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CIVICS IMPORTANT

QUESTIONS CLASS 10TH

1. What is meant by the system


of ‘checks and balances’?
(2015)
Answer:
The horizontal distribution of
power ensures that power is
shared among different organs
of government—the legislature,
executive and judiciary. It allows
different organs of government
placed at the same level to
exercise different powers. The
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horizontal distribution of power
is also called a system of
checks and balances. This
system ensures that none of
these organs can exercise
unlimited power. Each organ
checks the other.

2. What is vertical division of


power? (Cbse2020)
Answer:
When power is shared among
governments at different levels,
i.e., the Union or the Central
Government, the State
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Government and the Municipality
and Panchayat at the lower level.
This division of power involving
higher and lower levels of
government is called the vertical
division of power.

3. Compare the different ways in


which the Belgians and the Sri
Lankans have dealt with the
problem of cultural diversity.
(2012)
Answer:
Both Belgium and Sri Lanka are
democracies, yet they have dealt

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with the problem of cultural
diversity very differently.
Belgium:

Leaders realised that for the unity


of the country it is important to
respect the feelings and interests
of different communities. The
Constitution prescribes that the
number of Dutch and French
speaking people shall be equal in
the Central Government.
Both Dutch and French
communities share power on an
equal basis at the Centre. Along
with the State Government, both
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communities have a third kind of
Government called ‘Community
Government’ which decides on
cultural, education and language
related issues.
Between, 1970 and 1993, the
Constitution was amended four
times to enable all linguistic groups
to live together within the same
country.
Sri Lanka:

In Sri Lanka, there are two major


communities, the Sinhalese
speaking (74%) and Tamil
speaking (18%). The majority
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community, the Sinhalese have
forced their domination over
Tamils, refusing to share power.
Both communities have lived in
tension as the Sinhalese have
denied political, educational,
religious, employment and
economic rights to the Tamils
leading to Civil War.
In 1956, the Government passed
an Act to recognise Sinhala as the
only official language, thus
disregarding Tamil.

4. How far do you agree with


the statement that power
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sharing is keeping with the
spirit of democracy? (2012)
Answer:
Power sharing is desirable in
democracy because it helps to
reduce the possibility of conflict
between social groups. Conflict
between social groups leads to
violence and political instability.
Power sharing is a good way to
ensure the stability of political
order.

Imposing the will of majority


community over others, in the
long run may undermine the
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unity of the nation. Tyranny of
the majority is not just
oppressive for the minority, it
often brings ruin to the majority
as well. democratic rule involves
sharing power with those
affected by its exercise and who
have to live with its effects.
People have a right to be
consulted on how they are to be
governed. A legitimate
government is one where
citizens, through participation,
acquire a stake in the system.
Prudential reasons stress that
power sharing brings out better
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outcomes whereas moral
reasons emphasize the act of
power sharing as valuable.

5.Explain any three


consequences of the
majoritarian policies adopted
by the Sri Lankan
government. (2013)
Answer:
Sri Lanka emerged as an
independent country in 1948. The
democratically elected government
adopted a series of majoritarian
measures to establish Sinhala

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Supremacy. Consequences of
these majoritarian policies:

The Sri Lankan Tamils felt that


none of the major political parties
led by the Buddhist Sinhala
leaders were sensitive to their
language and culture and the
government policies denied them
equal political rights which led to
increased feeling of alienation
among them.
The Sri Lankan Tamils felt that the
constitution denied them equal
rights in politics, in getting jobs and
ignored their interests. The relation
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between the Tamil and Sinhala
communities became extremely
strained as a result.
The Sri Lankan Tamils launched
parties and struggles for the
recognition of Tamil, for regional
autonomy and equality of
opportunity in every field.
Therefore, the measures adopted
by the government to establish
Sinhala supremacy led to distrust
between the two communities
which turned the widespread
conflict into a Civil War. As a result,
thousands of people of both
communities were killed and many
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families were forced to leave the
country as refugees and lost their
livelihoods.

6. Why is the ethnic


composition of Belgium
complex?
Answer:
Belgium is a small country in
Europe, having a population of a
little over one crore.

