Online Test of Chapter 8 Challenges to Democracy Test 2 Civics (Social Science S.St)| Class 10th

Q.1. Through what democratic reforms are to be carried out mainly?
a. Political activists
b. Parties and movements
c. Politically conscious citizens
d. All of the above

Q.2. Which one of the following law is a good example of a law that seeks to empower people to carry out democratic reforms?
a. Right to Information Act
b. Law banning sale and purchase of alcoholic drinks in Haryana
c. Law banning dowry
d. None of the above

Q.3. Which one of the following is involved in challenge of deepening of democracy involves what?
a. Keeping away from controlling government
b. Greater power to local government
c. To reduce the control of the rich
d. Strengthening of democratic institutions

Q.4. Which one of the following is not true regarding how politics can be reformed?
a. Only legal constitutional changes can reform politics.
b. There is a need to strengthen democratic practices. c. Citizen’s organisations and media should play an active role.
d. The citizens should be empowered through rights like the Right to Information.

Q.5. Which of the following is an incorrect statement in context of democracy?
a. All democratic countries do not have the same challenges
b. All democratic countries cannot follow the same recipe of political reforms
c. All countries face the same challenges to democracy and need same reforms
d. None of the above

Q.6. In which of the following country, women are not allowed to take part in public activities?
(a) India
(b) South Africa
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Chile

Q.7. Which one of the following countries disintegrated due to ethnic tension between the Serbs and the Albanians?
a. Yugoslavia
b. Belgium
c. England
d. France

Q.8. Which one of the following statements about democracy is false?
a. People feel free and equal in a democracy
b. Democracies resolve conflict in a better way than others
c. Democratic government is more accountable to the people.
d. Democracies are more prosperous than others

Q.9. What are the challenges that every established democracy faces?
a. Challenge of expansion
b. Challenge of deepening of democracy
c. Challenge of foundation
d. Challenge of dictatorship

Q.10. Mention reforms that Indian democracy needs?
a. New laws to ban undesirable things.
b. It is important to improve quality of political participation by ordinary citizens.
c. Reforms in the administration that will reduce corruption in the political circles.
d. All of the above