It is often said that political parties are facing a crisis because they are very unpopular and the citizens are indifferent to political parties.The available evidence shows that this belief is only partly true for India. The evidence, based on a series of large sample surveys conducted over several decades, shows that:
Political parties do not enjoy much trust among the people in South Asia. The proportion of those who say their trust in political parties is ‘not much’ or ‘not at all’ is more than those who have ‘some’ or ‘great’ trust.
The same is true of most other democracies as well. Political parties are one of the least trusted institutions all over the world.
Yet the level of participation in the activities of political parties was fairly high. The proportion of those who said they were members of some political party was higher in India than many advanced countries like Canada, Japan, Spain and South Korea.
Over the last three decades the proportion of those who report to be members of political parties in India has gone up
steadily.
The proportion of those who say they feel ‘close to a political party’ has also gone up in India in this period.
Answer the following questions
Q1 What you conclude from passage?
Q2 Why political parties are least trusted institution around world?
Q3 Why India participation is politics is higher then many advance countries?
Q4 "The proportion of those who say they feel ‘close to a political party’ has also gone up in India in this period.
" Discuss
Q5 Give a title for this paragraph?
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1: We can conclude from the passage that there is a crisis of trust among citizens in India being faced by the political parties. It is also a common phenomenon in many other democracies around the world. Even though there is such a low trust among the people, it can also be interpreted that the level of participation in political parties in India is higher than in many advanced countries.
2: The primary reason, according to the passage, as to why political parties are the least trusted institution around the world is not explicitly mentioned in the passage. However, we can infer that this low level of trust could be due to the perceived lack of transparency and accountability combined with the failure of political parties to deliver on their promises to the public.
3: The reason for the high level of participation in politics in Indiacan be understood to be due to a strong political culture, a sense of civic duty, or a desire to be involved in the decision-making process of the country.
4: The reason for the statement that "The proportion of those who say they feel ‘close to a political party’ has also gone up in India in this period" can easily deduced from the second last paragraph of the passage. According to it, over the recent decades, India has witnessed an increase in people who are now associated or are a member of a political party in India. As more people associate themselves to a political party, it is only natural that the proportion of people also increases who feel "close to a political party." This suggests that people may be finding a sense of identity or purpose through their association with a political party, despite their lack of trust in the institution as a whole.
5: A suitable title for this paragraph could be "Trust in Political Parties in India: A Paradox."
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