Meaning and Importance of Political Science Questions and Answers KSEEB Class 8 Social Science

Meaning and Importance of Political Science Class 8 Questions and Answers KSEEB 8th Social Science

I. Fill up the blanks:

Question 1.
The word ‘Politics’ was derived from the Greek word ____________ .
Answer:
Polis

Question 2.
‘Republic’ is written by ____________ .
Answer:
Plato

Question 3.
Aristotle wrote a book on political science and it is called ____________ .
Answer:
The politics

Question 4.
Kautilya’s work relating to political science is ____________ .
Answer:
Arthashastra

II. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
What is political science?
Answer:
Political science is one of the social sciences dealing with the political activities of man.

Question 2.
Who began the systematic study of political science?
Answer:
The Greeks began the systematic study of political science.

Question 3.
Who is called the father of political science?
Answer:
The ancient Greek thinker. Aristotle is called as the father of political science.

Question 4.
Give a definition of political science?
Answer:
Political science is the study of past, present and future of political institutions, political functions and political theories and political activity of a man. It studies origin and nature of the state etc.

Question 5.
Mention any one use of studying political science?
Answer:
Political science helps to understand the birth and growth of a state. Political science help us to understand the organs of the government i.c the legislature the executive and the judiciary.

Additional Questions and Answers

I. Match the followings

1. Socrates	a) The politics.
2. Plato	b) Greek philosophers.
3. Aristotle	c) The Republic.
4. Kautilya	d) City state.
5. Polis	e) Political principle.

Answer:
1 – b,
2 – c,
3 – a,
4 – e,
5 – d.

Answer the following Questions

Question 1.
Name Some Greek political thinkers or philosophers?
Answer:
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle were the political thinkers.

Question 2.
What does politics means?
Answer:
Politics means the actual political activity of a man and a state.

Question 3.
What does politics comprise?
Answer:
Politics comprises current problems of the state, election campaigning, political party activities and the day happening in the legislature and government.

Question 4.
Explain in brief about the importance of political science with reference to people and government?
Answer:
Political science helps to understand the birth and growth of a state, if deals about the governments and political activities of a state. Political science helps to establish a modern western state.

Political science helps to under the organce of the government i.e the legislature the executive and the judiciary. the polital science knowledge helps leaders and civil servants to understand and solve the problems of the people effectively the knowledge of Political science helps to raise good leadership and good citizenship.

Question 5.
Images of political philosophers?
Answer:

8th Standard Social Science Question and Answer