Class 9 Civics

Democratic Rights

NCERT Solution

Question 1: Which of the following is not an instance of an exercise of a fundamental right?

• Workers from Bihar go to the Punjab to work on the farms
• Christian missions set up a chain of missionary schools
• Men and women government employees get the same salary
• Parents’ property is inherited by their children
  
  Answer: (d) Parents’ property is inherited by their children

Question 2: Which of the following freedoms is not available to an Indian citizen?

• Freedom to criticise the government
• Freedom to participate in armed revolution
• Freedom to start a movement to change the government
• Freedom to oppose the central values of the Constitution
  
  Answer: (b) Freedom to participate in armed revolution

Question 3: Which of the following rights is available under the Indian Constitution?

• Right to work
• Right to adequate livelihood
• Right to protect one’s culture
• Right to privacy
  
  Answer: (c) Right to protect one’s culture

Question 4: Name the Fundamental Right under which each of the following rights falls:

• Freedom to propagate one’s religion
  
  Answer: Right to freedom of religion
• Right to life
  
  Answer: Right to freedom
• Abolition of untouchability
  
  Answer: Right to euqality
• Ban on bonded labour
  
  Answer: Right to freedom

Question 5: Which of these statements about the relationship between democracy and rights is more valid? Give reasons for your preference.

• Every country that is a democracy gives rights to its citizens.
• Every country that gives rights to its citizens is a democracy.
• Giving rights is good, but it is not necessary for a democracy.
  
  Answer: (a) Every country that is a democracy gives rights to its citizens

Question 6: Are these restrictions on the right to freedom justified? Give reasons for your answer.

• Indian citizens need permission to visit some border areas of the country for reasons of security.
  
  Answer: Country’s security is more important than the right to freedom of a citizen, hence this restriction is justified.
• Outsiders are not allowed to buy property in some areas to protect the interest of the local population.
  
  Answer: Some areas may be culturally or ecologically vulnerable and hence outsiders are not allowed to buy property in such areas. This restriction is also justified.
• The government bans the publication of a book that can go against the ruling party in the next elections.
  
  Answer: This restriction is not justified because we have the freedom of expression.