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UPSC CDS Modern Indian History — practice questions — page 6

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A democracy in which all citizens directly take public decisions without elected officials is:Read the answer and worked solution →In 1928, Motilal Nehru and eight other Congress leaders drafted a:Read the answer and worked solution →The Congress resolution spelling out the vision of Swaraj as real economic freedom was passed at which session?Read the answer and worked solution →The Karachi Resolution proposed that no servant of the State ordinarily be paid above how much a month?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these was demanded by the Karachi Resolution?Read the answer and worked solution →The Karachi Resolution asked for military expenditure to be reduced by at least:Read the answer and worked solution →The Preamble promises liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and:Read the answer and worked solution →The Preamble promises equality of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on:Read the answer and worked solution →The demand for a Constituent Assembly was conceded by Britain in:Read the answer and worked solution →Ambedkar said breach of the Directive Principles would be answered not in court but before the:Read the answer and worked solution →Whose clause in the Constituent Assembly directed the state to organise village panchayats?Read the answer and worked solution →Per the text, the essence of law is force while the essence of justice is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Supreme Court held in 1993 that the Right to Information is part of the Right to Expression under which Article?Read the answer and worked solution →Panchayati Raj translates literally to governance by how many individuals?Read the answer and worked solution →Constitutional status was given to Panchayati Raj Institutions in 1992 by the:Read the answer and worked solution →The 73rd Amendment made a three-tier Panchayati Raj compulsory for states with population over:Read the answer and worked solution →The 73rd and 74th Amendments reserved what share of local body seats for women?Read the answer and worked solution →The 1993-94 local elections brought how many women into the political process in one election?Read the answer and worked solution →Nyaya Panchayats can impose fines but cannot:Read the answer and worked solution →Among the Khasis of Meghalaya, each clan council is known as the:Read the answer and worked solution →Industrialists represent their interests through associations such as:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Karachi demandsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Preamble wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the democracy yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the democracy wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Right or directiveRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the village bodiesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Indian democracy bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A democracy in which all citizens directly take public decisions without elected officials is:

  1. Direct democracy
  2. Representative democracy
  3. Participatory monarchy
  4. Constitutional oligarchy
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Correct answer: A. Direct democracy

1. It works only with small numbers. 2. This is direct democracy. 3. India is a representative democracy. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 3, The Story of Indian Democracy._

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In 1928, Motilal Nehru and eight other Congress leaders drafted a:

  1. Trade union charter
  2. Constitution for India
  3. Salt tax petition
  4. Land reform bill
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Correct answer: B. Constitution for India

1. A vision of Indian democracy emerged before freedom. 2. They drafted a constitution for India. 3. The Karachi Resolution followed in 1931. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 3, The Story of Indian Democracy._

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The Congress resolution spelling out the vision of Swaraj as real economic freedom was passed at which session?

  1. Karachi 1931
  2. Lahore 1929
  3. Lucknow 1916
  4. Nagpur 1920
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Correct answer: A. Karachi 1931

1. It listed thirty demands. 2. This was the Karachi Resolution of 1931. 3. Its values entered the Constitution. _Source: syllabus Social Change and Development in India, Chapter 3, The Story of Indian Democracy._

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