NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Social Science - Social and Political Life (Civics)

How did some MLAs become Ministers? Explain.

Think of something common that we use. It could besugar, tea, milk, pen, paper, pencil, etc. Discuss through what chain of markets this reaches you. Can you think of the people that help in the production or trade?

Choose two of your favourite print advertisements. Now, look at each of these and answer the following questions:  

a.What visuals and text are being used in these advertisements to attract my attention? 

 b.What values are being promoted in these advertisements? 

c.Who is this advertisement speaking to and who is it leaving out?  d.If you could not afford the brand that is being advertised, how would you feel?

Make a list of toys and games that boys typically play and another for girls. If there is a difference between the two lists, can you think of some reasons why this is so? Does this have any relationship to the  roles children have to play as adults?

What was the problem in Patalpuram? What discussion/actions were taken by the following? Pill in the table.

Why should decisions are taken by the Chief Minister and other ministers be debated in the Legislative Assembly?

What is the difference between the work that MLAs do in the Assembly and the work done by government departments?

In what ways is a hawker different from a shop owner?

Housework is invisible and unpaid work. Housework is physically demanding.
Housework is time-consuming. Write in your own words what is meant by the terms ‘invisible’, ‘physically demanding’ and ‘time-consuming’? Give one example of
each based on the household tasks undertaken by women in your home.

Re-read the box on Article 15 and state two ways in which this Article addresses inequality?

List one reason why learning the alphabet was so important to women like Rashsundari Devi, Ramabai, and Rokeya.

Choose two of your favourite print advertisements. Now, look at each of these and answer the following questions:  

a.What visuals and text are being used in these advertisements to attract my attention? 

 b.What values are being promoted in these advertisements? 

c.Who is this advertisement speaking to and who is it leaving out?  d.If you could not afford the brand that is being advertised, how would you feel?

In what ways does media play an important role in a democracy?

What are the different ways through which the government can take steps to provide healthcare for all? Discuss.

What differences do you find between private and public health services in your area?

What made Swapna sell the cotton to the trader instead of selling at the Kurnool cotton market?

How did some MLAs become Ministers? Explain.

In what ways was Omprakash Valmikis experience similar to that of the Ansaris?

Are the statements given below true or false? Support your answer with the use of an example :
(a) All societies do not think similarly about the roles that boys and girls play.
(b) Our society does not make distinctions between boys and girls when they are growing up.
(c) Women who stay at home do not work.
(d) The work that women do is less valued than that of men.

What was the problem in Patalpuram? What discussion/actions were taken by the following? Pill in the table.