Outcomes of Democracy Class10 Lesson 7 Civics

 

NOTES PREPARED BY 
KHURSHEED AHMED
TEACHER SCHOOL 
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 
JAMMU AND KASHMIR

  Chapter 7

"Outcomes of Democracy"

Q.1How does democracy produce accountable, responsive and legitimate government. 

Ans: Democracy produces an accountable, responsive and legitimate government by giving the citizen the right to examine the process by which decisions are made. These decisions are made according to norms and procedures which make the decisions more acceptable to the people. Added to this is the basic fact that in a democracy, the people have a right to elect their own government, and the candidate which is elected is thought to be capable enough to fulfil the demands of the people.

Q.2: What are the conditions under which democracies accommodate social diversities?

Ans: Democracies accommodate social diversities when it is well understood that democracy is not just the rule of the majority, and that the rule of the majority is not just the rule of a single religious or social community.

Q. 3.Give arguments to support or oppose the following assertions: 

• Industrialised countries can afford democracy but the poor need dictatorship to become rich.

• Democracy can't reduce inequality of incomes between different citizens.

• Government in poor countries should spend less on poverty reduction, health, education and spend more industries and  infrastructure.

• In democracy all citizens have one vote. which means that there is absence of any domination and conflict.

Ans: Industrialised cars can afford democracy but the poc med dictatorship to
become rich. This statement correct is can be seen from the examples of India
and Zimbabwe. In 1967. India included in the Third World dons, but now.
one of the fast-growing economies in the world. On the other hand, Zimbabwe, which
was furfy prosperou nation has run into huge international deht with the progression of Robert Mugabe's regime Democracy can't reduce inequality of incomes between different citizens. This statement is incorrect The Minimum Wages Act enacted by the government and other policies which regulate the basic price at which agricultural producers and small industries sell their goods, have helped increase the per capita income of the country, thereby making its citizens more prosperous. Government in poor countries should spend less on poverty reduction, health, education and spend more on industries and infrastructure. This is not a wise option as in poor countries, the people cannot afford health and education services.
In democracy all citizens have one vote, which means that there is absence of any
domination and conflict. This is not true as conflict can be eliminated only in an ideal
situation. In real democracies, though every person has one vote, there are divisions
among the people. These divisions lead to conflict.

2.4 Identify the challenges to democracy in the following descriptions. Also suggest policyſinstitutional mechanism to deepen democracy in the given situations:

Following a High Court directive a temple in Orissa that had separate entry doors
for dalits and non-dalits allowed entry for all from the same door
A large number of farmers are committing suicide in different states of India.
Following allegation of killing of three civilians in Gandwara in a fake encounter
by Jammu and Kashmir police, an enquiry has been ordered.

Ans. The challenge to democracy in the first statement is to provide equal status to all its
citizens in spite of their caste The challenge to democracy in the second instance is providing farmers with subsidies which will help them to earn profits and have a satisfactory level of livelihood.
The challenge to democracy is to preserve the people's trust in government arms like
the police

0.9 In the context of democracies, which of the following ideas is correct -

democracies have successfully eliminated:

A conflicts among people
B. economic inequalities among people
C. differences of opinion about how marginalised sections are to be treated
D. the sea of political incyuality

Ans: D. the idea of political inequality

0.6 In the context of assessing democracy which among the following is odd one out.

Democracies need to ensurer

A. free and fair elections
B. dignity of the individual
C. majority rule
D. equal treatment before law (Ans: C)

07. Studies on political and social inequalities in democracy show that

A. democracy and development go together B. inequalities exist in democracies
C. inequalities do nor exist under dictatorship D. dictatorship is better than democracy

Ans: B. incoualities exist in democracies

Q.8.  Read the passage below:

Nurm is a daily wage carner. He lives in Welcome Mardoor Colony, a slum
hubitation in East Delhi. He low his ration card and applied for a duplicate one in
January 2004. He made several rounds to the local Food & Civil Supplies office for
the next three months. Bu the corks and officials would not even look at him, Teuve
alone do his job or bother to tell him the states of his application. Ultimately, he filed
an application under the Right to Information Act asking for the daily progress made
on his application, names of the officials, who were supposed to act on his application
and what action would be taken again these officials for their inaction. Within a
week of filing application ander the Right to Information Act, he was visited by an
inspector from the Food Department, who informed him that the card had been made
and he could collect il from the office. When Nannu went to collect his card next day,
he was given a very warm treatment by the Food & Supply Officer (FSO), who is the
head of a Circle, The FSO offered him rea and requested him to withdraw his
application under the Right to Informarion, since his work had already been done,
What does Nannu's example show? What impact did Nannu's action have on
officials? Ask your parents their experiences when they approach government
officials to attend to their problems.

Ans: Attempt this Question, on your own