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The document consists of a series of questions related to the theme of liberty, focusing on figures like Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as concepts such as freedom, constraints, and the Indian Caste System. It includes 1-mark, 2-mark, and 4-mark questions that explore the implications of freedom, the struggles against oppression, and the importance of reasonable restrictions. The questions aim to provoke critical thinking about the relationship between individual freedom and societal structures.

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The document consists of a series of questions related to the theme of liberty, focusing on figures like Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as concepts such as freedom, constraints, and the Indian Caste System. It includes 1-mark, 2-mark, and 4-mark questions that explore the implications of freedom, the struggles against oppression, and the importance of reasonable restrictions. The questions aim to provoke critical thinking about the relationship between individual freedom and societal structures.

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AMRITA VIDYALAYAM

POLITICAL SCIENCE XI

1 Mark Questions LIBERTY

1. Mention the name of the autobiographical work of Nelson Mandela?


2. What price had Mandela to pay for campaigning for freedom?

3. What is the title of the book of essays authored by Aung San Suu Kyi?
4. What are the two important aspects of freedom?
5. What is the most important value attached to the concept of freedom?
6. Which type of government is regarded as an important means of safeguarding the freedom of citizens?
7. Which type of inequality did the Indian Caste System present?
8. Why are reasonable constraints necessary?
9. Who authored the essay On Liberty?
10. Which type of constraint does Mill suggest for minor harm like playing loudmusic?
11. Which term does the Indian Constitution use for justifiable constraints?
12. What does Negative Liberty define?
13. Name the personalities whose thinking has inspired the Positive Liberty?
14. State Voltaire’s quotation that gives importance to Freedom of Expression.
15. Mention the name of the work of Salman Rushdie that was opposed by fundamentalist Muslims.

2 Mark Questions

1. What information do we derive concerning struggle against Apartheid through Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
‘Long Walk to Freedom’?
2. Give a brief account of the sufferings that Nelson Mandela had to undergo for campaigning for freedom?
3. Give a brief account of the two dimensions of freedom?.
Why is freedom important for our personal growth and development?
4. How do the laws of the government act as a constraint on individual’s freedom?
5. How was the Indian Caste System against the principles of equality and liberty?
6. How does poverty pose constraints on the freedom of poor? Why is it important for constraints to accompany
freedom? What is the Harm Principle?
What is meant by reasonable restrictions on freedom?
7. Why are material resources required for an individual to develop his personality?
8. Why are political advantages required for the growth of the personality of an individual?
9. Why was the ban on Deepa Mehta’s film ‘Water’ against the Freedom of Expression?

4 Mark Questions

1. Discuss Nelson Mandela’s autobiography and his imprisonment in brief.


2. Discuss freedom with respect to its importance and three dimensions.
3. How do the following pose a limit on freedom?

 Government Laws  Caste System

4. How does the caste system and poverty stand in the way of freedom? Discuss Harm Principle with respect to
constraints on freedom.
5. “Reasonable restrictions are required on the enjoyment of freedom.” Explain the statement along with example.
6. Enlist some of the advantages that should be given to an individual to help in the growth of his personality.

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