CLASS 10 · SOCIAL STUDIES · CHAPTER 5

Outcomes of Democracy

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Exercises

Textbook pages 73–74

Question 1

How does democracy produce accountable, responsive and legitimate government?

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Elections and public oversight let citizens question and replace leaders, making government accountable and legitimate.

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Elections and public oversight let citizens question and replace leaders, making government accountable and legitimate.

Question 2

When can democracies accommodate social diversity?

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When majority rule respects minority rights and groups negotiate peacefully as equals.

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When majority rule respects minority rights and groups negotiate peacefully as equals.

Question 3

“Industrialised countries can afford democracy but poor countries need dictatorship to become rich.” Support or oppose.

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Oppose: development has many causes, and dictatorship can harm rights while democracy allows correction and participation.

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Oppose: development has many causes, and dictatorship can harm rights while democracy allows correction and participation.

Question 4

Identify the democratic challenge and suggest a way to address each: (a) a temple has separate entrances for Dalits and non-Dalits; (b) many farmers are dying by suicide; (c) police are accused of a fake encounter and an inquiry is ordered.

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(a) Enforce equality; (b) address farm distress; (c) investigate independently and hold officials accountable.

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(a) Social equality; (b) economic hardship; (c) government accountability.

Question 5

Which has democracy successfully eliminated: conflicts, economic inequalities, differences over treatment of marginalised groups, or political inequality?

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(D) The idea of political inequality.

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(D) Political inequality.

Question 6

Which is the odd one out among what democracies need to ensure: free and fair elections, dignity, majority rule, or equal treatment before law?

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Question 7

What do studies of political and social inequality in democracies show?

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(B) Inequalities exist in democracies.

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(B) Inequalities exist in democracies.

Question 8

What does Nannu’s use of the Right to Information show? What effect did it have on officials?

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RTI helped Nannu learn the status of his application and made officials respond.

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RTI helped Nannu get his ration card and made officials accountable.

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Outcomes of Democracy

Exercises

How does democracy produce accountable, responsive and legitimate government?

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When can democracies accommodate social diversity?

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“Industrialised countries can afford democracy but poor countries need dictatorship to become rich.” Support or oppose.

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Identify the democratic challenge and suggest a way to address each: (a) a temple has separate entrances for Dalits and non-Dalits; (b) many farmers are dying by suicide; (c) police are accused of a fake encounter and an inquiry is ordered.

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Which has democracy successfully eliminated: conflicts, economic inequalities, differences over treatment of marginalised groups, or political inequality?

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Which is the odd one out among what democracies need to ensure: free and fair elections, dignity, majority rule, or equal treatment before law?

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What do studies of political and social inequality in democracies show?

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What does Nannu’s use of the Right to Information show? What effect did it have on officials?

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