Ch_6_SS_Civics : Key Elements of Democratic Government

People are separated on the basis of _________ in an apartheid system.

• a) gender

• b) class

• c) religion

• d) race

South African people were divided into white, black, Indian and __________races.

• a) brown

• b) grey

• c) coloured

• d) colourful

Through voting in elections people elect leaders to _____________them.

• a) help

• b) follow

• c) guide

• d) represent

In India, once elected, governments can stay in power only for _________years.

• a) two

• b) five

• c) seven

• d) eleven

If any government wants to continue to be in power even after five years, then they have to be _____________by the people.

• a) re-elected

• b) re-joined

• c) re-selected

• d) re-appointed

People _____________in democracy through dharnas, rallies, strikes, signature campaigns etc.

• a) enjoy

• b) grow

• c) participate

• d) exploit

There is conflict regarding the state boundaries of state A and state B in India. Which government will get involved and resolve the issue?

• a) state

• b) gram panchayat

• c) municipality

• d) central

The government has decided to build houses for poor citizens and provide them shelter in the Swarna Pura area of a city. What feature of democracy is being depicted here?

• a) treating everyone equally

• b) treating everyone sympathetically

• c) treating everyone empathetically

• d) treating everyone unequally

_______________fought the apartheid system for several years in South Africa.

• a) Karl Marks

• b) Nelson Mandela

• c) Martin Luther king

• d) Rosa Parks

South Africa became a democratic country in which people of all races were considered equal in the year__________.

• a) 1991

• b) 1992

• c) 1993

• 1994