Q. Consider the following pairs regarding the various types of instruments in Direct Democracy and their description:
Instrument Description
1. Referendum A procedure whereby a proposed legislation is referred to the electorate for settlement by their direct votes.
2. Initiative A method by means of which the people can propose a bill to the legislature for enactment.
3. Recall A method by means of which the voters can remove an officer before the expiry of his term.
4. Plebiscite A method of obtaining the opinion of people on any issue of public importance.
How many of the above given pairs are correctly matched?
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
Democracy is of two types-direct and indirect. In direct democracy, the people exercise their supreme power directly as is the case in Switzerland. There are four devices of direct democracy, namely, Referendum, Initiative, Recall and Plebiscite.
Pair 1 is correctly matched: Referendum is a procedure whereby a proposed legislation is referred to the electorate for settlement by their direct votes.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Initiative is a method by means of which the people can propose a bill to the legislature for enactment.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: Recall is a method by means of which the voters can remove a representative or an officer before the expiry of his term, when he fails to discharge his duties properly.
Pair 4 is correctly matched: Plebiscite is a method of obtaining the opinion of people on any issue of public importance. It is generally used to solve the territorial disputes
