Dokchory Learns About The Panchayat Class 8 MCQ with Answers Assamese Medium

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Dokchory Learns About The Panchayat Class 8 Question Answer Assam

1. Dokchory studies in class ___.
(a) Class VI
(b) Class VII
(c) Class VIII
(d) Class IX
Ans: (c) Class VIII

2. Which school does Dokchory read ?
(a) Disangmukh Janajati High School
(b) Sunbeam Secondary School
(c) Disangmukh Girls High School
(d) Disangmukh Government School
Ans: (a) Disangmukh Janajati High School

3. What is the name of Dokchory’s father ?
(a) Dhaniram
(b) Panch Gramin
(c) Konke Mili
(d) Pramukh Mili
Ans: (c) Konke Mili

4. Where does Dokchory’s father work ?
(a) At the High School
(b) In the Panchayat Office
(c) In the State Government's transport department
(d) At a local bazaar
Ans: (b) In the Panchayat Office

5. How does Dokchory travel to school every morning ?
(a) By bus
(b) On her father’s bicycle
(c) On foot
(d) By boat across the river ghats
Ans: (b) On her father’s bicycle

6. Long ago, what did the word 'Panchayat' mean ?
(a) A group of five young leaders
(b) A system of governance by five elderly men
(c) A meeting of all villagers
(d) A government office
Ans: (b) A system of governance by five elderly men

7. What were the elderly men in the old Panchayat system called ?
(a) Gramin Pramukh
(b) Panch Gramin Pramukh
(c) Village Elders
(d) Panchayat Leaders
Ans: (b) Panch Gramin Pramukh

8. What is the minimum age to contest Panchayat elections nowadays ?
(a) 18 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 21 years
(d) 30 years
Ans: (c) 21 years

9. Which institution grants power to the Panchayat to raise taxes ?
(a) The Local MLA
(b) The Constitution of India
(c) The Village Council
(d) The District Collector
Ans: (b) The Constitution of India

10. What is the primary responsibility of the Panchayat ?
(a) To punish criminals
(b) The development of villages
(c) To run local schools
(d) To collect income tax
Ans: (b) The development of villages

11. Which of the following is NOT a source of tax for the Panchayat mentioned in the text ?
(a) Vehicles
(b) River ghats
(c) Bazaars and beels
(d) Personal income tax
Ans: (d) Personal income tax

Class 8 English Lesson 4 Assam MCQ Questions with Answers

12. Where does the Panchayat get an annual grant from ?
(a) The local MLA's personal funds
(b) The Rural Development Department of the government
(c) The villagers' donations
(d) International organizations
Ans: (b) The Rural Development Department of the government

13. What kind of work does the Panchayat do ?
(a) Building and repairing rural roads and bridges
(b) Building houses for the poor
(c) Planning development schemes
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above

14. Who was Dhaniram ?
(a) A member of the Panchayat
(b) A differently-abled man with no legs
(c) Dokchory's teacher
(d) The local MLA
Ans: (b) A differently-abled man with no legs

15. Why did Dhaniram leave the house built for him by the Panchayat ?
(a) The house was too small
(b) He didn't like the location
(c) He left it after his mother died
(d) He moved to the city
Ans: (c) He left it after his mother died

16. What is the full name of the Father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi ?
(a) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(b) Mahatma K. Gandhi
(c) Karamchand Mohandas Gandhi
(d) M. K. Gandhi
Ans:(a) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

17. When was Gandhiji born ?
(a) 30 January 1948
(b) 2 October 1869
(c) 15 August 1947
(d) 26 January 1950
Ans: (b) 2 October 1869

18. Where was Gandhiji born ?
(a) Sabarmati, Gujarat
(b) Porbandar, Gujarat
(c) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(d) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Ans: (b) Porbandar, Gujarat

19. When did Gandhiji die ?
(a) 15 August 1947
(b) 2 October 1948
(c) 30 January 1948
(d) 2 October 1869
Ans: (c) 30 January 1948

20. What name is Gandhiji also known by ?
(a) Netaji
(b) Chacha
(c) Bapu
(d) Sardar
Ans: (c) Bapu