Q.1. Here are some words from the text and their meanings. Test your understanding by matching the words on the left with their meanings by matching the words on the left with meanings on the right.
Words and their meaning
Ans:-
(i) institution > organisation or society.
(ii) elections > the exercise through which we vote for new leaders.
(iii) sincerity > devotion to a purpose.
(iv) differently- abled > having a physical or mental condition that makes it difficult for a person to do all the work that other people do.
(v) schemes > plans
(vi) substantial > large in size or amount.
(vii) rural > relating to village or the countryside.
(viii) tax > The money citizens of a country have to pay the government to help it do different kinds of work.
(ix) quarrel > angry dispute, unfriendly relations with someone.
(x) governance > manner of governing or ruling.
Q.2. Complete the following sentences with information from the text.
Ans:
(a) Dokchory studies in class Eight VIII
(b) The name of her school is Disangmukh Janajati High School.
(c) Her father’s name is Konke Mili.
d) He works in the Panchayat Office.
(e) Dokhcory goes to school by bicycle.
(f) She loves the ride because she gets to knows new things everyday.
(g) To contest the Panchayat elections, one has to be done above twenty one years old.
Q.3. Answer the following questions to understand the text better.
(a) What was the meaning of Panchayat long ago?
Ans:- The meaning of Panchayat is a system of governance by five elderly men called Panch Gramin Pramukh.
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The meaning of Panchayat is many many long ago a system governance by five elderly men called Panch Gramin Pramukh. b) What is the meaning of Panchayat Now?
Ans:- Now a days, anyone who is above twenty one can contest Panchayat elections. Panchayat means a body that is responsible for the development of villages, The Panchayat is a very important institution for social change. The constitution of India grants power to the Panchayat to raise taxes, plan development schemes and work for local development.
c. What kind of work is done by the Panchayat?
Ans:- Panchayat works for the development of village build and repair rural roads, houses for the poor and so on.
d. From where does the panchayat get money to perform all its work?
Ans:- To perform all its work the Panchayat raises money from taxes on vehicles, river ghats, bazaars and beels etc. Panchayat also get on annual grant from the Panchayat and Rural Development of the Government.
e. How did the Panchayat help Dhaniram?
Ans:- Panchayat helped Dhaniram by building a house for him.
f) How did Dhaniram spend the cold December nights.
Ans:- Dhaniram spend the bitter cold December nights on the open verandah of school building.
- You have just read about the panchayat. Using information from the lesson, fill in the table below:
The Panchyat:
Meaning –
Panchayat is a system of five elderly members of government who are known as Panch Gramin Pramukh. Minimum Age to Contest – 21 Years
Powers of a Panchayat:
The Indian Constitution grants power the Panchayat to raise taxes, plan development schemes and work for local development.Kind of work Panchayat does
Panchayat works for the development of village, social change, build and repair rural roads, bridges, houses for poor. Sources of Money
The Panchayat raises a little money from taxes on vehicles, rivers ghats, bazaars and beels etc. They also get on annual grant from the Panchayat and Rural Development Department of the Government.
Let’s practise changing other questions into the reported form:
a. She said to her father, “What kind of work do you do?
Ans:- She asked her what kind of work he did
b. She said to have father, “Where do you get all the money from? “
Ans:- She asked her father from where she get all the money.
C. She said to her father, “Is that enough to do so much work?”
Ans:- She asked her father whether that to much work was enough to do.
d) She said to him, “What is a panchayat?”
Ans:- She asked him what a panchayat was.