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  1. 4. Local volunteers organise awareness campaigns and influence public policy without being part of the government. Which democratic institution are they part of?
  2. 5. Different political parties compete to represent diverse interests instead of allowing only one viewpoint. Which feature of democracy is illustrated?
  3. 8. A student investigates how governments gain authority and how citizens participate in decision-making. Which discipline is most suitable?
  4. 12. A minister and an ordinary citizen receive identical treatment in court for the same offence. Which democratic principle is demonstrated?
  5. 13. A corruption case becomes widely known because newspapers and news channels expose it. Which institution is often called the fourth pillar of democracy?
  6. 14. Citizens replace a government peacefully through elections rather than force. Which form of government makes this possible?
  7. 17. A citizen demands official records before questioning a government decision. Which democratic value is being exercised?
  8. 18. Citizens evaluate the government's performance through elections, debates and public scrutiny. Which democratic value is being strengthened?
  9. 19. Before accusing a public office of wrongdoing, a citizen first seeks official documents through a legal process. Which law enables this?
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  1. 1. A government must decide how limited resources can satisfy unlimited needs. Which discipline guides such decisions?
  2. 2. An archaeologist combines inscriptions, coins and monuments to explain the past. Which discipline is being practised?
  3. 3. A researcher studies floods by connecting geography, economy, politics and society instead of treating them separately. Which field of study is being used?
  4. 4. A newly independent nation needs one document to establish democratic institutions, rights and responsibilities. What document should it adopt?
  5. 6. A newly elected government claims authority only because citizens freely chose it. Which democratic principle gives legitimacy to its power?
  6. 7. An eighteen-year-old influences national policy without becoming a politician. Which constitutional provision makes this possible?
  7. 9. Disaster management requires cooperation between the Union and State governments because powers are constitutionally shared. Which principle makes this arrangement possible?
  8. 10. If the same institution made laws, implemented them and judged disputes, democracy would be endangered. Which constitutional principle prevents this?
  9. 11. A citizen challenges unlawful restrictions on personal liberty in court. Which constitutional safeguard is being exercised?
  10. 15. A planner wants to explain why ports became centres of trade and settlement. Which discipline provides the strongest explanation?
  11. 16. Parliament passes a law that violates the Constitution, and one institution declares it invalid. Which institution performs this role?