Question 2 :
Which of the following is not a feature of a democratic form of government?
Question 3 :
According to the author,it is more convenient for a leader to, "create public opinion" because __________________________.
Question 5 :
Who defined Democracy as the 'Government of the people, by the people and for the people'?
Question 6 :
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 7 :
Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of famine in a democratic country?<br/>
Question 9 :
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 10 :
According to "one person one vote" principle, where do we see equality in our country with regards to the following domain ?
Question 11 :
Democracy is better than any other form of government because it _______________.
Question 14 :
Mark any one feature of the unitary form of government ____________________.
Question 18 :
Name the personality associated with the popular definition of democracy ____________.
Question 21 :
Strengthening of the institutions and practices of democracy implies the following challenge to democracy ______________.
Question 23 :
One of the three stages in the growth of modern democracy is ______.
Question 25 :
For the success of Indian Democracy, the most important factor is _______.
Question 27 :
Why do some people think that democracy produces less effective government?
Question 28 :
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 29 :
Though there are defects in democracy, many countries accepted democracy. The reason is that _____________.
Question 30 :
The real work of opposition party in a democratic country is ___________.