Social Science Class IX-Assignment
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS
ASSIGNMENTS FOR
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
A. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1. What was the reason given by America
for imprisoning people at Guantanamo Bay?
(a) They had been caught spying. (b) They were planning to kill the US
President.
(c) They were planning to set up a Communist government in USA.
(d) America considered them as enemies and linked them to the attack on
New York on 11th September, 2001.
2. Which body exposed to the world that
prisoners at Guantanamo Bay were being tortured in ways that violated the US
laws?
(a) United Nations (b) International Court of Justice
(c) Amnesty International (d) Supreme Court of USA
3. Which of these options is not
correct regarding Saudi Arabian political system?
(a) The king selects the executive, legislature and judiciary (b)
Citizens cannot form political parties
(c) There is no freedom of religion (d) None of the above
4. What is the position of women in
Saudi Arabia?
(a) Women are given all the rights (b) Women are given equal status
with men
(c) Women are subjected to many public restrictions (d) They are
offered high positions
5. Of which country was Kosovo a
province before its split?
(a) USSR (b) Yugoslavia (c) South Africa (d) Germany
6. What was Milosevic’s attitude
towards the Albanians?
(a) His government was hostile to the Kosovo Albanians (b) He wanted to
bring equality between Serbs and Albanians
(c) He wanted Serbs to dominate the Albanians (d) Both (a) and (c)
7. How was the massacre of Albanians
finally stopped?
(a) The UN ordered for Milosevic’s arrest (b) Several countries
intervened to stop the massacre
(c) The Serbs turned against Milosevic (d) Milosevic reformed himself
8. What was the result of the
intervention of other countries to stop the killings of Albanians?
(a) Milosevic lost power and was tried for crimes against humanity
(b) The other countries were punished by UNO for interfering in another
country (c) Led to further army action by Milosevic
(d) None of the above
9. What is meant by ‘rights’?
(a) One’s demand to get everything without sharing with others
(b) Claims of a person over other fellow beings, society and the
government
(c) Not possessing any freedoms (d) None of the above
10. Which of these statements about the
relationship between democracy and rights is more valid?
(a) Every country that is a democracy gives rights to its citizens (b)
Every country that gives rights to its citizens is a democracy
(c) Giving rights is good, but it is not necessary for a democracy (d)
All the above
11. What can be done in case of
infringement of the rights in a democracy?
(a) Citizens are helpless; they cannot do anything (b) They can
approach courts to protect their rights
(c) They can ask their representatives to do the needful (d) None of
the above
12. The government is responsible for
providing free and compulsory education to all the children upto the age of :
(a) 16 years (b) 12 years (c) 18 years (d) 14 years
13. Under which Fundamental Right has
the Parliament enacted a law giving the Right to Information to the citizens?
(a) Right to freedom of religion (b) Right to freedom of thought and
expression (c) Right to freedom of equality
(d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
14. Which of these is/are the new
rights guaranteed by the Constitution of South Africa for its citizens?
(a) Right to privacy (b) Right to an environment that is not harmful to
the people’s health
(c) Right to have access to adequate housing (d) All the above
15. Which of these is not seen as a
standard of human rights by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights?
(a) Right to social security and insurance (b) Right to health (c)
Right to accumulate wealth (d) Right to adequate standard of living
16. The right to seek the enforcement
of all Fundamental Rights is called:
(a) Right against Exploitation (b) Right to Freedom (c) Right to
Constitutional Remedies (d) Cultural and Educational Rights
17. If our Fundamental Rights are
violated, where can we seek the remedy?
(a) Supreme Court or High Courts (b) Parliament (c) Election Commission
(d) Council of Ministers
18. What did Dr. Ambedkar refer to the
‘Right to Constitutional Remedies’ as?
(a) The brain of our Constitution (b) The heart and soul of our
Constitution (c) The heart of our Constitution
(d) The soul of our Constitution
19. What is meant by the term ‘writ’?
(a) Written laws (b) A formal document containing an order of the court
to the government
(c) Basic features of the Constitution (d) None of the above
20. How many Fundamental Rights does
the Indian Constitution provide?
