If rural citizens have vote but urban votes have higher value, what is the democratic weakness?
Correct answer: B
Different vote value by rural or urban location breaks political equality. Exam tip: identify place-based inequality.
Civics
One person, one vote, one value
एक व्यक्ति, एक वोट, एक मूल्य
In this Class 9 Civics topic from “What is Democracy? Why Democracy?”, students explore the democratic principle that every citizen’s vote should carry equal value. They learn how universal adult franchise supports political equality, gives citizens a role in choosing representatives, and connects voting with participation and accountability. The topic also helps students understand why equal voting rights are essential for representative government and how democracy seeks to include people from different social and economic backgrounds.
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- Voting right is absent
- Rural and urban vote value is unequal
- Elections are not held
- There is no voter list
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- Every eligible person votes freely
- All votes are counted equally
- Some eligible citizens are stopped from voting
- Voting is secret
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- Caste-based special political power will arise
- Equality will strengthen
- Every vote will remain equal
- All citizens will become equal
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- To give more rights to some citizens
- To give equal political importance to all eligible citizens
- To give power only to educated people
- To make voting difficult
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- Voter list problem
- Polling booth problem
- Inequality of vote value
- Nomination problem
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- All eligible citizens have one equal vote
- Every vote is counted equally
- Rich and poor have equal vote
- All vote but officers' votes are counted double
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- The vote value of other voters
- The polling booth building
- Campaign time
- Candidate age
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- Because voting right is based on legal eligibility and equality is kept among the eligible
- Because only the king is eligible
- Because eligibility is decided by wealth
- Because eligibility is decided by caste
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- Property-based rule
- Equal adult franchise
- Hereditary rule
- Military franchise
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- Regular election is strong
- Voting secrecy is correct
- One value and fair counting are violated
- There is no problem
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- Equal political citizenship
- Royal privilege
- Military discipline
- Foreign control
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- In democracy everyone's income must be equal so vote is equal
- In democracy social economic differences may exist but political value of vote should be equal
- In democracy rich people's vote should be higher
- In democracy only educated people should vote
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- Political voice of that group will weaken
- Campaign will become more colourful
- Polling booths will be clean
- Counting will be fast
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- Franchise and vote value are both equal
- Franchise exists but vote value is unequal
- This is full political equality
- This is a correct example of one person, one vote, one value
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- Equal political will of all voters
- Only king's will
- Only officials' will
- Only rich people's will
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- Every eligible vote is counted equally
- Some citizens' votes get higher value by birth
- Women and men vote
- Poor and rich vote
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- One person, one vote, one value
- Unelected rule
- Hereditary rule
- Voter suppression
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- The will of some groups may have disproportionate influence
- Voting secrecy increases
- Election automatically becomes free
- Every citizen gets equal influence
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- Role of all eligible voters remains equal while choosing representatives
- Representatives are chosen only by the rich
- Representatives are chosen by army
- Representatives are decided by birth
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- Equal political effect breaks
- Democracy becomes more equal
- Rural vote becomes higher
- There is no political difference
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- Every eligible citizen gets one vote
- Every vote is counted equally
- Eligibility is decided by general rules
- Votes of higher tax payers are counted more
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- Political equality
- Economic equality
- Military equality
- Geographical equality
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- Voter's secret choice
- Free elections
- Accurate counting
- Giving one person's vote more political value than another's
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- Larger number formed by votes of equal value
- Larger number of rich people's votes
- Opinion of officials
- King's final order
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- In democracy every eligible citizen should get a vote of equal political importance
- In democracy rich people's vote should be higher
- In democracy each family should get one vote
- In democracy an officer's vote should be higher than a common citizen's vote
In which situation will franchise be incomplete despite equal vote value?
Correct answer: C
Along with equal value, all eligible citizens also need voting opportunity. Exam tip: check both right and value.
If a rule gives two votes to one particular caste, what will be the effect?
Correct answer: A
Giving extra vote to one caste is against political equality. Exam tip: understand the difference between privilege and equality.
What is the purpose of one person, one vote, one value in democracy?
Correct answer: B
This principle treats all eligible citizens as politically equal. Exam tip: connect the purpose with equality.
