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Question 13 Marks
You are elected a civil servant who is a permanent executive. What values would you idolise to serve as a public servant?
Answer
If I am selected as a civil servant who is a permanent executive. I would idolise following values to serve as a public servant:
(i) Follow integrity
(ii) Be neutral
(iii) Make policies oriented in public interest
(iv) Serve people impartially
(v) Not to be iron-hearted. Implement policies with full zeal and endeavour.
(vi)Provide a secure environment and safe living to every citizen.
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Question 23 Marks
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".
Answer
a. It is the weakness of our electoral system which sends only $10 \%$ of women members to the Lok sabha while the population of women is nearly $50 \%$ of the total population.
b. It is the strength of our electoral system which has given the power to the Election Commission to refuse or to accept the advice of the ruling party about the election dates.
c. This is the weakness of our electoral system, which does not give an equal chance to both poor and rich. Those candidates who are rich, have a better chance of winning than he poor in our country.
d. This is the strength of our electoral system which enjoys the faith of both the defeated and winning candidates. Barring very few disputed elections, the electoral outcomes are usually accepted as 'people's verdict' by the defeated party.
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Question 33 Marks
'There has been a sudden abrupt rise in population of India since 1961'. Give reason.
Answer
Yes there was a sudden abrupt rise in population of India since 1961 because of the following reasons:
A.Medical facilities were made available to the people.Hospitals or dispensaries were opened in the rural areas.
B. By the setting up of hospitals and dispensaries the death rate was decreased and the birth rate was increased.
C. People were illiterate and they were not aware about the family planning programmes.
D. Literacy rate was also very low.Daughters were not sent to the schools especially in rural areas.
E. Early marriage of girls and boys was also a reason of population explosion.
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Question 43 Marks
Who was Karl Marx? What was his theory of socialism?
Answer
Karl Marx was a communist who introduced the concept of socialism.
Karl Marx' Theory:
(i) He felt that the industrial society belonged to the capitalists.
(ii) Capitalists owned the capital invested in industries, but the profit was produced by workers.
(iii) He believed that the condition of workers would never improve, as long as profit is taken by the capitalists.
(iv)Marx believed that to free themselves from the capitalists' exploitation, workers had to form a socialist society where all property was socially controlled.
This would be a communist society.
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Question 53 Marks
Highlight the ideology of Radicals?
Answer
i. They wanted a government based on the majority of a country's population. They supported Universal Adult franchise, including the vote for women.
ii. Unlike liberals, they opposed the privileges of the landlords and the industrialists.
iii. They were not against the existence of private property but opposed concentration of property in a few hands.
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Question 63 Marks
Explain Cooperative Societies.
Answer
A.The cooperative societies are the societies which are run by the local people, who are democratically elected by the people.
B. These cooperative societies provide people the basic necessities of life like food grains, milk, vegetables, etc. at reasonable rates.
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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(3 Mark) - Social Studies STD 9 Questions - Vidyadip