Question

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. Whenever possible and necessary, citizens should be able to participate in decision making, that affects them all. Therefore, the most basic outcome of democracy should be that it produces a government that is accountable to the citizens, and responsive to the needs and expectations of the citizens. Some people think that democracy produces less effective government. It is, of course, true that non-democratic rulers are very quick and efficient in decision making and implementation, whereas, democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation. So, some delay is bound to take place. But, because it has followed procedures, its decisions may be both more acceptable to the people and more effective. Moreover, when citizens want to know if a decision was taken through the correct procedures, they can find this out. They have the right and the means to examine the process of decision making. This is known as transparency. This factor is often missing from a non-democratic government. There is another aspect 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. But a democratic government is people’s own government.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option
25.1 People’s right to choose their own rulers is called as the –
A. Right to Initiate
B. Right to Plebiscite
C. Right to Vote
D. Right to Referendum
25.2 Which of the following options helps in promoting transparency in the governance?
E. Right to education
F. Right to information
G. Right against exploitation
H. Right to speech and expression

25.3 ----------------- make/s the government legitimate.
I. Credibility of politicians
J. People’s movements
K. Free and fair elections
L. Holding of powers
25.4. Decisions in a democracy are more acceptable to the people because they are -
A. Taken swiftly and implemented quickly
B. Taken by giving privileges to the people
C. Taken through elites’ votes
D. Taken after following due processes

Answer 1

Answer:

1.right to vote

3.k free and fair elections

4.taken through elites votes

2.right to speech and expression

I think sooo

Answer 2

Answer:

25.1 - (C) Right to Vote

25.2- (H) Right to Speech and Education

25.3- (K) Free and Fair Elections

25.4- (B)