If voter list is correct but some votes are given more weight, what problem remains?
Correct answer: C
A correct list is necessary but equal vote value is equally necessary. Exam tip: distinguish list from vote value.
In which example is there franchise but not the principle of one value?
Correct answer: D
The principle of “one person, one vote, one value” has two connected parts. Each eligible person must have the right to vote, and each vote must carry equal weight in deciding the result. Merely allowing people to vote is not enough if the system gives some people’s votes greater power than others.
In option D, everyone has the franchise, so the first condition is present. However, officers’ votes are counted twice, giving them more influence than other citizens. This violates equal value even though voting is formally allowed. Options A, B, and C all describe equal voting rights or equal counting. Therefore, option D is correct.
If one voter is allowed to vote twice, whose equality is broken?
Correct answer: A
Voting twice makes other voters' votes less effective. Exam tip: understand double voting as against equality.
Why is the term eligible citizen important in one person, one vote, one value?
Correct answer: A
In democracy eligibility is decided by general rules, but votes of eligible people are equal. Exam tip: understand eligibility and equality as separate but linked.
If franchise in a country is based on age but not on property, which idea is it closer to?
Correct answer: B
General age-based eligibility avoids property-based discrimination. Exam tip: distinguish age-based eligibility from property-based exclusion.
If one person one vote exists but one person's vote is secretly counted twice, what is the conclusion?
Correct answer: C
Secret double counting breaks both vote equality and fairness of counting. Exam tip: identify hidden inequality too.
If vote value remains independent of education, wealth, and office, what will be strengthened?
Correct answer: A
Independence of vote value from these bases strengthens political equality of citizens. Exam tip: understand social differences and political equality.
Which statement is the most balanced?
Correct answer: B
Equality of vote is political equality, not equality of income. Exam tip: understand the difference between economic and political equality.
If the effect of one group's vote is kept consistently lower, what is the danger in democracy?
Correct answer: A
A lower-impact vote reduces citizens' political voice. Exam tip: connect vote effect with political representation.
If both men and women have vote in a country but men's vote has higher value, what is the correct evaluation?
Correct answer: B
Having the vote is not enough when its value differs by gender. Exam tip: identify gender-based vote value inequality.
If votes of all citizens have equal value, the electoral decision will be closer to whose will?
Correct answer: A
Equal vote value expresses collective public will more equally. Exam tip: connect vote value with public will.
In which situation will the claim of political equality be weakest?
Correct answer: B
Higher vote value by birth weakens political equality. Exam tip: treat birth-based inequality as wrong.
If every eligible person can vote and every vote is counted equally, which condition is fulfilled?
Correct answer: A
Both person-based franchise and equal vote value are fulfilled. Exam tip: identify the two parts separately.
If equality of vote value is absent, how can election result be affected?
Correct answer: A
Unequal vote value can increase some groups' influence in result. Exam tip: understand inequality of influence.
How is one person, one vote, one value related to the process of choosing representatives?
Correct answer: A
Equal vote value gives all eligible voters equal role in choosing representatives. Exam tip: connect representation with vote equality.
If an urban voter's vote is more effective than a rural voter's vote, what will be the conclusion?
Correct answer: A
Changing vote effect by location is against political equality. Exam tip: see effect and value together.
Which option shows wrong use of one person, one vote, one value?
Correct answer: D
Increasing vote value by tax payment is against equality. Exam tip: do not treat economic contribution as the basis of vote value.
If in a country votes of all eligible citizens are equal beyond caste religion wealth and gender, this is an example of what?
Correct answer: A
This is an example of non-discriminatory political equality in vote value. Exam tip: remember equal vote beyond social identity.
What does one person, one vote, one value treat as unacceptable in democracy?
Correct answer: D
A vote with higher political value breaks citizen equality. Exam tip: quickly identify unequal vote value.
If every eligible citizen has equal vote in democracy, what should majority mean?
Correct answer: A
Majority is democratic only when votes have equal value. Exam tip: connect majority with equal votes.
What is the most correct conclusion of one person, one vote, one value?
Correct answer: A
This principle accepts equal political dignity and vote value of eligible citizens. Exam tip: remember person vote and equal value together.
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