SST IX
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What is Democracy? Why Democracy?
Q 1.The word ‘Democracy’ comes from the Greek word –
(a) Democracia
(b) Demokratia
(c) Demos
(d) Kratia
Answer: (b) Demokratia
Q 2.The head of the government in Nepal is the:
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) King
(d) Vice President
Answer: (a) President
Q 3.In which case was the real power with external powers and not with the locally elected representatives?
(a) India in Sri Lanka
(b) US in Iraq
(c) USSR in Communist Poland
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Answer: (d) Both (b) and (c)
Q 4.How many members are elected to the National People’s Congress from all over China?
(a) 3050
(b) 3000
(c) 4000
(d) 2000
Answer: (b) 3000
Q 5.Which party always won elections in Mexico since its independence in 1930 until 2000?
(a) Revolutionary Party
(b) Mexican Revolutionary Party
(c) Institutional Revolutionary Party
(d) Institutional Party
Answer: (c) Institutional Revolutionary Party
Q 6.When did Zimbabwe attain independence and from whom?
(a) 1970, from Black minority rule
(b) 1880, from White minority rule
(c) 1980, from Americans
(d) 1980, from White minority rule
Answer: (d) 1980, from White minority rule
Q 7.which of these features is/are necessary to provide the basic rights to the citizens?
(a) Citizens should be free to think
(b) should be free to form associations
(c) Should be free to raise protest
(d) All the above
Answer: (d) All the above
Q 8.What is Constitutional Law?
(a) Provisions given in the Constitution
(b) Law to make Constitution
(c) Law to set up Constituent Assembly
(d) none of the above
Answer: (a) Provisions given in the Constitution
Q 9.Some of the drawbacks of democracy is
(a) Instability and delays
(b) corruption and hypocrisy
(c) Politicians fighting among themselves
(d) all the above
Answer: (d) all the above
Q 10. In which period did China face one of the worst famines that have occurred in the world?
(a) 1932-36
(b) 1958-61
(c) 2001-2002
(d) 2004-2007
Answer: (b) 1958-61
Q 11.Democracy improves the quality of decision-making because
(a) Decisions are taken by educated people
(b) Decisions are taken by consultation and discussion
(c) Decisions are taken over a long period of time
(d) All decisions are approved by judiciary
Answer: (b) Decisions are taken by consultation and discussion
Q 12.The most common form that democracy takes in our time is that of
(a) Limited democracy
(b) representative democracy
(c) Maximum democracy
(d) none of the above
Answer: (b) representative democracy
Q 13.Which of these is an example of perfect democracy?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) India
(d) None of the above
Answer: (d) None of the above
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Democracy & the contemporary world
Q 1.“Workers of my homeland! I have faith in Chile and its future…… It will be a moral lesson to castigate felony, cowardice, and treason.” Who said this?
(a) General Augusto Pinochet
(b) General Alberto Bachelet
(c) Salvador Allende
(d) Michelle Bachelet
Answer: (c) Salvador Allende
Q 2.Who led the military coup in Chile in 1973?
(a) General Alberto Bachelet
(b) Michelle Bachelet
(c) General Augusto Pinochet
(d) Salvador Allende
Answer: (c) General Augusto Pinochet
Q 3.Who was elected as President of Chile in Jan. 2006?
(a) Michelle Bachelet
(b) General Bachelet
(c) General Pinochet
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Michelle Bachelet
Q 4.The workers of Lenin Shipyard in the city of Gdansk went on a strike on
(a) 14 Aug 1980
(b) 15 Aug 1980
(c) 14 Sept 1980
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) 14 Aug 1980
Q 5.The three governments of Allende’s Chile, Walesa’s Poland and Michelle’s Chile had a
(a) Democratic form of government
(b) Martial law
(c) Communist form of government
(d) All the above
Answer: (a) Democratic form of government
Q 6.What is meant by Universal Adult Franchise?
