Chapter-2 Democratic Political Science
Class-9
1. Here are some false statements. Identify the mistake in each
case and rewrite these correctly based on what you have read in this chapter.
(a) Leaders of the freedom movement had an open mind about whether the country
should be democratic or not after independence.
(b) Members of the Constituent Assembly of India held the same views on all
provisions of the Constitution.
(c) A country that has a constitution must be a democracy.
(d) Constitution cannot be amended because it is the supreme law of a country.
Answer:
(a) Leaders of the freedom movement had an open mind about the country being
democratic after independence.
(b) Members
of the Constituent Assembly worked in a systematic, open, and consensual manner
to resolve differences among them.
(c) It is not
necessary that a country having a constitution must be a democracy. The
constitution of a country can even make provisions for dictatorship or
monarchy. Examples: the Soviet Union and Pakistan.
(d) A
Constitution can be amended to keep up with the changes in aspirations of the
society. It can also be changed keeping in mind the social, political, and
economic conditions of the country.
2. Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in
the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?
(a) Between South Africa and its neighbours
(b) Between men and women
(c) Between the white majority and the black minority
(d) Between the coloured minority and the black majority
Answer:
(c) Between the white majority and the black minority
3. Which of these is a provision that a
democratic constitution does not have?
(a) Powers of the head of the state
(b) Name of the head of the state
(c) Powers of the legislature
(d) Name of the country
Answer:
(b) Name of the head of the state
4. Match the following leaders with their roles
in the making of the Constitution:
|
(a) Motilal Nehru |
(iv) Prepared a
Constitution for India in 1928 |
|
(b) B.R. Ambedkar |
(iii) Chairman of
the Drafting Committee |
|
(c) Rajendra Prasad |
(i) President of the
Constituent Assembly |
|
(d) Sarojini Naidu |
(ii) Member of the
Constituent Assembly |
(a) Why did Nehru use the expression “not wholly or in full measure” in the
first sentence?
(b) What pledge did he want the makers of the Indian Constitution to take?
(c) “The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every
tear from every eye”. Who was he referring to?
Answer:
(a) The expression ‘not wholly or in full measure’ in the first sentence was
used by Nehru because he thought that the task they had undertaken was
incomplete and it wasn’t possible to fulfill the pledges all at once but would
be gradually fulfilled.
(b) The
pledge that he wanted the makers of the Indian Constitution to take was to
dedicate their lives to the service of India, Indians, and humanity at large.
(c) He was
referring to Mahatma Gandhi
6. Here are some of the guiding values of the
Constitution and their meaning. Rewrite them by matching them correctly.
Answer:
|
(a) Sovereign |
(ii) People have the
supreme right to make decisions. |
