Outcomes of Democracy
Question 1.
The difference in the rates of economic developments between less developed countries with
dictatorships and democracies is:
(a) Less
(b) More
(c) Negligible
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Negligible
It is negligible.
Question 2.
Democracies are based on:
(а) Social equality
(b) Caste equality
(c) Economic equality
(d) Political equality
Answer
Answer: (d) Political equality
Democracies are based on political equality.
Question 3.
Democracies do not appear to be very successful in:
(а) Reducing economic inequalities
(b) Reducing political inequalities
(c) Reducing caste distinction
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (а) Reducing
economic inequalities
Democracies are not very successful in reducing economic equalities.
Question 4.
The poor constitute:
(а) A small proportion of our voters
(b) A large proportion of our voters
(c) Less amount of money
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) A large
proportion of our voters
The poor constitute a large proportion of our votes.
Question 5.
People in several poor countries are now dependent on the rich countries:
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(a) For education
(b) For weapons
(c) Food supplies
(d) For medicines
Answer
Answer: (c) Food supplies
They are dependent on food supplies.
Question 6.
Democracies usually develops a procedure to:
(a) Fulfil their needs
(b) Give equal rights to all
(c) Conduct their competition
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Conduct their competition
Democracies usually develop a procedure to conduct their competition.
Question 7.
No society can fully and permanently resolve conflicts:
(a) Among caste systems
(b) Rich and poor
(c) Among different groups
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Among different groups
No society can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different groups.
Question 8.
Non-democratic regimes often turn a blind eye to:
(а) Caste differences
(b) Religious differences
(c) Social differences
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Social differences
Non-democratic regimes often turn a blind eye to social differences.
Question 9.
Majority and minority opinions are:
(a) Permanent
(b) Not permanent
(c) Temporary
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Not permanent
These are not permanent.
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Question 10.
Democracy remains democracy only as long as every citizen has a chance of being:
(a) Minority at some point of time
(b) Majority at some point of time
(c) Fully recognized
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Majority at some point of time
Democracy remains democracy only as long as every citizen has a chance of being majority at
some point of time.
Question 11.
Democracy stands much superior to any other form of government in promoting:
(а) Dignity and freedom of the individual
(b) Freedom of the people
(c) Rights of people
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (а) Dignity and freedom of the individual
It promotes the dignity and freedom of the individual.
Question 12.
Most societies across the world were historically:
(a) Male dominated societies
(b) Female dominated societies
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Male dominated societies
In the past almost all societies were male dominated societies.
Question 13.
Democracy in India has strengthened the claims of the disadvantaged and discriminated castes
for:
(а) Their upliftment
(b) For equal status
(c) For equal status and equal opportunity
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (c) For equal status
and equal opportunity
Question 14.
The most distinctive feature of democracy is that:
(a) It is the right government
(b) It considers rich and poor equal
(c) Its examinations never gets over
(d) None of the above
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Answer
Answer: (c) Its examinations never gets over
The most distinctive feature of democracy is that its examination never gets over.
Question 15.
Most individuals today believe that their vote makes a difference to the way the government:
(а) Is run and to their own self-interest
(b) Can be changed
(c) Can be destroyed
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (а) Is run and to their own self-interest
The way the government is run and to their own self interest.
Question 16.
Which are the positive features of democracy?
(а) Promotes equality among citizens
(b) Enhances the dignity of the individual
(c) Provides a method to resolve conflicts
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
All the above are positive statements of democracy.
Question 17.
Democracy is seen to be good in principle:
(a) But felt to be not so good in its practice
(b) But wide in practice
(c) And much better in practice
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) But felt to be not so good in its practice
Democracy is seen to be good in principle but felt to be not so good in its practise
Question 18.
Our interest and fascination for democracy often pushes us into taking a position that democracy:
(a) Cannot address all socio-economic and political problems
(b) Can address all socio-economic and political problems
(e) Can solve our problems
(d) Cannot do anything
Answer
Answer: (b) Can address all socio-economic and political problems
We always think that democracy can address all socio-economic and political problems.
Question 19.
