Unit 3 Ch 8 : Challenges to Democracy - CBSE STD 10 Social Studies Questions

Q 1MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

The Seven Party Alliance $\text{(SPA)}$ in Nepal has succeeded in removing monarchy, holding elections and forming government. This comes under which one of the following challenges?

✓
Foundational challenges.
B
Challenge of expansion of democracy.
C
Challenge of deepening of democracy.
D
All the above.

Answer: A.

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Q 2MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

Which one of the following is a foundational challenge of democracy?

A
Ensuring greater power to local government.
✓
Keeping military away from controlling government.
C
Extension of federal principle to all the units of the federation.
D
Empowering women.

Answer: B.

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Q 3MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

Which of the following statements Is correct keeping the requirement of formation of government?
Statement i: It is possible for independent candidates to form a government.
Statement ii: Government formation is exclusively reserved for political parties.
Statement iii: The formation of government is limited to only elected political parties.
Statement iv: Government can only be formed by political parties that are elected and hold a majority.

A
Statement i and ii are right.
B
Statement i, ii and iii are right
C
Statement iii is right.
✓
Only statement iv is right.

Answer: D.

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Q 4MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

What is not true regarding a challenge?

✓
Any sort of problem or difficulty is called a challenge.
B
A challenge is a difficulty which is significant and which can be overcome.
C
A challenge is a difficulty that carries within it an opportunity for progress.
D
Once we overcome a challenge, we go up to a higher level than before.

Answer: A.

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Q 5MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

Which one of the following is not true regarding how politics can be reformed?

✓
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.

Answer: A.

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Q 6True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

First priority of democracy is to form the government. $($True/ False$)$

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Q 7Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

Difficulties which are very significant and which can be overcome signify $.............$

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Q 8Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

$.............$ takes the major decision in a democracy.

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Q 9Question(1 Marks)1 Mark