NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Political science (India Constitution at Work) Chapter 4 Executive

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Class : 11th

Subject : Political science

Chapter : 4

Chapter Name : Executive

Q1 A parliamentary executive means:

a. Executive where there is a parliament

b. Executive elected by the parliament

c. Where the parliament functions as the Executive

d. Executive that is dependent on the support of the majority of the Parliament

Answer. (d) Executive that is dependent on the support of the majority of the Parliament

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Q2 Read this dialogue. Which argument do you agree with? Why?

Amit: Looking at the constitutional provisions, it seems that the President is only a rubber stamp.

Shama: The President appoints the Prime Minister. So, he must have the powers to remove the
Prime Minister as well.

Rajesh: We don’t need a President. After the election, the Parliament can meet and elect a
leader to be the Prime Minister.

Answer. All three statements are lacking in their basic idea of the powers prescribed to the
executive within the political framework of Indian politics. The first argument declares President
as rubber stamp while actually he also possesses some executive and discretionary powers.
The second argument declares that Prime Minister can be removed by President, while that is
wrong in the context of Indian Legislative structure. The third argument is a blande assertion

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and assumption as it nullifies the role of President. Therefore, we don't agree with all three of
the above argument, due to their political and factual incorrectness.

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Q3 Match the following:

i. Works within the particular State in a. Indian Foreign which recruited Service

ii. Works in any central government b. State Civil office located either at the
national Services capital or elsewhere in the
country

iii. Works in a particular State to which c. All India Services allotted ; can also be
sent on deputation to the centre

iv. Works in Indian missions abroad d. Central Service

Answer.

i. Works within the particular State in b. State Civil office located either at the
national Services capital or elsewhere in the
country

ii. Works in any central government c. All India Services allotted ; can also be
sent on deputation to the centre

iii. Works in a particular State to which d. Central Service

iv. Works in Indian missions abroad a. Indian Foreign which recruited Service

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Q4 Identify the ministry which may have released the following news items. Would this be a
ministry of the central government or the State government? Why?

a. An official release said that in 2004-05 the Tamil Nadu Textbooks Corporation would release
new versions for standards VII, X and XI.

b. A new railway loop line bypassing the crowded TiruvallurChennai section to help iron ore
exporters. The new line, likely to be about 80 km long, will branch off at Puttur and then reach
Athipattu near the port.

c. The three-member sub-divisional committee formed to verify suicide by farmers in
Ramayampet mandal has found that the two farmers who committed suicide this month have
had economic problems due to failure of crops.

Answer.

(a) This news is released by the Education Ministry of State Government as it concerns
itself with the items mentioned in the State list.
(b) This news is released by the Railway Ministry of Central Government, as the department
of railway construction is under the Centre’s jurisdiction.
(c) This news is released by the Agriculture Ministry of State Government, as it deals with
the domain of farmers and state list.

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Q5 While appointing the Prime Minister, the President selects

a. Leader of the largest party in the Lok Sabha

b. Leader of the largest party in the alliance which secures a majority in the Lok Sabha

c. The leader of the largest party in the Rajya Sabha

d. Leader of the alliance or party that has the support of the majority in Lok Sabha

Answer. (d) Leader of the alliance or party that has the support of the majority in Lok Sabha

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Q6 Read this discussion and say which of these statements applies most to India.

Alok : Prime Minister is like a king, he decides everything in our country.

Shekhar : Prime Minister is only ‘first among equals’, he does not have any special powers. All
ministers and the PM have similar powers.

Bobby : Prime Minister has to consider the expectations of the party members and other
supporters of the government. But after all, the Prime Minister has a greater say in policy
making and in choosing the ministers

Answer. The third statement applies to India.

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Q7 Why do you think is the advice of the Council of Ministers binding on the President? Give
your answer in not more than 100 words.

Answer. The advice of the Council of Ministers is binding on the President as it is mandated by
the Indian Constitution. The Article 74(1) of the Indian Constitution, empowers the notion that
the Council of Ministers to aid and advise the Prime Ministers, regarding the matters of political
and constitutional importance. They have a responsibility to achieve the possible way for the
integrated and maximum development of the society.

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Q8 The parliamentary system of executive vests many powers in the legislature for controlling
the executive. Why, do you think, is it so necessary to control the executive?

Answer. The parliamentary form of government is based upon the basic idea of coordination
and cooperation among the legislative and executive organs of the governance. The stances
have provided us with the evidence that the parliamentary form of government can result in the

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prime minister or the cabinet dictatorship, which can affect the democratic fibre of the political
structure. The hegemonization of the Legislature upon the executive is to ensure that the
system of checks and balances can restrain the executive to use its brute strength to emerge as
authoritative in basic structure, rather than democratic.

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Q9 It is said that there is too much political interference in the working of the administrative
machinery. It is suggested that there should be more and more autonomous agencies which do
not have to answer to the ministers.

a. Do you think this will make administration more people friendly?

b. Do you think this will make administration more efficient?

c. Does democracy mean full control of elected representatives over the administration?

Answer.

(a) No, this will not make the administration more people friendly as the autonomous
organisations lack accountability to government as well as the people.
(b) Yes, it will make administration more efficient as it will decrease the issue of
cumbersome procedures and red tapism within the organisations.
(c) No, Democracy doesn’t completely control the legislative and administrative organs but it
does ensure the accountability and system of checks among these organs.

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Q10 Write an essay of two hundred words on the proposal to have an elected administration
instead of an appointed administration.

Answer. The political executive is considered as the surfacing level of the administration within
the executive realm of the governance. The political executive is divided into: temporary
executive and permanent executive. The latter one is not the elected branch of the executive
but they are appointed through the civil service examinations at central and state level. The
procedure of examination results in the formation of one “elite eco-chamber” of the citizens that
are responsible for the administration which often results in the “bureaucratic authoritarianism”.

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The creation of such group minimises the degree of augmentational participation of the
underprivileged sections of the society which in turn empowers the viewpoint that, “Meritocracy
indeed is a myth”. The representation within such organs is limited to some sections of the
stratified society, or even if it reaches the lower classes, it lacks the empathetic aspect of the
association with these societal groups with are subject to state sponsored oppression. The
creation of elected administration can uphold the principle of democratic participation and
conduct within the bureaucracy also and will have a definite impact upon the regressive policies
of the state.

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