1. What is direct democracy?
Democracy based
on direct participation of citizens is known as direct democracy.
2. What is recall?
In indirect
democracy, the method of calling the public's elected representative back is
called recall.
3. When is referendum adopted?
A referendum is
adopted to know the public opinion on some important public issues, thus
involving the people in the decision making process.
4. Why representative democracy is inevitable?
Representative
democracy is inevitable because participation of all citizens in government
affairs is not possible today.
5. What is apolitical party?
A group of
people who share similar views or opinion on political matters is called a
political party.
6. State any one difference between ruling party and
the opposition party.
The party which
wins the majority of seats in the election is known as ruling party whereas the
party which is not able to get the majority seats is known as the opposition
party.
7. State any two party systems?
The two party
systems are one party system and multiparty system.
8. What is a state level or regional political party?
The term state
or regional political party suggests the area of influence to a particular
region or state.
9. Who undertook efforts to abolish the caste system in
India?
Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar undertook the efforts to abolish the caste system in India.
10. What measures the government of Maharashtra has
taken to ensure increase in the representation of women?
The following
measures have been taken by the government of Maharashtra to ensure increase in
the representation of women.
a)
Maharashtra government has increased the reservation
for women representatives at the local government to the extent of 50 percent
since 2011.
b)
Reservation for women for position of Sarpanchas,
Zilla Parishad, Presidents of Municipal Councils and Mayors of Municipal
Corporation s.
11. What is the federal system of government?
A method of distributing power
among the regions within the country, when there is a linguistic and cultural
diversity, it is called as federal (centralized) system of government.
12.
Name
any two religions existing in India.
(a) Hinduism (b) Christianity
13.
Give
one example of social pressure.
Intercast marriages are allowed by
law, but acceptability of such marriage is very limited in the society. It is
one of the examples of social pressure.
14.
State
the meaning of tolerance.
Tolerance means accepting that
opinions of others can be different from one's own opinion and so allowing
other opinions to be expressed.
15.
State
any one way of the people's participation?
People can participate by taking
interest in the administration of one's own locality.
16.
What
is regional inequality?
In many countries, some regions are
more developed that other regions and some are less developed. This is called
as regional inequality.
17.
What
is possible only in democracy?
It is possible to reform and transform
politics, politicians, and political parties in democracy only.
