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CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY EXERCISE
1. The proposals or suggestions about overcoming 7. The form of government which is practised in China
various challenges to democracy are called ______. is
(1) Proposal for political reforms (1) Theocracy
(2) Legal ways of reforming society (2) Parliamentary democracy
(3) Democratic reforms or political reforms (3) Communism
(4) Reforming the citizens of the country (4) Monarchy
2. In Uttar Pradesh villagers have to travel to towns
8. Which one of the following countries is facing the
and pay high fee to private doctors even for
challenge of expansion of democracy?
common ailments. This is due to the absence of
(1) India (2) US
doctors posted in ___________.
(3) Belgium (4) All of the above
(1) the country
(2) the state 9. Mark the correct sentence.

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(3) rural primary health centres (1) Equal rights for blacks is still a distant dream
(4) the villages in U.S.A.
3. In Belgium, one round of constitutional change (2) Blacks in U.S.A are still poor, less educated

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taken place, but the dutch speakers, not satisfied, and marginalised
want move autonomy. (3) Unitary state prevails in U.S.A.

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(1) Foundational challenge (4) Constitution of U.S.A is unwritten
(2) Challenge of expansion 10. What is the third challenge of democracy?
(3) Deepening of democracy

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(1) Strengthening of the institutions and practices
(4) None of these of democracy
4. Which one of the following is an indicator of (2) Removal of inequalities from the society
deepening of democracy?

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(3) Making democracy to common people
(1) Installation of democratic government.
(4) People’s participation
(2) Keeping military away from controlling
11. Mark the correct means to bring democratic
government.
reforms.
(3) Strong thening of the practices of democracy.
(1) Political practice
(4) Indusion of women in party politics.
(2) Legal practice
5. What is meant by foundational challenge for
democracy? (3) Social practice
(1) The difficulties to a country are challenge for (4) Non governmental organisations
democracy 12. Mark the incorrect statement related to democracy
(2) The challenges for democracy in many parts (1) Elected rulers take all the major decisions in
of the world a democracy
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(3) Bringing down the existing non-democratic (2) Elections must offer a choice and fair opportunity
states and establishing a sovereign and to the people to change the current rulers
functional state (3) The voting rights should be available only to
(4) Making a transition to democracy educated people
6. Expansion of democratic values includes (4) Censorship of press prevails in democracy
(1) application of centralization
13. Most of the established democracies face the
(2) greater powers to local government challenge of
(3) extension of unitary principle
(1) Expansion (2) Democracy
(4) discouraging people’s participation
(3) Religion (4) All of these

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14. Which one of the following is not true regarding
how politics can be reformed?
(1) Only legal constitutional changes can reform
politics.
(2) There is a need to strengthen democratic
practices.
(3) Citizen's organisations and media should play
an active role.
(4) The citizens should be empowered through
rights like the Right to Information.
15. Which one of the following is a desirable condition
that a good democracy should have?
(1) Eliminates discrimination based on gender, caste
and religion.
Social Science
18. Mention reforms that Indian democracy needs:
(1) New laws to ban undersirable things.
(2) It is important to improve quality of political
participation by ordinary citizens.
(3) Reforms in the administration that will
reduce corruption in the political circles.
(4) All of the above.
19. Which one of the following features is not true
regarding the defi nition o f a demo cratic
government?
(1) Rulers are elected by people
(2) Elected rulers take all the major decisions
(3) Elections offer a choice to change the current rulers
(4) Government is not limited by basic rules of the

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(2) Rulers take all the major decisions.
constitution and citizen's rights.
(3) Rulers are elected by the people.
20. Which one of the following statements does not
(4) Providing right to vote.

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reflect the right impact on the 'Right to Information
16. Which of the following statements about democracy
Act'?
is false?
(1) It supplements the existing laws that banned

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(1) People feel free and equal in ademocracy
corruption
(2) Democracies resolve conflict in a better way
than others (2) It empowers the people to find out what is

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(3) Democratic government is more accountable happening in the government
to the people. (3) It enables the people to become law abiding
(4) Democracies are more prosperous than others good citizens

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17. Every democracy faces this challenge in one form (4) It acts as a watchdog of democracy
or another:
(1) challenge of expansion
(2) challenge of deepening of democracy
(3) challenge of foundation
(4) challenge of dictatorship
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ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 4 4 1

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PREVIOUS YEAR’S QUESTIONS
1. Name the Law which empowers the people to carry 2. Which of the following is true about Parlimentary
out democratic reforms: Democracy? (Odisha NTSE 2016)
(Delhi NTSE 2016) (i) Executive is the part of the Legislature
(1) Company Act (ii) Executive is controlled by the Legislature
(2) M.R.T.P. (1) (i) is true (ii) is false
(3) Right to Information (2) (ii) is true (i) is false
(4) Right to Vote (3) Both (i) and (ii) are true
(4) Both (i) and (ii) are false

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ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2
Ans. 3 3

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