(a) Right to vote to property owners
(b) Right to vote to women
(c) Right to vote to all adults
(d) Right to vote to blacks
Answer: (c) Right to vote to all adults
Q 7.After Independence, who became the first Prime Minister and then the President ofGhana?
(a) Patrice Lumamba
(b) Jomo Kenyatta
(c) Sam Nujoma
(d) Kwame Nkrumah
Answer: (b) Jomo Kenyatta
Q 8.Which award has been won by Suu Kyi?
(a) Literary Award
(b) Oscar Award
(c) Nobel Peace Prize
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Nobel Peace Prize
Q 9.Name the body of the U.N. which acts like a Parliament.
(a) General Assembly
(b) Security Council
(c) International Court of Justice
(d) Social and Economic Council
Answer: (a) General Assembly
Q 10.Name the five permanent members of the Security Council.
(a) US, Germany, France, China, Italy
(b) US, Britain, Germany, Italy, France
(c) US, France, Switzerland, China, Russia
(d) US, France, Britain, Russia, China
Answer: (d) US, France, Britain, Russia, China
Q 11.The President of the World Bank has always been from
(a) U.K.
(b) U.S.A.
(c) France
(d) Russia
Answer: (b) U.S.A.
Q 12.What is the territory under the immediate political control of another state called?
(a) Communist state
(b) Colony
(c) Democratic state
(d) none of the above
Answer: (b) Colony
Q 13.Which one of the following situations is democratic?
(a) General Pinochet, an Army General of Chile, led a coup and became the President of the country.
(b) In China, always the Communist Party only wins in elections and forms the government.
(c) The government led by Jaruzelski in Poland, imposed martial law and imprisoned thousands of Solidarity members who took part in strike.
(d) The African National Congress of South Africa drew up a constitution which gave most extensive rights to its citizns.
Answer: (d) The African National Congress of South Africa drew up a constitution which gave most extensive rights to its citizns.
Q 14.How many member states are there in the International Monetary Fund?
(a) 173
(b) 192
(c) 200
(d) 190
Answer: (a) 173
Q 15.Which country supported and controlled the autocratic government in Poland?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) UK
Answer: (c) Russia
Q 16.Who among the following in UN has always been a citizen of the US?
(a) Treasury Secretary
(b) President of the World Bank
(c) Finance Secretary
(d) Secretary General
Answer: (b) President of the World Bank
Q 17.Which of the following does not lead to the spread of democracy?
(a) Struggle by people
(b) Invasion by foreign country
(c) End of colonialism
(d) People’s desire for freedom
Answer: (b) Invasion by foreign country
Q 18.Why was International Monetary Fund established?
(a) To maintain peace and security among the countries
(b) Lends money to governments of member nations when in need
(c) To implement and formulate trade agreements
(d) To take decision regarding misery and poverty of western countries
Answer: (b) Lends money to governments of member nations when in need
Q 19.First Prime Minister of Ghanawas :
(a) Augusto Pinochet
(b) Nkrumah
(c) General Bachelet
(d) Allende
Answer: (b) Nkrumah
Q 20.How many members’ countries are there in Security Council of UN?
(a) 25
(b) 20
(c) 15
(d) 10
Answer: (c) 15
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Palampur
Q1.‘Bigha’ and ‘Guintha’ are
(a) the type of village house
(b) the type of hybrid seeds
(c) the measuring units of grain
(d) the measuring units of land area in village
Answer : D
Q2. Which of the following is grown in the rainy season?
(a) Jowar and bajra
(b) Wheat
(c) Soyabean
(d) Rice
Answer : A
Q3. Which of the following is fixed capital?
(a) Tools and machines
(b) Fertilisers and pesticides
(c) Soil
(d) Seeds
Answer : A
Q4. What was the concept of white revolution is associated with?
(a) food crops
(b) milk
(c) cotton
(d) pesticides
Answer : B
Q5. Which of the following is not fixed capital?
