RBSE Class 10 Social Science Solutions Civics Chapter 7 Outcomes of Democracy

 RBSE Class 10 Social Science Outcomes of Democracy InText Questions and Answers

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Question 1. 
Democracy is a rule of the majority. The poor are in majority. So democracy must be a rule of the poor. How can this not be the case?
Answer:
Election is compulsory in democracy to gain power. It is difficult to contest election for poor people because without money this is impossible; so only the rich can contest and win election and we can say democracy is a rule of the rich.

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Question 2. 
I am anxious about my board exams. But democracy has so many exams. And millions of examiners!
Answer:
Democracy has to face many challenges present in country. Democracy has so many exams which never end. If I pass one, the next comes. If people get a little benefit they demand for more benefits. They want more from democracy

RBSE Class 10 Social Science Outcomes of Democracy Textbook Questions and Answers

Question 1. 
How does democracy produce an accountable, responsive and legitimate government?
Or 
Is democracy accountable, responsive and legitimate government? Give reasons in favour of your view.
Answer:
(1) Accountable Government- In a democracy, we are most concerned with ensuring that people will have the right to choose their rulers and people will have control over the rulers.

(2) Responsive Government- Democracy forms a responsive government because not only people have right to get information about decisions for people in democracy but also it has means.

(3) Legitimate Government- There is one respect in which democratic government is certainly better than its alternatives, democratic government is legitimate government. It may be slow less efficient, not always very responsive or clean.

 

Question 2. 
What are the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities?
Answer:
There are following conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities-

• Democracies usually develop a procedure to conduct their competition. This reduces the possibility of these tensions becoming explosive or violent.
• Ability to handle social differences, divisions and conflicts is thus a definite plus point of democratic regimes.

Question 3. 
Give arguments to support or oppose the following assertions-
(i) Industrialised countries can afford democracy but the poor need dictatorship to become rich.
(ii) Democracy can't reduce. inequality of incomes between different citizens.
(iii) Government in poor countries should spend less on poverty reduction, health, education and spend more on industries and infrastructure.
(iv) In democracy all citizens have one vote, which means that there is absence of any domination and conflict.
Answer:
(i) We are not agree with this statement because development of any country does not depend on this thing whether there is democracy or dictatorship. It depends on the population, natural means, education of the country and support of people to government.

(ii) We are agree with this statement that democracy cannot reduce the inequalities between its people. Although political equality and legal equality are found in democracy but there is huge difference found between poorrich and literate-illiterate persons.

(iii) I am opposed of this statement. Although industry and infrastructure are important elements of economic development but human resource is also an important element. Human development is compulsory for the industry and infrastructure. Development of human resources is essential for people and working skill. There is no importance of industries without them. Thus government should maintain balance in all aspects.

(iv) Although people have been given equally single voting right, but if any government tries to supress the demands of minorities of any society on its majority basis it creates tension. Thus only the right to universal adult franchise cannot reduce the situation of dominance and conflict.

Question 4. 
Identify the challenges to democracy in the following descriptions. Also suggest policy/institutional mechanism to deepen democracy in the given situations :
(i) Following a High Court directive a temple in Orissa that had separate entry doors for dalits and non-dalits allowed entry for all from the same door.
(ii) A large number of farmers are committing suicide in different states of India.
(iii) Following allegation of killing of three civilians in Gandwara in a fake encounter by Jammu and Kashmir police, an enquiry has been ordered.
Answer:
(i) Seperate entry doors in temple for dalits and non-dalits is the challenge to casteism that prevents the dalits to live freely with dignity. But high court's decision protected the right to equality of dalits.

(ii) Farmers' committing suicide in different states of India shows that they took this step due to extreme poverty. It is the government's responsibility to create such policies to solve this problem so that they may live with dignity.

(iii) This situation creates the challenge of people's safe and peaceful life. Police department and security forces should work under the law. To prevent such incidents high level enquiries must be ordered so that criminals may be punished.

 

Question 5. 
In the context of democracies, which of the following ideas is correct democracies have successfully eliminated :
A. conflicts among people 
B. economic inequalities among people 
C. differences of opinion about how marginalised sections are to be treated 
D. the idea of political inequality. 
Answer:
D. the idea of political inequality.

Question 6. 
In the context of assessing democracy which among the following is odd one out. Democracies need to ensure :
A. free and fair elections 
B. dignity of the individual
C. majority rule 
D. equal treatment before law 
Answer:
C. majority rule.

Question 7. 
Studies on political and social inequalities in democracy show that
A. democracy and development go together. 
B. inequalities exist in democracies.
C. inequalities do not exist under dictatorship. 
D. dictatorship is better than demo-cracy. 
Answer:
B. inequalities exist in democracies. 

 

Question 8. 
Read the passage below:
Nannu is a daily wage earner. He lives in Welcome Mazdoor Colony, a slum habitation in East Delhi. He lost his ration card and applied for a duplicate one in January 2004. He made several rounds to the local Food & Civil Supplies office for the next three months. But the clerks and officials would not even look at him, leave alone do his job or bother to tell him the status of his application. Ultimately, he filed an application under the Right to Information Act asking for the daily progress made on his application, names of the officials, who were supposed to act on his application and what action would be taken against these officials for their inaction. Within a week of filing application under the Right to Information Act, he was visited by an inspector from the Food Department, who informed him that the card had been made and he could collect it from the office. When Nannu went to collect his card next day, he was given a very warm treatment by the Food & Supply Officer (FSO), who is the head of a Circle. The FSO offered him tea and requested him to withdraw his application under the Right to Information, since his work had already been done.
What does Nannu's example show? What impact did Nannu's action have on officials? Ask your parents their experiences when they approach government officials to attend to their problems.
Answer:
(i) Example of Nannu shows that right to information act has made the citizens strong.

(ii) When Nannu lost his ration card he applied for a duplicate one but government officials did not pay attention at his application. He made several rounds to get duplicate copy Tof ration card. Ultimately he filed an application under the right to information act asking for the daily progress made on his application, names of the officials who were supposed to act on his application and what action would be taken against these officials for their in action. Within a week of filing application under the right to information act a food inspector visited at his home and informed him that his ration card was ready and he could collect it. Thus he was greeted by the Official and he got his ration card.

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