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Civics

Why Do We Need Elections?

हमें चुनावों की आवश्यकता क्यों है?

In Class 9 Civics, under the chapter Electoral Politics, Why Do We Need Elections? explains why elections are essential in a democracy. Students learn how citizens choose representatives, hold governments accountable, replace leaders peacefully when needed, and give legitimacy to the government. The topic also highlights voting as a means for people to express their choices and expectations.

TOPIC PRACTICE

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Hard · Level 39 · model code,misuse of power,fair competition
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  1. Concern of increasing voters' age
  2. Concern of changing counting machines
  3. Concern of preventing misuse of power and resources
  4. Concern of keeping citizens away from voting
Hard · Level 39 · money power,muscle power,election equality
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  1. They can suppress weaker candidates and voters' freedom
  2. They automatically make all voters freer
  3. They always make elections more fair
  4. They end the need for political parties
Hard · Level 39 · independent media,informed voters,accountability
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  1. Because it gives voters information for comparison debate and accountability
  2. Because it secretly changes votes
  3. Because it closes the Election Commission
  4. Because it stops voters from voting
Hard · Level 39 · misinformation,democratic decision,informed choice
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  1. It distorts voters' correct comparison and informed choice
  2. It gives equal opportunity to all candidates
  3. It makes counting more transparent
  4. It strengthens secret ballot
Hard · Level 39 · policy based voting,issues,performance
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  1. It shifts focus to issues and work instead of caste fear or temptation
  2. It ends voter lists
  3. It stops secrecy of voting
  4. It makes all parties identical
Hard · Level 39 · opposition,democratic check,accountability
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  1. An institutional way to monitor and criticise government
  2. End of voters' votes
  3. Strengthening of secret rule
  4. End of Election Commission
Hard · Level 39 · losing party,opposition,democracy
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  1. Because it can raise people's voice as opposition
  2. Because it always cancels elections
  3. Because it becomes above government
  4. Because it erases the voter list
Hard · Level 39 · transparent counting,trust,election result
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  1. It maintains people's trust in the result
  2. It stops voters from voting
  3. It makes candidates permanent
  4. It hides voter list
Hard · Level 39 · voter list,eligible voters,participation
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  1. Equal and correct participation of eligible citizens
  2. Not keeping voting secret
  3. Making candidates permanent
  4. Hiding policies
Hard · Level 39 · voter list,political equality,representation
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  1. Representation and political equality will weaken
  2. Election will become more fair
  3. Voter freedom will increase
  4. Need for campaign will end
Hard · Level 39 · election process,campaign,voting counting
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  1. Because elections include information campaign debate voting and counting as a complete process
  2. Because polling day is not part of election
  3. Because counting is unrelated to election
  4. Because candidates have no role
Hard · Level 39 · policy preference,government agenda,mandate
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  1. The winning party may prioritise policies supported by people
  2. Government never sees people's choice
  3. Elections are unrelated to policies
  4. Voters choose only weather
Hard · Level 39 · informed decision,candidate information,democracy
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  1. Informed electoral decision
  2. Age of voters
  3. Number of polling booths
  4. Counting machine
Hard · Level 39 · equal opportunity,candidates,fair competition
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  1. So competition remains fair and credible
  2. So only the ruling party benefits
  3. So voters cannot vote
  4. So results are fixed beforehand
Hard · Level 39 · state resources,misuse,fair election
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  1. Electoral fairness and equal opportunity
  2. Voter age limit
  3. Paper of secret ballot
  4. Distance of polling booth
Hard · Level 39 · peaceful transfer,democratic stability,power
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  1. It gives acceptable and legal change instead of conflict
  2. It makes violence compulsory
  3. It keeps people away from decision
  4. It gives leaders office for life
Hard · Level 39 · no elections,public dissatisfaction,peaceful change
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  1. Because people will lose a peaceful means to change government
  2. Because people will get more choices
  3. Because power will become more accountable
  4. Because voting will become freer
Hard · Level 39 · result acceptance,voter choice,mandate
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  1. Because this means accepting the democratic mandate
  2. Because results should always be hidden
  3. Because voters' opinion is meaningless
  4. Because it is better if candidates do not accept results
Hard · Level 39 · multi party system,choice,ideology
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  1. It gives real choice among different ideas and programmes
  2. It removes voters
  3. It fixes results beforehand
  4. It ends secret ballot
Hard · Level 39 · policy alternatives,voter choice,parties
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  1. Real policy alternatives will weaken
  2. Voter freedom will automatically increase
  3. Counting will no longer be necessary
  4. Power will always be more accountable