(a) Agricultural land
(b) Tubewell
(c) Fertilisers and pesticides
(d) Farm machinery
Answer : C
Q6.The Green Revolution introduced the farmers to
(a) cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) cultivation of green vegetables
(c) cultivation of sugar cane
(d) cultivation of forests
Answer : A
Q7. HYV seeds stands for
(a) Heavy yielding variety seeds
(b) High yielding variety seeds
(c) Half yielding variety seeds
(d) None
Answer : B
Q8. The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government is
(a) Rs. 50
(b) Rs. 60
(c) Rs. 70
(d) Rs. 80
Answer : B
Q9. Which one of the following is a rabi crop?
(a) Cotton
(b) Millets
(c) Gram
(d) Rice
Answer : C
Q10. Which area in India has a low level of irrigation?
(a) Deccan plateau
(b) Coastal regions
(c) Riverine plains
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer : A
Q11. The standard unit of measuring agricultural land is:
(a) Km2
(b) Bigha
(c) Guinea
(d) Hectare
Answer : D
Q12. Which one is a natural resource?
(a) Labour
(b) Raw materials
(c) Mineral
(d) None of the above
Answer : C
Q13. Working capital stands for :
(a) Tools, machines and buildings
(b) raw materials and money in hand
(c) total share capital
(d) fixed deposits in financial institutions
Answer : B
Q14. High yielding variety seeds (HYV) were introduced to Indian farmers as a result of
(a) White Revolution
(b) Green Revolution
(c) IT Revolution
(d) None of the above
Answer : B
Q15. Tools, machines and buildings can be used to production over many years, are called:
(a) physical capital
(b) secondary capital
(c) fixed capital
(d) all the above
Answer : C
Q16. High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds are developed in
(a) Research institutes
(b) Factories
(c) Krishak Bharati Cooperatives
(d) None of the above
Answer : A
Q17. Scope of farming activity is limited in Palampur due to
(a) fixed amount of land
(b) lack of irrigation
(c) lack of labour
(d) none of the above
Answer : A
Q18. All farmers in Palampur grow atleast two main crops may are growing:
(a) sugarcane as the third crop
(b) rice as the third crop
(c) potatoes as the third crop
(d) onion as the third crop
Answer : C
Q19. Which of the following is a modern farming method?
(a) Multiple cropping
(b) Use of HYV seeds
(c) Use of chemical fertilisers
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Answer : D
Q20. Who is a person who puts together land, labour and capital?
(a) Moneylender
(b) Entrepreneur
(c) Zamindar
(d) Manager
Answer : B
Q21. Multiple Cropping refers to:
(a) cultivation of wheat and rice
(b) cultivation of two crops in alternate rows
(c) cultivating more than one crop on the same field each year
(d) cultivating crops and rearing animals on the same farm
Answer : C
Q22. Consumption of chemical fertilisers is highest in which state of India?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Himachal Pardesh
Answer : A
Q23. Which one among the following is not fixed capital?
(a) Machines
(b) Buildings
(c) Tools
(d) Raw materials
Answer : D
Q24. The SC’s population in the village comprises of:
(a) half
(b) two-thirds
(c) one-third
(d) none of the above
Answer : C
Q25. Which one among the following is a non-farm activity?
(a) Multiple croppping
(b) Crop rotation
(c) Dairy farming
(d) Modern farming
Answer : C
Q26. The concept of White Revolution is associated with
(a) food crops
(b) milk
(c) cotton
(d) pesticides
Answer : B
Q27. Which is the most abundant factor of production in India?
(a) Land
(b) Capital
(c) Labour
(d) Tools and machines
Answer : C
Q28. Which one of the following terms is used for measuring crop produced on a given piece of land during a single season?
(a) Yield
(b) Productivity
(c) Cultivation
(d) Output
Answer : A
Q29. During the rainy season, farmers in Palampur grow:
(a) wheat and barley
(b) wheat and rice
(c) wheat and bajra
(d) jowar and bajra
Answer : D
Q30. Which of the following transformed the system of irrigation in Palampur?
