Party and the party systems in India (Test)

___________________ was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Potti Siramulu

• Sukumar Sen

• Mandeep Sen

Which of the following country's constitution permits only a Single Party to rule the country

• Nepal

• Cuba

• Egypt

• Sri Lanka

In the state assembly elections, the Congress did not get majority in a few cases like ______________ in 1957 when a coalition led by the CPI formed the Government

• Travancore

• Orissa

• Kerala

• Madras

First General Elections were held in ____________________________

• 1950

• 1951

• 1952

• 1953

The country in which for the first time in the world, a Communist party government had come to power through democratic elections.

• China

• India

• Cuba

• Mexico

Who gave the slogan 'Anti-Congressism'

• Gandhi

• Ram Manoharla Lohia

• Gaya lal

• C. Natarajan

Who were the 'syndicate'?

• group of powerful senior leaders within the Congress

• the old leaders within the Congress

• group of powerful leaders from outside Congress

• Congress leaders supporting Indira Gandhi

The formal split in the congress took place in the year

• 1968

• 1965

• 1969

• 1971

Which of these statements about the 1967 elections is/are correct?

• Congress won the Lok Sabha elections but los the Assembly elections in many states

• Congress lost both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections

• Congress lost majority in the Lok Sabha but formed a coalition government with the support of some of other parties

• Congress retained power at the Centre with an increased majority

'Political Earthquake' was the term given by Political Scientists to the election verdict of

• 1957

• 1962

• 1967

• 1971