59 per cent of the country’s total


population lives in the Flemish
region and speak Dutch
language.
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Another 40 per cent people live
in Wallonia region and speak
French. Remaining one per cent
of the Belgians speak German.
Whereas in the Belgian capital,
Brussels, 80 per cent of the
population is French-speaking
and 20 per cent is
Dutch-speaking.

7. How is Belgium’s
power-sharing path different
from any other country?
Or, Explain the four elements in
the Belgian power-sharing
model.
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Or, Why do we find the Belgian
model very complicated? How
has it helped to prevent conflict
and division of the country on
linguistic lines?
Answer:
The power-sharing arrangements
made by the Belgian leaders were
different and more innovative than
any other country. To recognise the
existence of regional differences
and cultural diversities, they
amended their Constitution four
times between 1970 and 1993.
The major elements of the Belgian
Model are:
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Constitution prescribes that the
number of Dutch and
French-speaking ministers shall be
equal in the Central Government.
No single community can take
decisions unilaterally.
The State Governments are not
subordinate to the Central
Government.
Brussels, the capital, has a
separate government where both
the communities have equal
representation.
A third kind of government,
‘Community Government’, is
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elected by people belonging to one
language community — Dutch,
French and German speaking
—no matter where they live. This
government can decide on cultural,
educational and language related
issues.

8. What is majoritarianism? Is
it wrong if a majority
community in a country
rules? Give reasons to justify
your answer.
Answer:
A belief that the majority
community should be able to
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rule a country in whichever way
it wants, by disregarding the
wishes and needs of the
minority is majoritarianism.
Yes, it is wrong if a majority
community in a country rules.

The very idea of power-sharing


has emerged in opposition to
the notions of undivided political
power.
A positive attitude towards
diversity and willingness to
accommodate it, is good for
democracy.

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Power in the hands of one
community will make the other
community feel marginalised,
deprived and discriminated.
The struggle against such
inequalities sometimes takes
the path of conflict and defiance
of State power as in Sri Lanka.

9.What are the main


principles of democracy?
Answer:- one basic principle of
democracy is that people are
the source of all political power.

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Democracy people rule
themselves through institutions
of self governance.
In democracy due respect is
given to diverse groups and
views that exist in a society.
Everyone has a voice in the
shaping of the public policies.

10. Why has the idea of power


sharing emerged?
Answer:- idea of power sharing
has emerged in opposition to the
nations of undivided political
powers. For a long time it was
believed that all powers of a
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government must decide in one
person or group of persons located
at one place. It was felt that if
powers to decide dispersed, it
would not be possible to take quick
actions and to enforce them. But
these notion have changed with
the emergence of democracy.

11. What does ethnic mean?


Answer:- a social division
based on shared culture people
belonging to the same ethnic
group believe in their common
day sent because of similarities
of physical type of culture or
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both they need not always have
the same religion or nationality.

12 What does major


majoritarianism means?
Answer:- it means a believe that
the majority community should be
able to rule a country in which ever
were it wants by this regarding the
wishes and needs of the minority
Sri Lanka opted for Majoritarianism
in which majority sinhalas rule the
country.

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13. What do you mean by
horizontal distribution of
power?
Answer:- power shared among
different organs of the
government.
It is also called horizontal
distribution of power hear the
power is shared in legislature,
executive and judiciary.
It allows different organs of the
government placed at the same
level to exercise different
powers. It is kind of government
each organ checks the others
this result in a balance of power
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among various institution this
arrangement is called a system
of checks and balance example
India.

14. What is vertical division of


power?
Answer:- it is also called vertical
distribution of power there is a
government at the Central level
and the government at the state
level also this kind of
government is also called
federal division of power or
federal government. Hair
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subjects are there functions are
divided and the work at their
own levels within their own limits
example India.

15.Factors led to a civil war in


Sri Lanka?
Answer:- measures taken in
major retaianism gradually
increase the feeling of alienation
among Sri Lankan Tamils.
The felt that the constitution and
government policies denied
them equal political rights
discriminated against them in
getting jobs and other
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opportunities are ignored their
interest.
As a result the relation between
sinhalas and Tamil communities
got strained over time. The Sri
Lankan tamil's launched parties
and struggles for the recognition
of Tamil as an official language
regional autonomy and equality
of opportunities in getting
education and jobs.
By the 1980's several political
organisation where formed
demanding the independent
Tamil elam. The destrust in the
two communities turned into
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white spread conflict it soon
turned into a civil war as a result
thousand of people of both the
communities were killed.

