China's famine of 1958-1961 was the worst recorded famine in world history. Nearly
three crore people died in this famne During those days, India's economic condition was
not much better than Chma. Yet India did not have a famine of the kind China had
Economists think that this was a result of different government policies in the two
countries. The existence of democracy m India made the Indian government respond to
food scarcity ma way that the Chmese government did not. They point out that no large
scale famme has ever taken place man independent and democratic country. If Chma too
had multparty elections, an opposition party and a press free to anticise the government,
them sommy people may not have died a the famine. Democracy is better than any other
form of government in responding to the needs of the people. A nondemocratic
government may and can respond to the people's needs, but it all depends on the wishes
of the people who rule If the rulers don't want to, they don't have to act according to the
wishes of the people
1 According to paragraph, why India was able to prevent famines?
A India has machines to produce food.
B. India is a democratic country and it focused well on food scarcity,
C. India imported food items from other countries for its citizens
D. None of the above
II. According to paragraph which of the following is not correct about chma?
A. Smgle party rule
B. Absence of oppostbon
C. Democratic government
D. No freedom for press
III. According to paragraph what is the advantage of democratic form of government?
A. Democratic form of government helps in growth of economy.
B. Democratic form of government responds to the need of people.
C. Democratic form of government requires military power.
D. Democratic form of government is more powerful
IV. What is the central idea of the paragraph?
A. Discussion on economic condition of chma
B. India is more powerful than Chma
C. Democracy is n danger n Chma
D. Comparison between democratic and undemocratic government
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Answer:
1 B
2 C (as this statement is not true about china )
3 B (according to the fact the paragraphs states this is the correct option)
4 D ( yes this paragraph is not about just discussing economic condition of China as it compares democracy with monarchy, it is not about showing china down and india above it , it is not about democracy is in danger in china as it is already eliminated from many years it's all about comparisons of democracy in a country with a undemocratic country and benifits of democracy over any other type of gov.
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