Why do we need elections?
Who defeated congress in 1987 General Elections?
1. Choudhary Devi Lal
Total Number of constituencies in India are
543
Sakal Represents which cycle
Vitruous cycle
When there is investment made in the form of education, training and medical care, the population becomes
Human Capital
State one promise made by the Janta Dal government before 1987 general elections in Haryana
1. waive the loans of farmers and small businessman
Number of Constituencies reserved for SC and ST are as follows
84, 47
Why Vilas Story is considered as Vicious cycle
1. Lack of education
2. unskilled work
3. Lack of health conditions
Define Mid-day Meal Scheme
Improves attendance, Retention, Nutritional Value
What is the importance of the election campaign
It is a time period when free and open discussion takes place between different political parties.
It is the time period when candidates contact their voters, political leaders address election meetings.
It is the time period when newspapers and television news are full of election related stories and debates.
This is also the period when people come to know policies and programmes of various political parties.
Voting rights are denied to
1. Mentally unsound
2. People with Big Criminal Records
A person is making envelops with the help of papers. Identify the sector in which his activity should be included?
(a) Primary Sector
(b) Secondary Sector
(c) Tertiary Sector
(d) Unorganised Sectors
1. Secondary Activities
Assertion: Health and education are essential components of human resource development.
Reason: Health and education help to develop the skills and abilities of individuals, which in turn can lead to higher productivity and income levels.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Which State has the largest Vidhan Sabha constituency in the country?
UP
What do you understand by Reserved Constituency?
a) Some constituencies are reserved for people who belong to the backward classes like the Scheduled Castes [SC] and Scheduled Tribes [ST].
b) In a SC reserved constituency only someone who belongs to the Scheduled Castes can stand for election.
c) Similarly, only those belonging to the Scheduled Tribes can contest an election from a constituency reserved for ST. Currently, in the Lok Sabha, 84 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 47 for the Scheduled Tribes.
d) It is a measure to include representation for all classes in the legislature.
Differentiate between Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Activities.
Agriculture belongs to ________________ economic activity.
1. Raw Materials
2. Manufacturing
3. Services.
The maximum population is considered as a burden for an economy but they can turn into human capital if there is an investment made in the form of:
(a) Education and health
(b) Hospitals and schools
(c) Education, training and medical care
(d) None of the above
Education, training and medical care
“One final test of the free and fairness of election lies in the outcome itself”. Justify the statement with the help of the outcomes of India’s élections.
The ruling parties routinely lose elections in India both at the national and state levels. In fact in every two out of the three elections held in the last fifteen years, the ruling party lost.
Candidates who are known to have spent a lot or money on ‘buying votes’ and those with known criminal connections often lose elections.
Barring very few disputed elections, the electoral outcomes are usually accepted as ‘peoples’ verdict’ by defeated party
State five challenges in conducting elections in India
Inclusion of false names and exclusion of genuine names in the voters’ list
Misuse of government facilities and government officials by the ruling party,
Excessive use of money by rich candidates and big parties,
Intimidation of voters and rigging on the polling day.
Very often elections offer little choice to ordinary citizens, for both the major parties are quite similar to each other both in policies and practice.
vi) Smaller parties and independent candidates suffer a huge disadvantage compared to bigger parties. They got less number of workers and less amount of money.
Define the Market Activities.
1. Market Activities: Market activities involve remuneration to anyone who performs, i.e., activity performed for pay or profit. These include production of goods or services including government service.
State five policies adopted by the government of India to increase access to education.
1. Navodaya School
2. Mid day Meal
3. Right to education
4. “Sarva Siksha Abhiyan is a significant step towards providing elementary education to all children in the age group of 6–14 years.
5. Vocational streams have been developed to equip large number of high school students with occupations related to knowledge and skills.