(a) Tubewells
(b) Persian wheel
(c) Rainwater harvesting
(d) None of these
Answer: A
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Q 31.Who said: The task of representing the people has been given to the rich?
(a) Mirabeau
(b) Jean-Paul Marat
(c) Rousseau
(d) Georges Denton
Answer: (b) Jean-Paul Marat
Q 32.The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the
(a) monarch
(b) wealthy man
(c) businessmen
(d) press
Answer: (a) monarch
Q 33.Who wrote an influential pamphlet What is the third Estate’?
(a) Mirabeau
(b) Abbe Sieyes
(c) Jean-Paul Marat
(d) Olympe de Gouges.
Answer: (b) Abbe Sieyes
Q 34.Which group of people did not join the Jacobin club?
(a) Artisans
(b) Shopkeepers
(c) Daily-wage workers
(d) Men with property
Answer: (d) Men with property
Q 35.French women demanded the right:
(a) to vote
(b) to be elected to the assembly
(c) to hold political office
(d) all of the above
Answer: (d) all of the above
Q 36.A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and:
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) none of the above
Answer: (a) Africa
Q 37.Upon becoming free, the slave wore:
(a) blue cap
(b) white cap
(c) red cap
(d) green cap
Answer: (c) red cap
Q 38.Who were not considered ‘passive citizens’?
(a) Women
(b) children
(c) Non-propertied men
(d) wealthy people
Answer: (d) wealthy people
Q 39.The Third Estate comprised
(a) Poor servants and small peasants, landless labourers
(b) Peasants and artisan
(c) Big businessmen, merchants, lawyers etc.
(d) All the above
Answer: (d) All the above
Q40.Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention
(a) Declared France a constitutional monarchy
(b) Abolished the monarchy
(c) All men and women above 21 years got the right to vote
(d) Declared France a Republic
Answer: (d) Declared France a Republic
Q 41.How does a ‘Subsistence Crisis’ happen?
(a) Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains
(b) Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread
(c) Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots
(d) All the above
Answer: (d) All the above
Q 42.Which of the following statements is untrue about the Third Estate
(a) The Third Estate was made of the poor only
(b) Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor
(c) Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands
(d) Peasants were obliged to serve in the army, or build roads
Answer: (a) The Third Estate was made of the poor only
Q 43.A guillotine was ____________________
(a) A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded
(b) A fine sword with which heads were cut off
(c) A special noose to hang people
(d) none of the above
Answer: (a) A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded
Q 44.The word livres stands for:
(a) unit of currency in France
(b) tax levied by the Church
(c) Tax to be paid directly to the state
(d) none of these
Answer: (a) unit of currency in France
Q 45.What was the ‘Subsistence Crisis’ which occurred frequently in France?
(a) An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood
(b) Subsidy in food grains
(c) Large-scale production of food grains
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood
Q46.What was ‘Estates General’?
(a) Post of Army General
(b) A political body
(c) Head of all landed property
(d) Advisor of the king
Answer: (b) A political body
Q 47.The term ‘Old Regime’ is usually used to describe
(a) France before 1000 B.C.
(b) Society of France after 1789 A.D.
(c) Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
Q 48.Which of these books was written by John Locke?
(a) The Spirit of the Laws
(b) Two Treatises on Government
(c) The Social Contract
(d) All the above
Answer: (b) Two Treatises on Government
Q 49.In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that
(a) All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
(c) Each Estate should have one vote
(b) Each member of the three Estates should have one vote
(d) None of the above
Ans.(a) all the three estates should have one vote together
Q50.Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?
(a) Mirabeau
(b) Abbe Sieyes
(c) Louis XVI
(d) Both a and b
Answer: (d) Both a and b
Q 51.Which of these provisions were passed by the Assembly on the night of 4 August, 1789?
(a) Abolition of feudal system of obligations
(b) Clergy had to give up its privileges
(c) Tithes were abolished
(d) All the above
Answer: (d) All the above
Q 52.According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be
(a) Elected directly
(b) appointed by the king
(c) elected indirectly
(d) a hereditary body
Answer: (c) elected indirectly
Q 53.Which of these rights were not established as ‘natural and inalienable’ rights by the constitution of 1791?
