MCQ Questions for Class 10 Civics Chapter 5 Popular Struggles and Movements with Answers

1. Which one of the following statements is correct regarding ‘sectional interest groups’?

A. They promote collective rather than selective good.
B. Their principal concern is betterment and well-being of their members, not society in general.
C. They aim to help groups other than their own members.
D. They do not seek to promote the interest of a particular section or group of society.

ANSWER= B. Their principal concern is betterment and well-being of their members, not society in general.

 

2. What was the main reason of Bolivia’s Water War? Choose the most appropriate answer from the following:

A. Privatisation of water supply
B. Irregular water supply
C. Supply of poor quality water
D. An increase in water price by four times.

ANSWER= D. An increase in water price by four times.

 

3. Which one of the following political parties came to power in Bolivia in 2006?

A. The Communist Party
B. The Republican Party
C. The Socialist Party
D. The Conservative Party

ANSWER= C. The Socialist Party

 

4. Which one of the following was the main aim to start movement on April 2006, in Nepal?

A. To control over government
B. To snatch power from the king
C. To restore democracy
D. To dethrone the king

ANSWER= C. To restore democracy

 

5. Which of the following is not a movement?

A. Narmada Bachao Andolan
B. Women’s Movement
C. Struggle in Nepal
D. All India Trade Union Congress

ANSWER= D. All India Trade Union Congress

 

6. In 2006 the party that came to power in Bolivia was

A. SPA —Seven Party Alliance
B. Socialist Party
C. Communist Party
D. Nationalist Party

ANSWER= B. Socialist Party

 

7. People’s struggle in Bolivia was

A. to establish democracy
B. about foundation of country’s politics
C. against privatisation of water
D. against privatisation of electricity

ANSWER= C. against privatisation of water

 

8. Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in

A. April 1990
B. February 2005
C. April 2006
D. April 2004

ANSWER= C. April 2006

 

9. Pressure groups and movements have deepened democracy by

A. putting pressure on the public
B. countering undue influence of the government
C. non-accommodation of conflicting interests
D. controlling and sharing political power

ANSWER= B. countering undue influence of the government

 

10. In most cases the relationship between political parties and interest groups is

A. direct
B. not opposed to each other
C. in dialogue and negotiation
D. opposed yet in dialogue

ANSWER= D. opposed yet in dialogue

 

11. Which of these is one of the agencies of organised politics?

A. Political parties
B. Pressure groups
C. Movement groups
D. All of the above

ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

12. Which one of the following is not true about the pressure groups?

A. They are directly engaged in party politics
B. They take a political stance
C. They organise protests
D. They try to gain public support

ANSWER= D. They try to gain public support

 

13. Who won Bolivia’s water war?

A. People
B. Government
C. MNC
D. None of the above

ANSWER= A. People

 

14. Which financial agency/organisation pressurised the government to give up its control of municipal water supply?

A. International Monetary Fund
B. World Bank
C. Central Bank of Bolivia
D. None of these

ANSWER= B. World Bank

 

15. When did King Gyanendra dismiss the then prime minister and dissolve the Parliament?

A. In February 2005
B. In February 2006
C. In March 2006
D. In April 2006

ANSWER= A. In February 2005

 

16. Which of the following is a movement?

A. Women’s movement
B. Environmental movement
C. Both a and b
D. None of these

ANSWER= C. Both a and b

 

17. Nepal was one of the ‘third wave’ countries that had won democracy in ___

A. 1990
B. 1996
C. 1987
D. 1995

ANSWER= A. 1990

 

18. On 24 April 2006, the king of Nepal was forced to concede all the demands and the SPA chose ___ as the new Prime Minister of the interim Government.

A. Sher Bahadur Deuba
B. K. P. Sharma Oli
C. Girija Prasad Koirala
D. Madhav Kumar Nepal

ANSWER= C. Girija Prasad Koirala

 

19. People’s successful struggle against privatisation of water in ____ reminds us that popular struggles are integral to the working of democracy.

A. Ecuador
B. Brazil
C. Peru
D. Bolivia

ANSWER= D. Bolivia

 

20. Bolivia is a poor country located in ____.

A. North America
B. Latin America
C. Africa
D. Asia

ANSWER= B. Latin America

 

21. The ___ pressured the Bolivian Government to give up its control of municipal water supply.

A. World Bank
B. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
C. World Economic Forum (WEF)
D. World Trade Organization (WTO)

ANSWER= A. World Bank

 

22. The Bolivian Government had sold the rights for the city of ___ to a multinational company. The company immediately increased the price of water by four times, causing great distress to the public.

