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WorksheetsWhat is Democracy ? Why Democracy? Part 2
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In a democracy the final decision-making power must rest with whom?
a)
Those who are in military.
b)
Those elected by the people.
c)
The head of the state.
d)
The King.
2.
In a democracy, each adult citizen must:
a)
have one vote and each vote must have two values
b)
have two votes and each vote must have one value
c)
have one vote and each vote must have one value
d)
all the above
3.
In August 2002, President Musharraf issued a ‘Legal Framework Order’ that:
a)
changed the policies of the country
b)
changed the borders of the country
c)
amended the constitution of Pakistan
d)
all the above
4.
In China, before contesting elections, a candidate needs the approval:
a)
of the army
b)
of the people
c)
of the government
d)
of the Chinese Communist Party
5.
In China, elections are regularly held after every five years for electing the country’s parliament, called:
a)
Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui
b)
Renmin Quanguo Daibiao Dahui
c)
Daibiao Quanguo Renmin Dahui
d)
none of the above
6.
In Fiji, the electoral system is such that the vote of an indigenous Fiji has more value than that of:
a)
an African-Fijian
b)
a Chinese-Fijian
c)
an Indian-Fijian
d)
Pakistani-Fijian
7.
In Pakistan, General Parvez Musharraf led a military coup in October:
a)
1997
b)
1998
c)
1999
d)
2000
8.
In Saudi Arabia:
a)
men do not have the right to vote
b)
women do not have the right to vote
c)
both men and women have the right to vote
d)
both men and women do not have the right to vote
9.
In which case was the real power with external powers and not with the locally elected representatives?
a)
India in Sri Lanka
b)
US in Iraq
c)
USSR in Communist Poland
d)
Both US In Iraq & USSR In Communist Polnd
10.
In which country women do not have the right to vote?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Fiji
c)
Estonia
d)
None of the Above
11.
In which period did China face one of the worst famines that have occurred in the world?
a)
1932-36
b)
1958-61
c)
2001-2002
d)
2004-2007
12.
Mexico has:
a)
been under a military rule before
b)
been under a dictator’s rule before
c)
had never been under a military or dictator’s rule before
d)
all the above
13.
Since its independence in 1930, Mexico holds elections after every:
a)
four years to elect its President
b)
five years to elect its President
c)
six years to elect its President
d)
seven years to elect its President
14.
Some of the drawbacks of democracy is
a)
Instability and delays
b)
corruption and hypocrisy
c)
Politicians fighting among themselves
d)
all the above
15.
The correct argument/s of democracy is/are:
a)
leaders keep changing in a democracy. This leads to instability
b)
democracy is all about political competition and power play. There is no scope for morality
c)
so many people have to be consulted in a democracy that it leads to delays
d)
all the above
16.
The head of the government in Nepal is the:
a)
President
b)
Prime Minister
c)
King
d)
Vice President
17.
The most common form that democracy takes in our time is that of
a)
Unlimited democracy
b)
Representative democracy
c)
Direct democracy
d)
None of the above
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