CIVICS CH-1: WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? WHY DEMOCRACY?

OLYMPIAD WORKSHEET & QUESTIONNAIRE

1) The word „Democracy‟ comes from the Greek word-
(a) Democracia (b) Demokratia (c) Demos (d) Kratia
2) What kind of government is there in Myanmar?
(a) Democracy (b) Monarchy (c) Army rule (d) Communist govt.
3) The head of the government in Nepal is the:
(a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) King (d) Vice President
4) Who led a military coup in Pakistan in 1999?
(a) Benazir Bhutto (b) Nawaz Sharif (c) Pervez Musharraf (d) None of the above
5) Which body in Indian political system is an xample of direct democracy?
(a) Zila Parishad (b) Panchayat Samiti (c) Gram Sabha (d) Vidhan Sabha
6) Which of these is an example of perfect democracy?
(a) USA (b) UK (c) India (d) None of these
7) Democracy must be based on-
(a) Coalition (b) Free and fair election (c) Communism (d) All the above
8) In which country women do not have the right to vote?
(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Fiji (c) Estonia (d) None of the Above
9) 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
10) Which organ of the government is required to protect the rights of the citizens?
(a) Executive (b) Legislature (c) Police (d) Independent judiciary
11) In which period did China face one of the worst famines that have occurred in the world?
(a) 1948-51 (b) 1958-61 (c) 1968-71 (d) 1978-81
12) Which organ of the government is required to protect the rights of the citizens?
(a) Executive (b) Independent judiciary (c) Legislature (d) Army
13) Who is the President of Zimbabwe?
(a)Abraham Lincoln (b) Robert Mugabe (c) Adolf Hitler (d) None of the Above
14) “Democracy is government of the people, b the people and for the people” is said by whom?
Adolf Hitler
(a)Abraham Lincoln (b) Robert Mugabe (c) Adolf Hitler (d) None of the Above
15) Which of these is an example of perfect democracy?
(a) USA (b) France (c) India (d) None of the above
16) What kind of government is there in Myanmar?
(a) Monarchy (b) One party rule (c) Army rule (d) Elected by the people
17) How many members are elected to the National People‟s Congress from all over China?
(a) 3050 (b) 3000 (c) 4000 (d) 2000
18) Choose the drawbacks of democracy are-
(a) Instability and delays (b) Politicians fighting among themselves
(c) Corruption (d) All the above
19) „One person, one vote‟ means-
(a) One person is to be voted by all (b)One person has one vote & one value
(c) A person can vote only once in his life (d) both (a) and (c)
20) 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
21) Democracy must be based on
(a) One-party system (b) Free & fair election
(c) Choice from only the ruling party (d) All the above
22) Which party has ruled Zimbabwe since its independence and who is its ruler?
(a) ZANU-PF, Robert Mugabe (b) ZANU-PF, Kenneth Kaunda
(c) Zimbabwe Freedom Party, Nelson Mandela (d) Zimbabwe Party, P Johnson
23) 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
24) 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
25) In which of these cases can democracy not provides a complete solution?
(a) Removing poverty completely (b) Providing education to all
(c) Giving jobs to all (d) All the above
26) Some of the drawbacks of democracy is
(a) Instability and delays (b) Corruption and hypocrisy
(c) Politicians fighting among themselves (d) All the above
27) 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
28) The most common form of democracy that makes in our time is that of
(a) Limited democracy (b) representative democracy
(c) Maximum democracy (d)none of the above
29) In a democracy the final decision-making power must rest with whom?
(a) Those who are in military. (b) Those elected by the people.
(c)The head of the state. (d) The King
30) Which of these is not a feature of monarchy dictatorship or one-party rule?
(a)Censorship of press (b) No opposition party or parties
(c) Citizens taking part in politics (d) One-man rule
31) Which of these is permitted under the Rule of Law?
(a) P.M can be punished for violating the Constitution.
(b) Police has a right to kill anybody.
(c) Women can be paid lesser salaries
(d) President can rule for as long as he wants.
32) Why democracy is better than other forms of government?
(a) It helps in taking right decisions at right time.
(b) It allows us to correct its own mistakes.
(c) It guarantees that mistakes cannot be made in democracy.
(d) None of the Above
33) A democratic government is better than a non-democratic government because
(a) It may or may not be accountable
(b) It always responds to the needs of the people
(c) It is a more accountable form of government
(d) None of the above
34) 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
35) How does democracy allow us to correct its own mistakes?
(a) Mistakes are hidden and cannot be corrected
(b) Re-electing the same government to enable it to correct its mistakes
(c) The rulers can be changed
(d) None of the above
36) Why can the Chinese government not be called a democratic government even though
elections are held there?
(a) Army participates in election
(b) Government is not accountable to the people
(c) Some parts of China are not represented at all
(d) Government is always formed by the Communist Party