Deck 1: Indian Election Commission and Political Parties

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

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

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

Question 13

The 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1985 outlawed _.

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

Question 14

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 15

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

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

Question 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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

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

Question 20

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 21

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 22

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 23

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

Question 24

How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha?

A)79
B)84
C)52
D)66

Question 25

Indian election system provides for the creation of territorial constituencies.

A)multi-member
B)single-member
C)dual-member
D)none of the above