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CBSE Class 10 Political Science Chapter-5 Popular Struggles and Movements Important Questions
CBSE Class 10 Political Science Important Questions Chapter 5 – Popular Struggles and Movements
1 Mark Questions
1. What did Nepal become a constitutional monarchy?
(a) In 1960
(b) In 1970
(c) In 1980
(d) In 1990
Ans. (d) In 1990
2. What was the aim of the extraordinary movement Nepal witnessed in 2006?
(a) Restoring Democracy
(b) Abolishing untouchability
(c) Bringing down military rule
(d) Division of Nepal
Ans. (a) Restoring Democracy
3. Who become the new Prime Minister of Nepal in 2006?
(a) Beni Prasad
(b) Girija Prasad Koirala
(c) Gyanendra
(d) Himmat Prasad Koirala
Ans. (b) Girija Prasad Koirala
4. Which organization was setup by the Nepalese people to restore democracy in Nepal?
(a) The Dual Alliance
(b) The Tripple Alliance
(c) The Nepal Congress
(d) The Seven Party Alliance
Ans. (d) The Seven Party Alliance
5. On which day was the king of Nepal (King Gyanendra) forced to concede all the demands of SPA?
(a) On June 1, 2001
(b) On April 24, 2006
(c) On July 24, 2006
(d) On June 1, 2007
Ans. b) On April 24, 2006
6. What was the Bolivian protest called?
(a) Bolivian war
(b) Bolivia’s Water war
(c) Water for Bolivia
(d) Bolivian crisis
Ans. (b) Bolivia’s Water war
7. To which of the following countries does FEDECOR belong?
(a) Nepal
(b) Northern Ireland
(c) Belgium
(d) Bolivia
Ans. (d) Bolivia
8. Which political party came to power in Bolivia in 2006?
(a) Democratic Party
(b) Socialist Party
(c) Liberal Party
(d) Conservative Party
Ans. (a) Democratic Party
9. Which of the following is an example of moments growing into political parties?
(a) NAPM
(b) FEDECOR
(c) BAMCEF
(d) Assam Gana Parishad
Ans. (d) Assam Gana Parishad
10. Which of the following can be classified as a type of public interest group?
(a) Trade unions
(b) FEDECOR
(c) Doctors
(d) Teachers
Ans. (b) FEDECOR
11. When was the king Birendra of Nepal Killed?
(a) In 1999
(b) In 2000
(c) In 2001
(d) In 2002
Ans. (c) In 2001
12. How did people protest against the “Kittiko – Hochchiko” movements?
(a) By planting more eucalyptus trees.
(b) By plucking more trees
(c) By plucking eucalyptus trees and planting other saplings
(d) By plucking all eucalypts trees on the 30,000 hectare piece of land
Ans. (c) By plucking eucalyptus trees and planting other saplings
13. What was FEDECOR?
Ans. An organization of Bolivia comprising local professionals, including engineers and environmentalists. The organization was formed to protest against water privatization in Bolivia.
14. Who was the last monarch of Nepal?
Ans. King Gyanendra
15. What was the challenge for democracy faced by Bolivian Government?
Ans. Challenge of Expansion
16. Which political party supported the Bolivia’s water war and came to power in Bolivia in 2006?
Ans. Socialist Party
17. Name the institution that pressurized the Bolivian Government to privatize water supply in the city of Cochabamba.
Ans. World Bank
18. Which three demands were put forward by SPA before the King of Nepal?
Ans. Demands of restoration of Parliament, Power to an all party government and a new constituent assembly.
19. In which year Socialist Party of Bolivia came into power?
Ans. 2006
20. What type of challenge for democracy was faced by Nepal?
Ans. Foundational Challenge of Democracy
21. Give one idea and belief of Nepalese Communist Party?
Ans. The Nepalese Communist Party believes in the ideology of Mao, the leader of Chinese revolution. They have no faith in Parliamentary Democracy.
22. What is NAPM?
Ans. NAPM is national Alliance for Peoples’ Movement. It is an organization of Organisations.
23. Define Pressure groups?
Ans. Pressure Groups are organizations that attempt to influence government policies, unlike political parties, pressure groups do not aim to directly control or share political power.
24. Name an organization that largely made up of government employees to campaign against caste discrimination.
Ans. Backward and Minorities Community Employees Federation (BAMCEF).
25. What was the main aim of the popular movement of Nepal in April 2006?
Ans. Restoration of Democracy was the main aim.
26. Which organization was set up by the Nepalese people to restore democracy in Nepal?
Ans. Seven Party Alliance
27. Name the dam against which the Narmada Bachao Andolan was started?
Ans. Sardar Sarovar Dam
28. What is the principal concern of BAMCEF?
Ans. Social justice and social equality for the entire society
29. What is BSP?
Ans. BSP is a national Political Party. It is Bahujan Samaj party.
30. Why was SPA set up in Nepal?
Ans. Seven Party Alliance was an organization, set up by the Nepalese people to restore democracy in Nepal.
31. Name the city of Bolivia whose water right was sold to MNC?
Ans. Cochabamba
32. What is the principal concern of BAMCEF?
Ans. Social justice and social equality for the entire society
33. When did Nepal win democracy? State two features of the democratic Nepal after attaining democracy.
Ans. Nepal won the democracy in 1990.
Two Features:-
1. The King formally remained the head of the state; the real power was exercised by popularly elected
representatives.
2. King Birendra who had accepted this transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy was killed in a mysterious massacre of the royal family in 2001
34. What were the results of the popular struggle of Nepal?
Ans. 1. The King was forced to concede all the thru demands of the protesters.
2. The SPA chose Girija Prasad Koirala as the new P.M. of the interim government.
3. The restored parliament met and passed laws taking away most of the power of the king.
35. Mention any three similarities between the movements in Nepal and Bolivia.
Ans. 1. Both these are instances of political conflict that led to popular struggles.
2. In both cases, the struggle involves mass mobilizations public demonstration of mass support clinched the dispute.
3. Both instances involved the critical role of political organization.
36. Write the composition of the organization which protested against water privatization in Bolivia?
Ans. 1. The protest against water privatization in Bolivia was not led by any political party. It was led byFEDECOR.
2. This organization comprised of local professionals, including engineers and environmentalists.
3. They were supported by a federation of farmers who relied on irrigation, middle class students,confederation of factory workers, unions and the city’s growing population of the homeless streetchildren.
37. What is the difference between a pressure group and a political party?
Ans. 1. A pressure group is an organized or an unorganized body that seeks to promote itsinterests while a political party seeks to attain political power by contesting elections.
2. Pressure groups are formed by the people of common interests, occupations andopinions while political parties are forced on the basic of ideology and vision.
3. A pressure group represents their own single interests while political parties represents various interests.