Question 1 - NCERT Questions - Chapter 3 Class 9 Political Science - Electoral Politics - Political Science

Which of the following statements about the reasons for conducting elections are false?

a. Elections enable people to judge the performance of the government.

b. People select the representative of their choice in an election.

c. Elections enable people to evaluate the performance of the judiciary.

d. People can indicate which policies they prefer

Answer:

• Statement a - Elections enable people to judge the performance of the government. - If people are not happy with the existing government, they can change the government by voting for a more suitable candidate. So, this is true.
  
  
• Statement b- People select the representatives of their choice in an election- In an election, there are a number of participants to choose from. People choose the one who promises and also had worked in the past for development. So, this is true.
  
  
• Statement c- Elections enable people to evaluate the performance of the judiciary- This is false.
  
  
• Statement d- People can indicate which policies they prefer. - This is true.

So, statement (c) is correct.