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Competencies
C-4.6

• Critical thinking
• Information literacy
21st CENTURY SKILLS
7 Governing Our

Country

Warm Up

1. Name the President of India.

2. Name the Prime Minister of India.

India became an independent country on 15 August 1947 and a republic
on 26 January 1950. Today, India is a Union of 28 States and 8 Union

Territories. The total population is more than 140 crores. It is difficult
to govern such a big country by a single government.

The Constitution of India provides two types of governments. One is the
Central or Union Government and the other is the State Government.

Both types of governments work together for the welfare of people in
India. These governments have three types of work to do. These are:

1. To make laws

2. To enforce laws

3. To get justice for the people.

The Union Government

The Union or Central Government looks after the whole country. It
makes laws of national importance, such as defence of the country. The

Parliament of India is the law-making authority. It has three wings—the
President, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

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