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EXERCISE
                                                             EXERCISE
              Choose the correct option

                1.  The system of racial discrimination which existed in South Africa was called ________________.
                   a.  Untouchability        b.  Isolation             c.  Apartheid            d.  Discrimination
                2.  When was the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress held?

                   a.  1930                  b.  1931                  c.  1928                 d.  1945
                3.  Elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in ________________.
                   a.  August, 1945          b.  July, 1946            c.  September, 1946      d.  May, 1942

                4.  Young India was owned by _______________.
                   a.  Mahatma Gandhi                                  b.  Subhash Chandra Bose
                   c.  Aruna Asaf Ali                                  d.  Bal Gangadhar Tilak

                5.  How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in jail?
                   a.  25                    b.  26                    c.  27                   d.  28
                6.  What is meant by Sovereign?

                   a.  People have the supreme right to make decisions
                   b.  Head of the state is an elected person
                   c.  People should live like brothers and sisters
                   d.  The government will not favour any religion

                7.  Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Indian Constitution?
                   a.  Fundamental Rights                              b.  Directive Principles of State Policy
                   c.  Preamble                                        d.  Bill of Rights

                8.  What was the name of the jail where Nelson Mandela spent his imprisonment?
                   a.  Ribbon Island         b.  Robben Island         c.  Rincon Island        d.  None of these
                9.  The drafting of the Constitution was done by an assembly of elected representatives called the
                   _______________.

                   a.  Constitution Assembly                           b.  Constituent Assembly
                   c.  Representative Assembly                         d.  Assembly of Constitution
               10.  The feature of “Amendment of Constitution” in India has been borrowed from ______________.

                   a.  Japan                 b.  South Africa          c.  Britain              d.  U.S.A.

              Activity

                1.  Imagine you belong to the era when partition of the country happened and Pakistan came into
                   existence. Express your thoughts in your notebook describing the situation at that time in about
                   150–200 words.
                2.  Collect photograph or make a sketch of any five of the members of Constituent Assembly and write
                   few points about them in your notebook.

                3.  Organise a debate competition in your class on the topic “Need of a Constitution for Democracy”
                   and give your views for and against the topic.

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