Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 17 — Chapter 17: Outcomes of Democracy
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does assessing democracy's outcomes examine? [1]
(A) Political equality, development and participation
(B) Only economic growth
(C) Only military strength
(D) Nothing measurable
2. How do democracies generally compare on political equality? [1]
(A) They generally protect it better than non-democratic systems
(B) They always fail at it
(C) They have no relation to equality
(D) They always ensure perfect equality
3. What about economic development under democracy? [1]
(A) Outcomes vary between countries
(B) It's always excellent
(C) It's always poor
(D) Democracy guarantees prosperity always
4. What does democracy generally allow more of? [1]
(A) Accountability and citizen participation
(B) Less accountability than other systems
(C) No participation at all
(D) Only elite participation
5. What can accountability and participation enable? [1]
(A) Peaceful conflict resolution and course correction
(B) Only conflict, never peace
(C) No changes to policy ever
(D) Guaranteed permanent stability
6. Why do most people continue to value democracy? [1]
(A) For dignity, freedom and peaceful political change
(B) It has no real value
(C) Only for economic reasons
(D) Only because there's no alternative
7. Does democracy alone guarantee economic prosperity? [1]
(A) No, outcomes vary
(B) Yes, always
(C) Prosperity is unrelated to governance
(D) Only in wealthy countries
8. Why assess democracy's outcomes? [1]
(A) To understand its strengths and areas for improvement
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
9. What is a challenge facing democracies? [1]
(A) Corruption
(B) Guaranteed perfection always
(C) No challenges exist
(D) Complete citizen satisfaction always
10. What can corruption undermine? [1]
(A) Trust in democratic institutions
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only economic growth, unrelated to trust
(D) Only foreign relations
11. What can economic inequality limit? [1]
(A) True political participation
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only economic growth
(D) Only cultural expression
12. What group might have less political influence due to inequality? [1]
(A) Marginalised or poorer groups
(B) Only wealthy groups
(C) No group is affected
(D) Only urban populations
13. What is a threat to free and fair elections? [1]
(A) Misinformation and voter suppression
(B) Guaranteed fairness always
(C) No threats exist
(D) Only positive campaign advertising
14. What can election threats undermine? [1]
(A) The legitimacy of democratic outcomes
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only minor local issues
(D) Only opposition parties
15. What does strengthening democracy require? [1]
(A) Transparency, free press and citizen empowerment
(B) Ignoring all challenges
(C) Reducing citizen participation
(D) Eliminating elections entirely
16. Why is addressing these challenges important? [1]
(A) To maintain the integrity of democratic systems
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not important