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Grade: IX Social Science- Democratic Politics- What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

Answer the following in very short sentences.

1. What was the ‘Legal Framework Order’ passed by Pervez Musharraf in August 2002
2. Media is not independent in Zimbabwe. How?
3. How can you say that China is not a democratic country?

Answer the following in short:

4. What are three features of democracy?


5. How does democracy improve the quality of decision making?
6. How elections in India are different from Mexico?
7. “Democracy is better than other forms of government because it allows us to correct its
own mistakes.” Explain.
8. Pakistan under General Pervez Musharraf was a democratic country or non-democratic.
Give reasons.
Answer the following in detail

9. How far is it correct to say that respect for citizens' rights was not followed in
Zimbabwe? Explain.
10. “Democracy improves the quality of decision making”. Explain.
11. Write any five arguments against democracy.
12. With the help of an example, prove that a democratic government is a more accountable
form of government.
Grade: IX Social Science- Democratic Politics- Constitutional Design

Answer the following in very short sentences.

1. Why is the ‘Preamble’ called the soul of the Indian Constitution.


2. What do you mean by the term ‘secular’?
3. What is meant by ‘Constituent Assembly Debates’?
4. Discuss ‘Apartheid’ mean?
5. Who formed the constitution of the new democratic South Africa?.

Answer the following in short:

6. What is the importance of one person, one vote and one value?
7. Explain the efforts made to form a new constitution after attaining democracy in South
Africa.
8. Describe the steps taken to form the Constituent Assembly of India.
9. Examine three basic guidelines the Constituent Assembly agreed upon before the drafting
of Indian Constitution.
10. Highlight any three ideals enshrined in the Indian Constitution.
11. ‘‘The Constitution of India reflects the views of various social groups and political
parties.’’ Explain it by giving suitable arguments.

Answer the following in detail:

12. ‘‘The Constitution of India reflects the views of various social groups and political
parties.’’ Explain it by giving suitable arguments.
13. Explain the major factors which contributed to the making of our Constitution.
14. The making of the Constitution for huge and diverse country like India was not an easy
affair.” Justify the statement.
15. Why do we need a Constitution and what do Constitution do? Explain?
Grade: IX Social Science- Democratic Politics- Electoral Politics

Answer the following in very short sentences.

1. Give one reason why it is good to have political competition


2. How are constituencies divided at the local level?
3. How do the candidates attract the public during election?
4. What is code of conduct?
5. What is the importance of electoral competition?

Answer the following in short:


6. Give details that are required from the candidates who wish to contest elections?
7. What are the choices generally a voter can make in an election?
8. Explain the minimum conditions of a democratic election?
9. What is the ‘Model code of Conduct’ for election campaign?
10. What type of election system is followed in India?

Answer the following in detail:

11. Explain the role of the Election Commission in free and fair elections. Answer:
Functions of the Election Commission of India
12. Explain any five conditions for free and fair elections.
13. Describe the procedure for nomination of candidates for election in India.
14. How far is it good to have political competition? Give reasons.
15. How do general elections differ from by-elections?
Grade: IX Social Science- Democratic Politics- Working of Institutions

Answer the following in very short sentences.

1. What is a Parliament? Name the two houses of the Parliament.


2. Why democratic governments insist on institutions? Give two reasons.
3. Explain No Confidence Motion.
4. Define Executive.
5. Who are Cabinet Ministers?

Answer the following in short:

6. Why is there a need for political institutions?


7. Differentiate political executive and permanent executive.
8. Our Constitution does give the Ragya Sabha some special powers over the states, but Lok
Sabha exercises supreme power. How? Explain.
9. How does the President act as Executive Head?
10. Why had the Mandal Commission become a debatable issue in India?

Answer the following in detail:

11. What are the basic powers and functions of each institution in India?
12. State how working with institutions is not an easy task.
13. In what ways does the Lok Sabha exercise more powers than the Rajya Sabha?
14. Which two categories constitute the executive in a democratic country?
15. How are the Council of Ministers categorised?
Grade: IX Social Science- Democratic Politics- Working of Institutions

Answer the following in very short sentences

1. What are Fundamental Rights?


2. Why are rights necessary for the very sustenance of a democracy?
3. What is meant by the term ‘writ’?

Answer the following in short:

4. How were the prisoners treated in Guantanamo Bay?


5. What was the basic reason for the ethnic massacre in Kosovo?
6. Describe the citizen’s Rights in Saudi Arabia.
7. According to Dr. Ambedkar—‘The Right to Constitutional Remedies is called the heart
and soul of our Constitution’. Explain.
8. How can you say that India is a secular state?

Answer the following in detail:

9. What are the provisions of cultural and educational rights?


10. What is PIL? How does it work?
11. What are the main features of Right to Equality?
12. Write a short note on the National Human Rights Commission.
13. What are Fundamental Rights? Mention the six Fundamental Rights provided in the
Indian Constitutions. Which Fundamental Right protects the rest of the Fundamental
Rights?

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