16.What was the main


objective of the Constitutional
Amendment made in 1992 in
India? (2015)
Answer:
The main objective of the
Constitutional Amendment in
1992 was to strengthen the
three-tier system of governance,
i.e., make the Panchayati Raj
Institution and the urban local
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bodies more powerful and
effective.

17. Explain the vertical


division of power by giving
examples from India. (2013)
Answer:
When power is shared among
governments at different levels,
i.e., the Union or the Central
Government, the State
Government and the
Municipality and Panchayat at
the lower level. This division of
power involving higher and
lower levels of government is
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called the vertical division of
power.
Vertical division of power in
India:

The Constitution declares India


as a Union of States. Although
the word ‘Federation’ is not
used, the Indian Union is based
on the principles of federation.
The Constitution originally
provided for a two-tier system of
government, the Union
Government or the Central
Government representing Union
of India and the State
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Governments.A third-tier of
federation was added in the
form of Panchayats and
Municipalities. As in any
federation, these different tiers
enjoy separate jurisdiction. The
Constitution provides for a
three-fold distribution of
legislative powers between the
Union Government and State
Government. It contains three
lists:

Union List (97 Subjects)


State List (66 Subjects)
Concurrent List (47 Subjects)
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18.Why is decentralisation
favoured in democracy?
Identify any two reasons.
(2014)
Answer:
Five advantages of
decentralisation of power:

When power is taken away from


Central and State Governments
and given to local governments,
it is called decentralisation. The
basic idea behind
decentralisation is that there are
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a large number of problems and
issues which are best settled at
the local level. People have
better knowledge of problems in
their localities.
They also have better ideas on
where to spend money and how
to manage things more
efficiently.
Besides, at the local level, it is
possible for the people to
directly participate in decision
making. This helps to inculcate
a habit of democratic
participation.

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Local government is the best
way to realise one important
principle of democracy, namely
local self¬government.
The need for decentralisation
was recognised in our
Constitution. A major step
towards decentralisation was
taken in 1992. The Constitution
was amended to make the third
tier of democracy more powerful
and effective.

19.India comes under which


type of federation and why?
(2014)
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Answer:
India comes under ‘a holding
together’ type federation. In this
type of federation, a large
country divides its power
between the constituent States
and the National government.
There is one government for the
entire country and the others
are governments at the State
level. Both Central and State
Governments enjoy their power
independent of the other.

The Central government tends


to be more powerful vis-a-vis
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the states. Often different
constituent units of the
federation have unequal
powers. For example, special
powers have been granted to
Jammu & Kashmir.

19.Which five provisions of


the constitutional amendment
of 1992 really strengthened
the third tier of democracy in
India? Explain. (2015, 2013,
2012)
Answer:

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Major steps towards
decentralisation and
strengthening of third tier taken
in 1992 were:

Now it is constitutionally
mandatory to hold regular
elections to Local Government
bodies.
Seats are reserved in elected
bodies for scheduled castes,
scheduled tribes and other
backward classes (OBCs).
Atleast one-third of all positions
and seats are reserved for
women.
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An independent institution called
the State Election Commission
was created to conduct
Panchayat and Municipal
elections.
The State Governments are
required to share some powers
and revenue with Local
Government bodies.

20 What is Federalism?
Answer:
Federalism is a system of
government in which the power
is divided between a central
authority and various constituent
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units of the country. This vertical
division of power among
different levels of governments
is referred to as federalism.
Federalism is one of the major
forms of power-sharing in
modem democracies.

21.Describe in brief the


language policy of India?
Answer:

Our Constitution did not give the


status of national language to
any one language.

