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.

How do you think stereotypes about what women can or cannot do, affect women’s right to equality?

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

What do you understand by the term “all persons are equal before the law”? Why do you think it is important in a democracy?

Explain how a chain of markets is formed. What purpose does it serve?

What do you understand by the word brand? List two reasons why building brands is central to advertising?

Arrange the statements given alongside in the correct order and then fill in the numbers in the cotton bolls accordingly. The first two have already been done for you.

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?

“Poor girls drop out of school because they are not interested in getting an education”. Re-read the last paragraph on page 62 and explain why this statement is not true.

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

Making an advertisement requires a lot of creativity. Let us imagine a situation in which a manufacturer has just made a new watch. She says that she wants to sell this watch to school children. She comes to your class and asks you all to create a brand name as well as an advertisement for the watch. Divide the class into small groups and each group creates an advertisement for this watch. Share it with the class.

Use the terms ‘constituency’ and ‘represent’ to explain who an MLA is and how is the person elected?