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Q (1): Fill in the blanks: Mexico holds elections after every ____________________ year to
elect its president.
(a) Six (b) Five (c) Four
Q (2): Choose the correct option: Which is the most common form of democracy in today's
world?
(a) Representative Democracy (b) Direct Democracy
(c) Presidential Democracy (d) Participatory Democracy
Q (3): When did Zimbabwe attain independence?
(a) Zimbabwe attained independence from white minority rule in 1970.
(b) Zimbabwe attained independence from white minority rule in 2000.
(c) Zimbabwe attained independence from white minority rule in 1990.
(d) Zimbabwe attained independence from white minority rule in 1980.
Q (4): Based on the information given, how would you classify this country? Choose the
appropriate option among ‘democratic’, ‘undemocratic’ or ‘not sure’. Country
C: Ruling party has lost in the last three elections.
(a) Democratic (b) Undemocratic (c) Not sure
Q (5): Fill in the blanks: Dictatorship is a form of government in which the power rests in
____________________.
(a) Three individuals (b) Two individuals (c) One individual
Q (6): Choose the correct option: Pakistan
(a) Military rulers who got a five-year extension as President through Referendum.
(b) School teachers are forced to influence parents to vote for a particular political party.
(c) Law that limits the right to criticise the President.
(d) More weightage to indigenous voters.
Q (7): There are 40 villages in a district where the government has made no provisions 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?
(a) Filing a case in the courts claiming that water is part of the right to life.
(b) Boycotting the next elections to give a message to all parties.
(c) Organising public meetings against the government’s policies.
(d) Organising public meetings against the government’s policies.
Q (8): State whether true or false: “Democracy is a rule of the people for the people and by
the people," quoted by Martin L. King.
(a) True (b) False
Q (9): There is no independent election commission.
(a) Democratic Country (b) Undemocratic Country (c) Not sure
Q (10): Fill in the blanks: In democracy every citizen is _________________ in the eyes of
Law.
(a) Unequal (b) Superior (c) Equal
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P: The parliament cannot pass a law about the army without the consent of the Chief of
Army.
Q (12): What happened after passing this legal framework order?
(a) After passing this law, elections were held to the national and state assemblies.
Representatives were not elected by people and also did not exercise any
powers.
(b) After passing this law, elections were held to the national and state assemblies.
Representatives were elected by their own family members and also
exercised some powers.
(c) After passing this law, elections were held to the national and state assemblies.
Representatives were elected by people and also exercised some powers.
(d) After passing this law, elections were held to the national and state assemblies.
Representatives were elected by the government and also exercised some
powers.
Q (13): Fill in the blanks: In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a
____________________ in October 1999.
(a) Election (b) Military coup (c) Campaign
Q (14): What does the true democracy say?
(a) A democracy must be based on a free and fair election where those currently in power ha
a fair chance of winning.
(b) A democracy must be based on a free and fair election where those currently in power do
not have a chance of losing.
(c) A democracy must be based on a free and fair elections where those currently in power
have a fair chance of losing.
(d) A democracy must be based on an unfair election where those currently in power always
have a chance of winning.
Q (15): The same party has been winning elections for the last twenty years.
Q (16): Choose the correct option: When students are allowed to speak in class, what kind
of a situation is it?
(a) Monarchy (b) Anarchy (c) Democratic (d) Authoritarian
Q (17): What is the electoral system in Fiji?
(a) In Fiji, the vote of an indigenous Fiji has less value than that of an Indian Fijian.
(b) In Fiji, the vote of an indigenous Fiji has more value than that of an Indian Fijian.
(c) In Fiji, the vote of an indigenous Fiji has no value.
(d) In Fiji, the vote of an Indian Fijian has no value.
Q (18): Choose the correct option: President of Pakistan, General Musharraf led a military
coup in:
(a) 36465 (b) 36312 (c) 36434 (d) 36192
B: The same party has been winning elections for the last twenty years.
Q (20): State whether true or false: In China, government is always formed by the Congress

