Class 9, Ncert Cbse Social
(Political Science)
ELECTORAL POLITICS
Solutions (Answers) of CBSE (CCE) type Sample Questions
Answer of Q.1: In some
countries, educational qualification is a necessary requisite for the voters
and the election contestants. They have a view that as some kind of educational
qualification is necessary for holding a job, similarly it should also be there
for the voters and candidates especially who would hold such an important post
of responsibility.
But many people,
especially those belonging to the developing countries, do not agree with this
view because of the following reasons:
1. Educational qualifications are not
relevant to all kinds of jobs. A cricket player should be judged by his ability
to play the cricket and not by his qualification.
2. The voters are the best judge to
choose the educated candidate or an experienced candidate who has the ability
to understand people’s concerns, problems etc.
3. It is also argued that if a
graduate degree is made compulsory, then more than 90 per cent voters would
become ineligible for contesting an election. This will be against the true
spirit of democracy which at present India has.
Answer of Q.2: When any
constituency is reserved for people who belong to the Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes, such a constituency is called a Reserved Constituency. Some reasons for adopting such a system are
as follows –
1. The system of reserved
constituencies makes our democracy a real representative democracy (true
representation).
2. If there would not have been this
provision very few persons from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes would
have been elected in the Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabhas for lack of resources,
education, information etc.
3. If people belonging to Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes had not been elected our parliament and assemblies
would have been deprived of the voice of a significant section of society. Also
our democracy would not have been a true representative one as it is now.
4. Another reason, that these people
do not take the share of any other section of the society because the number of
their seats is exactly in proportion to their share in population.
Answer of Q.3: ‘Election’ is a mechanism by which
people can choose their leaders or representatives. Each candidate who contests
an election represents a particular area which is called a ‘Constituency’.
Answer of Q.4: The list which
contains the particulars of eligible voters is called the Electoral Roll.
Answer of Q.5: Following things
or practices make an election democratic:
1. No person with dubious record
should be allowed to contest an election.
2. There should be at least two
parties or contestants.
3. Elections must be held regularly
after a fixed interval of time say, 5 years.
4. It must be conducted in a free and
fair environment.
Answer of Q.6: Symbols are
allotted to the parties or candidates by the Election Commission. It is
important because –
1. Even an ordinary and illiterate
person can easily recognize the party by its symbol.
2. It helps the political parties to
easily arrange their processions and meetings and carry on their canvassing,
propaganda etc.
3. If there is more than one candidate
of the same name in the same constituency, the symbols prove all the more
useful.
Answer of Q.7:
Necessity of Election
Commission – Election
in a democratic country plays a very important role. Hence, there is a great
necessity of an independent body to hold free and fair elections. This body is
called the Election Commission.
Functions of the
Election Commission –
The Election Commission of India has to perform so many important functions in
order to hold free and fair elections.
1. Preparation of Electoral Rolls
2. Delimitation of Constituencies
3. Fixing and declaring election dates
4. Scrutiny of nomination papers
5. Allotment of election symbols
6. Printing ballot papers or arranging
voting machines
7. Holding free and fair elections
8. Counting and declarations of
election results
9. Checking undue interference of
party in power
Answer of Q.8: Right to express
one’s choice by voting is called ‘Franchise’. When the right to vote or
franchise is given to every adult in a state irrespective of his or her sex,
caste, religion, socio-economic and educational background etc. then it is
called Universal Adult Franchise.
Merits of Universal
Adult Franchise –
India has adopted the Universal Adult Franchise because of its following
merits;
1. It is based on Political Equality
2. It establishes true democratic
government
3. It makes government accountable or
responsible to all citizens.
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