CBSE Class 10 Social Science Outcomes of Democracy MCQs Set 06

Answer: (d) (I), (II), (III) and (V)

Explanation:
1. Genuine positive outcomes of democracy include regular elections, local self-government, the right to information, and open public debate; citizens' ignorance (IV) is the opposite of a good democratic outcome and does not belong.

Teacher's Note:
a) Elections, local government, right to information and open debate are genuine democratic outcomes.
b) Citizen ignorance is the opposite of what a healthy democracy should produce.

Answer: (d) Democratic

Explanation:
1. Equal treatment of women is a core requirement of a genuinely democratic society.

Teacher's Note:
a) Gender equality is a necessary feature of democracy.
b) Colonial, monarchical and autocratic systems do not require this equality as a founding principle.

Answer: (b) Democracies are based on political equality, giving great importance to one vote per person, whereas other governments do not treat all citizens equally

Explanation:
1. The defining distinction is political equality — 'one person, one vote' — which democracies uphold but other systems do not guarantee; the other options misstate facts about growth, harmony and individual dignity.

Teacher's Note:
a) Political equality ('one person, one vote') is democracy's defining distinction.
b) The other options reverse or misstate facts about economic growth, harmony and individual dignity.

Answer: (b) More accountability on the part of the government

Explanation:
1. Greater government accountability is democracy's most basic, guaranteed outcome; reduced poverty, rapid economic growth, or majority-only lawmaking are not automatically guaranteed.

Teacher's Note:
a) Accountable government is democracy's most basic guaranteed outcome.
b) Poverty reduction and rapid growth are not automatically guaranteed by democratisation alone.

Answer: (d) From a non-democratic government to a democratic government

Explanation:
1. An elected head of state, religious inclusivity, and extending voting rights to women are all hallmarks of a transition from non-democratic to democratic governance.

Teacher's Note:
a) Elected leadership, religious inclusivity and women's suffrage together signal democratisation.
b) This describes a general shift from non-democratic to democratic government, not a specific monarchy/autocracy label.

Answer: (c) They do not have political parties

Explanation:
1. Democracies genuinely do have political parties as a core feature, making the claim that they 'do not have political parties' the false statement among these options.

Teacher's Note:
a) Political parties are a genuine, common feature of democracies.
b) The other three options (Constitution, elections, universal franchise) are all accurate common features.

Answer: (b) Statements (I), (II) and (III) are appropriate

Explanation:
1. Statements I, II and III directly describe how democracy's institutional processes help manage conflict peacefully; statement IV, about general global preference for democracy, is a separate point not specifically about peaceful conflict management.

Teacher's Note:
a) I, II and III directly explain how democratic processes manage conflict peacefully.
b) IV is a separate claim about overall preference for democracy, not specifically about peaceful conflict resolution.

Answer: (c) Decisions are taken quickly and are often forced upon people

Explanation:
1. Quick decisions forced upon people describe authoritarian, non-democratic governance, not the deliberative, negotiated process characteristic of democracy.

Teacher's Note:
a) Forced, rushed decisions describe authoritarian rule, not democracy.
b) Democracy instead relies on deliberation, negotiation and transparency.

Answer: (c) Democracies are very different from each other in terms of their social, economic and cultural achievements

Explanation:
1. Democracies around the world differ widely in their social, economic and cultural achievements, which is a well-established, accurate observation, unlike the other overstated or incorrect claims.

Teacher's Note:
a) Democracies vary widely in their social, economic and cultural outcomes.
b) The other options make false or overstated claims about non-democratic governments or monarchies.

Answer: (b) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Explanation:
1. Democracy is accountable to its citizens (IV); responsive to their needs and expectations (III); legitimate as being the people's own government (II); and ensures political equality in the country (I).

Teacher's Note:
a) Accountable = to citizens; Responsive = to needs/expectations.
b) Legitimate = people's own government; Ensures = political equality.