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Party.
(a) True (b) False
Q (21): Fill in the blanks: Democracy is based on a fundamental principle of ________.
(a) Political equality (b) Leadership
(c) Concentration of power (d) Concentration on wealth
Q (22): People who do not accept the country’s official religion do not have a right to vote.
Q (23): Choose the correct option: Saudi Arabia
(a) Women do not have the right to vote.
(b) Military rulers who got a five-year extension as President through Referendum.
(c) Largest democracy in the world.
(d) The country’s parliament (National People’s Congress) has nearly 3,000 elected
members.
Q (24): State whether true or false: The opposition party opposes the government to keep it
in check.
(a) True (b) False
Q (25): Choose the correct option: One of the appropriate reasons that the government in
China is not democratic is:
(a) Elections are held under Communist party's approval. (b) Non-democratic election
(c) People are not involved in elections. (d) None of these
Q (26): Many Tamil workers who migrated from India were not given the right to vote in Sri
Lanka.
(a) Rule of law (b) Respect for rights
(c) One person, one vote, one value (d) Free and fair electoral competition
Q: The parliament cannot pass a law reducing the powers of the judiciary.
Q (28): Choose the appropriate option: Assertion (A): Zimbabwe attained independence
from white minority rule in 1990. Reason (R): Since then the country has been ruled by
ZANU-PF, the party that led the freedom struggle.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Q (29): Choose the correct option: Who led a military coup in Pakistan in 1999?
(a) Nawaz Sharif (b) Z.A. Bhutto (c) Pervez Musharraf (d) None of the
Q (30): What is democracy?
(a) Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.
(b) Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the government.
(c) Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are not elected by the people.
(d) Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by their own family
members.

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Q (31): Give any one merit of democracy.

(a) A democratic government is a better government because leaders keep changing in a
democracy. This leads to stability.
(b) A democratic government is a better government because it is more accountable form of
government and it enhances the dignity of citizens.
(c) A democratic government is a better government because it leads to corruption for it is
based on electoral competition.
(d) A democratic government is a better government because it is all about political competi
and power play. There is no scope for morality.
Q (32): What was PRI?
(a) It was a political party of Mexico called as Institutional Revolutionary Party.
(b) It was a political party of Zimbabwe called as International Revolutionary Party.
(c) It was a political party of Mexico called as International Revolutionary Party.
(d) It was a political party of China called as Institutional Revolutionary Party.
Q (33): Fill in the blanks: Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are
____________________ by the people.
(a) Not elected (b) Elected (c) Nominated
Q (34): Choose the correct option: Democracy enhances the dignity of the:
(a) Citizens (b) Nation (c) Ministers (d) None of these
Q (35): Fill in the blanks: Democracy is a form of government in which people are allowed to
choose their _________.
(a) King (b) Rulers (c) Kingdom (d) Soldiers
Q (36): Who all did not accept this referendum of Pervez Musharraf?
(a) Pakistani media, human rights organisations, and democracy activists said that the
referendum was based on malpractices and fraud.
(b) The citizens of Pakistan said that the referendum was based on malpractices and fraud.
(c) The government said that the referendum was based on malpractices and fraud.
(d) Only the democracy activists said that the referendum was based on malpractices
and fraud.
Q (37): Choose the correct option: The meaning of ‘democracy’ is that:
(a) The rulers are elected by the people. (b) Rulers are not elected by the people.
(c) Rulers are nominated by the people. (d) None of these
Q (38): State if True or False: In a democratic set up, women are not allowed to practice the
Right to Vote.
(a) True (b) False
Q (39): Choose the correct option: Which of the following statements are keeping with
democracy as a value?
(a) Father to daughter: I don't want to hear your opinion about your marriage. In our family,
children marry where the parents tell them to.
(b) Teacher to Student: Don't disturb my concentration by asking me questions in the
classroom.
(c) Employee to an officer: Our working hours must be reduced according to the law."
(d) Mother to son: Don't tell me what you want. I am your mother and I will decide what is best
Q (40): King of Bhutan has declared that in the future he will be guided by the advice given
to him by elected representatives

