Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow: 1. What does the cartoon represent?

Question

Study the picture given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. What does the cartoon represent?

2. Describe the role of such government in Indian Democratic set up.

3. What does this statement “Support the government from outside” mean?

Answer 1

1. A puppet government showing example of the coalition government.

2. It plays the negative and positive role both. In a negative way, it provides an unstable form of government. In a positive way, it provides opportunities to regional parties also in forming ruling alliances.

3. No direct participation and position in government but support in the formation of the government.