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What is Democracy? Why Democracy

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are features of Democracy?

a)

Democracy is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people.

b)

Elections offer a choice and fair opportunity to the people to change the current rulers

c)

The choice and opportunity is available to all the people on an equal basis

d)

All the above

2.

In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup.....

a)

October 1999

b)

October 1998

c)

September 2002

d)

December 2002

3.

Zimbabwe attained independence from White minority rule in (a)  

4.

The term democracy is derived from the Greek words ____.

a)

Demos and Kratos

b)

Damas and Cruton

c)

Deme and Crata

d)

Demos and Cracy

5.

Democracy is a form of government where the people elect their ____.

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Public servants

d)

Representatives

6.

The government is always formed by the ____ Party in China.

a)

Congress

b)

Labour

c)

Democratic

d)

Communist

7.

The full form of PRI is ____.

a)

People's Republic of India

b)

People's Republic of India

c)

Institutional Revolutionary Party

d)

Percapita Resource Index

8.

____ declared himself the Chief Executive of Pakistan in 1999.

a)

General Khayami

b)

General Pervez Musharraf

c)

General Abdur Rehman

d)

General Butto

9.

The parliament of China is known as the ____.

a)

Congress

b)

Communist House

c)

Duma

d)

National People's Congress

10.

How many members are elected to the National People’s Congress from all over China?

a)

3000

b)

4000

c)

2000

11.

Democracy must be based on

a)

Choice from only the ruling party

b)

One-party system

c)

Free and fair election

12.

" Democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people " is said by whom ?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Napoleon

c)

Abharam Lincoln

d)

Robert Mugabe

13.

Democracy is better than other forms of government because

a)

it is more accountable form of government

b)

there is no possibility to do mistakes in democracy

c)

democratic governments prepare an annual budget

d)

people are given opportunities to participate directly in elections

14.

In which country Russian minority find it difficult to get the right to vote.

a)

Denmark

b)

Fiji

c)

Estonia

d)

Saudi Arabia

15.

Democracy leads to no corruption for it is based on electoral politics. *

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of these is an example of perfect democracy? *

a)

USA

b)

INDIA

c)

FRANCE

d)

None of the above