Class7 civ ch2

Q1. 'The right to vote was not always a universal right.' Explain with examples.

Ans- In the early stage of democracy the right to vote was not universal as it was only given to selected social groups, for example:- In Britain protestant male land lords had only been given right to vote and labours and women were not included.

Q2. What are elections? What are the requirements for fair elections?

Ans- The process of selecting representative by people is called election. Right to vote is practiced by the people in elections, so it must be fair. Requirement for fair election are as follows:-

                - Votes of every citizen must carry same value.

                - The people must have candidates of different political parties to chose from.

                - All the citizens must give their vote freely. There must not be any pressure on voters.

Q3. Name any four political parties of India.

Ans-       Bhartiya Janta Party

                Congress

                Samajwadi Party

                Janta Dal

Q4. Differentiate between a bye-election and a mid-term election.

Ans-                       Bye Election                                                Mid Term Election

           i) When any place in assembly get         i) If the assembly is dissolved

                vacated, then it is filled by                   before five years, it lead to the

                Bye Election.                                        Mid Term election.

           ii) It is conducted only at related           ii) It is conducted in whole areas.

                Constituency. 

Q5. What is constituency? Why are some constituencies reserved in India?

Ans- Division of an area into small units for the election is called constituency. from each constituency one candidate is elected.

                Some constituencies are reserved for the deprived section of society, like- Scheduled Caste, Scheduled tribe, women, etc. it is to provide them equal opportunity.

Q6. Differentiate between absolute majority and simple majority.

Ans-                   Absolute Majority                                    Simple Majority

                When more than half of the total                 When no one gets half of the 

                 votes in favor of one candidate.                  total votes given by the people.

Q7.  What are the different types of party systems in the world? What system does India have?

Ans- There are three different types of party systems in the world which are:-

                i) Single Party System

                ii) Dual Party System

                iii) Multi Party System

In India multi party system is followed.

Q8. what is Coalition Government?

Ans- When two or more parties combine together to form government, such government is called Coalition Government.