Social Science Past Paper 2024-25 PDF

**Academic Year 2024-25** **NAME: GRADE:IX** **SUBJECT: Social Science SEC: J/K** **TIME:30 Minutes** **[TOPIC: What is Democracy? Why democracy?]** +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q1.** | General Pervez |...

**Academic Year 2024-25** **NAME: GRADE:IX** **SUBJECT: Social Science SEC: J/K** **TIME:30 Minutes** **[TOPIC: What is Democracy? Why democracy?]** +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q1.** | General Pervez | | | | Musharraf overthrew a | | | | democratically | | | | elected government | | | | and declared himself | | | | the | | | | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ | | | | of the country. | | | | | | | | a\. Prime Minister | | | | b. Chief executive | | | | | | | | c\. President d. | | | | Military dictator | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | **Q2.** | Which of the | | | | following countries | | | | is not a democracy? | | | | | | | | a\. Great Britain b. | | | | Canada c. Myanmar | | | | d. India | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q3.** | Pervez Musharraf came | | | | to power in Pakistan | | | | by a military coup in | | | | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ | | | | _ | | | | year. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q4.** | Why are China and | | | | Mexico not regarded | | | | as democracies | | | | despite holding | | | | elections? | | | | | | | | a\. Because they are | | | | communist | | | | countries. b. | | | | Because they are | | | | monarchies. c. | | | | Because China and | | | | Mexico are under | | | | military rule. | | | | | | | | d\. Because | | | | elections in China | | | | and Mexico do not | | | | offer any political | | | | alternatives and | | | | the people cannot | | | | remove the existing | | | | rulers. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q5.** | In China, the | | | | National People's | | | | Congress has the | | | | power to appoint the | | | | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of the | | | | country: | | | | | | | | a\. leaders b. | | | | rulers c. Musharaff | | | | d. None of these | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q6.** | Since 1930, which | | | | country holds | | | | elections after six | | | | years and which has | | | | never been under a | | | | military or | | | | dictator's rule? | | | | | | | | a\. Nepal b. Mexico | | | | c. Ghana d. | | | | Zimbabwe | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q7.** | Until 2015, in | | | | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ | | | | women did not have | | | | the right to vote. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q8.** | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ | | | | _ | | | | has made its | | | | citizenship rules in | | | | such a way that | | | | people belonging to | | | | Russian minority find | | | | it difficult to get | | | | the right to vote | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q9.** | Democracy has its | | | | origin in the | | | | \_\_\_\_\_\_ word | | | | 'Demokratia.' 'Demos' | | | | means\_\_\_\_\_\_ and | | | | 'Kratia' | | | | means\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ | | | | \_\_\_\_.So | | | | it means rule by the | | | | people. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q10.** | **[Assertion and | | | | Reason:]* | | | | * | | | | | | | | **Assertion: **Free | | | | and fair elections | | | | are an essential | | | | feature of | | | | democracy.\ | | | | **Reason: **Elections | | | | ensure that the | | | | people can choose | | | | their representatives | | | | and hold them | | | | accountable. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q11.** | **Assertion:** | | | | Democracy is a | | | | perfect form of | | | | government.\ | | | | **Reason: **Democracy | | | | ensures that all | | | | citizens are treated | | | | equally and have | | | | equal opportunities. | | | | | | | | 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. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q12.** | Match the following | | | | example of column A | | | | with the relevant in | | | | column B. | | | | | | | | +--------+--------+ | | | | | Column | Column | | | | | | A | B | | | | | +========+========+ | | | | | a.The | i. | | | | | | king | Rule | | | | | | Bhutan | of law | | | | | | has | | | | | | | declar | | | | | | | ed | | | | | | | that | | | | | | | in | | | | | | | future | | | | | | | he | | | | | | | will | | | | | | | be | | | | | | | guided | | | | | | | by the | | | | | | | advice | | | | | | | given | | | | | | | to him | | | | | | | by | | | | | | | electe | | | | | | | d | | | | | | | repres | | | | | | | entati | | | | | | | ves | | | | | | +--------+--------+ | | | | | b. | ii. | | | | | | Many | Respec | | | | | | Tamil | t | | | | | | worker | for | | | | | | s | rights | | | | | | who | | | | | | | migrat | | | | | | | ed | | | | | | | from | | | | | | | India | | | | | | | were | | | | | | | not | | | | | | | given | | | | | | | the | | | | | | | right | | | | | | | to | | | | | | | vote | | | | | | | in Sri | | | | | | | Lanka. | | | | | | +--------+--------+ | | | | | c. 