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The formation of linguistic states
united the country and made
administration easier.
The leaders of our country
adopted a very cautious attitude
in spreading the use of Hindi.
Hindi was identified as official
language.
The banning of use of English
for official purposes in 1965 took
a violent form in Tamil Nadu.
The Central Government
responded by agreeing to
continue the use of English
along with Hindi for official
purposes.
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Promotion of Hindi is an official
policy of the Government of
India but it does not impose
Hindi on states where people
speak a different language.
Besides Hindi, there are 21
other languages recognised as
scheduled languages by the
Constitution.
This flexibility shown by Indian
leaders helped our country
avoid the situation that Sri
Lanka finds itself in.

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22. Distinguish between
unitary and federal
government.?
Answer:- unitary system:- in the
unitary system either there is
only one level of government or
the sub units are sub coordinate
to the central government.
Central Government can pass
on orders to the principal or
local government example Sri
Lanka.
Federal system:- in federal
system the central government
cannot order the state
government to do something
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state government has powers of
its own for which it is not
answerable to the central
government example India.

23. Why were the legislative


States created?
Answer:- the creation of
linguistic States was the first
and the major test for
democratic politics in our
country.
Many old States have vanished
and many new States have
been created.

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Areas, boundaries and names
of the state have been created.
In 1947 the boundaries of
several old states of India where
change in order to create new
states this was done to ensure
that people who spoke the same
language lived in the same
state.

24 .What is panchayati Raj?


Answer:- Panchayat samiti is
formed at the block level the
members of this representative
body are elected by all
panchayat members in that area
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of a few gram panchayat group
together to form a Panchayat
samiti or block mandal .

25. How is Zila Parishad


formed?
Answer:- all Panchayat samiti
aur mandals in a district
together constitute the Zila
Parishad. Most of the member
of Zila Parishad are elected.
Members of the lok sabha and
MLA of that district and some of
the officials of the other district
level bodies are also its
members.
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Zila parishad chairperson is the
political head of the zila
parishad.

26..Mention any two


constitutional provisions that
make India a Secular State.
Answer:
Two constitutional provisions
that make India a Secular State
are:

There is no official religion for


the Indian State. Unlike the
status of Buddhism in Sri Lanka,
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Islam in Pakistan and
Christianity in England, our
Constitution does not give a
special status to any religion.
At the same time, the
Constitution allows the State to
intervene in the matters of
religion in order to ensure
equality within religious
communities; for example, it
bans untouchability.

27. Explain the status of


women’s representation in

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India’s legislative bodies.
(2014)
Answer:
The one way to ensure that
women related problems get
adequate attention is to have
more women as elected
representatives. To achieve this,
it is legally binding to have a fair
proportion of women in the
elected bodies.

Panchayati Raj in India has


reserved one-third seats in
Local Government bodies for
women.
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In India, the proportion of
women in legislature has been
very low. The percentage of
elected women members in Lok
Sabha is not even 10 per cent
and in State Assemblies less
than 5 per cent. India is behind
several developing countries of
Africa and Latin America.
Women organisations have
been demanding reservations of
at least one-third seats in Lok
Sabha and State Assemblies for
women.
And only recently, in March
2010, the women’s reservation
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bill was passed in the Rajya
Sabha ensuring 33%
reservation to women in
Parliament and State Legislative
bodies.

28. How does religion


influence the political set up
in our country? Explain.
(2015)
Answer:
Gandhiji said, “Religion can
never be separated from
politics”. By religion he did not
mean any particular religion like
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Hinduism or Islam, but moral
values and ethics drawn from
religion to guide politics.
Religion in politics is not as
dangerous as it may seem to
us. Ethical values of each
religion can play a major role in
politics. According to human
rights groups, most of the
victims of communal riots in our
country are from religious
minorities.

Government can take special


steps to protect them. Family
laws of all religions discriminate
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against women. The
government can change laws to
make them more equitable.
These instances show a
relationship between religion
and politics. People should be
able to express in politics their
needs, interests and demands
as members of a religious
community. Thus, it is the
responsibility of those whose
political power is able to
regulate the practice of religion,
to prevent discrimination and
oppression. These political acts

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are not wrong as long as they
treat every religion equally.

