What is democracy 1

 QUESTIONS

1 Mark Questions

Q.1 Who led the Military Coup in Pakistan in October 1999?

(a) Yahiya Khan

  (b) General Parvez Musharaff

(c) Ikhtiyar Khan

(d) Navaz Sharif

Q.2 Who said- “democracy is of the people, for the people 

and by the people” ?

(a) Abraham Lincoln (b) JF Kennedy

(c) George Bush (d) Saddam Hussain

Q.3 Which of these is not a democratic country?

(a) England (b) India

(c) China (d) United State of America

Q.4 In which of these country only the ruling party is allowed 

to contest in election?

(a) France (b) United State of America

(c) Mexico (d) Germany

Q.5 Fill in the blank-

Democratic form of government is considered _______ than 

any other form of government.

(a) Worst (b) Better

(c) Normal (d) Inferior

Q.6 An assertion (A) and it’s reason (R) is given below. Read 

the following sentences and choose the right answer 

from the options.

Assertion (A): It is undemocratic for women not to get the 

right to vote in a country.

Reason (R): Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens.

Options:

(a) Both (A) and (R)are correct and (R) is the correct 

explanation of (A)

(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct 

explanation of (A)

(c) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.

(d) (R) is incorrect but (A) is correct.

Q.7 Choose the correct option in democratic system:

(a) Rulers are elected by people.

(b) Rulers are chosen by capitalist 

  (c) Rulers are elected by officers

(d) Rulers are elected by monarch

Q.8 Match the Column-A with Column-B and choose the

correct options:

Column-A Column-B

I. Myanmar 1. Dictators

II. Chile 2. Monarch

III. Saudi Arabia 3. Army rulers

IV. Pakistan 4. Military Coup

Options:

 I II III IV

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 3 1 2 4

(c) 4 3 1 2

(d) 2 3 1 4

Q.9 Identify the correct option that describes the government 

system given below:-

I. National people’s congress has power to appoint President.

II. Some members are elected by the army.

III. A candidate needs the approval of Ruling Party before 

contesting election.

(a) Mexico (b) China

(c) Pakistan (d) Chile

Q.10 The ruling ________ and some of its small allies are 

the only parties allowed in Syria.

(a) PRI (b) Communist Party

(c) Congress Party (d) Ba’ath Party

Q.11 Consider the statements given below and choose the 

correct answer.

Statement I : Rulers elected by people take all major 

decisions.

Statement II : General Musharraf declared himself the Chief 

Justice of the country.

Options:

(a) Statement (I) is correct and (II) is incorrect

(b) Statement (I) is incorrect and (II) is correct.

(c) Both (I) and (II) are incorrect.

(d) Both (I) and (II) are correct.

Q.12 Which of the following statements are related to the 

democracy. Choose the correct option.

(i) Free and Fair election

(ii) Rulers are nominated by president

(iii) No restriction on Government

(iv) One Person – One Vote – One Value

Options:

(a) Statement I is correct.

(b) Statement II & III are corr

ect. 

(c) Statement I & IV are correct.

(d) Statement I, II, III & IV are correct.