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It may be | | | | adoption of a new | | | | constitution, a law | | | | or a specific | | | | governmental policy. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q15.** | 2\. What amendment | | | | did General Pervez | | | | Musharraf bring in | | | | the constitution of | | | | Pakistan by issuing | | | | a "Legal Framework | | | | Order" in August | | | | 2002? | | | | | | | | Ans- The Legal | | | | Framework Order, | | | | 2002, by General | | | | Musharraf amending | | | | the constitution of | | | | Pakistan was as | | | | follows: | | | | | | | | a\. The President | | | | could dismiss the | | | | national or | | | | provincial | | | | assemblies. | | | | | | | | b\. The work of the | | | | civilian cabinet | | | | was to be | | | | supervised by a | | | | National Security | | | | Council headed by | | | | military officers. | | | | | | | | c\. Elections were | | | | to be held to the | | | | national and state | | | | assemblies. But the | | | | final powers rested | | | | with military | | | | officers and | | | | General Musharraf. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q16.** | Mention three | | | | instances which are | | | | exceptions of the | | | | principle of one | | | | person, one vote and | | | | one value. Or Write | | | | any three instances | | | | of denial of equal | | | | right to vote in the | | | | world politics. | | | | | | | | Ans-Democracy is | | | | based on the basic | | | | principle of | | | | political equality. | | | | In a democracy, each | | | | adult citizen must | | | | have one vote and | | | | each vote has one | | | | value. Three | | | | instances where this | | | | is denied are: | | | | | | | | a\. In Saudi Arabia, | | | | the women are not | | | | given the right to | | | | vote. | | | | | | | | b\. In Estonia, the | | | | citizenship rules | | | | are made in such a | | | | way that people | | | | belonging to | | | | Russian minority | | | | find it difficult | | | | to get the right to | | | | vote. | | | | | | | | c\. In Fiji, the | | | | vote of an | | | | indigenous Fijian | | | | has more value than | | | | that of an Indian | | | | Fijian. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q17.** | Explain which an | | | | example how popular | | | | governments can be | | | | undemocratic and | | | | popular leader can be | | | | autocratic. Or | | | | | | | | ZANU-PF wins the | | | | elections every five | | | | years in Zimbabwe. | | | | Are the leaders of | | | | ZANU-PF close to the | | | | values of democracy? | | | | Explain. | | | | | | | | Ans- Since its | | | | independence in 1980, | | | | Zimbabwe has been | | | | ruled by ZANU-PF were | | | | not close to the | | | | values of democracy | | | | in the following | | | | ways: | | | | | | | | a\. Elections have | | | | been held regularly | | | | and always won by | | | | ZANU-PF. President | | | | Mugabe is popular | | | | but also uses | | | | unfair practices in | | | | elections. | | | | | | | | b\. Over the years | | | | his government has | | | | changed the | | | | constitution | | | | several times to | | | | make the President | | | | more powerful and | | | | less accountable. | | | | | | | | c\. Opposition party | | | | workers were | | | | harassed and their | | | | meetings disrupted. | | | | Public protests and | | | | demonstrations | | | | against the | | | | government are | | | | declared illegal. | | | | | | | | d\. Television and | | | | radio were | | | | controlled by the | | | | government and gave | | | | only the | | | | government's | | | | version of vision. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q18.** | "China's famine of | | | | 1958-61 was a result | | | | of government | | | | policies." Explain. | | | | | | | | Ans- a. China's worst | | | | famine of 1958-61 was | | | | the world's history. | | | | Nearly three crore | | | | people died in this | | | | famine. During this | | | | time India was not | | | | much better than | | | | China yet it did not | | | | face such a famine. | | | | | | | | b\. According to | | | | economists, it was | | | | the result of | | | | different | | | | government policies | | | | in the two | | | | countries. The | | | | existence of | | | | democracy in India | | | | made it respond to | | | | food security in a | | | | way that the | | | | Chinese government | | | | did not. | | | | | | | | c\. If China had a | | | | multi-party system | | | | then it would have | | | | been checked by the | | | | opposition and if | | | | the press was free | | | | to criticise the | | | | government then so | | | | many people would | | | | not have died. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q19.