(a) Right to life
(b) Freedom of speech and opinion
(c) Equality before the law
(d) All the above
Answer: (d) All the above
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India Size & Location
Q 1. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Orissa (Now Odisha)
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tripura
Answer: (b) Orissa (Now Odisha)
Q 2.The eastern most longitude of India is
(a) 97°25’E
(b) 68°7′ E
(c) 77°6’E
(d) 82°32’E
Answer: (a) 97°25’E
Q 3.Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
Answer: (c) Nepal
Q 4.If you intend to visit Kavarati during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Andaman & Nicobar
(d) Diu and Daman
Answer: (b) Lakshadweep
Q 5.My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
Answer: (b) Tajikistan
Q 6.How many states and Union Territories does India have?
(a) India has 26 States and 7 Union Territories
(b) India has 25 States and 7 Union Territories
(c) India has 28 States and 7 Union Territories
(d) India has 28 States and 6 Union Territories
Answer: (c) India has 28 States and 7 Union Territories
Q 7.Which line divides India into approximately two equal parts?
(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Tropic of Cancer
Q 8.What is the position of India in the world in respect of area?
(a) 8th position
(b) 7th position
(c) 6th position
(d) 2nd position
Answer: (b) 7th position
Q 9.Which meridian is fixed as a Standard Meridian of India?
(a) 82½° E
(b) 84½° E
(c) 86° E
(d) 81° E
Answer: (a) 82½° E
Q 10.The latitudinal extent of India lies between
(a) 7° 5′ N and 26° 5′ N
(b) 8° 4′ N and 37° 6′ N
(c) 12° 5′ N and 27° 5′ N
(d) 12° 5′ N and 37° 6′ N
Answer: (b) 8° 4′ N and 37° 6′ N
Q 11.Tropic of Cancer passes through which of these states
(a) Orissa
(b) Tripura
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab
Answer: (b) Tripura
Q 12.Which of the following longitudes is selected as the Standard Meridian for India?
(a) 68°7′E
(b) 82°30′E
(c) 97°25′E
(d) 23°30′N
Answer: (b) 82°30′E
Q 13.Which of the following is the oldest route of contact between India and other countries of the world?
(a) Ocean routes
(b) Maritime contact
(c) Land routes
(d) Air routes
Answer: (c) Land routes
Q 14.How many states and Union Territories are there in India?
(a) 28 states and 7 Union Territories including Delhi
(b) 23 States and 12 Union Territories
(c) 26 states and 9 Union Territories
(d) 30 States and 5 Union Territories
Answer: (a) 28 states and 7 Union Territories including Delhi
Q 15.India achieved multi-faceted socio-economic progress during which of the following periods?
(a) Since ancient times
(b) During medieval period
(c) In the 21st century
(d) During the last five decades
Answer: (d) During the last five decades
Q 16.Which of the following is the longitudinal extent of India?
(a) 8°4′N and 37°6′N
(b) 68°7′N and 97°25′E
(c) 68°7′E and 97°25′W
(d) 8°4′E and 37°6′E
Answer: (b) 68°7′N and 97°25′E
Q 17.The eastern-most longitude of India is
(a) 97°25′E
(b) 68°7′E
(c) 77°6′E
(d) 82°32′E
Answer: (a) 97°25′E
Q 18.Which latitude passes through the southern-most point of India’s mainland?
(a) 8°4′N
(b) 37°6′N
(c) 8°4′S
(d) 82°30′E
Answer: (a) 8°4′N
Q 19.Which of the following groups of islands belonging to the Indian territory lies in the Arabian Sea?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Lakshdweep
(d) Maldives
Answer: (c) Lakshdweep
Q 20.What is India’s size with respect to other countries of the world?
(a) First
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Seventh
Answer: (d) Seventh
Q 21.Which geographical feature bounds India’s mainland south of 22°N latitude?
