1. Dokchory is a student of Class —
a) VI
b) VII
c) VIII
d) IX
Answer: c) VIII
2. Dokchory studies in —
a) Disang High School
b) Disangmukh Janajati High School
c) Janajati Model School
d) Mising High School
Answer: b) Disangmukh Janajati High School
3. Who takes Dokchory to school?
a) Her mother
b) Her uncle
c) Her brother
d) Her father
Answer: d) Her father
4. Dokchory’s father takes her to school on a —
a) scooter
b) bicycle
c) bus
d) car
Answer: b) bicycle
5. What does ‘Dokchory’ mean?
a) Flower
b) River
c) Necklace of beads
d) Bracelet
Answer: c) Necklace of beads
6. The Misings usually wear Dokchory during —
a) winter
b) school time
c) festival time
d) summer
Answer: c) festival time
7. Who is Dokchory’s father?
a) Dhaniram
b) Konke Mili
c) Gram Pramukh
d) MLA
Answer: b) Konke Mili
8. What did Dokchory notice near the Panchayat office?
a) A new building
b) A new bridge
c) A new signboard
d) A new road
Answer: c) A new signboard
9. Long ago Panchayat was governed by —
a) five elderly men
b) teachers
c) ministers
d) students
Answer: a) five elderly men
10. The elderly men were called —
a) MLAs
b) Ministers
c) Panch Gram Pramukh
d) Officers
Answer: c) Panch Gram Pramukh
11. Nowadays anyone above — years can contest Panchayat elections.
a) 18
b) 20
c) 21
d) 25
Answer: c) 21
12. Panchayat is responsible for the development of —
a) towns
b) villages
c) cities
d) states
Answer: b) villages
13. The Constitution of India grants power to Panchayat to —
a) raise taxes
b) plan development schemes
c) work for local development
d) all of these
Answer: d) all of these
14. Panchayat builds and repairs —
a) roads
b) bridges
c) houses for the poor
d) all of these
Answer: d) all of these
15. Panchayat raises money from taxes on —
a) vehicles
b) river ghats
c) bazaars and beels
d) all of these
Answer: d) all of these
16. Panchayat also gets annual grants from —
a) school authority
b) Panchayat and Rural Development Department
c) villagers
d) private companies
Answer: b) Panchayat and Rural Development Department
17. Who can contribute substantially to Panchayat work?
a) MLA or Ministers
b) Teachers
c) Students
d) Doctors
Answer: a) MLA or Ministers
18. Dhaniram was a man with —
a) no hands
b) no legs
c) no house
d) no family
Answer: b) no legs
19. Where did Dhaniram spend the cold nights?
a) In the market
b) In a temple
c) On the school verandah
d) In the Panchayat office
Answer: c) On the school verandah
20. Panchayat was building a home for people with —
a) special needs
b) money
c) jobs
d) vehicles
Answer: a) special needs
21. Young people should do — work there.
a) office
b) volunteer
c) farming
d) business
Answer: b) volunteer
22. Specially-abled people can learn to —
a) paint
b) read
c) play games
d) all of these
Answer: d) all of these
VSA (Very Short Answer Questions)
1. Which class does Dokchory study in?
Answer: Class VIII.
2. What is the name of Dokchory’s school?
Answer: Disangmukh Janajati High School.
3. Who is Konke Mili?
Answer: Dokchory’s father.
4. How does Dokchory go to school?
Answer: On a bicycle.
5. What does ‘Dokchory’ mean?
Answer: A necklace of beads.
6. Who usually wear Dokchory?
Answer: The Misings.
7. What is Panchayat?
Answer: A system/body of local village governance.
8. Who governed the villages long ago?
Answer: Five elderly men called Panch Gram Pramukh.
9. At what age can one contest Panchayat elections?
Answer: Above 21 years.
10. What does Panchayat do?
Answer: It works for village development.
11. Name one work done by Panchayat.
Answer: Building roads.
12. From where does Panchayat raise money?
Answer: From taxes.
13. Which department gives annual grants?
Answer: Panchayat and Rural Development Department.
14. Who was Dhaniram?
Answer: A differently-abled poor man.
15. Why did Dhaniram leave the house built for him?
Answer: Because his mother died.
16. Where did Dhaniram sleep?
Answer: On the verandah of the school building.
17. For whom was the Panchayat building a home?
Answer: For people with special needs.
18. What did Dokchory promise to do?
Answer: Help in Panchayat work.
Fill in the Blanks
1. Dokchory is a student of Class ______.
Answer: VIII
2. Dokchory studies in Disangmukh Janajati ______ School.
Answer: High
3. Konke Mili takes Dokchory to school on his ______.
Answer: bicycle
4. ‘Dokchory’ means a necklace of ______.
Answer: beads
5. The Misings wear Dokchory during ______ time.
Answer: festival
6. Panchayat means a system of ______.
Answer: governance
7. Long ago villages were governed by five elderly ______.
Answer: men
8. The elderly leaders were called Gram ______.
Answer: Pramukh
9. Anyone above ______ years can contest Panchayat elections.
Answer: 21
10. Panchayat works for local ______.
Answer: development
11. Panchayat builds and repairs rural ______.
Answer: roads
12. Panchayat also builds houses for the ______.
Answer: poor
13. Panchayat raises money from taxes on ______.
Answer: vehicles
14. The Panchayat gets annual ______ from the government.
Answer: grants
15. Dhaniram was a man with no ______.
Answer: legs
16. Dhaniram spent cold nights on the school ______.
Answer: verandah
17. Young people should do ______ work there.
Answer: volunteer
18. Specially-abled people can learn to be ______.
Answer: independent
True or False
1. Dokchory studies in Class VII.
Answer: False
2. Konke Mili is Dokchory’s father.
Answer: True
3. Dokchory goes to school by bus.
Answer: False
4. Panchayat is responsible for village development.
Answer: True
5. Long ago Panchayat was governed by five elderly men.
Answer: True
6. Anyone below 18 can contest Panchayat elections.
Answer: False
7. Panchayat repairs roads and bridges.
Answer: True
8. Panchayat raises money from taxes.
Answer: True
9. Dhaniram had no legs.
Answer: True
10. Dhaniram lived happily in his new house.
Answer: False
11. Panchayat was building a home for people with special needs.
Answer: True
12. Dokchory refused to help in Panchayat work.
Answer: False
13. Specially-abled people can learn painting and games there.
Answer: True
14. Panchayat receives grants from the government.
Answer: True
