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Read the source and answer the following questions.
In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in October 1999.
He overthrew a democratically elected government and declared himself the Chief Executive of the country. Later he changed his designation to President and in 2002 held a referendum in the country that granted him a five year extension. Pakistani media, Human Rights Organisations and democracy activists said that the referendum was based on malpractices and fraud.
In August, 2002 he issued a Legal Framework Order that amended the Constitution of Pakistan. According to this order, the President can dismiss the National and Provincial Assemblies. The work of the Civilian Cabinet is supervised by a National Security Council which is dominated by military officers. After passing this law, elections were held to the National and Provincial Assemblies. So, Pakistan has had elections, elected representatives have some powers. But the final power rested with military officers and General Musharraf himself.
Why did Pakistani media and Human Rights Organisation criticise General Pervez Musharraf?
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Musharraf over threw an elected government and declared himself as the Chief Executive. done
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Musharraf changed his designation to President and held a referendum that granted him a 5 year extension which was based on mal practices and fraud. done
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He was an autocratic ruler. done
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None of the above done
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question_answer 2)
Find the incorrect statement from the given options
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General Musharraf declared himself as the Prime Minister of the country in 1999. done
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In August 2002, General Musharraf amended the Constitution of Pakistan. done
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General Musharraf has the authority to dismiss the National and Provincial Assemblies. done
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General Musharraf imbibed himself with supreme powers. done
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According to the Legal Framework Order, the work of the civilian cabinet of Pakistan is supervised by the..........
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Chief Executive Council Members done
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Prime Minister done
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Military Officers of the National Security Council done
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None of the above done
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The power to take final decision in Pakistan rested with
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Elected representative of National Assemblies. done
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Elected representative of Provincial Assemblies. done
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Army officials and General Musharraf done
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All of the above done
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Read the given passage and answer the following questions.
In China, elections are regularly held after every five years for electing the countrys Parliament, called Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (National Peoples Congress).
The National Peoples Congress has the power to appoint the President of the country.
It has nearly 3,000 members elected from all over China. Some members are elected by the army. Before contesting elections, a candidate needs the approval of the Chinese Communist Party.
Only those who are members of the
Chinese Communist Party or eight smaller parties allied to it were allowed to contest elections held in 2002-03.
The government is always formed by the Communist Party.
The Chinese Parliament is called............
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National Peoples Congress done
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Peoples congress done
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Chinese Communist Congress done
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The Communist Congress of China done
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Why can the Chinese Government not to be called a democratic government even though elections are held there?
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Government is not accountable to the people. done
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Government is always formed by the communist party. done
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Government didn't represent some parts of China. done
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Army participation in the elections. done
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question_answer 7)
Which of the following statements is/are correct about China?
A. Elections are heed in every six yea for elections the Parliament.
B. The Parliament has the power to appoint the President of the country
C. A candidate needs the approval of the Chinese Army to contest elections.
D. Multi-party system is followed in China.
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Which of the following statement is incorrect?
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In China elections do not offer any Choice done
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In China, people have to choose the ruling party and the candidates approved by it. done
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The National Peoples Congress has near three thousand members elected from all over China. done
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In a democracy, the final decision-making power rest with the people. done
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Read the given passage and answer the following questions.
Zimbabwe attained independence from White minority rule in 1980. Since then the country has been ruled by ZANU-PF, the party that led the freedom struggle. Its leader, Robert Mugabe, ruled the country since independence.
Elections were held regularly and always won by ZANU-PF. President Mugabe was popular but also used unfair practices in elections. Over the years his government changed the constitution several times to increase the powers of the President and make him less accountable.
Opposition party workers were harassed and their meeting disrupted. Public protests and demonstrations against the government were declared illegal. There was a law that limited the right to criticise the President.
Television and radio were controlled by the government and gave only the ruling partys version. There were independent newspapers but the government harassed those journalists who went against it.
The government ignored some court judgments that went against it and pressurized judges. He was forced out of office in 2017.
Which of the following statement is/are correct in the case of Zimbabwe?.
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Popular governments are always democratic. done
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Popular governments can be undemocratic. done
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Popular leaders can be autocratic. done
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What kind of oppressive practices were adopted under the rule of Mugabe?
