Outcomes of Democracy: Class 10 Important Questions with Answers

12 MCQs

1. Democracy is "just a form of government" that can only
   (a) guarantee growth (b) create conditions (c) end poverty (d) stop conflict
2. The right and means to examine decision making is called
   (a) legitimacy (b) transparency (c) deliberation (d) accountability
3. In which respect is democracy certainly better than alternatives?
   (a) speed (b) efficiency (c) legitimacy (d) growth
4. Growth rate of all dictatorial regimes 1950–2000
   (a) 3.95 (b) 4.42 (c) 4.28 (d) 4.34
5. Top 20% take more than 60% of income in
   (a) Denmark (b) Hungary (c) Brazil (d) UK
6. More than half the population is poor in (NCERT)
   (a) Bangladesh (b) Nepal (c) Sri Lanka (d) India
7. In South Asia, democracy was not preferred over dictatorship in
   (a) Nepal (b) Pakistan (c) India (d) Sri Lanka
8. Democracy transforms people from
   (a) citizens to subjects (b) subjects to citizens (c) voters to rulers (d) poor to rich
9. The cost democracy pays is
   (a) money (b) time (c) freedom (d) efficiency of courts
10. Nannu used the
    (a) RTE Act (b) RTI Act (c) Consumer Act (d) MGNREGA
11. Democracy remains democracy as long as every citizen
    (a) votes (b) has a chance of being in majority (c) is rich (d) agrees
12. "People complaining" about democracy shows
    (a) its failure (b) its success (c) dictatorship is better (d) apathy

1 (b) · 2 (b) · 3 (c) · 4 (b) · 5 (c) · 6 (a) · 7 (b) · 8 (b) · 9 (b) · 10 (b) · 11 (b) · 12 (b)

Assertion–Reason (5)

(a) Both true, R explains A. (b) Both true, R does not explain A. (c) A true, R false. (d) A false, R true.

1. A: Democratic decisions may be slower. R: Democracy is based on deliberation and negotiation.
2. A: Democracy guarantees economic development. R: Dictatorships grew slightly faster from 1950 to 2000.
3. A: Democracy is a legitimate government. R: It is the people's own government.
4. A: Rule by majority must not become rule by the majority community. R: Majority and minority opinions are not permanent.
5. A: Caste atrocities in India lack moral and legal foundations. R: Democracy has strengthened the claims of disadvantaged castes.

Key: 1 (a) · 2 (d) · 3 (a) · 4 (a) · 5 (a)