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Go through the statement taken from the text – ‘The social democracy means a way of life which recognises liberty, equality, and fraternity’.
The underlined part of the statement provides us some facts/information about social democracy. The remaining part of the sentence which is not underlined can be converted into a wh-question.
What does social democracy mean?
Now go through the underlined part of the statement/sentence given below and change them into question by using the appropriate Wh-form.
In Politics, we will be recognizing the principle of ‘one man one vote’ and ‘one vote one value’.
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Solution
Which principle will we be recognising in Politics?
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