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WHAT DEMOCRACY? WHY DEMOCRACY?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Public servants

d)

Representatives

3.

____ is/are the real source of power in a democratic country.

a)

The judiciary

b)

The parliament

c)

The People

d)

Aristocrats

4.

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

a)

Congress

b)

Labour

c)

Democratic

d)

Communist

5.

The full form of ZANU-PF is ____.

a)

Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front

b)

Zimbabwe All National Union - Provisional Fund

c)

Zimbabwe Anglo National Union - Peace Force

d)

Zimbabwe African National Union - Peace Force

6.

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

7.

Democracy is based on the fundamental principle of ____.

a)

Secularism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Equality

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.

Abraham Lincoln’s defines democracy as

a)

Demos

b)

Kratia

c)

By/For/Of the people

d)

People of US

11.

What makes India Democratic?

a)

Rule of law

b)

Periodic elections

c)

Fundamental Rights

d)

All of the above

12.

Which of the following is not an essential feature of Democracy?

a)

Free and fair elections

b)

Universal Adult Franchise

c)

Centralisation of power

d)

Rule of law and respect for rights

13.

China violates which feature of Democracy

a)

Free and fair election

b)

Rule of Law

c)

One person one vote

d)

Respect for Rights

14.

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

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Communism

15.

In a country like India, democracy keeps our country_____

a)

Fragmented

b)

Integrated

c)

United

d)

Isolated