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v All people cannot participate in the government, so they elect representatives.
v The four components of a state are territory, population, government and sovereignty.

v The three organs of the government are legislature, executive and judiciary.
v The legislature makes laws, the executive executes the laws and the judiciary interprets the laws.
v The people of India participate in the government by casting votes.
v By universal adult franchise is meant the right to vote given to all adult citizens of a state.
v The people of the world have struggled to realize universal adult franchise in their countries.

v The people of India were given the right to vote in 1950 when the Constitution of India came into force.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. A country is called ____________ in civics.
(a) province (b) state (c) village

2. The power of a state to rule itself is called ____________ .
(a) territory (b) sovereignty (c) none of these

3. The ____________ express their will by casting votes.
(a) people (b) government (c) both of these
4. The ____________ interprets the law.

(a) judiciary (b) legislature (c) executive
5. In universal adult franchise, all citizens of the ____________ are allowed to cast votes.

(a) state (b) world (c) both of these
6. Government runs according to ____________ .

(a) law (b) leader (c) vote
7. The people of India were given the right to vote in ____________ .

(a) 1950 (b) 1949 (c) 1947
8. ____________ is the head of the central government.
(a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Chief Minister

B. Name any two :

1. components of the state (a) ____________ (b) ____________
2. organs of the government (a) ____________ (b) ____________
3. woman leaders in any field (a) ____________ (b) ____________

4. countries where revolutions took place (a) ____________ (b) ____________

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