MCQ Questions for Class 10 Civics Chapter 7 Outcomes of Democracy with Answers

1. Which one of the following is an example of outcomes of a democracy that produces an accountable government?

A. Open to public debates on major policies and legislation
B. Open in promoting economic development
C. Open in reducing economic inequalities
D. Open to rulers elected by the people

ANSWER= A. Open to public debates on major policies and legislation

 

2. Which one of the following is the most popular form of government in the contemporary world?

A. Dictatorship
B. Monarchy
C. Military rule
D. Democracy

ANSWER= D. Democracy

 

3. Which one of the following features is common to most of the democracies?

A. They have formal Constitution
B. They hold regular elections
C. They have political parties
D. All of the above

ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

4. In which one of the following countries is democracy not preferred over dictatorship?

A. Bangladesh
B. Pakistan
C. Sri Lanka
D. India

ANSWER= B. Pakistan

 

5. Which one of the following is not the way to resolve a conflict in a democracy?

A. Mass mobilisation
B. Using Parliament
C. Doing justice
D. Armed revolution

ANSWER= D. Armed revolution

 

6. ‘Equal treatment of women’ is a necessary ingredient of a democratic society. This means that:

A. women are actually always treated with respect.
B. it is now easier for women to legally wage struggle for their rights.
C. most societies across the world are now increasingly women dominated.
D. women are now treated as equals in the political arena.

ANSWER= B. it is now easier for women to legally wage struggle for their rights.

 

7. Democratic government is better than non-democratic because

A. it is a legitimate form of government.
B. overwhelming support for the idea all over the world.
C. it leads to a just distribution of goods and opportunities.
D. it ensures faster economic growth.

ANSWER= A. it is a legitimate form of government.

 

8. Consider the following statements. Which of these do not hold true for non-democratic regimes?

A. These do not have to bother about public opinion.
B. These take less time at arriving at a decision.
C. Principle of individual dignity has legal force.
D. These often suppress internal social differences.

ANSWER= C. Principle of individual dignity has legal force.

 

9. In a democracy, a citizen has the right and means to examine the process of decision¬making. This is known as

A. Dictatorship
B. Transparency
C. Legitimacy
D. Equality

ANSWER= B. Transparency

 

10. To measure democracies on the basis of expected outcomes, which of the following practices and institutions would one look for?

A. Regular, free and fair elections
B. Open public debate on major policies
C. Citizens’ right to information about the government
D. All of the above

ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

11. On which of the following practices and institutions can the accountability of government and involvement of people in decision-making process in a democracy be measured?

A. Regular, free and fair elections
B. Public debate on major policies and legislations
C. Citizens’ right to information about government and its functioning
D. All of the above

ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

12. Decisions taken by which type of government are likely to be more acceptable to the people and more effective?

A. Democratic government
B. Non-democratic government
C. Military dictatorship
D. Theocracy

ANSWER= A. Democratic government

 

13. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Democracies can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different groups
B. Dictatorships can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different groups
C. No regime can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different groups
D. Both (A) and (B)

ANSWER= C. No regime can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different groups

 

14. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Most of the democracies have constitutions, they hold elections, have parties and they guarantee rights to citizens
B. Democracies are very much different from each other in terms of their social, economic and cultural achievements
C. All democracies are similar as far as social, economic and cultural conditions are concerned
D. Both (A) and (B)

ANSWER= D. Both (A) and (B)

 

15. Why is there a delay in decision-making and implementation in a democracy?

A. The government don’t want to take decisions
B. The government is hesitant in taking decisions
C. Democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation
D. A democratic government is not interested in taking quick decisions

ANSWER= C. Democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation

 

16. In the context of democracies, what is successfully done by Democracies?

A. Eliminated conflicts among people
B. Eliminated economic inequalities among people
C. Eliminated differences of opinion about how marginalised sections are to be treated
C. Eliminated differences of opinion about how marginalised sections are to be treated

ANSWER= C. Eliminated differences of opinion about how marginalised sections are to be treated

 

17. What is promoted much superiorly by democracy than any other form of government?

A. Economic growth
B. Dignity and freedom of the individual
C. Economic equality
D. None of these

ANSWER= B. Dignity and freedom of the individual

 

18. Which regimes often turn a blind eye to or suppress internal social differences?

A. Democratic regimes
B. Non-democratic regimes
C. Monarchy
D. Oligarchy

ANSWER= (b) Non-democratic regimes

 

19. Which of the following statements are true about Democratic Government?

A. Democratic Government is a legitimate Government.
B. Democratic Government may be slow, less efficient, and not always very responsive or clean.
C. Democratic Government is the people’s own Government.
D. All the above given statements are true.