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(c) One person, one vote, one value (d) Major decisions by elected leaders
Q (41): Choose the correct option: Who appoints the President of China?
(a) People (b) UNO (c) National People's
Q (42): Choose the correct statement:
(a) Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the parliament.
(b) Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.
(c) Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are not elected by the people.
(d) Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by their family itself.
Q (43): Who is the President of Zimbabwe?
(a) President Emmerson Mnangagwa. (b) President Musharraf
(c) President Mugabe (d) President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Q (44): Choose the correct option: Fundamental principle of democracy is:
(a) Political equality (b) Economic equality (c) Social equality (d) All of thes
Q (45): Choose the correct statement:
(a) A democracy must be based on a free and fair election where those currently in power ha
a fair chance of winning.
(b) A democracy must be based on a free and fair election where those currently in power do
not have a chance of losing.
(c) A democracy must be based on an unfair election where those currently in power always
have a chance of winning.
(d) A democracy must be based on a free and fair election where those currently in power ha
a fair chance of losing.
Q (46): Fill in the blanks: _________________ is based on fundamental principle of political
equality.
(a) Democracy (b) Monarchy (c) Anarchy
Q (47): Choose the correct option: Mexico
(a) Women do not have the right to vote.
(b) School teachers are forced to influence parents to vote for a particular political party.
(c) More weightage to indigenous voters.
(d) Military rulers who got a five-year extension as President through Referendum.
Q (48): The ruling party has lost in the last three elections.
Q (49): Which of these is not a valid reason for arguing that there is a lesser possibility of
famine in a democratic country?
(a) Opposition parties can draw attention to hunger and starvation.
(b) Free press can report suffering from famine in different parts of the country.
(c) Government fears its defeat in the next elections.
(d) People are free to believe in and practise any religion.
Q (50): Fill in the blanks: In democracy, representatives elected by the people take all the
_________________.
(a) Money (b) Major decisions (c) Minor decisions
Q (51): Who took the final decision in Pakistan even after elections?

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(a) All the representatives were elected by the people.

(b) Army officials and General Musharraf. None of them were elected by the people.
(c) Only army officials took the final decision in Pakistan even after elections.
(d) Only General Musharraf took the final decision in Pakistan even after elections.
Q (52): Political parties in Bangladesh have agreed that a neutral government should rule
the country at the time of elections.
Q (53): Choose the correct option: On what does the fate of a democratic country mainly
depend on?
(a) Constitution (b) Politicians
(c) What we as responsible citizens do (d) Foreign policies
Q (54): All the major economic decisions about the country are taken by officials of the
central bank which the ministers cannot change.
Q (55): The parliament cannot pass a law reducing the powers of the judiciary.
Q (56): The Indian Supreme Court held that the dissolution of the Bihar assembly was
unconstitutional.
Q (57): Choose the correct option: Zimbabwe
(a) The country’s parliament (National People’s Congress) has nearly 3,000 elected
members.
(b) More weightage to indigenous voters.
(c) School teachers are forced to influence parents to vote for a particular political party.
(d) Law that limits the right to criticise the President.
Q (58): The parliament cannot pass a law about the army without the consent of the Chief of
Army.
Q (59): Choose the correct option: In Pakistan “The Legal Framework Order had given the
President the right to dismiss the:
(a) National or Provincial assemblies (b) Judiciary
(c) Local government (d) Panchayats
Q (60): How is President of China elected?
(a) The National People’s Congress consisting of about 3,000 members, has the power to
appoint the President of the country.
(b) The National People’s Community consisting of about 5,000 members, has the power to
(c) The National People’s Congress consisting of about 5,000 members, has the power to
(d) The National People’s Community consisting of about 8,000 members, has the power to

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