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Definition of democracy

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In this Class 9 Civics topic from “What is Democracy? Why Democracy?”, students learn the meaning and essential features of democracy. The topic explains how people participate in governing through elected representatives, why elections must be free and fair, and how the principles of one person, one vote, one value, accountability, and the rule of law support democratic government. It also helps students distinguish democracy from other forms of government and understand its importance in protecting citizens’ rights and dignity.

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  1. Because it increases military power
  2. Because it makes rule based on people's will
  3. Because it makes the king permanent
  4. Because it removes the need for elections
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  1. Tax system
  2. Road system
  3. Education system
  4. Free and fair elections
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  1. Because it also includes equality and accountability
  2. Because people have no role in it
  3. Because elections never happen in it
  4. Because a king is compulsory in it
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  1. Rule belongs only to the rich
  2. Rule belongs only to officers
  3. Citizens are the source of power
  4. Power comes from heredity
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  1. Ruler is appointed by the army
  2. Ruler is chosen by people in free elections
  3. Ruler is the king's son
  4. Ruler is sent by a foreign power
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  1. Spirit of rule of law
  2. Hereditary rule
  3. Military control
  4. Foreign intervention
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  1. Rulers are decided by birth
  2. Rulers appoint themselves
  3. Rulers take orders from army
  4. Citizens choose representatives by voting
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  1. It increases king's power
  2. It gives more votes to the rich
  3. It ensures equal participation of people
  4. It removes elections
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  1. Opposition is stopped from contesting elections
  2. Voters vote peacefully
  3. Government is formed after elections
  4. Polling stations are open
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  1. Because people have given them power
  2. Because they are rulers by birth
  3. Because army removes them
  4. Because elections are meaningless
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  1. Area of the country
  2. Whether rulers are elected by people
  3. How many rivers the country has
  4. What the country's climate is
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  1. Real choice of citizens
  2. Number of government buildings
  3. Weather information
  4. Tax collection
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  1. Foreign companies
  2. Elected representatives
  3. Hereditary king
  4. Secret groups
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  1. So that government always remains permanent
  2. So that citizens can change or re-elect government
  3. So that people cannot vote
  4. So that king's post remains safe
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  1. In democracy power comes only by force
  2. In democracy people can choose and change rulers
  3. Elections have no place in democracy
  4. Citizens are only spectators in democracy
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  1. Equal value of vote
  2. Tax payment
  3. Road safety
  4. Linguistic diversity
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  1. Because citizens also influence government through public opinion and criticism
  2. Because citizens have no rights
  3. Because voting does not happen in democracy
  4. Because king decides instead of citizens
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  1. In democracy rulers are elected while in monarchy heredity is important
  2. Democracy has no citizens
  3. Monarchy has no ruler
  4. Elections are compulsory in both
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  1. Government formed by army order
  2. Government formed from royal family
  3. Government chosen by people in free elections
  4. Government formed by foreign officer
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  1. Equal vote value for every person
  2. Equal income for every person
  3. Same occupation for every person
  4. Same house for every person
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  1. By fear and repression
  2. By people's consent and elections
  3. By heredity and birth
  4. By secret orders
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  1. Democratic accountability
  2. Hereditary power
  3. Foreign control
  4. Weather management
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  1. Power received by heredity
  2. People's participation
  3. Voting
  4. Representation
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  1. So that decisions are linked with people's will
  2. So that decisions always remain secret
  3. So that citizens' role ends
  4. So that army rules
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  1. Free competition and real choice
  2. King's order
  3. Army control
  4. Rule of one person

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