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SAI International school
                                                   Session 2020-21
                                                        Grade- IX
                                                   Political Science
                                               Ch-3. Electoral Politics
                                          Sub topic- 3.1-Why Elections?

                                       3.2 What is our system of Election?
                                                     Work Sheet-1

          1. What is an election?                                                                     [1]
          2. What did Chaudhary Devi Lal say during his election campaign of 1987?                    [1]
          3. What is a constituency?                                                                  [1]
          4. Who led the ‘Nyaya Yudh’?                                                                [1]
                   a)  Chaudhary Charan Singh
                   b)  Chaudhary Devi Lal
                   c)  Ajit Singh
                   d)  Ram Manohar Lohya
          5.  Through an election the voters cannot                                                   [1]
                    a) choose who will make laws for them.
                    b) choose who will form the government
                    c) choose the ruling party
                    d)  choose the ministers
          6. Which of the options below is the demerits of the electoral competition?                 [1]
                   a)  Creates a sense of factionalism
                   b)  Parties become serious on peoples issues
                   c)  People centered policies
                   d)  Parties respect each other
          7. Why do we need elections?  / What is the importance of election in a democracy?
             (3points)/ What choices are given to a voter during election?                             [3]

          8. What is EPIC? What are the other proofs a voter can show?                                [3]

          9. Elections are all about political competition. What does it mean? / What forms does
             political competition take during election? / What are the various forms of political
             competition?                                                                             [3]

          10.  Explain any 5 conditions that make an election democratic. /
           What are the minimum conditions for a democratic election?                                 [5]

          11.  The  Makers  of  our  constitution  have  provided  us  with  a  special  system  of
             Reserved  Constituencies."  Explain  with  reasons.  /  Why  did  India  introduce  the
             system of Reserved Constituencies?                                                       [5]
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