SUBHENDU SIR
CLASS 9 SST TEST
F.M. – 40 Time – 1hr 15mins
NAME – DATE –
I) Multiple Choice Questions:– [1×10=10]
1) Identify the incorrect statement(s).
a) In China, elections are regularly held after every five-years for electing the country' Parliament.
b) In China, the government is always formed by the Chinese Communist Party. 10
c) In Mexico, until 2000, every election was won by PRI.
d) None of the above
2) Study the picture and answer the question that follows:
What neighbouring country of India can the above cartoon be related to?
a) Pakistan b) Nepal c) Bhutan d) Bangladesh
3) Match the following:
Column I Column II
A. President of the Constituent Assembly 1. HC Mookherjee
B. Vice-Chairman of the Constituent Assembly 2. TT Krishnamachari
C. Chairman of the Drafting Committee 3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Member of the Drafting Committee 4. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
A B C D A B C D
a) 3 2 4 1 b) 3 1 4 2
c) 4 2 3 1 d) 1 3 4 2
4) Match the following:
Column I Column II
1. Garibi Hatao A. Janata Party
2. Save Democracy B. Telugu Desam Party
3. Land to the Tiller C. Congress Party
4. Protect the Self-respect of the Telugus D. Left Front
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
a) C A D B b) C D B A
c) A C D B d) A D C B
5) Who gave this statement - "I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all
persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities"?
a) Dr. BR Ambedkar b) Nelson Mandela c) Aung San Suu Kyi d) Nkrumah
6) Identify the incorrect option.
a) Sovereign state: No external power can dictate the Government of India.
b) Secular state: Indian citizens have complete freedom to follow any religion.
c) Republic: A form of government where people enjoy equal political rights.
d) Equality: All are equal before the law.
7) Which one of the following is not a factor that makes an election democratic?
a) There should be something to choose from.
b) Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections.
c) The choice should not be offered at regular intervals.
d) The candidate preferred by the people should get elected.
8) What do we mean when we say that a constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Castes (SCs)?
a) Any candidate can fight the election but only the SC candidate will be declared winner.
b) Any candidate can fight the election but only women candidate will be declared winner.
c) Only SC candidate can fight the election.
d) None of the above
Directions (Q. Nos. 9-10): In the following questions given below, there are two statements marked
as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. c) A is true but R is false.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. d) A is false but R is true.
9) Assertion (A): Elections give the voters the right to elect their representatives or rulers.
Reason (R): Through elections, voters can't choose who will form the government and take major
decisions.
10) Assertion (A): In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of France.
Reason (R): Initially, many saw him as a liberator who would bring freedom for the people.
II) Short Answer Type Questions:– [3×5=15]
11) Giving the example of Mexico, prove that although. having a democratic system, they were not
practising democracy.
12) 'The authority of the rules of the Constitution is the same as that of any other law. Giving reasons
state whether it is true or false.
13) All countries that have Constitutions are not necessarily democratic but all countries that are
democratic will have a Constitution. Clarify with the help of examples.
14) 'Regular electoral competition provides incentives to political parties and leaders'. Explain.
15) Explain the role of the Election Commission in free and fair elections.
III) Long Answer Type Questions:– [5×3=15]
16) An electoral competition has many demerits. Analyse the statement.
17) Describe any five values/goals of the Indian Constitution included in the Preamble.
18) Describe the contribution of the French philosophers in the outbreak of the revolution of 1789.
ANSWERS
1) d) None of the above
2) a) Pakistan
3) A B C D
b) 3 1 4 2
4) 1 2 3 4
a) C A D B
5) b) Nelson Mandela
6) c) Republic: A form of government where people enjoy equal political rights.
7) c) The choice should not be offered at regular intervals.
8) c) Only SC candidate can fight the election.
9) c) A is true but R is false.
10) d) A is false but R is true.
11) Since, its independence in 1930, Mexico holds elections every six years to elect their
President. But until 2000, every election was won by a party called PRI. Opposition parties
contested elections, but never managed to win. The PRI was known to use several unfair
tricks to win elections.
i. The PRI spent large amounts of money in campaign for its candidates.
ii. Booths were shifted from one place to another in the last minute, which made it difficult for
the people to cast their votes.
This proves that although Mexico had a democratic system, they were not practising democracy.
12) It is true. The Constitution is the supreme law of a country. It is the foundation of a democratic
entity. The rules laid down in the Constitution are the basis on which all the other laws are
framed. Hence, it follows that the constitutional rules have the same authority, perhaps even
greater, as any other law of the country.
13) All countries that have Constitutions are not necessarily democratic, but all countries that are
democratic will have a Constitution. The following examples make this clear:
i. After the war of independence against Great Britain, the Americans gave themselves a
Constitution.
ii. After the revolution, the French people approved a democratic Constitution.
14) Due to regular elections, those who are in power take only those decisions which are
approved or liked by the common people. They know that if they raise issues that people want
to be raised, their popularity and chances of victory will increase in the next elections. But if
they fail to satisfy the voters with their work, they will not be able to win again. The hope for
winning the next elections induces the losers or the opposition parties to raise the issues
related to the common people.
15) The Election Commission (EC) plays an important role in ensuring free and fair elections in the
following manner:
i. The EC orders the government not to misuse their power during the election period.
ii. When on election duty, government officers work under the control of EC and not the
government.
iii. When it is of the opinion that polling was not fair, then it can order for a repoll.
16) An electoral competition has many demerits, some important amongst them are as follows:
i. A sense of disunity and factionalism develops in every locality.
ii. Parties and candidates use dirty tricks, unfair means and even put false allegations against
one another.
iii. There is a pressure to win elections and this does not allow sensible long-term policies to be
formulated.
iv. Because of dirty political tactics adopted by the politicians, many good people do not enter
politics.
v. Just before elections popular schemes are announced such as loan waiver, free electricity,
etc., to attract voters. These schemes lead to wasteful expenditure.
17) The following goals are incorporated in the Indian Constitution:
i. Sovereign: Government has supreme right to make decisions on internal as well as
external matters. No external power can dictate the Government of India.
ii. Socialist: Wealth is generated socially and should be shared equally by the society. The
government should regulate the ownership of land and industry to reduce socio-economic
inequalities.
iii. Secular: Citizens have complete freedom to follow any religion. There is no official religion.
The government treats all religious beliefs and practices with equal respect.
iv. Republic: The Head of the State is an elected person and not a hereditary one.
v. Equality: All are equal before the law. The traditional social inequalities have to be ended.
The government should ensure equal opportunity for all.
18) The 18th century witnessed the emergence of revolutionary thinkers such as John Locke,
Jean Jacques Rousseau and Montesquieu. Their ideas motivated people and led to the
outbreak of French Revolution, as described below:
i. The ideas of a society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities for all were put
forward by philosophers such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
ii. In his book, Two Treatises of Government, Locke sought to refute the doctrine of the divine
and absolute right of the monarch.
iii. Rousseau carried the idea forward by proposing a form of government based on social
contract between people and their representatives.
iv. Montesquieu, in his book, The Spirit of the Lows, proposed a division of power within the
government between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.