\n| (d) Ghana<\/td>\n | IV. King agreed to give up his powers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Answer:
\n(a) II, (b) IV, (c) III, (d) I.<\/p>\n Question 5.
\nWhat are the difficulties people face in a non-democratic country? Give answers drawing from the examples given in this chapter.
\nAnswer:
\nPeople face numerous difficulties in a non-democratic country. Some such difficulties are as under :<\/p>\n \n- People are devoid of their basic rights;<\/li>\n
- They are not allowed to protest against the atrocities inflicted on them;<\/li>\n
- They are not permitted to express and demonstrate their opposition;<\/li>\n
- They are not allowed to form organizations to state their grievances.<\/li>\n
- They do not choose their rulers, nor change them.<\/li>\n
- They do riot possess freedom; they do not express their opinion nor can they organize a protest and political action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Question 6.
\nWhich freedoms are usually taken away when a democracy is overthrown by the military?
\nAnswer:
\nWhen democracy is overthrown by the military, the people lose all their freedoms. They do not have the freedom to speech and, expression of their opinion. They cannot form political organizations, or organize their protest and action.<\/p>\n ![\"NCERT](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcq-questions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NCERT-Solutions.png?resize=180%2C18&ssl=1\") <\/p>\n
Question 7.
\nWhich of the following positions can contribute to democracy at the global level? Give reasons for your answer in each case.
\n(a) My country gives more money to international institutions. Therefore, I want to be treated with more respect and exercise more power.
\n(b) My country may be small or poor. But my voice must be, heard, with equal respect, because these decisions will affect my country.
\n(c) Wealthy nations will have a greater say in international affairs. They cannot let their interests suffer just because they are outnumbered by poor nations.
\n(d) Big countries like India must have a greater say in international organizations.
\nAnswer:
\n(a) By merely giving more money to the international institutions, a country should not be treated with more respect and exercise power. Democracy does not thrive on luxuries, nor by the rich. It is plutocracy, the rule of the rich, and hot the rule of the people.<\/p>\n (b) A country may be small in size and poor economically. Democracy will strengthen if all the countries, irrespective of their size or economy, are treated equally. Decisions in democracy affect all the countries equally.<\/p>\n (c) If wealthy nations, because of their wealth, have a greater say in international affairs, they would make decisions that would promote; their interests. This would not contribute to democracy, rather it would harm it adversely.<\/p>\n (d) Countries Which are large in population and bigger in size such as India should have their say, not at the cost of smaller ones. Representation of interests and number should be given the corresponding weightage. John Stuart Mill was strong of the view that the interest should not be sacrificed at the cost of number, nor the vice-versa.<\/p>\n Question 8.
\nHere are three opinions heard in a television debate on the struggle for democracy in Nepal. Which of these do you agree with and why?
\nGuest 1: India is a democracy. Therefore, the Indian government must support the people of Nepal who are struggling against monarchy and democracy.
\nGuest 2: That is a dangerous argument. We would be in the same position as the US was in Iraq. Remember, no outside force can promote democracy.
\nGuest 3: But why should we bother about the internal affairs of another country? We should be worried about our business interests there, not about democracy.
\nAnswer:
\nDemocracy breeds from within. Imposition of democracy on others or from above is, indeed, dangerous as the USA. really did in Iraq. It is impertinent that any democratic country, India including, should encourage democracy wherever it exists, but no country should implant democracy. One can teach people swimming if they do not learn to swim. The opinion of guest 3 is really weighty, for we should protect our interests in other countries, not that we make them democrat by losing our interest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 9.
\nIn an imaginary country called Happyland, the people overthrew the foreign ruler and brought back the old royal family. They said: “After all their ancestors were our kings before foreigners started ruling us. It is good that we have one strong ruler, who can help us become rich and powerful”.
\nWhen someone talked about democracy the wise men said it is a foreign idea. Their struggle was to throw the foreigners and their ideas out of the country. When someone demanded freedom for the media, the elders thought that too much criticism of the ruler would not help them improve their living standards. “After, all, the king is so kind and interested in the welfare of all the subjects. Why create problems for him. Don’t we all want to be happy?”
\nAfter reading the above passage, Chaman, Champa, and Chandra made the following observations:
\nChaman: Happyland is a democratic country because people were able to throw out the foreign rulers and bring back the king.
\nChampa: Happyland is not a democratic country because people cannot
\ncriticize the ruler. The king may be nice and may provide economic prosperity, but a king cannot give a democratic rule.
\nChandru: What people heed is happiness. So they are willing to allow their new ruler to make decisions for them. If people are happy to must be democratic.
\nWhat is your opinion about each of these statements? What do you think about the form of government in this country?
\nAnswer:
\nDemocracy means the rule of the people, by them and for them. A slave country is never a democratic Country. National independence is one where people are free from the foreign rule.<\/p>\n The liberation from the British and independence of India was connected with the democratic ideal. But, if a country liberties itself from foreign rule and reverts back to the monarchical system does not make that democracy, for the monarchy is not democracy.<\/p>\n In fact, Where the rulers are hot subject to criticism by the people in general, their one does not find democracy. The essence of democracy is that the people rule themselves, that they can criticize their rulers and that they have freedom of opinion and expression, and that they can change their rulers through election:<\/p>\n Democracy and happiness are not the same, A happy man is not a democratic man, though, for a democracy, there is a need to have a good economy. People can build democracy and can also build their economy: the two supplement each other.
\nA country that has a king at its head is a monarchy and not a democracy, if the king is only a constitutional head, a country can be, as in Britain, a democratic form of government.<\/p>\n Class 9 Civics Chapter 1 Democracy in the Contemporary World Additional Important Questions and Answers<\/h3>\nQuestion 1.