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

 

20. Democracy is preferred over dictatorship everywhere except ___.

A. India
B. Bhutan
C. Pakistan
D. Nepal

ANSWER= C. Pakistan

 

21. Among the below given countries, which country has the highest support for democracy?

A. India
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. Pakistan

ANSWER= A. India

 

22. Which of these factors play a role in the economic development of a country?

A. Cooperation from other countries.
B. Size of the population
C. Economic priorities adopted by the Government.
D. All of the above

ANSWER= D. All of the above

 

23. Among the below given countries, in which country is the highest percentage share of national income concentrated in the hands of the top 20% of the population?

A. South Africa
B. USA
C. U.K.
D. Hungary

ANSWER= A. South Africa

 

24. Among the below given countries, in which country is the least percentage share of national income concentrated in the hands of the top 20% of the population?

A. Denmark
B. Hungary
C. Russia
D. Brazil

ANSWER= B. Hungary

 

25. The rates of economic growth for different countries from 1950 to 2000 was highest among ___.

A. All democratic regimes.
B. Poor countries under dictatorship.
C. Poor countries under democracy.
D. All dictatorial regimes.

ANSWER= D. All dictatorial regimes.

 

26. Which of the following statements are true?

A. Non-democratic regimes often turn a blind eye to or suppress internal social differences.
B. Ability to handle social differences, divisions and conflicts is thus a definite plus point of democratic regimes.
C. Democracies usually develop a procedure to conduct their competition.
D. All of the above.

ANSWER= D. All of the above.

 

27. Which of the following statements are true?

A. Democracies have had greater success in setting up regular and free elections and in setting up conditions for open public debate.
B. Most democracies do not fall short of elections that provide a fair chance to everyone and in subjecting every decision to public debate
C. Democratic Governments have a very good record when it comes to sharing information with citizens
D. Democracies are free of corruption.

ANSWER= A. Democracies have had greater success in setting up regular and free elections and in setting up conditions for open public debate.

 

28. Among the below given countries, in which country do people have the maximum belief that their vote makes a difference?

A. Nepal
B. Pakistan
C. India
D. Bangladesh

ANSWER= A. Nepal

 

29. Among the below given countries, in which country do people have the least belief that their vote makes a difference?

A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. Bangladesh
D. Pakistan

ANSWER= D. Pakistan

 

30. _____ stands much superior to any other form of Government in promoting dignity and freedom of the individual.

A. Theocracy
B. Oligarchy
C. Dictatorship
D. Democracy

ANSWER= D. Democracy

 

31. Among the below given countries, which country’s bottom 20% of the population had the highest percentage share in the national income.

A. Hungary
B. Brazil
C. USA
D. Russia

ANSWER= A. Hungary

 

32. Which of the following statements are true?

A. In democracy, the majority and minority opinions are not permanent.
B. In democracy, it is also necessary that rule by majority does not become rule by majority community in terms of religion or race or linguistic group.
C. Democracy remains democracy only as long as every citizen has a chance of being in majority at some point of time.
D. All of the above statements are true.

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

 

33. Accountability to the citizens is the most basic outcome of ___

A. Theocracy
B. Autocracy
C. Democracy
D. Socialism

ANSWER= C. Democracy

 

34. In a democracy, a citizen who wants to know if a decision was taken through the correct procedures can find this out – this is the hallmark of __

A. Transparency
B. Lack of transparency
C. Opacity
D. Ambiguity

ANSWER= A. Transparency

 

35. The rates of economic growth for different countries from 1950 to 2000 was least among ___

A. Poor countries under dictatorship.
B. All democratic regimes.
C. All dictatorial regimes.
D. Poor countries under democracy

ANSWER= B. All democratic regimes.

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