Question

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In an imaginary country called Happyland, the people overthrew the
foreign ruler and brought back the old royal family. They said: “After
all their ancestors were our kings before foreigners started ruling us. It is good
that we have one strong ruler, who can help us become rich and powerful".
When someone talked about democracy the wise men said it is a
foreign idea. Their struggle was to throw the foreigners and their
ideas out of the country. When someone demanded freedom for the
media, the elders thought that too much criticism of the ruler would
not help them improve their living standards. “After all, the king is so
kind and interested in the welfare of all the subjects. Why create problems for
him. Don't we all want to be happy?"
After reading the above passage, Chaman, Champa and Chandru
made the following observations:
Chaman: Happyland is a democratic country because people were
able to throw out the foreign rulers and bring back the
king
Champa: Happyland is not a democratic country because people
cannot criticise the ruler. The king may be nice and may
provide economic prosperity, but a king cannot give a
democratic rule.
Chandru: What people need is happiness. So they are willing to allow
their new ruler to take decisions for them. If people are
happy it must be a democracy.
What is your opinion about each of these statements? What do you
think about the form of government in this country?​

Answer 1

Answer:

In an imaginary country called Happyland, the people overthrew the foreign ruler and brought back the old royal family. They said: “After all their ancestors were our kings before foreigners started ruling us. It is good that we have one strong ruler, who can help us become rich and powerful”.