Democratic Rights MCQ's & Questions

Class IX CBSE BOARD                          

DEMOCRATIC POLITICS (PART-1)       

Multiple Choice Question (MCQs)

1. In ....................,  about 600 people were put in jail by the US forces from all over the world

(a) Saudi Arabia.        (b)Guantanamo Bay (c) India                      (d) Kosovo

2. When was National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) set up by law?

(a) In 1990

(b) In 1989

(c) In 1999

(d) In 1993 

3. Which country is ruled by a hereditary king and the people have no role in electing or changing their rulers? 

(a) Kosovo              (b) Saudi Arabia

(c) USA.                    (d) None of these

4. Kosovo was a province of ....................... before its split.

(a) Sri Lanka.                   (b) Zimbabwe

(c) USA                            (d) Yugoslavia

5. Why do we need rights in a democracy? (a) For sustenance of a democracy

(b) To protect minorities from the oppression of majority

(d) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of the above

6. What does Right to Freedom mean?

 (aj Freedom of Speech and Expression

(b) Equality before the law

(c) Freedom of Religion 

(d) Right against Exploitation

7. Who called the Right to Constitutional Remedies the heart and soul of our Constitution.

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Smt. Indira Gandhi

 8. What does 'PIL' stand for?

(a) People's Interest Litigation 

(b) Public Interest Law

(c) Public International Litigation

 (d) Public Interest Litigation

9. What does the word 'Begar mean?

 (a) Practice where the worker is forced to render service to the master free of charge

(b) Claims of persons recognised by society and sanctioned by law

(c) Selling and buying of human beings

 (d) None of the above

10. Who appoints the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?

(a) The President

(b) A senior retired judge

(c) The Vice President

(d) The Prime Minister

11. Which one is not a Fundamental Right?

(a) Right to Equality.   (b) Right to Freedom

(c) Right to use influence in personal work

(d) Right to freedom of Religion

12.  A person who is arrested and detained shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of.............. of arrest.

(a) 12 hours               (b) 24 hours

(c) 35 hours               (d) 48 hours

Q1. What are Rights ? Why do We Need Rights in a Democracy?

Ans-

Rights are reasonable claims of persons recognised by society and sanctioned by law.

(i) Rights are necessary for the very substance of a democracy.

(ii) In a democracy, every citizen has the right to vote and the right to be elected to government.

(iii) For democratic elections to take place it is necessary that citizens should have the right to express their opinion, form political parties and take part in political activities.

(iv) Rights protect minorities from the oppression of the majority.

(v) They ensure that the majority cannot do whatever it likes.

(vi) Rights are guarantees which can be used when things go wrong.

(vii) This usually happens when those in majority want to dominate those in minority.

Q2. Mention Fundamental Rights given in the Indian Constitution.

Ans

The Constitution of India provides for six Fundamental Rights. These are

(a) Right to Equality

(b) Right to Freedom

(c) Right against Exploitation

(d) Right to Freedom of Religion

(e) Cultural and Educational Rights

(f) Right to Constitutional Remedies

Q3. Why  'Right to Freedom' is called cluster of six Rights?

Ans- 

Under Right to Freedom all citizens have the right to

(a) Freedom of speech and expression

(b) Assemble in a peaceful manner

(c) Form associations and unions

(d) Move freely throughout the country

(e) Practice any profession or to carry on any occupation trade or business

Q4. Mentions the three specific social evils which are declared illegal by Constitution under Right against Exploitation.

Ans-

The Constitution mentions three specific evils and declares these illegal.

(i) First, the Constitution prohibits traffic in human beings. Traffic here means selling and buying of human beings, usually girls or women for immoral purposes.

(ii) Second, our Constitution also prohibits forced labour or begar’ in any form. ‘Begar’ is a practice when the worker is forced to render services to the master free of charge or on nominal remuneration. When this practice takes place on a lifelong basis, it is called the practice of bonded labour.

(iii) Finally, the Constitution also prohibits child labour. No one can employ a child below the age of 14 to work in any factory or mine or in any other hazardous work such as railways and ports.

Q5 Explain Right to Freedom of Religion

Ans-

(i) India is a secular state. A secular state is one that does not establish any one religion as its official religion. It keeps equal distance from all religions.

(ii) According to the Right to Freedom of Religion. Every person has the right to profess, practice and propagate any religion he or she believes in.

Q6. Explain Cultural and Educational Right

Ans

(i) Any section of citizens with a distinct language or culture have a right to conserve it.

(ii) Admission to any educational institution maintained by government or receiving government aid cannot be denied to any citizen on the grounds of religion or language.

(iii) All minorities have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. 

Q7. Why Dr Ambedkar called the Right  to Constitutional Remedies, the heart and soul of our Constitution.

Ans

 (I) We have the right to constitutional remedy seek enforcement of our Fundamental Rights if they are violated or taken away from the citizens by fellow citizens, private bodies or by the government.

(iii) When any of our rights are violated we can seek remedy through courts. It is a Fundamental Right through which we can directly approach the Supreme Court or the High  Court of a state. That’s why Dr Ambedkar called the Right  to Constitutional Remedies, the heart and soul of our Constitution.