\nHow is Allende pronounced?
\nAnswer:
\nAllende is pronounced as Avendo.<\/p>\n Question 2.
\nWhen was Allende’s government overthrown?
\nAnswer:
\nAllende’s government was overthrown on September 11, 1973.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 3.
\nWhen was Allende made President of Chile?
\nAnswer:
\nSalvador Allende was made the President of Chile in 1970.<\/p>\n Question 4.
\nMention the name of the political party which came to power in Chile in 1970.
\nAnswer:
\nPopular Unity.<\/p>\n Question 5.
\nWho succeeded Allende in Chile in a military coup?
\nAnswer:
\nGeneral Augusta Planchet succeeded Allende.<\/p>\n Question 6.
\nWhere is Calama located?
\nAnswer:
\nCalama is located about a thousand miles away from the capital of Chile, Santiago.<\/p>\n Question 7.
\nHow did the women of Calama demonstrate their grief?
\nAnswer:
\nThey remained silent, always in silence.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 8.
\nWhich state in our country has a shape similar to Chile?
\nAnswer:
\nKerala.<\/p>\n Question 9.
\nCan you find, examples similar to what happened to Women of Calama from other countries?
\nAnswer:
\nIn Russia during the Czarist regime.<\/p>\n Question 10.
\nCan you identify who is the President of Chile now?
\nAnswer:
\nMichelle Bachelet (Jan, 2006).<\/p>\n Question 11.
\nWhy did newspapers in that country not write about women of Calama in those years?
\nAnswer:
\nThe newspapers in that country, in those years, were under state censorship.<\/p>\n Question 12.
\nWhich political party governed Poland in 1980?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Polish UnitedWorkers Party\u2014a one-party monopoly of power.<\/p>\n Question 13.
\nIn which factory in the city of Golansk file strike began in 1980?
\nAnswer:
\nLenin Shipward.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 14.
\nName the person who joined the strikers in Poland in 1980.
\nAnswer:
\nLech Walesa.<\/p>\n Question 15.
\nName any two countries where the Communist Party ruled during the Polish events in 1980.
\nAnswer:
\nBulgaria and Hungary.<\/p>\n Question 16.
\nIdentify a few countries around Poland.
\nAnswer:
\nGermany, Lithuania, Belarus, Slovakia, Ukraine.<\/p>\n Question 17.
\nWhy did the strike begin in the shipyard?
\nAnswer:
\nThe strike began to take back a crane operator a woman worker, who faced unjust dismissal from service.<\/p>\n Question 18.
\nWhy was an independent trade union so important for Poland?
\nAnswer:
\nIt was the first trade union formed independently of the government’s, control.<\/p>\n Question 19.
\nWhen did the Glorious revolution occur in England?
\nAnswer:
\nThe glorious revolution occurred in England in 1688.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 20.
\nWhen did the 13 colonies declare independence in what is now known as the United States of America?
\nAnswer:
\nIn 1776.<\/p>\n Question 21.
\nMention the several steps taken by the AHende’s government to help the poor workers.
\nAnswer:
\nThe Allende’s government, in Chile, took several steps to help the poor workers. These included<\/p>\n \n- reforms in the educational system<\/li>\n
- free milk for children<\/li>\n
- redistribution of land among the farmers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Question 22.
\nGive two reasons Why AHende’s political party was popular in Chile?
\nAnswer:
\nAllende’s political party, the Popular Unity was popular in Chile for reasons given below:
\n1. It was opposed to foreign companies exploiting natural resources (copper) against the interests of the people of Chile.
\n2. The rich opposed Allende’s political party, though the workers, by and large, liked Allende’s efforts.<\/p>\n Question 23.
\nWhat did Pinocfiet’s regime dp after overthrowing Allende’s government in Chile in 1973?
\nAnswer:
\nPinochet’s regime, after taking over power, began torturing people and killing those who were supporting Allende In the process, more than 2000 people were killed by the military regime. Many more were, reported ‘missing’. No one knows what had happened to them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 24.
\nWhy did Allende refer to “workers” in his speech? Why would have the rich opposed to him?
\nAnswer:
\nBefore Allende’s government wa$ taken over by Pinochet’s military regime, he got the opportunity to address his people, referring to them as ‘workers’; The rich-opposed Allende because his policies were pro-workers and pro-poor.<\/p>\n Question 25.
\nThink why would women and children of Calama be asked to keep quiet? Why people could not react to those events?
\nAnswer:
\nThe women and children of Calama were asked to keep quiet because if they spoke, their children would be killed by the military. People, could not react to the military’s torture because they knew that if they reacted, they would also be tortured.<\/p>\n Question 26.
\nHow was Poland ruled in 1980?
\nAnswer:
\nPoland, in 1980, was ruled by the Polish United Worker Party. Then there was a one-party monopoly of power in Poland. No one was permitted to oppose the official party line. The government trade unions owned all the factories. These trade unions were not independent of the ruling party.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Question 27.
\nWhy did the strike begin in Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk?
\nAnswer:
\nThe workers of the Lenin Shipyard started a strike in the city of Gdansk. The demand of the workers was to take back a crane operator, a woman worker, who faced an unjust dismissal from service.<\/p>\n Question 28.
\nWhich other demands were put forth as the strike spread across the whole city of Gdansk?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Lenin Shipyard strike spread as Lech Walesa, also dismissed from the service as an electrician, joined the strike. The demands of the workers began swelling:<\/p>\n |