principles of a democracy, and two ways of running one
A democracy rests on equality, freedom, participation, universal adult franchise, fundamental rights and an independent judiciary. The chapter calls these ideals and proves it with dates. Direct democracy is rare; almost…
- Equality means each person is owed the same treatment as any other, with equal access to services and equality before the law.
- Freedom means citizens may make their own choices and express their own opinions.
- Representative participation means every person may choose and elect representatives, who then join the legislature.
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4
Parliamentary and presidential, and the older republics
A parliamentary executive sits inside the legislature and needs its confidence; a presidential one is elected separately and does not. Ancient Vajji chose leaders on merit, and Uttaramerur records village elections with…
- In a parliamentary democracy members of the executive are also members of the legislature.
- In India the council of ministers, the prime minister included, are members of parliament.
- The council of ministers continues only while it holds legislative support, which in India means the Lok Sabha.
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5
Monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship and oligarchy
Indian kings were held to rajadharma and advised by councils, though it was an ideal often unmet. An absolute monarch or dictator has no such limit, a theocracy is ruled by religion, and an oligarchy by a wealthy few.
- A mahajanapada king was guided by the sabha or samiti and expected to take their advice seriously.
- Rajadharma meant ruling according to dharma and securing the welfare of all, though kings did not always achieve it.
- Some rulers elsewhere made the laws, enforced them and fixed the punishments, and a few claimed divine power.
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The chapter lists what a government does, from keeping order to running the economy, and the list can be counted. Those roles come to
Intermediate
A three
B five
C seven
D twelve
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seven
Strikingly unlike each other.
Shown by one body both defending a border and running a hospital is how far apart its jobs can
Advanced
A be moved by a minister
B lie from each other
C drift from the law
D fall behind the plan
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lie from each other
Seven very different tasks.
Showing that government work reaches past safety and defence is its delivery of education, health and
Advanced
A entertainment
B infrastructure
C advertising
D tourism
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infrastructure
Part of its everyday work.
Wanted by the head teacher, so that pupils could help make and keep the rules, was a student
Beginner
A assembly
B committee
C register
D timetable
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committee
The school had too much to do.
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