Deck 1: Indian Election System and Constitution: Part A

Question 1

The first Election Commissioner of India was------

A)t.n. seshan
B)j.m.lyngdoh
C)m.s.gill
D)sukumar sen

Answer 1

sukumar sen

Question 2

Political defection is mentioned in the _________ schedule of the Constitution.

A)second schedule
B)tenth schedule
C)eighth schedule
D)seventh schedule

Answer 2

tenth schedule

Question 3

The Indian party system is a_____________ system.

A)single party
B)multi party
C)bi party
D)none of the above

Answer 3

multi party

Question 4

The present strength of the Election Commission in India is _________.

A)one
B)five
C)three
D)two

Question 5

The document in which political parties declare their policies is known as___________.

A)party manifesto
B)party propaganda
C)party policy
D)party declaration

Question 6

AGP is a regional political party of -

A)arunachal pradesh
B)assam
C)andhra pradesh
D)tripura

Question 7

Universal Adult Franchise was first granted in India by____________.

A)act of 1919
B)the parliament
C)act of 1935
D)the constitution

Question 8

Which article is related to the Constitution of the Election Commission?

A)art.352
B)art.248
C)art.324
D)art.332

Question 9

Who conducts the election to the office of the President of India?

A)upsc
B)election commission
C)parliament
D)union cabinet

Question 10

The system of communal electorates was introduced by the British by the Act of _____.

A)act of 1909
B)act of 1935
C)act of 1919
D)act of 1892

Question 11

The present Chief Election Commissioner of India is _________.

A)t.n. seshan
B)j.m.lyngdoh
C)navin chawla
D)s.y quraishi

Question 12

On which date is the National Voter's Day celebrated?

A)14th august
B)25th january
C)2nd october
D)26th january

Question 13

In which year was the Election Commission made a multi-member body?

A)1993
B)1989
C)1991
D)1992

Question 14

The 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985 outlawed_____________.

A)political corruption
B)political violence
C)political propaganda
D)political defection

Question 15

In which year was the National Voter's Day launched?

A)25th january, 2010
B)2nd october, 2002
C)25th january, 2011
D)2nd october, 2010

Question 16

Provisions regarding disqualification on ground of defection have been described in -

A)eleventh schedule
B)seventh schedule
C)tenth schedule
D)second schedule

Question 17

Who was the Chief Election Commissioner when it was made a multi member body?

A)navin chawla
B)t.n.seshan
C)b.b. tandon
D)n. gopalaswami

Question 18

The Indian Constitution provides for ________ election of the members of the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies.

A)functional
B)direct
C)indirect
D)proportional

Question 19

Who among the following is not a member of the Election Commission at present?

A)s.y. quraishi
B)v.s.sampath
C)navin chawla
D)h.s.brahma

Question 20

The Chief Election Commissioner is an ex-officio member of the _________________.

A)finance commission
B)planning commission
C)delimitation commission
D)none of the above

Question 21

The members of the Election Commission have a term of ______ years.

A)two
B)three
C)five
D)six

Question 22

The Constitution of India has established the system of _________________ for electing representatives.

A)communal electorates
B)separate electorates
C)joint electorates
D)minority electorates

Question 23

Which article of the Constitution provides for reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People?

A)art.352
B)art.248
C)art.330
D)art.123

Question 24

The members of the Election Commission retire at the age of ______ years.

A)sixty two
B)fifty five
C)fifty eight
D)sixty five

Question 25

The Chief Election Commissioner can quit office by submitting the resignation to the-

A)president
B)prime minister
C)parliament
D)none of the above