29. Gender division is not


based on Biology but on
social expectations and
stereotypes’. Support the
statement. (2012)
Or
Mention different aspects of
life in which women are
discriminated against or
disadvantaged in India.
Answer:

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‘Gender division is not based on
Biology but on social
expectations and stereotypes’:

Boys and girls are brought up to


believe that the main
responsibility of women is house
work and bringing up children.
There is sexual division of
labour in most families where
women stay at home and men
work outside to play the role of
breadwinners.
Literacy rate among women is
only 54% in comparison to 76%
among men. In studies, girls
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mostly perform better than boys,
but they drop out simply
because parents prefer to spend
their resources on their sons’
education. A smaller proportion
of girls go for higher studies.
On an average, a woman works
more than an average man
everyday. Since much of her
work is not paid for, therefore
often not valued. The Equal
Wages Act provides for equal
wages for equal work, but in
almost all areas of work from
sports to cinema, from factories
to fields, women are
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comparatively paid less
because of the male
chauvinistic bent of mind of
society.
Child sex-ratio (number of girl
children per thousand boys) is
very low. In India, the national
average is 927. In some places
it is even lower because parents
prefer to have sons so they get
girl child aborted.
In urban areas too, women are
not respected and are unsafe
even in their homes being
subjected to beating,

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harassment and other forms of
domestic violence.
The role of women in politics in
most societies is minimal.

30. What factors have brought


about a change in the Indian
Caste system in modern
times? Explain. (2012)
Answer:
The castes and caste system in
modern India have undergone
great changes due to the efforts
of social reformers and the
socio-economic changes in
India. With economic
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development, large scale
urbanisation, growth of literacy
and education, occupational
mobility and weakening of the
position of landlords in the
villages, the old notions of caste
hierarchy are breaking down.
Politics too influences the caste
system and caste identities by
bringing them into the political
arena. The Constitution of India
prohibits any caste-based
discrimination and has laid
foundations of policies to
reverse injustices of the caste
system
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31. What was the Feminist
Movement? Explain the
political demands of the
Feminist Movement in India.
(2013)
Answer:
Feminist Movements are radical
women’s movements aiming at
attaining equality for women in
personal and family life and
public affairs. These movements
have organised and agitated to
raise channels for enhancing
the political and legal status of
women and improving their
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educational and career
opportunities.

Political demands of the feminist


movement in India:
The one way to ensure that
women related problems get
adequate attention in India is to
have more women as elected
representatives. To achieve this,
it is legally binding to have a fair
proportion of women in the
elected bodies. Panchayati Raj
in India has reserved one-third
seats in Local Government
bodies for women.
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In India, the proportion of
women in legislature has been
very low. The percentage of
elected women members in Lok
Sabha is not even 10 per cent
and in State Assemblies less
than 5 per cent. India in behind
several developing countries of
Africa and Latin America.
Women organizations have
been demanding reservations of
at least one-third seats in Lok
Sabha and State Assemblies for
women.
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And only recently, in March
2010, the women’s reservation
bill was passed in the Rajya
Sabha ensuring 33 per cent
reservation for women in
Parliament and State Legislative
bodies.

32. What have been the


consequences of the political
expression of gender division
in free India? (2013)
Answer:
Political expression of gender
division and political
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mobilisation has helped improve
women’s role in public life all
over the world including India.
However, despite some
improvements since
Independence, ours is still a
male-dominated society and
women lag behind in all fields.

Literacy rate among women is


only 54 per cent as compared
with 76 per cent among men.
Proportion of women among
highly paid and valuable jobs in
still very small.

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Equal Wages Act provides that
equal wages should be paid for
equal work. However, in all
areas from sports and cinema,
factories to fields, women are
paid less than men for the same
amount of work.
In many parts of India, parents
prefer to have sons and find
ways to abort the girl child
before she is born.

33. What is meant by a


political party? (2015 D, 2015
OD)
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Answer:
Political party is a group of
people who come together to
contest elections and to hold
power in the government. They
agree on some policies to
promote collective good. They
seek to implement those
policies by winning popular
support through elections. Thus
political parties tend to fill
political offices and exercise
political power.