(a) Young Fold Mountains
(b) Sandy Desert
(c) Lava Plateaus
(d) Seas and Ocean
Answer: (d) Seas and Ocean
Q 22.Both the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India’s mainland is about 30°. But on looking at the map of India which of the following alternatives do you observe about India’s size?
(a) East-west extent appears to be smaller than north-south extent
(b) East-west extent appears to be larger than north-south extent
(c) East-west and north-south extent appears equal
(d) North-south extent appears to be smaller than east-west extent
Answer: (a) East-west extent appears to be smaller than north-south extent
Q 23.If the local time at Dwarka (69°01′E) in Gujarat to the west of India is 6 am, what will be the local time at Dibrugarh (94°58′E approximately 95°), in Assam, in the east?
(a) 4.16 am
(b) 6 am
(c) 7.44 am
(d) 7.44 pm
Answer: (c) 7.44 am
Q 24.The Standard Meridian of India, 82°30′E passes through which of the following places?
(a) Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu
(b) Walong in Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Kachchh in Gujarat
(d) Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (d) Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh
Q 25.Which of the following has reduced India’s distance from Europe by 7000 km?
(a) Suez Canal
(b) Panama Canal
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal
(d) Buckingham Canal
Answer: (a) Suez Canal
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History
Chapter 1:
Q.No.1 After the rule of which it was decided not to concentrate powers in one hand
a. Napoleon b. Robespierre c.Galileo d. All
Ans. b.Robespierre
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Q.No.2 who serviced in army, fields and houses of lords
a. nobles b.clergy c.peasants d.businessman
Ans. c.Peasants
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Q.No.3 Tithes was
a.donation b.tax c.punishment d.promotion
Ans.b.Tax
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Q.No.4 Taille was an
a.direct tax b.indirect tax c.donation d.collection
Ans.a.direct tax
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Q.No.5 Taxes was borne (झेलनI) by
a.Clergy b.nobles c.church d.third estate
Ans.d.third estate
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Q.No.6 In France - Livre was
a.Unit of currency b. Unit of length c.tax d.all
Ans.a. Unit of currency
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Q.No.7 Clergy were persons in
a.Peasants b.businessmen c.nobles d.church
Ans.d.church
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Q.No.8 Population of France in 1715
a.23 million b.28 million c.100 million d.1 million
Ans.a.23 million
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Q.No.9 Population of France in 1789
a.23 million b.28 million c.100 million d.1million
Ans.28 million
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Q.No.10 prices of bread increased in france due to increase of
a. population b.taxes c.fertility of soil d.none
Ans. a.population
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Q.No.11 Gap between the poor and the rich widened due to
a.taxes b.soil c.plague d.wages didn't increase
Ans.d. wages didn't increase.
Polity
Chapter 1 Why Democracy
Features of Democracy: -
Democracy is a form of government in which the Rulers are elected by the people
In a democracy the final decision making power must rest with those elected by the people
A democracy must be based on a free and fair election where those currently in power have a fair chance of losing
In a democracy, each adult citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value
A democratic government rules within limits set by constitutional law and citizens’ rights.
Why Democracy: -
Against Democracy: -
< Leaders keep changing in a democracy. This leads to instability.
< Democracy is all about political competition and power play. There is no scope for morality.
< So many people have to be consulted in a democracy that it leads to delays.
< Elected leaders do not know the best interest of the people. It leads to bad decisions.
< Democracy leads to corruption for it is based on electoral competition.
< Ordinary people don’t know what is good for them; they should not decide anything
For Democracy: -
A democratic government is a better government because it is a more accountable form of government
Democracy improves the quality of decision-making
Democracy provides a method to deal with differences and conflicts.
Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens
Democracy is better than other forms of government because it allows us to correct its own mistakes
Broader meanings of democracy: -
Democracy can take many forms. There can be various ways of taking decisions in a democratic manner, as long as the basic principle of consultation on an equal basis is accepted. The most common form of democracy in today’s world is rule through people’s elected representatives.