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The document consists of cartoon-based questions for Class X Political Science, focusing on key concepts such as power sharing, federalism, gender, religion, caste, political parties, and outcomes of democracy. Each cartoon is analyzed to illustrate various political issues, including coalition governments, vote bank politics, and the role of the Election Commission in India. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding political dynamics and the implications of governance on society.

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X-Cartoon Based Qs

The document consists of cartoon-based questions for Class X Political Science, focusing on key concepts such as power sharing, federalism, gender, religion, caste, political parties, and outcomes of democracy. Each cartoon is analyzed to illustrate various political issues, including coalition governments, vote bank politics, and the role of the Election Commission in India. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding political dynamics and the implications of governance on society.

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SANSKAR SCHOOL

CLASS: X
SUBJECT: POLITICAL SCIENCE
TOPIC: CARTOON BASED QUESTIONS

Q. Study the following pictures/cartoons and answer the questions that follow:

CHAPTER 1- POWER SHARING

What does the cartoon represent?


Ans. The cartoon refers to the problems of running a coalition government. If any one party fails to get a
majority, they are left with no option but to form a coalition government. In a coalition government,
conflicts are maximum, decision making becomes slow and they generally result in fall of the government
as all the parties want to have the charge of the key areas (steering wheel as depicted in this cartoon).
There cannot be two steering wheels in car, as it will make it directionless.

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What does the cartoon represent?
Ans. In 2005, some new laws were made in Russia giving more powers to its President. During the same
time the US President visited Russia. Here, both the leaders are discussing that they got to keep their rein
tight over the country/democracy, i.e. they should have the maximum control despite being democracy.

CHAPTER 2- FEDERALISM

What does the cartoon reflect?


Ans. This cartoon shows the relations between centre and states when it comes to division of powers.
Central government has a say in the allocation of funds, resources and powers to the states in India. States
feel that this has made the central government more dominant. The centre is seen here as very selective in
distributing powers to the states.

Has Centre misused this power?


Ans. Central government was made stronger by the constitution makers as it was very clear that states
cannot be given equal powers as it may lead to conflicts and at the end disintegration of the country.
Sometimes central governments have misused this power by using Article 356 of the Indian Constitution
by imposing President’s Rule in some states.

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What is being shown in this cartoon?
Ans. The concept of coalition government has been shown here in the cartoon. Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s
government could not garner support in the 1996 elections and his government fell in just 13 days. So, to
overcome this, in the 1998 elections, BJP formed an alliance before the elections known as NDA-
National Democratic Alliance.

What is his chair made up of?


Ans. His chair is made up of bombs as the main issue with a coalition government is that it can explode/
break at any point of time due to conflicts and differences. There is always a fear that the smaller parties
will withdraw support from the government.

Mention one advantage and one disadvantage of a coalition government.


Ans. Advantage is a smaller party, state level parties also get a chance to form a government at the centre.
Disadvantage is risky as any party can withdraw support suddenly and it might lead to fall of such
government.

CHAPTER 3- GENDER, RELIGION AND CASTE

What does the above cartoon represent?


Ans. The given cartoon represents how a woman is perceived by various sections of the society. For a TV
show maker, a woman is seen a housewife who sits idle and just watches TV whole day. For the fashion
industry, an ideal woman is the one who is beautiful and slim figure. For society, a housewife is supposed
to be a multi-tasker, who should work all day without complaining. For a potential groom and in laws, the
ideal bride is the one who can bring lots of dowry.
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What is shown in the cartoon?
Ans. It is shown that how some political parties influence a particular caste-based group, a community
and focus on them so that they become their loyal voters.

What is Vote Bank politics?


Ans. Vote bank politics is the practice of creating and maintaining vote banks through divisive policies.
As it encourages voters to vote on the basis of narrow communal considerations, often against their better
judgement, it is considered harmful to the principles of representative democracy.

Do you think that political leaders are right to treat people belonging to a caste as vote banks?
Ans. No, political leaders are not right in treating people belonging to a caste as vote banks. The reason is
that making a vote bank based on caste will divide the velocity into different groups by dirty game of
politicians and political parties during elections to win the election. It can create tension among different
castes as a result there may be blood sheds on the occasion of polling.

CHAPTER 4- POLITICAL PARTIES

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What is shown in the given cartoon?
Ans. The famous cartoonist R. K Laxman is seen holding and reading a newspaper which shows that
when the nation is in peril and facing lots of difficulties and the politicians are nowhere to be seen.
Politicians are only active when there are elections. Another case can be seen here that nobody is willing
to take any responsibility for the problems being faced.

