Pillars of democracy

Civics Chapter 2
Question & Answer
Short answer:
Q1. How is political awareness an important condition for democracy?
Ans. Political awareness is an important condition for democracy which helps
in selection of best representative during election on the basis of their work.
Q2. How is public opinion essential for a democracy to work?
Ans. Public opinion is essential for government as it guides the policies of the
government and if government does not work accordingly, people may remove
them in next election.
Q3. What is prerequisites for a political party in a democracy?
Ans. It is the prerequisite of political parties that they will work for national
interest and not for any particular community or religion.
Q4. Name any four political party in Uttar Pradesh.
Ans. List of Parties: i. Samajwadi Party ii. Bahujan Samaj Party iii. Indian
National Congress iv. Bhartiya Janata Party
Long answer:
Q1. Discuss how intolerance can destroy the democratic system of country?
Ans. Democratic system is based on equality. To maintain equality people must
have tolerance. If intolerance increases in society it will disturb the social and
political structure of the democracy, which is not good for a democratic
country.
Q2. What do you understand by ‘Political discipline of Citizens’?
Ans. Political discipline of citizen means- People must know their rights and
duties. They must fight for their rights and perform their duties. People should
use nonviolent methods to persuade government to change their policies.
People should respect the views of every person and show a tolerant
behaviour about everyone.