(a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 8
21. Which of the following terms is
correct for the feature of the Indian Constitution stating that no person is
above the law?
(a) State of law (b) Application of law (c) Rule of law (d) Governance
by law
22. What does ‘Right to Equality’ say
about the public jobs?
(a) Jobs will be provided to all by the government (b) Jobs will be
reserved for the more meritorious students
(c) All citizens will be provided with equal opportunity in matters of
employment (d) None of the above
23. What does the Constitution say
about the practice of untouchability?
(a) It stands abolished (b) Its practice in any form is punishable by
law
(c) Since it is an age-old custom, it should be respected (d) Both (a)
and (b)
24. Which of these is false regarding
the Freedom of Speech and Expression?
(a) Everyone has a right to think differently (b) One may disagree with
a policy of the government
(c) One can use it to incite people against the government (d) One is
free to criticise the government
25. Which of these rights is/are
provided to a person arrested by the government or police?
(a) To be informed of the reasons of his arrest (b) To be produced
before a magistrate within 24 hours of his arrest
(c) To engage a lawyer for his defence (d) All the above
26. One of the forms of exploitation as
mentioned in the Constitution is ‘traffic’. What does it mean?
(a) Transport system (b) Buying and selling of human beings (c) Buying
and selling of goods (d) None of the above
27. What is meant by ‘begar’?
(a) Practice of begging (b) Practice of forcing workers to work without
any wages
(c) Practice of encouraging workers to work at normal wages (d) Both
(b) and (c)
28. Laws have been made to prohibit
children from working in which of these industries?
(a)
Beedi
making (b) Fire crackers and matches (c) Printing and
dyeing (d) All the above
B. QUESTIONS FROM
CBSE EXAMINATION PAPERS
1. Which of the following rights is not
available under the fundamental rights?
(a) Right to Equality (b) Right to Freedom (b) Right to protect one’s
culture (d) Right to property.
2. India is a secular state. What does
the word ‘Secular’ mean?
(a) The state gives protection to the Hindu religion (b) The state
allows only the majority to propagate their religion
(c) The state has no religion of its own (d) None of the above.
3. Which one of the following
fundamental rights is called the heart and soul of Indian Constitution?
(a) Right to equality (b) Right to constitutional remedies (c) Right to
freedom (d) Right to freedom of religion
4. In India which one of the following
is not a Constitutional Right?
(a) Right to freedom (b) Right to property (c) Right to equality (d)
Right to constitutional remedies
5. Civil Rights are given to the
individual by:
(a) Nature (b) God (c) The State
(d) The people
6. The Indian Constitution prescribes
Fundamental Rights in :
(a) part III (b) part VII (c) part V (d) part IV
7. Which one of the following rights is
available to the citizens of India and not to the citizens of Saudi Arabia?
(a) The country is ruled by hereditary king (b) Citizens cannot form
political parties
(c) Women are subjected to many public restrictions (d) Citizens enjoy
the freedom of religion
8. Who called the right to
constitutional remedies as the heart and soul of the constitution?
(a) J.L. Nehru (b) B. R.
Ambedkar (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Rajendra Prasad
9. The National Human Right Commission
is an independent commission set up by the law in the year :
(a) 1993 (b) 1995 (c) 1999 (d) 2001
10. Which of the following Fundamental
Rights prohibits traffic in human beings?
(a) Right against exploitation (b) Right to equality (c) Right to
freedom of religion (d) Right to freedom
11. Which of these is not a freedom
available under the ‘Right to Freedom’ in India?
(a) Freedom of speech and
expression (b) Freedom to incite people to rebel against the government
(c) Freedom to assemble in a peaceful manner (d) Freedom to form
associations and unions
12. Which among the following is
correct regarding PIL?
(a) Public Interest Legislature (b) Public Interest Litigation (c)
Public Information Litigation
(d) Public Information Legislature
13. Which one of the following is not
true regarding the Fundamental Rights?
(a) Men and women government
employees get the same salary. (b) Christian missionaries set up a chain of
missionary schools
(c) Workers from Uttar Pradesh go to Punjab to work on the farms. (d)
Parents property is inherited by the children.
14. Which of the following freedoms is
not available to an Indian citizen?