What is the cartoon trying to depict?


Ans. This cartoon shows the then Prime Minister of Italy- Berlusconi. He was also one of the top
businessmen in Italy. He was the leader of the Forza Italia founded in 1993. His company owns TV
channels, the most important publishing company, a football club (AC Milan) and a bank. This cartoon
was made during the last elections and is portraying how is using the media as a puppet to serve his
vested interests.

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What does this cartoon represent?
Ans. This cartoon was drawn during the Presidency of George Bush of the Republican Party in the USA.
The party’s symbol is elephant. The cartoon seems to suggest that the Corporate America controls all
major institutions of the country.

Explain the given cartoon.


Ans. This cartoon shows how a person in India is filing his nomination as a candidate in elections to the
Election Commission of India. It is now mandatory to show your assets in an affidavit before elections.
The woman is shown to mention 50 crores as her assets, and the officer is surprised to see that. He is seen
asking her, if she has so much money, why she is even contesting the elections, as the politicians in India
tend to get corrupted and make money except for doing well for people.

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Which reform of the Election Commission of India is discussed here?
Ans. The Supreme Court passed an order to reduce the influence of money and criminals. Now, it is
mandatory for every candidate who contests elections to file an AFFIDAVIT giving details of his property
and criminal cases pending against him. The new system has made a lot of information available to the
public. But there is no system of check if the information given by the candidates is true. An affidavit is a
signed document submitted to an officer, where a person makes a sworn statement regarding her personal
Information.

What kind of political reform has been discussed here?


Ans. The Election Commission of India has issued a code of conduct which needs to be strictly followed
before and during the elections.

What is the “Election Code” as shown in the cartoon?


Ans. Election Commission of India's Model Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines issued by the Election
Commission of India for conduct of political parties and candidates during elections mainly with respect
to speeches, polling day, polling booths, portfolios, election manifestos, processions and general conduct.
Its main purpose is to ensure that ruling parties, at the Centre and in the States, do not misuse their
position of advantage to gain an unfair edge. It is designed to avert practices which are deemed corrupt
under model code of conduct. For example, politicians should not make hate speeches, putting one
community against another or make promises about new projects that may sway a voter.

Why are people shown disinterested about it?


Ans. Politicians in India do not take this code of conduct seriously sometimes. And there are adverse
consequences of it too. It may lead to ban on their rallies, promotion and even cancellation of ticket.

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CHAPTER 5- OUTCOMES OF DEMOCRACY

What is shown in the given cartoon?


Ans. The cartoon throws a light on the issues faced in a democracy. It includes the Indian examples-
language dispute, separatist movements, students’ demands, border disputes with different countries,
excesses made by the police and bureaucrats.

What is shown in this cartoon?


Ans. It shows how the government is keeping an eye on the citizens through a lens/ telescope and knows
each and every detail about the but the citizens on the other hand do not have any such information about
the government.

What are the sources of information for you about the government?
Ans. Right to Information, information on government websites, newspapers etc. Political leaders either
local or national are the main sources information to the common people. They make them aware of the
polices and decisions taken by the government.

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What does these cartoons represent?
Ans. It tells us about the disparities between the rich and poor. The rich are getting richer and poor are
getting poorer. The economic gains are distributed in society in such a way that this inequality fails to
disappear.

Should the gains of economic growth be evenly distributed?


Ans. The gains of economic growth should be equally distributed among the citizens so as to make an
economically even society. Also, this would be as per one of the basis causes of democracy i.e., economic
justice.

What can the poor countries do to receive a greater share in the world’s wealth?
Ans. They should get united to fight for the cause. Only then, they will be able to get their share. At the
same time, they will have to take initiatives to strengthen their internal democracy and exploit their own
available natural resources.

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What does this cartoon represent?
Ans. The cartoon relates to inequality that women face today all over the world. This reflects insecurity to
women’s dignity.

What does this graph represent?


Ans. The graph shows that even after many complaints against it, democracy has been the most acclaimed
form of government in the South Asian nations.

Why there is a mention of Rosa Parks in the cartoon? Why is a scene of a bus shown?
Ans. Rosa Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in
the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has called her "the first lady of civil rights" and
"the mother of the freedom movement". In1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks rejected bus driver
James F. Blake's order to relinquish her seat in the "coloured section" to a white passenger, after the
whites-only section was filled. She became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation.

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