One of the most basic outcomes of democracy should be that it produces a government that:
(a) Can may rules for the country
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(b) Can allow citizens to vote
(c) Is accountable to the citizens
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Is accountable to the citizens
Democracy should always produce a government that is accountable to the citizens.
Question 20.
Democracy is based on the idea of:
(a) Deliberation and negotiation
(b) Rule for all
(c) All are equal
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Deliberation and negotiation
Democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation.
Question 21.
A democratic government will take:
(a) Less time to follow procedures before arriving at a decision
(b) More time to follow procedures before arriving at a decision
(c) No time to follow procedures before arriving at a decision
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) More time to follow procedures before arriving at a decision
A democratic government will always take more time to follow procedures before arriving at a
decision.
Question 22.
Most democracies fall short of election that provide:
(a) A fair change to everyone
(b) Fair rules to everyone
(c) Fair rights to everyone
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) A fair change to everyone
Most democracies fall short of elections that provide a fair chance to everyone.
Question 23.
Democratic governments do not have a very good record when it comes to:
(a) Sharing information with government
(b) Sharing rights to everyone
(c) Sharing information with citizens
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Sharing information with citizens
Democratic governments do not have a very good record when it comes to sharing information
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with citizens.
Question 24.
In substantive terms it may be reasonable to expect from democracy a government that is:
(a) Attentive to the needs of the people
(b) Demands of the people
(c) Free of corruption
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
All the above factors.
Question 25.
The routine tales of corruption are enough to convince us that democracy:
(a) Is free of all evils
(b) Is not free of all evils
(c) Is the right choice
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Is not free of all evils
Democracy, is no doubt, not free of all evils.
Question 26.
Democratic government is:
(a) Right choice of government
(b) Is free of all evils
(c) People’s own government
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) People’s own government
Democratic government is people’s own government.
Question 27.
Democracy’s ability to generate its own support is itself:
(a) An outcome that cannot be ignored
(b) An outcome that can be ignored
(c) An outcome that is right
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) An outcome that cannot be ignored
Democracy’s ability to generate its own support is itself an outcome that cannot be ignored.
Question 28.
Evidence shows that in practice many democracies:
(a) Have fulfilled every expection
(b) Have the capacity to do what they want
(c) Do not fulfil every expectation
(d) None of the above
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Answer
Answer: (c) Do not fulfil every expectation
Democracies never fulfil every expectation.
Question 29.
The type of governments which have slightly higher rate of economic growth are:
(а) Democracies
(b) Dictatorships
(c) Monarchy
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Dictatorships
Dictatorships have shown slightly higher rate of economic growth.
Question 30.
The factors which help in economic development are:
(a) Country’s population size
(b) Global situation
(c) Cooperation from other countries
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
All the above factors help in economic development.
Write true (T) or false (F)
1. Democracy enchances the dignity of the individual.
Answer
Answer: True
2. Democracy does not allows room to correct mistakes.
Answer
Answer: False
3. Our interest is and fascination for democracy often pushes us into taking a position that
democracy can address all socio-economic and religious problems.
Answer
Answer: False
4. The first step towards thinking carefully about the outcomes of democracy is to recognise that
democracy is just a form of government.
Answer
Answer: True
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5. 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.
Answer
Answer: True
6. Democracy is based on the idea of trust and negotiation.
Answer
Answer: False
7. Democratic governments take less time to follow procedures before arriving at a decision.
Answer
Answer: False
8. In a non-democratic government there is no transparency.
Answer
Answer: True
9. Democracies have had greater success in setting up regular and free elections and in setting up
conditions for open public debate.
Answer
Answer: True
10. Democratic government have a very good record when it comes to sharing information with
citizens.
Answer
Answer: False
11. Democracies do not frustrate the needs of the people and often ignore the demands of a
majority of its population.
