Elections quiz-Samudra house

1. 1. Which constitutional amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 in India?

   

•     a) 42nd Amendment

     

• b) 44th Amendment

   

•   - c) 61st Amendment

     

• - d) 52nd Amendment

2) Which of the following is NOT a recognized national party in India?

• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

  
  

• Indian National Congress (INC)

• Samajwadi Party (SP)

• Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

Q3) In the 2019 general elections, which state sent the highest number of MPs to the Lok Sabha?

• Maharashtra

  
  

• Uttar Pradesh

• West Bengal

  
  

• Bihar

 Q4)The Election Commission of India is responsible for conducting elections to which of the following?

• Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and State Legislative Assemblies

  
  

• Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha only

  
  

• Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and President and Vice-President of India

  
  

• Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and Panchayats

  
  

Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Election Commission of India?

• Article 124

• Article 280

  
  

• Article 324

• Article 368

  
  

Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?

   a) Sukumar Sen

   b) T. N. Seshan

   c) M. S. Gill

    d) B. B. Tandon

• Sukumar Sen

• T. N. Seshan

• M. S. Gill

• B. B. Tandon

 Which year saw the first general elections held in independent India?

  

• 1947-48

• 1951-52

• 1950-51

• 1949-50

What is the minimum number of seats required for a party to gain a majority in the Lok Sabha?

• 272

• 282

• 262

• 252

Who was the Prime Minister of India immediately before Narendra Modi?

• Manmohan Singh

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• P. V. Narasimha Rao

• Inder Kumar Gujral

Which body is responsible for delimiting the constituencies for Lok Sabha elections?

    - a) Election Commission of India

    - b) Parliament of India

    - c) Delimitation Commission

d) Supreme Court of India

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• Election Commission of India

• Parliament of India

• Delimitation Commission

• Supreme Court of India