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