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Exercises Page No. 87
1. State the various functions political parties perform in a democracy
Answer.
The functions performed by the political parties are:
2. What are the various challenges faced by political parties?
Answer.
There are some challenges that political parties have to face:
3. Suggest some reforms to strengthen parties so that they perform their functions well?
Answer.
The various reforms that a political party can take are:
4. What is a political party?
Answer.
A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. They agree on some policies and programmes for the society, with a view to promoting the collective good.
5. What are the characteristics of a political party?
Answer.
The political party has the following characteristics:
6. A group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government is called a _____________________.
Answer.
A group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government is called a political party.
7. Match List-I (organisations and struggles) with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I | List-II | |
1. | Congress Party | A. National Democratic Alliance |
2. | Bharatiya Janata Party | B. State party |
3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | C. United Progressive Alliance |
4. | Telugu Desam Party | D. Left Front |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
(a) | C | A | B | D |
(b) | C | D | A | B |
(c) | C | A | D | B |
(d) | D | C | A | B |
Answer.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
(c) | C | A | D | B |
8. Who among the following is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party?
A. Kanshi Ram
B. Sahu Maharaj
C. B.R. Ambedkar
D. Jotiba Phule
Answer.
A. Kanshi Ram
9. What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?
A. Bahujan Samaj
B. Revolutionary democracy
C. Integral humanism
D. Modernity
Answer.
D. Modernity
10. Consider the following statements on parties.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer.
(b) A and B