CBSE  /  Class 9  /  Social Science  /  Civics What is Democracy? Why Democracy?

  • 1. 
    The word ‘Democracy’ comes from the Greek word –

  • Democracia
  • Demokratia
  • Demos
  • Kratia

  • 2. 
    The head of the government in Nepal is the:

  • President
  • Prime Minister
  • King
  • Vice President

  • 3. 
    In which case was the real power with external powers and not with the locally elected representatives?

  • India in Sri Lanka
  • US in Iraq
  • USSR in Communist Poland
  • Both (b) and (c)

  • 4. 
    How many members are elected to the National People’s Congress from all over China?

  • 3050
  • 3000
  • 4000
  • 2000

  • 5. 
    Which party always won elections in Mexico since its independence in 1930 until 2000?

  • Revolutionary Party
  • Mexican Revolutionary Party
  • Institutional Revolutionary Party
  • Institutional Party

  • 6. 
    When did Zimbabwe attain independence and from whom?

  • 1970, from Black minority rule
  • 1880, from White minority rule
  • 1980, from Americans
  • 1980, from White minority rule

  • 7. 
    which of these features is/are necessary to provide the basic rights to the citizens?

  • Citizens should be free to think
  • should be free to form associations
  • Should be free to raise protest
  • All the above

  • 8. 
    What is Constitutional Law?

  • Provisions given in the Constitution
  • Law to make Constitution
  • Law to set up Constituent Assembly
  • none of the above

  • 9. 
    Some of the drawbacks of democracy is

  • Instability and delays
  • corruption and hypocrisy
  • Politicians fighting among themselves
  • all the above

  • 10. 
    In which period did China face one of the worst famines that have occurred in the world?

  • 1932-36
  • 1958-61
  • 2001-2002
  • 2004-2007
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