Cls 9 civ1Competency based questions

 QUESTION MARKS

1 Master Satya demonstrates about a particular form of government to his class

and provides the following clues :-

1) Based on equality

2) Free and fair electoral system

3) Final decision making power rest with the hands of those who are

elected by the people .

What the type of government is he talking about ?

2 There are 40 villages in a district where the government has made no

provision for drinking water. These villagers met and considered many

methods of forcing the government to respond to their need .

Which of these is not a democratic method ?

1) Filing a case in the courts claiming that water is a part of right to life .

2) Boycotting the next elections to give a message to all parties.

3) Organizing public meetings against government ‘s policies.

Paying money to government officials to get water.

3 Assertion: Democracy is a form of government in which the power is vested

in a few individuals.

Reason: Democracy is a form of government in which the power is vested in

the hands of the people.

Choose the correct option: Options are:

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(3) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.

(4) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.

4 Which of the following are the features of a democracy?

1) Elections do not offer the people a choice and a fair opportunity.

2) The rulers are elected by the people and take all the major decisions.

3) Universal adult franchise.

4) The government rules under the monarch .

(a) i ,iii and iv

(b) i, ii and iii

(c) ii and iv

ii and iii only

5 Write one of the important features of democracy. 1

6 Why Pakistan may not be called a democracy under General Musharraf? 1

7 We would end up calling almost every government that holds an election

a democracy?

A. Yes

B. No

C. May be

D. None

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8 Which officials must be elected for any government to be called a

democracy?

A. Certain people from different constituencies passing the criteria to be

elected

B. Any adult of the country

C. Only Bureaucratics

D. Heads of different organizations

9 Here is some information about a country. Based on this information, how

would you classify each of this countries. Write ‘democratic’, ‘undemocratic’

or ‘not sure’ against this country.

The parliament cannot pass a law about the army without the consent of the

Chief of Army.