Class 10 Democratic Politics Chapter 5 MCQs: Test Your Knowledge on People's Struggles and Movements

  Multiple choice questions?

Question 1. By what name is the popular struggle of Bolivia known?

(a) Struggle for democracy

(b) Struggle for public problems

(c) Water battle of Bolivia

(d) Civil War of Bolivia

Answer – (c) Bolivia's water war

Question 2. When did the Socialist Party come to power in Bolivia?

(a) in 2004 AD

(b) in 2005 AD

(c) in 2006 AD

(d) in 2007 AD

Answer – (c) in 2006 AD

Question 3. Whenever people unite and struggle for their demands without forming an organization, it is called-

(a) movement

(b) interest group

(c) pressure group

(d) mobilization

Answer – (a) movement

Question 4. Such groups which represent common interests are called-

(a) mobilization

(b) movement

(c) interest group

(d) pressure group

Answer – (c) interest group

Question 5. What was the people's struggle in Nepal called?

(a) Movement against dictatorial rule

(b) Second for democracy

(c) struggle against the king

(d) Movement for change in administrative system

Answer – (b) Second movement for democracy

Question 6. What was the main reason for starting the agitation against King Gyanendra in April 2006 ?

(a) Dissolution of the elected government in 2005 AD

(B) Rejecting the demands of the people

(c) resorting to repressive policy on the public

(d) all of the above

Answer—(a) Dissolving the elected government in 2005 AD

Question 7. What kind of discrimination does BAMCEF campaign against? 

(a) against corruption

(b) against the wrong policies of the government

(c) against communalism

(d) against caste discrimination

Answer – (d) against caste discrimination

Question 8. What were the reasons for the popular struggle in Bolivia?

(a) dictatorial attitude of the government

(b) non-formation of a democratic government

 (c) Regional dissatisfaction with the government

(d) Selling water supply rights in Cochabamba city to a multinational company and increasing the price of water by four times by the company 

Ans-(d) Selling water supply rights in Cochbamba city to a multinational company and increasing the price of water four times by the company

Question 9. Against whom was the people's struggle of Bolivia?

(a) against the government

(b) against Kochbamba Municipal Corporation

(c) against multinational company

(d) against the government system

Answer – (b) against Kochbamba Municipal Corporation

Question 10. What was the name of the alliance formed by all the major political parties of Nepal Parliament ?

(a) trade union

(c) Seven Party Alliance

(b) Nepali Communist Party

(d) all of the above

Answer – (c) Seven Party Alliance

Q 11. What is BAMCEF?

(a) Organization of government employees

(b) organization of workers

(c) Organization of traders

(d) organization of players

Answer—(a) Organization of government employees

Question 12. When did the mass movement start in Nepal? 

(a) In March 2004 AD

(b) in May 2005 AD

(c) in April 2006 AD

(d) in June 2007 AD

Answer – (c) in April 2006 AD

Question 13. What kind of movement was the 'Save Narmada' movement?

(a) pressure group

(b) long term movement

(c) Single issue movement 

(d) class special interest group

Answer – (b) long duration movement

Question 14. Which one of the following options is correct regarding the unique popular movement that broke out in Nepal in 2006 AD?

(a) Strengthening of monarchy

(b) abolition of democracy

(c) Restoration of democracy

(d) establishment of dictatorship

Answer – (c) restoration of democracy

Question 15. Which of the following organizations participated in the struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nepal?

(a) Organization of seven parties

(b) Maoist

(c) Labor organizations and their federations 

(d) all of the above

Answer – (d) all of the above

Question 16. Which financial agency/organization pressured the Bolivian government to give up control of municipal water supplies?

(a) International Monetary Fund

(b) World Bank

(c) Central Bank of Bolivia 

(d) none of these

Answer – (b) World Bank

Question 17. Democratic conflicts are generally resolved by-

 (a) mobilization of the public

(b) Institutions like Parliament or Judiciary

(c) both of the above

(d) none of the above

Answer—(a) Mobilization of the public

Question 18. In a mysterious massacre of the royal family, King Virendra was killed when

Did you go?

(a) 2000

(b) 2001

(c) 2002

(d) 2003

Answer – (b) 2001