** | What steps were taken | | | | by Robert Mugabe in | | | | Zimbabwe to remain in | | | | power? The steps | | | | taken by Robert | | | | Mugabe in Zimbabwe to | | | | remain in power were: | | | | | | | | Ans- a. Robert | | | | Mugabe's government | | | | made changes in the | | | | constitution to make | | | | him more powerful and | | | | less accountable. | | | | | | | | b\. Opposition party | | | | workers were | | | | harassed and their | | | | meeting were | | | | disrupted. | | | | | | | | c\. Protests by | | | | public and | | | | demonstration were | | | | declared illegal. | | | | | | | | d\. He made laws to | | | | limit the right to | | | | criticise the | | | | President. | | | | | | | | e\. The media too | | | | has been forced to | | | | write and speak in | | | | favour of the | | | | ruling party. | | | | Independent | | | | newspaper and | | | | journalists were | | | | harassed when | | | | written against the | | | | President. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q20.** | Compare the features | | | | of Democratic and | | | | non-democratic | | | | government. | | | | | | | | Ans- **Democratic | | | | Government** | | | | | | | | a\. Only they are | | | | elected by the | | | | people, rule the | | | | country. The | | | | electorate choose | | | | their | | | | representatives at | | | | the time of | | | | elections. | | | | | | | | b\. Citizens enjoy | | | | various freedoms | | | | like freedom of | | | | expression or | | | | freedom to from | | | | associations. | | | | | | | | c\. Major decisions | | | | are taken by the | | | | elected leaders. | | | | | | | | d\. A democratic | | | | government is based | | | | on free and fair | | | | elections where | | | | those in power have | | | | a fair chance of | | | | losing. | | | | | | | | e\. In a democracy, | | | | each adult has one | | | | vote and each vote | | | | has one value. | | | | There is political | | | | equality. | | | | | | | | f\. A democratic | | | | government | | | | functions within | | | | the limits set by | | | | the constitutional | | | | laws and citizens' | | | | rights. | | | | | | | | **Non Democratic | | | | Government** | | | | | | | | a\. People cannot | | | | choose their rulers | | | | of their choice. | | | | They are either | | | | military dictators | | | | or hereditary | | | | rulers e.g. in | | | | Myanmar and in | | | | Saudi Arabia. | | | | | | | | b\. People do not | | | | have any freedom. | | | | They cannot | | | | criticise the | | | | government. They | | | | cannot form | | | | associations. | | | | | | | | c\. People may not | | | | have any elected | | | | representatives | | | | e.g. in Pakistan. | | | | Even if they elect | | | | they cannot take | | | | final decisions. | | | | The decisions are | | | | taken by their | | | | leaders (dictators | | | | and monarchs). | | | | | | | | d\. There are no | | | | free and fair | | | | elections e.g. In | | | | China only those | | | | who are members of | | | | the Chinese | | | | Communist Party are | | | | allowed to contest | | | | elections and form | | | | the government. | | | | | | | | e\. There are many | | | | instances of denial | | | | of political | | | | equality e.g. Until | | | | 2015, in Saudi | | | | Arabia women are | | | | denied the right to | | | | vote. | | | | | | | | f\. A non-democratic | | | | government can do | | | | whatever it likes. | | | | e.g. Robert Mugabe, | | | | a popular leader | | | | became an | | | | autocratic ruler. | | | | He also changed the | | | | constitution to | | | | become more | | | | powerful and less | | | | accountable. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q21.** | How does democracy | | | | improve the quality | | | | of decision-making? | | | | | | | | Ans- Democracy | | | | improve the quality | | | | of decision-making in | | | | the following ways: | | | | | | | | a.Democracy is based | | | | on consultation and | | | | discussion. In a | | | | democracy, | | | | decision-making | | | | always involves many | | | | persons, discussions | | | | and meetings. | | | | | | | | b\. When a number of | | | | people put their | | | | heads together, | | | | they are able to | | | | point out possible | | | | mistakes in any | | | | decision. | | | | | | | | c\. This procedure | | | | takes time. But | | | | there is a big | | | | advantage in taking | | | | time over important | | | | decisions as it | | | | prevents one from | | | | taking rash or | | | | irresponsible | | | | decisions | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q22.** | Democracy provides a | | | | method to deal with | | | | differences and | | | | conflicts. Explain. | | | | | | | | Ans- a. In any | | | | society, people are | | | | bound to have | | | | difference opinion | | | | and interests. These | | | | are particularly | | | | sharp in India which | | | | has an amazing social | | | | diversity. | | | | | | | | b\. People belong to | | | | different regions, | | | | speak different | | | | language, practise | | | | different | | | | religions, belong | | | | to different | | | | castes. The | | | | preferences of one | | | | group may clash | | | | with those of | | | | others. | | | | | | | | c\. This clash of | | | | decisions can be | | | | solved by brutal | | | | power. Whichever | | | | group is more | | | | powerful will | | | | dictate its terms | | | | and others will | | | | have to accept | | | | that. But this will | | | | lead to resentment. | | | | | | | | d\. But in a | | | | democracy, one can | | | | find a solution to | | | | this. Here no one | | | | is a permanent | | | | winner. No one is a | | | | permanent loser. | | | | Different groups | | | | can live with one | | | | another peacefully | | | | e.g. In India | | | | different people | | | | live together. