Question

Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:(1X4=4)

In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in October 1999. He

overthrew a democratically elected government and declared himself the ‘Chief

Executive’ of the country. Later he changed his designation to President and in

2002 held a referendum in the country that granted him a five-year extension.

Pakistani media, human rights organisations and democracy activists said that the

referendum was based on malpractices and fraud. In August 2002 he issued a

‘Legal Framework Order’ that amended the Constitution of Pakistan. According to

this Order, the President can dismiss the national and provincial assemblies. The

work of the civilian cabinet is supervised by a National Security Council which is

dominated by military officers. After passing this law, elections were held to the

national and provincial assemblies. So Pakistan has had elections, elected

representatives have some powers. But the final power rested with military officers

and General Musharraf himself. Clearly, there are many reasons why Pakistan

under General Musharraf should not be called a democracy. People may have

elected their representatives to the national and provincial assemblies but those

elected representatives were not really the rulers. They cannot take the final

decisions. The power to take final decision rested with army officials and with

General Musharraf, and none of them were elected by the people. This happens in

many dictatorships and monarchies. They formally have an elected parliament and

government but the real power is with those who are not elected. In a few

countries, the real power was with some external powers and not with locallyelected representatives. This cannot be called people’s rule.

Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:i. What is the meaning of Referendum?

a. Direct vote in which the entire electorate is asked to either accept or

reject a particular proposal

b. A form of government in which the rulers are elected by the people

c. A system where the majority or elected representatives are allowed to

take decisions on behalf of all the people

d. All of these

ii. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion

(A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and chose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Pakistan not considered a democratic country even after

having elections

Reason (R): Despite elections to the national and provincial assemblies, the

final powers rested with General Musharraf and military officers.

a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c. A is correct but R is wrong.

d. A is wrong but R is correct.

iii. After the passage of the ________, elections were held to the national and

state assemblies.

a. Military rule

b. Referendum

c. Legal Framework Order

d. Both (b) and (c)

iv. Does the given source explain the significance of which feature of

democracy?

a. Democracy must be based on a free and fair election

b. In a democracy, the final decisionmaking power must rest with those

elected by the people

c. In a democracy, each adult citizen must have one vote

d. Democratic government rules within limits set by constitutional law

and citizens' rights​

Answer 1

Answer:

iv. c).ln a democracy,each adult citizen must have one vote.

Answer 2

Answer:

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