Tuesday 13 October 2015

Challenges to Democracy

Q.1. Which of the following statements are true?
1 - The promise of democracy is far from
being realised anywhere in the world.
2 - Democracy is better than any other form of government.
3 - Democracy faces many challenges.
(a)  Only 1                     (b) 1 and 2 (c)  1, 2 and 3               (d) 2 and 3
Q.2. What is not true regarding a challenge?
(a)  Any sort of problem or difficulty is called a challenge.
(b)  A challenge is a difficulty which is significant and   which   can   be overcome.
(c)  A challenge is a difficulty that carries within it an opportunity for progress.
(d)  Once we overcome a challenge, we go up to a higher level than before.
Q.3. Which  of  the  following  countries  are facing the foundational challenge of democracy?
1 - US                           2 - UK     3 - Ghana                     4 - China         5 - Myanmar
(a)  1, 2 and 3               (b) 3, 4 and 5 (c)  1, 4 and 5               (d) 2, 3 and 5
Q.4. Which  of  the  following  countries  are facing the challenge of expansion of democracy?
1 - India                    2 - US        3 - Sri Lanka            4 - Nepal
(a)  1, 2 and 4               (b) 1, 2   and 3 (c)  2, 3 amd 4              (d) 1, and 4
Q.5. Which type of challenge is being faced by most of the democracies of the world?
(a)  Foundational challenge                                     (b)  Challenge of expansion
(c)  Challenge of deepening of democracy             (d)  None of these
Q.6. Which type of challenge to democracy is Nepal facing?
(a)  Challenge of expansion                        (b)  Challenge of deepening of democracy
(c)  Foundational challenge of democracy (d)  None of these
Q.7. Which type of challenge is being faced by at least one-fourth of the countries of the world?
(a)  Foundational challenge of democracy                 (b)  Challenge of expansion
(c)  Challenge of deepening of democracy               (d)  None of these
Q.8. Which  of  the  following  statements  is/ are correct in the context of the foundational challenge of democracy?
1 - Making the transition to democracy and  then  instituting  democratic government.
 2 - This involves bringing down the existing non-democratic regime and keeping  military  away  from  controlling the government.
3 - Giving political power to the military.
4   -   Establishing   a   sovereign   and functional state
(a)  1, 2, 3 and 4           (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c)  1, 2 and 4               (d) 2 and 4
Q.9. It   is   very   tempting   to   think   of ways of reforming politics.
(a)  legal ways       (b)  illegal ways        (c)  neither of the above         (d)  either of the above
Q.10. Choose an incorrect statement.
(a)  All democratic countries do not have the same challenges
(b) All democratic countries cannot follow the same recipe of political reforms
(c) All  countries  face  the  same challenges  to  democracy  and  needsame reforms
(d)  None of these
Q.11. Democratic  reforms  are  to  be  carried out mainly by
(a)  political activists                                                  (b)  parties and movements
(c)  politically conscious citizens                               (d)  all the above
Q.12. Which of the following laws is a good example of a law that seeks to empower people to  carry out   democratic reforms?
(a)  Right to Information Act       (b) Law banning sale and purchase of alcoholic drinks in Haryana
(c)  Law banning dowry            (d)  None of the above
Q.13. Which  one  of  the  following  is  a challenge of expansion ?    
(a)  Keeping   away   from   controlling  government       (b)  Greater power to local government
(c)  To reduce the control of the rich              (d) Strengthening    of    democratic institutions
Q.14. Which one of the following is not true regarding how politics can be reformed?                                (a)  Only legal constitutional changes can reform politics.
(b) There is a need to strengthen democratic practices.
(c) Citizen's organisations and media should play an active role.
(d) The citizens should be empowered through rights like the Right to Information.
Q.15. Which one of the following is not true regarding 'Democratic Reforms'?
(a)  Legal measures can sometimes prove to be counter-productive.
(b)  The media should play an active role.
(c)  Legal   measures   always   help   in  reforming politics.
(d) Political     empowerment     and participation of citizens can help.
Q.16. Which one of the following is a desirable condition that a good democracy should have?
 (a)  Eliminates  discrimination  based  on gender, caste and religion.
(b)  Rulers take all the major decisions.
(c)  Rulers are elected by the people.
(d)  Providing right to vote.
 Q.17. Which  one  of  the  following  countries disintegrated  due  to  ethnic  tension between the Serbs and the Albanians ?
