DOKCHORY LEARNS ABOUT PANCHAYAT

A. Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark)

(Answer in 1–2 words or a short phrase)

1. Who is Dokchory’s father?

2. What is the meaning of the name ‘Dokchory’?

3. What class does Dokchory study in?

4. Which school does she study in?

5. How does Konke Mili take Dokchory to school?

6. In which time do the Misings usually wear the necklace called Dokchory?

7. What new thing did Dokchory notice at the Panchayat office?

8. How many elderly men formed the old Panchayat system?

9. What were the elderly men in old Panchayat called?

10. At what minimum age can a person contest Panchayat elections now?

11. Name one tax from which Panchayat raises money.

12. Which government department gives an annual grant to the Panchayat?

13. Who can contribute substantially to the Panchayat funds apart from the government grant?

14. For whom did Panchayat build a house last year?

15. Why did Dhaniram leave his house?

16. What special home is being built by the Panchayat?

17. What does Ba-bu advise young people like Dokchory to do for the special home?

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B. Short Answer Questions (2–3 sentences)

1. Why does Dokchory enjoy the bicycle ride to school?

2. What was the role of Panch Gramin Pramukh in earlier times?

3. Mention any three powers or functions of the Panchayat as given in the passage.

4. How does the Panchayat raise money for development works?

5. How did the Panchayat help Dhaniram earlier?

6. What activities will be available in the home for people with special needs?

7. What does Ba-bu mean when he says such people can “live with dignity”?

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C. Long Answer Questions (4–5 sentences)

1. Explain the difference between the old Panchayat system and the present Panchayat system.

2. Describe the conversation between Dokchory and her Ba-bu about helping differently-abled people.

3. How does the Panchayat contribute to village development? Give examples from the text.

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D. Fill in the Blanks

1. Dokchory is a student of Class _____ of Disangmukh Janajati High School.

2. ‘Dokchory’ means a _____ of beads worn by Misings during festivals.

3. In the old Panchayat system, governance was done by _____ elderly men called Panch Gramin Pramukh.

4. Nowadays, anyone above the age of _____ can contest Panchayat elections.

5. The Panchayat raises taxes on vehicles, river ghats, _____ and beels.

6. Dhaniram is the man with no _____.

7. The Panchayat is building a home for people with _____ needs.

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E. True or False

1. Konke Mili takes his daughter to school on a motorbike.

2. The Panchayat can raise taxes for local development.

3. The old Panchayat system was run by five elderly women.

4. Dhaniram left his house after his mother’s death.

5. The Panchayat gets all its money only from government grants.

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F. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. What did Dokchory notice at the Panchayat office?
   a) A new wall
   b) A new sign board
   c) New furniture
   d) New painting
   Answer: b

2. The Constitution of India grants the Panchayat the power to:
   a) Conduct national elections
   b) Raise taxes and plan development schemes
   c) Make school timetables
   d) Organise festivals
   Answer: b

3. What is one of the works done by the Panchayat mentioned in the passage?
   a) Repairing city flyovers
   b) Building rural roads and houses for the poor
   c) Making railway lines
   d) Managing airports
   Answer: b

4. Who can also contribute to the Panchayat funds apart from government grants?
   a) President of India
   b) Local MLA or Ministers
   c) Village shopkeepers
   d) Foreign NGOs
   Answer: b

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G. Match the Following

A	B
1. Panch Gramin Pramukh	a) Annual grant
2. Above 21 years	b) Body for village development
3. Panchayat	c) Five elderly men in old system
4. Panchayat & Rural Dev. Dept.	d) Minimum age to contest elections

H. Vocabulary / Meaning

1. Panchayat –

2. Grant –

3. Differently-abled –

4. Dignity –

I. Reference to Context

Read the given lines and answer the questions:

1. "Long ago Dokchory, Panchayat meant a system of governance by five elderly men called Panch Gramin Pramukh."
a) Who is speaking this line?
b) What was special about these five men?

2. "We did build a house for him last year but he left it after his mother died."
a) Who is ‘him’ here?
b) Why did he leave the house?