NCERT (Polity) Class-X
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| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about power sharing. 1. It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. 2. A democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise, and who have to live with its effects. 3. It is a good way to ensure the stability of political order. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about horizontal distribution of power. 1. Power is shared among different organs of government, such as the legislature, executive and judiciary. 2. It does not ensure that none of the organs can exercise unlimited power. 3. This arrangement is called a system of checks and balances. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about the federal division of power. 1. Power can be shared among governments at different levels - a general government for the entire country and governments at the provincial or regional level. 2. This is called federal division of power. 3. The same principle cannot be extended to levels of government lower than the State Government. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about power shared among different social groups. 1. 'Community Government' in Belgium is a good example of this arrangement. 2. This type of arrangement is meant to give space in the government and administration to diverse social groups. 3. This method does not give minority communities a fair share in power. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about Federalism. 1. Federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country. 2. A federation has only two levels of government. 3. These levels of governments enjoy their power independent of the other. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements for Unitary Government. 1. There is only one level of government or the sub-units are subordinate to the Central Government. 2. The Central Government can pass on orders to the provincial or the local government. 3. The State Government has no powers of its own for which it is not answerable to the Central Government. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements for 'coming together' federations. 1. It involves independent States 'coming together' on their own to form a bigger unit. 2. It increases the security. 3. India is an example. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Which of the following are correctly matched. 1. Union list---------banking 2. State list----------trade and commerce. 3. Concurrent list---police | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about decentralisation. 1. When power is taken away from Central and State Governments and given to local government. 2. This helps to inculcate a habit of democratic participation. 3. Local government is the best way to realise one important principle of democracy, namely local self-government. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following about third-tier of democracy. 1. It was a major step towards decentralisation taken in 1993. 2. At least one-third of all positions are reserved for women. 3. An independent institution called the State Election Commission has been created in each State to conduct panchayat and municipal elections. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements for civil rights movement in USA 1. It refers to a set of events and reform movements aimed at abolishing legal racial discrimination against African-American. 2. It was led by Martin Luther King. 3. It practiced non-violent methods of civil disobedience against racially discriminatory laws and practices. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about determinants of outcome of politics of social division. 1. The outcome depends on how people perceive their identities. 2. It depends on how political leaders raise the demands of any community. 3. It depends on how the government reacts to demands of different groups. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about communal politics. 1. Communal politics is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of social community. 2. It also follows that people who follow different religions can belong to the same social community. 3. A communal mind often leads to a quest for political dominance of one's own religious community. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about constitution. 1. There is no official religion for the Indian state. 2. The Constitution prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion. 3. The Constitution allows the state to intervene in the matters of religion in order to ensure equality. Which of the above represents India as a secular state. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about caste inequality. 1. Caste is an important source of economic inequality because it regulates access to resources of various kinds. 2. The average economy of caste groups still follows the old hierarchy - the 'upper' castes are best off, the Dalits and Adivasis are worst off, and the backward classes are in between. 3. 'Upper Caste' here means those who are from SC, ST, or OBC Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following about pressure groups. 1. Pressure groups are organisations that attempt to influence government policies. 2. Pressure groups aim to directly control or share political power. 3. These organisations are formed when people with common occupation, interest, aspiration or opinion come together in order to achieve a common objective. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statement about promotional groups. 1. They promote collective rather than selective good. 2. They aim to help groups other than their own members. 3. BAMCEF is an example. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about RTI act. 1. The RTI Act, 2004 is a landmark legislation passed by our Parliament. 2. Under this Act, citizens can seek information from government offices pertaining to different activities. Which of the above is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about political party. 1. A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. 2. It has two components. 3. The people agree on some policies and programmes for the society with a view to promote the collective good. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about functions of a political party. 1. Parties contest elections. 2. Parties play a decisive role in making laws for a country. 3. Those parties that lose in the elections play the role of opposition to the parties in power, by voicing different views and criticising the government for its failures or wrong policies. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about multi-party system 1. More than two parties have a reasonable chance of coming to power either on their own strength or in alliance with others. 2. India is an example. 3. The multiparty system often appears very messy but leads to political stability. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about National party. 1. These parties have their units in various states. 2. A party that secures at least six per cent of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a State. 3. It wins at least four seats in the Lok Sabha. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about benefits of democracy. 1. It promotes inequality among citizens. 2. It improves decision-making. 3. It allows room to correct mistakes. Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following features about democratic government. 1. Accountability 2. Transparency 3. Fast and efficient Which of the following combination is correct? | ||
| PolityDate Added: 2022-05-23 Consider the following statements about social diversity and democracy. 1. It is necessary to understand that democracy is not simply rule by majority opinion. 2. It is also necessary that rule by majority does not become rule by majority community in terms of religion or race or linguistic group, etc. Which of the above statement is correct. | ||