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CH-5 DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS
CLASS – IX
Q1. Kosovo was the part of which country?
Ans. Yugoslavia
Q2. What are rights?
Ans. Rights are claims of a person over other fellow beings.
Q3. When was NHRC set-up?
Ans. NHRC was set-up in 1993.
Q4. What is Amnesty International?
Ans. Amnesty International is an International Human Rights Organisation.
Q5. What does ‘Rule of law’ means?
Ans. (i) The constitution states that the government shall not deny to any person in India
equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws.
(ii) It means that the laws apply in the same manner to all, regardless of a person’s status. This is
called the ‘Rule of Law’.
Q6. Why do we need rights in democracy?
Ans. (i) Rights are necessary for the very sustenance of democracy.
(ii) In a democracy, every citizen has to have the right to vote and the right to be elected
to the government.
(iii) For democratic election, it is necessary that citizens should have the right to
express their opinion form political party and take part in political activities.
(iv) Rights protect the minorities from the oppression of the majority.
(v) Rights are a guarantee which can be used when things go wrong. Things may go
wrong When some citizens may wish to take away the right of others.
Q7. What is RTI?
Ans. RTI is a Right of Information. Parliament has enacted a law giving the right to
information to the citizens. This Act was made under the Fundamental Rights to freedom of
thought and expression.
We have right to seek information from government offices
Q8. Why do we need cultural and educational rights?
Ans. It is a language, culture and religion of minorities that need special protection otherwise
they may get neglected or undermined under the impact of the languages religion and culture
of the majority. That is why, the constitution specifies the cultural and educational rights of
the minorities.
Q9. How can citizens exercise their freedom to hold rallies and demonstrations?
Ans. (i) Citizens have the freedom to hold rallies and demonstration in our country
guaranteed by the constitution.
(ii) But such meeting have to be peaceful.
(iii) They should not lead to public disorder or breach of peace in society.
(iv) Those who participate in these activities and meeting should not carry weapons with them.
(v) Citizen can also form Associations like worker in a factory can form a worker’s union to
promote their interests.
Q10. Which three evils are tackled by right against exploitation?
Ans. The constitution mentions three specific Evil that declare them illegal:
(i) Traffic in human being: Traffic here means selling and buying of human
beings, usually women for Immoral purposes.
(ii) Begar: Our constitution also prohibits for labour or beggar in any form. It is a
practice where the worker is forced to render service to the master free of charge or at
nominal salary when this practice takes place on a lifelong basis it is called bonded
labour.
(iii) Child labour: The constitution also prohibits child labour. No one can employ a
child below the age of 14 years to work in a factory or mine or in any other
hazardous work such as Railway and at ports. Many laws have been made to
prohibit children from working in industries such as beedi making, firecracker and
Matchbox, printing and dyeing.
Q11. What does Right to Constitutional Remedies imply?
Ans. (i) Right to Constitutional Remedies is a fundamental right. This right makes other
rights effective.
(ii) It is possible that sometimes our rights may be violated by fellow citizens, private
bodies or by the government. When any of our rights is violated, we can seek remedy
through courts.
(iii) If it is a Fundamental Right, we can directly approach the Supreme Court or the
High Court of a state.
Q12. What is Secularism? How did the Indian Constitution make India a secular state?
Ans. Secularism does not confer any privilege or favour any particular religion. All religions
are treated equally by the law.
(i) Secularism is based on the idea that the state is concerned only with relations
among human beings and not with the relation between human beings and
God.
(ii) A secular state is one that does not establish any one religion as official religion.
(iii) Indian secularism keeps equal distance from all religions.
(iv) The state has to be neutral and impartial in dealing with all religions.
Do Yourself:
Q13. Write a short note on National Human Rights Commission.
Q14. Explain the procedure to be followed for arresting and detaining of any person.
Q [Link] flow chart of Democratic Rights provide by our Constitution.
