How did some MLAs become Ministers? Explain.
The government is formed by the party which is elected in the majority for the Legislative Assembly. According to constitutional provisions the ruling party elects its leader who is known as the Chief Minister i.e. the head of the government. The Chief Minister, with the help of Governor, forms a cabinet which has members of his/her party as mministers. The ministers are allotted with a portfolio. For that particular portfolio the MLAs turned ministers become eligible.
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?
‘Buying and selling can take place without going to a marketplace.’ Explain this statement with the help of examples.
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?
You have read about the ways in which the media ‘sets the agenda’. What kind of effect does this have in a democracy? Provide two examples to support your point of view.
In what ways is a hawker different from a shop owner?
What made Swapna sell the cotton to the trader instead of selling at the Kurnool cotton market?
How do you think stereotypes about what women can or cannot do, affect women’s right to equality?
Explain how a chain of markets is formed. What purpose does it serve?
“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.
‘Buying and selling can take place without going to a marketplace.’ Explain this statement with the help of examples.
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.
Describe the conditions of employment as well as the wages of workers in the garment exporting factory. Do you think the workers get a fair deal?
Use the terms ‘constituency’ and ‘represent’ to explain who an MLA is and how is the person elected?
In what ways was Omprakash Valmikis experience similar to that of the Ansaris?
Compare and contrast a weekly market and a shopping complex on the following:
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.
In what ways is a hawker different from a shop owner?