chapter 1 Working of the Constitution
- Which decision of the Court has resulted in protection of honour and dignity of women? The Supreme Court's decision in the Vishaka case (1997), which laid down guidelines to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace,... 1
- What is meant by establishment of social justice ? Establishment of social justice means removing inequality and discrimination in society so that every person gets equal status, equal opport... 1
- What are the effects of reducing the voting age from 21 years to 18 years ? Reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 (61st Amendment, 1988, first applied in the 1989 elections) greatly increased the participation of you... 1
- Explain the concept Women representation in the Loksabha. Women's representation in the Lok Sabha means the share of seats held by women members. It has increased slowly but is still far below their... 1
- Explain the concept Right to information Right to Information means the right of every citizen to obtain information about the work and decisions of the government. The Right to Inf... 1
- Explain the concepts Right based approach A rights-based approach means that the welfare of people is treated as their right, guaranteed by law, and not as a favour or charity from t... 1
- State whether following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answer. (1) Indian democracy is consid (1) True, (2) False, (3) True (1) Indian democracy is considered the largest democracy in the world: True. India has the largest number of v... 1
- The essence of democracy is .......... (a) universal adult franchise. (b) decentralisation of power 2
- Which of the following laws created a favourable environment for women to secure freedom and self-development ? (b) Dowry Prohibition Act 2
- In Maharashtra ............ seats are reserved for women in local self-governing institutions. In Maharashtra 50% seats are reserved for women in local self-governing institutions. 1