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Chinappa was convicted of torturing his wife for dowry. Satbir was held guilty of practicing untouchability. The court did not allow either of them to contest elections. Does this decision go against the principles of democratic elections?
5 years ago
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Civics
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The table below gives the proportion of different communities among the candidates who won elections to the US Congress. Compare these to the proportion of these communities in the population of the US. Based on this would you suggest a system of res...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Surekha is an officer in charge of ensuring free and fair elections in an assembly constituency in a state. Describe what should she focus on for each of the following stages of election: (i) Election campaign (ii) Polling day (iii) Counting day
5 years ago
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Civics
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List all the different election-related activities mentioned in the chapter and arrange them in a time sequence, beginning with the first activity and ending with the last. Some of these activities are given below: Releasing election manifesto, count...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Which of these is not a good reason to say that Indian elections are democratic? (a) India has the largest number of voters in the world. (b) India’s Election Commission is very powerful. (c) In India, everyone above the age of 18 has a right to v...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Which of the following statements about the reasons for conducting elections are false? (a) Elections enable people to judge the performance of the government. (b) People select the representative of their choice is an election. (c) Elections enab...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Read the following statements about a constitution. Give reasons why each of these is true or not true. (a) The authority of the rules of the constitution is the same as that of any other law. (b) Constitution lays down how different organs of the ...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Read the following extract from a conduct book for ‘married women’, published in 1912. ‘God has made the female species delicate and fragile both physically and emotionally, pitiably incapable of self-defense. They are destined thus by God to remain ...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Here are different opinions about what made India a democracy. How much importance would you give to each of these factors?
5 years ago
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Civics
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A friend from Nepal has written you a letter describing the political exercises situation there. Many political parties are opposing the rule of the king. Some of them say that the existing constitution given by the monarch can be amended to allow mo...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Here are some of the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning. Rewrite them by matching them correctly. (a) Sovereign - (i) Government will not favour any religion. (b) Republic - (ii) People have the supreme right to make decisions. (...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Read again the extracts from Nehru’s speech ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and answer the following: (a) Why did Nehru use the expression “not wholly or in full measure” in the first sentence? (b) What pledge did he want the makers of the Indian Constitution...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Match the following leaders with their roles in the making of the Constitution (a) Motilal Nehru - (i) President of the Constituent Assembly (b) Β.R. Ambedkar - (ii) Member of the Constituent Assembly
5 years ago
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Civics
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Which of these is a provision that a democratic constitution does not have? (a) Powers of the head of the state (b) Name of the head of the state (c) Powers of the legislature (d) Name of the country
5 years ago
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Civics
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Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?
5 years ago
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Civics
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Here are some false statements. Identify the mistake in each case and rewrite these correctly based on what you have read in this chapter. (a) Leaders of the freedom movement had an open mind about whether the country should be democratic or not aft...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Write an essay on ‘Democracy and Poverty’ using the information given in this report but using examples from India.
5 years ago
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Civics
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Consider the following facts about a country and decide if you would call it a democracy. Give reasons to support your decision. (a) All the citizens of the country have the right to vote Elections are held regularly.
5 years ago
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Civics
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Are the following statements in keeping with democracy as a value? Why? (a) Father to daughter: I don’t want to hear your opinion about your marriage. In our family children marry where the parents tell them to. (b) Teacher to student: Don’t distur...
5 years ago
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Civics
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Write a response to the following arguments against democracy. (a) Army is the most disciplined and corruption-free organisation in the country. Therefore the army should rule the country. (b) Rule of the majority means the rule of ignorant people....
5 years ago
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Civics
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