Democracy in the Contemporary World (Class IX)

Who led the military coup in Chile on 11^th September, 1973?

When did Poland hold its first presidential elections in which more than one party could contest?

Which of the following countries was a democracy in 1950 but not in 1900?

Political freedom in Chile was restored in 1988 after a long military rule. This happened due to

The United States of America adopted a democratic constitution in which of the following years?

Which of the following countries had universal adult suffrage in 1900?

On 14^th August, 1980, the workers of Lenin Shipyard in a city in Poland went on a strike. This strike was the precursor for a revolution that brought about an end to military rule and began the democratic process in Poland. Where did this strike happen?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Soviet Union broke down in 1991.
b. Soviet Union comprised 15 Republics.
c. All the constituent Republics emerged as independent democracies.

Which of the following was one of the first countries in Africa to become independent in 1957 and was known as the Gold Coast?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Pakistan came under army rule in 1999.
b. The elected government in Nepal was dismissed and the powers were reinstated to the king in 2005.
c. Bangladesh made a transition from democracy to army rule in 1990s.

The military leaders of which of the following countries have put the elected pro-democracy leaders such as Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Kwame Nkrumah, a teacher, was active in the independence struggle of his country and an inspiration to African democrats.
b. He became the first prime minister and then the president for life in Ghana.
c. He was executed by the military in 1966 in a coup.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Iraq became independent from the British rule in 1968.
b. Saddam Hussein, a leading Ba’th party leader, became the President in 1979.
c. The war against Iraq was authorised by the UN Security Council in 2003.

Which of the following countries is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. International Monetary Fund is one of the biggest money lenders for any country in the world.
b. It had 188 member states as on 1^st September, 2012.
c. The President of the IMF has always been a citizen of the US and nominated by the Treasury Secretary of the US.