(i) Bangladesh                                              (ii) Sri Lanka

(iii) Nepal                                                       (iv) Pakistan

(i) Rs 7500                                                     (ii) Rs 3000

(iii) Rs 2000                                                   (iv) Rs 6000

a Filing a case in the courts claiming that water is part of right to life.

b Boycotting the next elections to give a message to all parties.

c Organising public meetings against government’s policies.

d Paying money to government officials to get water.

a Army is the most disciplined and corruption-free organisation in the country. Therefore army should rule the country.

 b Rule of the majority means the rule of ignorant people. What we need is the rule of the wise, even if they are in small numbers.

c If we want religious leaders to guide us in spiritual matters, why not invite them to guide us in politics as well. The country should be ruled by religious leaders.

a Father to daughter: I don’t want to hear your opinion about your marriage. In our family children marry where the parents tell them to.

b Teacher to student: Don’t disturb my concentration by asking me questions in the classroom.

c Employee to the officer: Our working hours must be reduced according to the law.

a All the citizens of the country have right to vote. Elections are held regularly.

b The country took loan from international agencies. One of the conditions for giving loan was that the government would reduce its expenses on education and health.

c People speak more than seven languages but education is available only in one language, the language spoken by 52 percent people of that country.

d Several organisations have given a call for peaceful demonstrations and nation wide strikes in the country to oppose these policies. Government has arrested these leaders.

e The government owns the radio and television in the country. All the newspapers have to get permission from the government to publish any news about government’s policies and protests.

a If an average Black family earns $ 100 then the income of average White family is $ 162. A White family has twelve times more wealth than the average Black family.

b In a President’s election ‘nearly 9 out of 10 individuals in families with income over $ 75,000 have voted. These people are the top 20% of the population in terms of their income. On the other hand only 5 people out of 10 from families with income less than $ 15,000 have voted. They are the bottom 20% of the population in terms of their income.

c About 95% contribution to the political parties comes from the rich. This gives them opportunity to express their opinions and concerns, which is not available to most citizens.

d As poor sections participate less in politics, the government does not listen to their concerns – coming out of poverty, getting job, education, health care and housing for them. Politicians hear most regularly about the concerns of business persons and the rich.

Write an essay on ‘Democracy and Poverty’ using the information given in this report but using examples from India.

a If an average Black family earns $ 100 then the income of average White family is $ 162. A White family has twelve times more wealth than the average Black family.

b In a President’s election ‘nearly 9 out of 10 individuals in families with income over $ 75,000 have voted. These people are the top 20% of the population in terms of their income. On the other hand only 5 people out of 10 from families with income less than $ 15,000 have voted. They are the bottom 20% of the population in terms of their income.

c About 95% contribution to the political parties comes from the rich. This gives them opportunity to express their opinions and concerns, which is not available to most citizens.

d As poor sections participate less in politics, the government does not listen to their concerns – coming out of poverty, getting job, education, health care and housing for them. Politicians hear most regularly about the concerns of business persons and the rich.

Write an essay on ‘Democracy and Poverty’ using the information given in this report but using examples from India.

• Compare the nutritional level of people in Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
• Can you guess why around one-fifth of people in the country are undernourished even though it is argued that there is enough food in the country? Describe in your own words.