A. Sucre
B. La Paz
C. Cochabamba
D. Potosi

ANSWER= C. Cochabamba

 

23. The popular struggle in Bolivia was about one specific policy, while the struggle in Nepal was about the ___.

A. foundations of the country’s politics.
B. foundations of the country’s economic policies
C. foundations of the country’s religious policies.
D. foundations of the country’s policies on external affairs.

ANSWER= A. foundations of the country’s politics.

 

24. Which of the following statements regarding protests in Bolivia and Nepal are false?

A. Both of these are instances of political conflict that led to popular struggles.
B. In both cases, the struggle involved mass mobilisation.
C. Public demonstration of mass support clinched the dispute.
D. Both instances did not involve the critical role of political organisations.

ANSWER= D. Both instances did not involve the critical role of political organisations.

 

25. Which of the following statements regarding democracy is true?

A. Democracy evolves through popular struggles.
B. Defining moments of democracy usually involve conflict between those groups who have exercised power and those who aspire for a share in power.
C. These moments come when the country is going through transition to democracy, expansion of democracy or deepening of democracy
D. All the above statements are true.

ANSWER= D. All the above statements are true.

 

26. Which of the following statements are true about democratic conflicts?

A. Democratic conflict is resolved through mass mobilisation.
B. It is possible that the conflict is resolved by using the existing institutions like the Parliament or the Judiciary.
C. When there is a deep dispute, very often these institutions themselves get involved in the dispute. The resolution has to come from outside, from the people.
D. All of the above are true.

ANSWER= D. All of the above are true.

 

27. The Green Belt Movement had planted 30 million trees across____. Its leader was Wangari Maathai.

A. Kenya
B. Uganda
C. South Africa
D. Bolivia

ANSWER= A. Kenya

 

28. In 1987, a movement called Kittiko-Hachchiko (meaning, pluck and plant) started a non-violent protest, where people plucked the eucalyptus plants and planted saplings of trees that were useful to the people. This movement took place in ___

A. Maharashtra
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Gujarat

ANSWER= C. Karnataka

 

29. Which of the following statements is true?

A. SPA was not the only organisation behind the mass upsurge in Nepal.
B. The protest was joined by the Nepalese Communist Party (Maoist) which believed in parliamentary democracy.
C. Nepalese Communist Party (Maoist) was involved in an armed struggle against the Nepali Government and had established its control over large parts of Nepal.
D. Both (A) and (C) are true.

ANSWER= D. Both (A) and (C) are true.

 

30. Which of the following statements regarding the protest against water privatisation is true?

A. The protest against water privatisation in Bolivia was not led by any political party.
B. The protest was led by an organisation called FEDECOR.
C. FEDECOR comprised local professionals, including engineers and environmentalists
D. All of the above statements are true.

ANSWER= D. All of the above statements are true.

 

31. Which of the following statements regarding Pressure Groups are true?

A. Pressure groups are organisations that attempt to influence Government policies.
B. Pressure groups do not aim to directly control or share political power.
C. Pressure groups are formed when people with common occupations, interests, aspirations or opinions come together in order to achieve a common objective.
D. All of the above statements are true.

ANSWER= D. All of the above statements are true.

 

32. Trade unions are examples of ___.

A. Pressure groups
B. Interest groups
C. Political groups
D. Economic groups

ANSWER= B. Interest groups

 

33. ____ are the groups which promote collective good rather than selective good.

A. Public Interest groups
B. Pressure groups
C. Political groups
D. Economic groups

ANSWER= A. Public Interest groups

 

34. A group fighting against bonded labour is an example of ____

A. Religious groups
B. Right to Equality groups
C. Pressure groups
D. Public Interest groups

ANSWER= D. Public Interest groups

 

35. The RTI Act of ____ is a landmark legislation passed by our Parliament. Under this Act, citizens can seek information from Government offices pertaining to different activities.

A. 2001
B. 2005
C. 2007
D. 2000

ANSWER= B. 2005

 

36. When the Assam movement led by ___ against the ‘foreigners’ came to an end, it led to the formation of the Asom Gana Parishad.

A. business groups
B. political parties
C. lawyers
D. students

ANSWER= D. students

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