Jammu and Kashmir Board Solutions for Exercise 7: Exercises

Why does a democratic country need a Constitution?

Look at the wordings of the two documents given below. The first column is from the $1990$ Nepal Constitution. The second column is from the most recent Constitution of Nepal.

What is the difference in who exercises 'Executive Power' in the above two Constitutions of Nepal?

What would happen if there were no restrictions on the power of elected representatives?

In each of the following situations, identify the minority. Write one reason why you think it is important to respect the views of the minority in each of these situations.

(a) In a school with $30$ teachers, $20$ of them are male.

(b) In a city, $5$ percent of the population are Buddhists.

(c) In a factory mess for all employees, $80$ percent are vegetarians.

(d) In a class of $50$ Students, $40$ belong to well-off families.

The column on the left lists some of the key features of the Indian Constitution. In the other column, write two sentences, in your own words, on why you think this feature is important:

Write down the names of the Indian States, which share borders with the following neighbouring nations:

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Bhutan

(c) Nepal