There are 40 villages in a district where the government has made no provision for drinking water. These villagers met and considered many methods of forcing the government to respond to their need.
Which of these is not a democratic method?

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

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

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Organising public meetings against governments policies.

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Paying money to government officials to get water.

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Solution

The correct option is B Paying money to government officials to get water.
Paying money to the government officials to get water is not a democratic method, it is case of corruption and exploitation of the people by the government official, democratic method for getting drinking water for the village would be to enforce right to life by claiming it before the court of law or making government understand the issue by creating widescale awareness in the masses to create public pressure and also by making collective decisions during elections to assert the importance of the issue by voting accordingly.

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There are 40 villages in a district where the government has made no provision for drinking water. These villagers met and considered many methods of forcing the government to respond to their need. Which of these is not a democratic method?

(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.

(d) Paying money to government officials to get water.

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e. A village panchayat observed that water sources of their region are depleting fast. They decided to mobilise village youth to do some voluntary work and revive the old village ponds and wells.

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There are 40 villages in a district where the government has made no provision for drinking water. These villagers met and considered many methods of forcing the government to respond to their need.Which of these is not a democratic method?

There are 40 villages in a district where the government has made no provision for drinking water. These villagers met and considered many methods of forcing the government to respond to their need.
Which of these is not a democratic method?