Electoral Politics — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

Here are some facts on Indian elections. Comment on each of these to say whether they reflect the strength or the weakness of our electoral system.
a. The Lok Sabha has had less than 10% of women members till 2009.
b. The Election Commission often refuses to accept the government's advice about when the elections should be held.
c. The current Lok Sabha has more than 145 members whose assets are more than Rs. 1 crore.
d. After losing an election the Chief Minister said, "I respect the people's verdict".

What can be the expected outcomes of poverty reduction?

Mention any two functions of council of ministers.

What do you mean by sex ratio? Why is it important to know about it? What is meant by unfavourable sex ratio?

Give arguments in favour of Democracy.
OR
Why is democracy better than any other form of government? Write five arguments to support of your answer.

What are the social indicators of poverty as seen by social scientists?

What are the peculiar features of Nazi thinking?

What is meant by occupational structure? Classify occupations in three categories.

Arun was not in class when this chapter was being taught. He came the next day and repeated what he had heard from his father. Can you tell Ramesh what is wrong with these statements?
Women always vote the way men tell them to. So what is the point of giving them the right to vote?

What was subsistence crisis? Mention two factors responsible for this crisis.