Question 2 :
Who defined Democracy as the 'Government of the people, by the people and for the people'?
Question 4 :
There are 40 villages in a district where the government has made no provision for drinking water. These villagers met and considered many methods of forcing the government to respond to their need.Which of these is not a democratic method?
Question 6 :
According to the author,it is more convenient for a leader to, "create public opinion" because __________________________.
Question 7 :
The most suitable title for the given passage would be _____________.
Question 9 :
Which of the following is not a feature of a democratic form of government?
Question 10 :
The appeal of Democracy is based on the fact that Democracy<br>a. upholds freedom of conscience .<br>b. offers the opportunity of free thinking and expression.<br>c. guarantees equal opportunity to have jobs in the public sector.<br>d. protects the privileges of the elites.<br>Which pair of answers is true ?
Question 11 :
According to "one person one vote" principle, where do we see equality in our country with regards to the following domain ?
Question 12 :
Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of famine in a democratic country?<br/>
Question 14 :
Identify the incorrect statement related to the elections in a democracy ___________________________.
Question 15 :
State whether each of these sentences is true (T) or false (F).<br>Pt. Nehru was the first President of India.
Question 19 :
In a democratic set-up, the party system can become successful if ____________________.<br/>
Question 20 :
Democracy is better than any other form of government because it _______________.
Question 21 :
The decision making is slow in a democratic system because of ______________.
Question 22 :
In a democracy, political leaders keep changing and this leads to _____________.
Question 23 :
Which one of the following form of governments is best to maintain unity in the diversity?
Question 28 :
Name the law which empowers the people to carry on democratic reforms _____________.
Question 30 :
Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:<br/>The two types of governments mentioned in the chapter are ____________.<br/>
Question 35 :
"In a democracy each adult citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value". Which one of the following countries is irreverent for this statement?<br>
Question 36 :
In contemporary world, which quality makes democracy superior to any other form of Government ___________.
Question 37 :
Which of the following does not lead to the spread of democracy?
Question 43 :
One of the feature of a healthy democracy is the presence of _________________.
Question 45 :
Most of the movements and struggles for democracy were centered around the demand for ________.
Question 46 :
Mark any one feature of the unitary form of government ____________________.
Question 47 :
Studies on political and social inequalities in democracy show that _____________.
Question 48 :
Who said "The foundation of democracy is faith in the capacities of human nature, faith in human intelligence and in the power of pooled cooperative existence."<br/>
Question 51 :
Under which one of the following circumstances can the coalition government be formed?
Question 56 :
An example of indirect participation of people in the democracy is _____________.
Question 62 :
Identify the leader who said "Democracy is a government of the people, by the people, for the people."
Question 66 :
Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. This definition of democracy was given by _________.
Question 68 :
One of the three stages in the growth of modern democracy is ______.
Question 70 :
Match the following:<br><table class="wysiwyg-table"><tbody><tr><td>A. Abraham Lincoln</td><td>(i) How long shall we continue to deny equality in our social and economic life? If we continue to deny it for long, we will do so only by putting our political democracy in peril.</td></tr><tr><td>B. Mahatma Gandhi</td><td>(ii) Democracy is 'government of the people, by the people and for the people'.</td></tr><tr><td>C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar</td><td>(iii) The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity.</td></tr><tr><td>D. Jawaharlal Nehru</td><td>(iv) I shall work for a India in which ..... all communities shall live in perfect harmony. There can be no room in such an India for the curse of untouchability...</td></tr></tbody></table>
Question 71 :
The real work of opposition party in a democratic country is ___________.
Question 72 :
In a__________, political expression of social divisions is very normal and can be healthy.
Question 74 :
For the success of Indian Democracy, the most important factor is _______.
Question 75 :
Why do some people think that democracy produces less effective government?
Question 76 :
Strengthening of the institutions and practices of democracy implies the following challenge to democracy ______________.
Question 77 :
Though there are defects in democracy, many countries accepted democracy. The reason is that _____________.
Question 79 :
One of the following pair of countries has a two party system ________________.