34. What is a multi-party


system? Why has India
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adopted a multi-party
system? Explain. (2015 D)
Or
How has multi-party system
strengthened democracy in
India? (2012 D)
Answer:
Multi-party system. In this
system, the government is
formed by various parties
coming together in a coalition.
When several parties in a
multi-party system join hands for
the purpose of contesting
elections and winning power, it
is called an alliance or a front.
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For example, in India there were
three major alliances in 2004
parliamentary elections—the
National Democratic Alliance
(NDA), the United Progressive
Alliance (UPA) and the Left
Front. This system on one hand
leads to political instability but at
the same time, allows for a
variety of interests and opinions
to enjoy political representation.

Each country develops a party


system that is suitable for its
special circumstances. India has
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evolved as a multi-party system
because its social and
geographical diversity cannot be
absorbed by two or three
parties. Thus, such
representation strengthens
democracy. Multi-party system
facilitates representation of
regional and geographical
diversities. In India, several
regional parties are in power at
the State level such as the DMK
in Tamil Nadu, Akali Dal in
Punjab the BSP in Uttar
Pradesh.

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35. Lack of internal
democracy within parties is
the major challenge to
political parties all over the
world”. Analyse the
statement. (2015 D)
Answer:

Most political parties do not


practise open and transparent
procedures for their functioning
like maintaining membership
registers, holding organisational
meetings or conducting internal
elections regularly. Thus,
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ordinary members of the party
do not get sufficient information
on the happenings in the party
and have no means to influence
the decisions.
Also, there are very few
chances for an ordinary worker
to rise to the top in a party.
Since one or, at the most, a few
leaders exercise paramount
power in the party, those who
disagree with the leadership,
find it difficult to continue in the
party.
Those who happen to be the
leaders are in a position to take
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undue advantage and favour
people close to them or even
their family members. And, in
many parties, the top positions
are invariably controlled by
members of one family which is
bad for democracy.

36. An ideal government


would not only keep itself
away from corruption but also
make fighting corruption and
black money a top priority”.
Justify the statement. (2013
D)
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Answer:
The values attached to the
above statement signify the
following practices and
institutions:

Regular free and fair elections,


open public debate on major
policies and legislation and
citizens’ right to information
about the government and its
functions.
An ideal government in a
democracy follows procedures
and is accountable to the
people.
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A citizen has the right and the
means to examine the process
of decision making. This is
known as transparency.
An ideal government is attentive
and responsive to the needs
and expectations of the people
and is largely free of corruption
as it is a legitimate government.
It is peoples own government.

37. Democratic government is


legitimate government?”
Support the statement with
arguments. (2016 D)
Answer:
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Democratic government is a
legitimate government. It may
be slow, less efficient, not
always very responsive or
clean. But a democratic
government is peoples’ own
government. That is why there
is an overwhelming support for
the idea of democracy all over
the world. People’s wish to be
ruled by representatives elected
by them. As a democratic
government is peoples’ own
government, they believe that
democracy is suitable for their
country as it is a legitimate
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government. Democracy’s
ability to generate its own
support is itself an outcome that
cannot be ignored.

38. Democracy
accommodates social
diversities.” Support the
statement with examples.
(2016 OD)
Answer:
“Democracy accommodates
social diversities” in the
following ways:

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Democracies develop a
procedure to conduct their
competition. This reduces the
possibility of these tensions
becoming explosive or violent.
No society can fully and
permanently resolve conflicts
among different groups. But we
can certainly learn to respect
these differences and can
evolve mechanism to negotiate
these differences.
Example, Belgium has
successfully negotiated
differences among ethnic

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population. This reduces the
possibility of tensions.
Ability to handle social
differences, divisions and
conflicts is thus a definite plus
point of democratic regimes

39.. Analyse any three values


that make democracy better.
(2017 D)
Answer:
We feel that democracy is a
better form of government than
any other form of government
because:
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Democracy promotes equality
among citizens.
It enhances dignity of individual.
It promotes dignity of women
and strengthens the claims of
the disadvantaged.
It improves the quality of
decision making. There is
transparency in a democracy.
It provides methods to resolve
conflicts.
Democracy allows room to
correct mistakes.

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40.What is ‘transparency’ in a
democracy? (2014 OD, 2015
OD)
Answer:
Democracy ensures that
decision making will be based
on norms and procedure. Every
citizen has the right and means
to examine the process of
decision making. This is known
as transparency.

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