(a)  Yugoslavia               (b) Belgium          (c)  England                   (d) France
Q.18. Which  of  the  following  statements about democracy is false?  
(a)  People  feel  free  and  equal  in  a democracy
(b) Democracies resolve conflict in a better way than others
(c) Democratic government is more accountable to the people.
(d) Democracies are more prosperous than others
Q.19. Every established democracy faces :
(a)  challenge of expansion
(b)  challenge of deepening of democracy
(c)  challenge of foundation
(d)  challenge of dictatorship
Q.20. Mention     reforms     that     Indian democracy needs:                
(a)  New laws to ban undersirable things.
(b)  It is important to improve quality of political  participation  by  ordinary citizens.
(c)  Reforms  in  the  administration  that will reduce corruption in the political circles.
(d)  All of the above.
Q.21. Which one of the following features is not true regarding the definition of a democratic government?       (a)  Rulers are elected by people                       (b) Elected rulers take all the major decisions
(c)  Elections offer a choice to change the current rulers
(d) Government is not limited by basic rules of the constitution and citizen's rights.
Q.22. Which  one  of  the  following  laws empowers the people to find out the government's functioning and act as watchdog of democracy?    
(a)  National Rural  Employment Guarantee Act               (b)  The Right to Information Act
(c)  Consumer Protection Act                                        (d)  None of these
Q.23. The  foundational  challenge  of  making the transition to democracy involves
(a) Bringing down the existing non- democratic regime.
(b) Keeping   military   away   from controlling government.
(c) Establishing  a  sovereign  and functional state.
(d)  All of these.
Q.24. Which type of challenge is faced by a non-democratic country while changing once to a democratic set-up?
(a)  Foundational Challenge  (b)  Expansion Challenge (c)  Deepening Challenge (d)  Political Challenge
Q.25. Which legal act is the best to empower people to   carry   out   democratic reforms?                               (a)  Right to Information Act  (b)  Right to freedom   (c)  Right to education     (d)  Right to move freely
Q.26. Foundational challenge does not involve which one of the following ?
(a)  Bringing  down  the  existing  non- democratic regimes
(b)  Strengthening of the institutions and practices of democracy.
(c)  Keeping    military    away    from controlling government.
(d)  Working  against  a  sovereign  and functional state.
Q.27. Which one of the following statements does not reflect the right impact on the 'Right to Information Act'?
(a)  It supplements the existing laws that banned corruption
(b)  It  empowers  the  people  to  find  out what is happening in the government
(c)  It enables the people to become law abiding good citizens
(d)  It acts as a watchdog of democracy
Q.28. Which one of the following is different from the other three with reference to the challenge of democracy?
(a)  Foundational challenge                                   (b)  Challenge of expansion
(c)  Religious beliefs in democracy                       (d)  Challenge of deepening of democracy
Q.29. In  which  of  the  following  countries, women are allowed to take part in public activities?       (a)  India                        (b) Mexico                    (c)  Saudi Arabia           (d) Chile
Q.30. Which one of the following is a better way of carrying out political reforms in a democratic country?       (a)  The legal changes                                                (b)  The constitutional changes
(c)  The empowerment of women                             (d)  The empowerment of youth
Q.31. Which one of the following is the main focus of political reforms?
(a)  Strengthen political parties                                (b)  Strengthen democratic practices
(c)  Strengthen political practice                               (d)  Strengthen democratic parties
Q.32. Which  is  the  most  common  challenge faced by most of the democracies ?
(a)  Foundational challenge                    (b)  Challenge of expansion
(c)  Deepening challenge                         (d)  Functional challenge
Q.33. Which  is  the  most  popular  form  of government   in   the   contemporary world?
(a)  Monarchy                (b) Military rule (c)  Dictatorship             (d) Democracy

1.(c), 2.(a), 3.(b), 4.(b), 5.(b), 6.(c), 7.(a), 8.(c), 9.(a), 10.(c), 11.(d), 12.(a), 13.(d), 14.(a), 15.(c), 16.(a), 17.(a), 18.(d), 19.(b), 20.(d), 21.(d), 22.(b), 23.(d), 24.(a), 25.(c), 26.(d), 27.(a), 28.(c), 29.(a), 30.(d), 31.(b), 32.(b), 33.(d)















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