(a) Freedom to criticise the government (b) Freedom to participate in
armed rebellion
(c) Freedom to reside in any part of the country (d) All the above
15. Which of these is not allowed under
the Culture and Educational Right in India?
(a) Every cultural group has the
right to protect its language and culture.
(b) Admissions can be denied on the basis of religion and culture in
government aided educational organisations set up by cultural groups.
(c) All minority groups have the right to establish educational
institutions of their choice. (d) None of these
16. Which of the following freedoms is
not available to an Indian citizen?
(a) Freedom to criticise the government. (b) Freedom to participate in
armed rebellion
(c) Freedom to start a movement to change the government. (d) None of
these
17. Which one of the following is not a
Political Right?
(a) Right to contest election (b) Right to vote (c) Right to seek any
political office (d) Right to freedom
18. Which right is not a political
right?
(a) Right to election (b) Right
to vote (c) Right to hold political posts (d) Right to freedom
19. Which of the following practices is
against the secular philosophy of the country?
(a) To propagate one’s religion
(b) To change one’s religion
(c) To offer religious instruction in government schools (d) To
practices a religion of choice
20. If anyone violates our Fundamental
Rights we can directly approach the :
(a) Prime Minister (b) Supreme Court (c) President (d) Vice President
21. Which fundamental rights ensures
the ban on bonded labour?
(a) Right against exploitation (b) Right to freedom (c) Right to
constitutional remedies (d) Right to equality
22. Which of the following was not
relevant to the prisoners of Guantanamo Bay?
(a) The governments of their
countries were not informed of their arrests
(b) Families and UN representatives were allowed to meet them
(c) There was no proper trial before a magistrate
(d) They were kept in prison even after they were officially declared
‘not guilty’
II. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1.
What was the background in which ethnic massacre took place in Kosovo?
2.
Explain what is meant by ‘Rule of Law’.
3.
Are the reservations provided to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes
and OBCs against the Right to Equality? Give reasons.
4.
Mention the freedoms provided under the ‘Right to Freedom’. Why are
reasonable restrictions imposed on them?
5.
What does the term ‘minority’ refer to under the Cultural and
Educational Rights?
6.
What is the role of National Human Rights Commission in securing the
human rights? How does it work?
7.
Give some examples with regard to the expansion of the scope of rights
for the citizens.
II. SHORT ANSWER
TYPE QUESTIONS (3 marks)
A. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1.
What do you understand by Public Interest Litigation? Mention any two
significances of it.
2.
“The right to freedom is a cluster of six rights”. Explain.
3.
Why are the rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution called
Fundamental Rights?
4.
Describe the features of Right Against Exploitation.
5.
Why do we need rights in a
democracy?
6.
Write three constitutional provisions for the protection of women and
children in India.
7.
Right to freedom comes with some limitations. Justify with three
suitable examples.
8.
Mention any three features of Right to Equality.
9.
State the three features of cultural and educational rights.
10.
What are the three specific evils declared illegal by the Indian
Constitution under the ‘Right Against Exploitation’?
11.
State any three provisions of the Fundamental Right against
exploitation.
12.
Right to freedom incorporates several freedoms. List any six.
13.
Mention any three features of the Cultural and Educational Rights
guaranteed by the Constitution of India.
14.
Mention any three rights of a detained person.
15.
Distinguish between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of
State Policy?
16.
“Right to constitutional remedies is the heart and soul of the
Constitution”. Justify.
17.
Mention the restrictions that can be imposed on various forms of
freedoms granted by the Constitution.
18.
Explain three features of a secular state.
III. LONG ANSWER
TYPE QUESTIONS (4 marks)
ASSIGNMENTS FOR
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
1.
Explain the correctness of the following statement, “Rights are
necessary for the very sustenance of a democracy.”
2.
What is a secular state? In which way does our constitution make India
a secular state?
3.
State the provisions of the Cultural and Educational Rights.
4.
Explain what is meant by the ‘Right to Constitutional Remedies’.
5.
What can a person do in case of the violation of Fundamental Rights?
What is PIL and how does it work?
6.
Mention four new rights which the Constitution of South Africa has
guaranteed to its citizens.