Question

Q1 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 Anita,

Anuj and Anurag made the following observations:

Anita: Happyland is a democratic country because people were able to throw out the foreign rulers

and bring back the king.

Anuj: 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.

Anurag: 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? Is it monarchy or

democracy? Give reasons​

Answer 1

According to me,it is a monarchy as king can take any decesion either right or wrong and no other people can rule and no one can criticise government to take development,financial fairs etc. so it is a monarchy