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Public protests and demonstrations against the government were declared illegal. done
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Opposition party workers were harassed and their meeting disrupted. done
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There was a law that limited the right to criticise the President. done
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All of the above done
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question_answer 11)
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
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Democracy also lead to instability. done
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A democratic government rules within limits set by constitutional law and citizens rights. done
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A democratic government cannot do whatever it likes, simply because it has won an election. done
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In democracy, rulers elected by the people cannot take all the major decisions. done
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question_answer 12)
Which of the following facts are correct with respect to Robert Mugabe?
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He always followed a pragmatic approach to benefit the common people. done
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He always intended to convert Zimbabwe from a parliamentary democracy into a one-party socialist state. done
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He was an autocratic leader. done
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question_answer 13)
Read the source and answer the following questions.
Chinas famine of 1958-1961 was the worst recorded famine in world history. Nearly three crore Chinese people died in this famine. During those days, Indias economic condition was not much better than China. Yet India did not have a famine of the kind China had. Economists think that this was a result of different government policies in the two countries. The existence of democracy in India made the Indian government respond to food scarcity in a way that the Chinese government did not. They point out that no large-scale famine has ever taken place in an independent and democratic country. If China too had multi-party elections, an opposition party and a press free to criticise the government, then so many people may not have died in the famine. This example brings out one of the reasons why democracy is considered the best form of government?
Democracy is better than any other form of government in responding to the needs of the people. A non-democratic government may and can respond to the peoples needs, but it all depends on the wishes of the people who rule.
If the rulers dont want to, they dont have to act according to the wishes of the people. A democracy requires that the rulers have to attend to the needs of the people. A democratic government is a better government because it is a more accountable form of government.
Why was Chinas famine of 1958-1961 regarded as the worst recorded famine in the world?
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No Asian country faced such a devastating famine. done
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Half of the population died in this famine. done
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Almost three crore Chinese people died. done
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The Government of China was criticised because
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it didnt respond to the problem of food scarcity. done
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lack of press censorship. done
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lack of democratic practices. done
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All of the above done
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Democracy is better than any other form of government as
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it responds to the need of the people. done
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provides a method to deal with differences and conflicts. done
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free media can criticise government policies. done
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Responding to the peoples need in a non- democratic government depends on the
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role of the opposition party. done
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awareness of the people. done
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the wishes of the ruler. done
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question_answer 17)
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This also means that no country is a perfect democracy. The features of democracy that we discussed in this chapter provide only the minimum conditions of a democracy. That does not make it an ideal democracy. Every democracy has to try to realise the ideals of a democratic decision-making. This cannot be achieved once and for all. This requires a constant effort to save and strengthen democratic forms of decision-making.
What we do as citizens can make a difference to making our country more or less democratic. This is the strength and the weakness of democracy: the fate of the country depends not just on what the rulers do, but mainly on what we, as citizens, do. This is what distinguished democracy from other governments. Other forms of government like monarchy, dictatorship or one-party rule do not require all citizens to take part in politics.
In fact most non-democratic governments would like citizens not to take part in politics. But democracy depends on active political participation by all the citizens.
That is why a study of democracy must focus on democratic politics, would like citizens not to take part in politics. But democracy depends on active political participation by all the citizens. That is why a study of democracy must focus on democratic politics.
Democracy improves the quality of decision-making because...........
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Decisions are taken by educated people done
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Decisions are taken by consultation and discussion. done
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Decisions are taken over a long period of time. done
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All decisions are approved by Judiciary. done
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How does Democracy allow us to correct its own mistakes?
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Re-electing the same government to enable it to correct its mistakes. done
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The rulers can be changed. done
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Encouraging mass protests against the ruling government. done
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Democracy is better than other forms of government because.................
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It allows change. done
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It allows voting. done
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It allows right to opinion. done
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It allows us to correct its own mistakes. done
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question_answer 20)
Which of the following statements is true about democracy?
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It is a good form of government due to lesser corruptions. done
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It ensures higher rate of economic growth. done
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It is a rule by majority. done
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It respects the individual dignity of citizens. done
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