Answer
Answer: False
12. Democratic government is legitimate government.
Answer
Answer: True
13. A democratic government is people’s own government.
Answer
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Answer: True
14. People, today, never wish to be ruled by representatives elected by them.
Answer
Answer: False
15. Democracy’s ability to generate its own support is itself an outcome that cannot be ignored.
Answer
Answer: True
16. In practice many democracies fulfil all their expections.
Answer
Answer: False
17. Dictatorships have slightly higher rate of economic growth.
Answer
Answer: True
18. It is better to prefer democracy than dictatorship because it has several positive outcomes.
Answer
Answer: True
19. Democracies are not based on political equality.
Answer
Answer: False
20. All individuals do not have equal weight in electing representatives.
Answer
Answer: False
21. A small number of ultra-rich enjoy a highly disproportionate share of wealth and incomes.
Answer
Answer: True
22. In actual life, democracies do not appear to be very successful in reducing economic
inequalities.
Answer
Answer: True
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23. The rich constitute a large proportion of our voters and no party will like to lose their votes.
Answer
Answer: False
24. More than half of Bangladesh’s population lives in poverty.
Answer
Answer: True
25. People m several poor countries are now dependent on the rich countries even for medicines.
Answer
Answer: False
26. Democracies usually develop a procedure to conduct their competition.
Answer
Answer: True
27. No society can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different groups.
Answer
Answer: True
28. Democratic regimes often turn a blind eye to social differences.
Answer
Answer: False
29. Majority and minority opinions are permanent.
Answer
Answer: False
30. Democracy remains a democracy only as long as every citizen has a chance of being in
majority at some point of time.
Answer
Answer: True
Match the following
1.
Column-I Column-II Column-III
1. Democracy produces a (a) in reducing (A) economic inequalities
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government that
2. Democratic government
(b) positive (B) outcomes
takes more time
3. Democratic government is (c) legitimate (C) government
4. Democracy has several (d) time to follow (D) procedures
5. Democracies do not
(e) is accountable (E) to the citizen
appear to be successful
Answer
Answer:
Column-I Column-II Column-III
1. Democracy produces a
(e) is accountable (E) to the citizen
government that
2. Democratic government
(d) time to follow (D) procedures
takes more time
3. Democratic government is (c) legitimate (C) government
4. Democracy has several (b) positive (B) outcomes
5. Democracies do not
(a) in reducing (A) economic inequalities
appear to be successful
2.
Column-A Column-B
1. Democracy promotes (a) idea of deliberation and
equality negotiation
2. Democracy is based on the (b) political equality
3. Democracy allows room (c) to resolve conflicts
4. Democracies are based on (d) among citizens
5. Democracy provides a
(e) to correct mistake
method
Answer
Answer:
Column-A Column-B
1. Democracy promotes
(d) among citizens
equality
(a) idea of deliberation and
2. Democracy is based on the
negotiation
3. Democracy allows room (e) to correct mistake
4. Democracies are based on (b) political equality
5. Democracy provides a
(c) to resolve conflicts
method
Fill in the blanks
1. Democracy improves the ……………………… of decision making.
Answer
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Answer: quality
2. Democracy allows room to correct ……………………… .
Answer
Answer: mistakes
3. Non-democratic rulers do not have to bother about deliberation in ……………………… or worry
about majorities and public opinion.
Answer
Answer: assemblies
4. Democracy ensures that decision making will be based on ……………………… and procedures.
Answer
Answer: accountable
5. It is right to except democracy to produce a government that follows procedures and is
……………………… to the people.
Answer
Answer: norms
6. Most democracies fall short of ……………………… that provide a fair chance to everyone and in
subjecting every decision to public debate.
Answer
Answer: elections
7. Democratic governments do not have a very good record when it comes to sharing
……………………… with citizens.
Answer
Answer: information
8. Democracies often ……………………… the needs of the people.
Answer
Answer: frustrate
9. Democratic government is a ……………………… government.
Answer
Answer: legitimate
10. We cannot say that democracy is a guarantee ……………………… of development.
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Answer
Answer: economic
11. It is reasonable to except democracies to reduce economic ……………………… .
Answer
Answer: disparities
12. Democracies are based on ……………………… equality.
Answer
Answer: political
13. In Bangladesh, more than half of its population lives in ……………………… .
Answer
Answer: poverty
14. Democracy is not simply ruled by majority ……………………… .
Answer
Answer: opinion
15. Majority and minority opinions are not ……………………… .
Answer
Answer: permanent
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