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q23.** | How does democracy | | | | enhance the dignity | | | | of the citizens? | | | | | | | | Ans- a. Democracy is | | | | based on the | | | | principle of | | | | political equality | | | | stating that the | | | | poorest and the least | | | | educated have the | | | | same status as the | | | | rich and the | | | | educated. | | | | | | | | b\. People are not | | | | the subjects of a | | | | ruler, they are the | | | | rulers themselves. | | | | | | | | c\. Even when they | | | | make mistakes they | | | | are responsible for | | | | their own mistakes. | | | | | | | | Thus, democracy | | | | enhances the dignity | | | | of the citizens. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q24.** | Why is democracy | | | | considered the best | | | | form of government? | | | | | | | | Ans-Democracy is | | | | considered the best | | | | form of government | | | | for the reasons as | | | | follow: | | | | | | | | a\. Democracy cannot | | | | give us everything | | | | but it is clearly | | | | better than any | | | | other alternative. | | | | It is a government | | | | responsive to the | | | | needs of the | | | | people. | | | | | | | | b\. It is likely to | | | | respect people's | | | | wishes and allows | | | | different kinds of | | | | people to live | | | | together. | | | | | | | | c\. Even when it | | | | fails to do some of | | | | these things, it | | | | allows ways of | | | | correcting its | | | | mistakes and offers | | | | more dignity to all | | | | its citizens.That | | | | is why it is | | | | considered the best | | | | form of government. | | | | | | | | What according to you | | | | is the broader | | | | meaning of democracy? | | | | Or What do you | | | | understand by the | | | | "broader meaning of | | | | democracy"? Explain | | | | in three points. | | | | | | | | Ans-a. Democracy is a | | | | form of government in | | | | which people's | | | | representative sit | | | | together to take | | | | decisions.Elections | | | | are held to choose | | | | the representatives | | | | and native people or | | | | citizens are allowed | | | | to participate in the | | | | elections. | | | | | | | | b.Sometimes we use | | | | democracy for | | | | organisations other | | | | than the government. | | | | | | | | For example\-- "We | | | | are a very democratic | | | | family. Whenever a | | | | decision has to be | | | | taken, we all sit | | | | down and arrive at a | | | | consensus. My opinion | | | | matters as much as my | | | | father's. | | | | | | | | "I don't like | | | | teachers who do not | | | | allow students to | | | | speak and ask | | | | questions in the | | | | class. I would like | | | | to have teachers with | | | | democratic | | | | temperament." | | | | | | | | "One leader and his | | | | family members decide | | | | everything in this | | | | party. How can they | | | | talk of | | | | democracy.These ways | | | | of using the word | | | | democracy refers to | | | | an Organisation. | | | | | | | | c.Democracy, as a | | | | principle, can be | | | | applied to any sphere | | | | of life. In a true | | | | democracy no one goes | | | | to bed hungry, or | | | | denied equal | | | | information, basic | | | | education and equal | | | | resources. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Q25.** | Describe the | | | | arguments against | | | | democracy | | | | | | | | Ans-The major | | | | arguments against | | | | democracy are: | | | | | | | | a\. Political | | | | instability\-- | | | | Leaders keep | | | | changing in a | | | | democracy which | | | | leads to political | | | | instability. | | | | | | | | b\. No morality\-- | | | | Democracy is all | | | | about political | | | | competition and | | | | power play. There | | | | is no morality. | | | | | | | | c\. Delays in | | | | decision-making\--So | | | | many people have to | | | | be consulted in a | | | | democracy that it | | | | leads to delays in | | | | decision-making. | | | | | | | | d\. Bad decisions\-- | | | | Elected leaders do | | | | not know the best | | | | interest of the | | | | people. It leads to | | | | bad decisions. | | | | | | | | e\. Democracy leads | | | | to corruption for | | | | it is based on | | | | electoral politics | | | | or competition. | | | | | | | | f\. Innocent | | | | Citizens\--Ordinary | | | | people don't know | | | | what is good for | | | | them, they should | | | | not decide | | | | anything. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+