AP State Syllabus AP Board 8th Class Social Studies Important Questions Chapter 14 Parliament and Central Government.

AP State Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Important Questions 14th Lesson Parliament and Central Government

Question 1.
What is meant by candidate?
Answer:
The person who contests in the election.

Question 2.
What is meant by Ballot?
Answer:
The paper which is used in election for voting. It contains the symbols of the contestants.

AP Board 8th Class Social Studies Important Questions Chapter 14 Parliament and Central Government

Question 3.
Expand EVM.
Answer:
Electronic Voting Machine.

Question 4.
What is Election campaign?
Answer:
The contestants request the voters to vote for them. This procedure is called election campaign.

Question 5.
Why do you think elections need to be free and fair?
Answer:
The winners in the elections are the writers of our future. So the elections should not be
influenced by any issue. They should be free and fair.

AP Board 8th Class Social Studies Important Questions Chapter 14 Parliament and Central Government

Question 6.
Who is responsible for making the laws that are applicable for the entire country?
Answer:
Parliament is responsible for making the laws that are applicable for the entire country.

Question 7.
Observe the following map.

AP Board 8th Class Social Studies Important Questions Chapter 14 Parliament and Central Government 1

StateNo.StateNo.StateNo.
Andhra Pradesh25Jammu & Kashmir6Nagaland1
Arunachal Pradesh2Jharkhand14Odisa21
Assom14Karnataka28Punjab13
Bihar40Kerala20Rajasthan
Sikkim
25
1
Chhattisgarh11Madhya Pradesh29Tamilnadu39
Goa2Maharashtra48Telangana17
Gujarat26Manipur2Tripura2
Haryana10Meghalaya2Uttarakhand2
Himachal Pradesh4Mizoram1Uttar Pradesh80
West Bengal42
Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands1Daman and Diu1Delhi(the NCT of Delhi)7
Chandigarh1Lakshadweep1Nominated by the President of India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli1Pondicherry1Anglo Indians2

AP Board 8th Class Social Studies Important Questions Chapter 14 Parliament and Central Government

Now answer the following questions:
1. How many general Constituencies are there?
Answer:
423

2. Which reserved are higher in SC/ST?
Answer:
S.C. reserved are higher.

3. Where can we say that SC reserved are less?
Answer:
In North Eastern region.

4. Where can we not find ST reserved?
Answer:
In Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

AP Board 8th Class Social Studies Important Questions Chapter 14 Parliament and Central Government