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UPSC CDS Constitution of India — practice questions — page 18

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Economists note that no large-scale famine has ever occurred in an:Read the answer and worked solution →Democracy is called a better government because it is more:Read the answer and worked solution →The strongest argument for democracy is that it enhances the:Read the answer and worked solution →Democracy allows a country to:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the features of democracyRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the non-democraciesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the democracy examplesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the democracy wordsRead the answer and worked solution →For or against democracyRead the answer and worked solution →Sort countries, leaders and termsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Democracy bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Civil Rights Movement in the USA ran from:Read the answer and worked solution →The Civil Rights Movement was led by:Read the answer and worked solution →The more militant Black Power movement emerged in:Read the answer and worked solution →The medal ceremony protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos took place at the Olympics of:Read the answer and worked solution →Smith and Carlos received their medals wearing black socks and no shoes to represent:Read the answer and worked solution →Which silver medallist wore a human rights badge in support of Smith and Carlos?Read the answer and worked solution →Peter Norman was a white athlete from:Read the answer and worked solution →Some Dalit groups demanded inclusion of caste at the UN Conference Against Racism held in 2001 at:Read the answer and worked solution →Social differences are mostly based on:Read the answer and worked solution →Social division takes place when one social difference:Read the answer and worked solution →In which country do class and religion cut across each other, so Catholics and Protestants rarely clash?Read the answer and worked solution →Cross-cutting social differences are:Read the answer and worked solution →A society with similar kinds of people and no significant ethnic differences is called:Read the answer and worked solution →In Northern Ireland, Protestants form about what share of the population?Read the answer and worked solution →Protestants in Northern Ireland who wanted to remain with the UK were represented by:Read the answer and worked solution →The UK government and the Nationalists reached a peace treaty in:Read the answer and worked solution →Political competition along religious and ethnic lines led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia into how many countries?Read the answer and worked solution →How many factors are crucial in deciding the outcome of politics of social divisions?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Economists note that no large-scale famine has ever occurred in an:

  1. Independent democracy
  2. Independent monarchy
  3. Oil-rich dictatorship
  4. Ancient empire state
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Correct answer: A. Independent democracy

1. Democratic India responded to food scarcity. 2. No independent democracy has had a large famine. 3. A free press and opposition force governments to act. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 1, What is Democracy? Why Democracy?_

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Democracy is called a better government because it is more:

  1. Traditional
  2. Accountable
  3. Prosperous
  4. Militarised
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Correct answer: B. Accountable

1. Rulers must attend to people's needs. 2. Democracy is a more accountable form of government. 3. It also improves the quality of decisions. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 1, What is Democracy? Why Democracy?_

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The strongest argument for democracy is that it enhances the:

  1. Size of armies
  2. Speed of decisions
  3. Dignity of citizens
  4. Wealth of rulers
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Correct answer: C. Dignity of citizens

1. It rests on political equality. 2. Democracy enhances the dignity of citizens. 3. People are rulers, not subjects. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 1, What is Democracy? Why Democracy?_

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