PRELUDE PUBLIC SCHOOL, AGRA
SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS
WORKSHEET
GRADE: IX
1. What is meant by the term ‘writ’?
(a) Written laws
(b) A formal document containing an order of the court to the government
(c) Basic features of the Constitution
(d) None of the above
2. What was the reason given by America for imprisoning people at Guantanamo Bay?
(a) They had been caught spying.
(b) They were planning to kill the US President.
(c) They were planning to set up a Communist government in USA.
(d) America considered them as enemies and linked them to the attack on New York on 11th September, 2001.
3. How was the massacre of Albanians finally stopped?
(a) The UN ordered for Milosevic’s arrest (b) Several countries intervened to stop the massacre
(c) The Serbs turned against Milosevic (d) Milosevic reformed himself
4. Which of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a Fundamental Right?
(a) Workers from Bihar go to Punjab to work on the farms
(b) Parents’ property is inherited by their children
(c) Christian mission sets up a chain of missionary schools
(d) Religion is not taken into consideration during admission in schools
5. What does ‘Right to Equality’ say about the public jobs?
(a) Jobs will be provided to all by the government
(b) Jobs will be reserved for the more meritorious students
(c) All citizens will be provided with equal opportunity in matters of employment
(d) None of the above
6. Which of these is false regarding the Freedom of Speech and Expression?
(a) Everyone has a right to think differently
(b) One may disagree with a policy of the government
(c) One can use it to incite people against the government
(d) One is free to criticise the government
7. What does the Constitution say about the practice of untouchability?
(a) It stands abolished (b) Its practice in any form is punishable by law
(c) Since it is an age-old custom, it should be respected (d) Both (a) and (b)
8. Which one of the following rights is available to the citizens of India and not to the citizens of Saudi Arabia?
(a) The country is ruled by a hereditary king (b) Citizens cannot form political parties
(c) Women are subjected to many public restrictions (d) Citizens enjoy the freedom of religion
9. What can be done in case of infringement of the rights in a democracy?
(a) Citizens are helpless; they cannot do anything (b) They can approach courts to protect their rights
(c) They can ask their representatives to do the needful (d) None of these
10. Which of these is not seen as a standard of human rights by the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights?
(a) Right to social security and insurance (b) Right to health
(c) Right to accumulate wealth (d) Right to adequate standard of living
11. Which of these statements about the relationship between Democracy and rights is more valid?
(a) Every country that is a democracy gives rights to its citizens
(b) Every country that gives rights to its citizens is a democracy
(c) Giving rights is good, but it is not necessary for a democracy
(d) All the above
12. Match the following and choose the right options:
a) claim i) Selling and buying of men, women or children for immoral purposes.
b) traffic ii) An order issued by a court asking a person to appear before it.
c) summon iii) A formal document containing an order of the court to the government issued
only by the High Court or the Supreme Court.
d) writ iv) Demand for legal or moral entitlements a person makes on fellow citizens,
society or the government.
(a) a-(iv), b-(i), c- (ii), d-(iii) (b) a-(ii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(iii)
(c) a-(iii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(ii) (d) a-(iv), b-(i), c-(iii), d-(ii)
13. Which one of the following is not a Political Right?
(a) Right to contest election (b) Right to vote
(c) Right to seek any political office (d) Right to freedom
14. Civil Rights are given to the individual by:
(a) Nature (b) God (c) The State (d) The people
15. One of the forms of exploitation as mentioned in the constitution is ‘traffic’. What does it mean?
(a) Transport system (b) Buying and selling of human beings
(c) Buying and selling of goods (d) None of the above
16. Which statement is true about the word ‘Secular’?
(a) One religion treats other religion inferior (b) Tolerant of all religion
(c) Only one religion is encouraged (d) None of the above
17. Which document typically outlines the democratic rights of citizens in a country?
(a) A country's budget (b) A country's Constitution
(c) A country's tax code (d) A country's trade policies
18. Identify the incorrect option from the statements given below regarding Constitution of South Africa
(a) Right to privacy. (b) Right to an environment
(c) Right to have access to adequate housing (d) Right to have access to torture human beings
19. Which institution in a democracy is responsible for interpreting and upholding democratic rights?
(a) The executive (b) The judiciary (c) The legislative (d) The police
20. Which right allows individuals to approach the courts for protection of their fundamental rights?
(a) Right to equality (b) Right to freedom of speech and expression
(c) Right to constitutional remedies (d) Right to freedom of religion
21. Laws have been made to prohibit children from working in which of these industries?
(a) Beedi making (b) Fire crackers and matches
(c) Printing and dyeing (d) All of these
22. Find the incorrect option from the following.
(a) Rights are claims of a person over other fellow beings, over the society and over the government.
(b) Rights are reasonable claims of persons recognized by society and sanctioned by law.
(c) In most democracies the basic rights of the citizen are not written in the constitution.
(d) Citizens have the freedom to hold meetings, processions, rallies and demonstrations on any issue.
23. Consider the statements given below and choose the correct answer
Statement I: Parliament has enacted a law giving the right to information to the citizens Statement II: Certain
rights like right to freedom of press, right to information, and right to education are derived from the
Fundamental Rights.
Options: -
(a) Statement (I) is correct and (II) is incorrect. (b) Statement (I) is incorrect and (II) is correct.
(c) Both (I) & (II) are incorrect. (d) Both (I) & (II) are correct
24. ASSERTION AND REASONING:
In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the
statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): No one can employ a child below the age of fourteen to work in any factory or mine or in any
other hazardous work.
Reason (R): Constitution of India prohibits child labour
Options:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
25. An international human rights organisation who collected information on the condition of the prisoners
in Guantanamo Bay (US) was .
26. According to our constitution, the laws apply in the same manner to all, regardless of a
person’s status. This is called .
27. In a democratic country like India, some rights are given a special status. They are called
28. An order issued by a court asking a person to appear before it, is
29. The government is responsible for providing free and compulsory education to all the children up to the
age of -
30. The of India appoints the National Human Rights Commission.
31. Cultural and Educational Rights are safeguarded mainly for
32. called the Right to Constitutional Remedies, ‘the heart and soul’ of our Constitution.
33. A person who is arrested and detained shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of
of arrest.
34. The demand for legal or moral entitlements a person makes on fellow citizens is referred as __________.