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WorksheetsElections - Class 11
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which Article in the Indian Constitution provides for an Election Commission in India?
Article 324
Article 128
Article 256
Article 378
What is the tenure of office for the Chief Election Commissioner?
5 years or 65 years, whichever is earlier
6 years or 60 years, whichever is earlier
6 years or 65 years, whichever is earlier
5 years or 60 years, whichever is earlier
Which of the following is not a feature of Election system in India?
Universal Adult Franchise
Secret Voting
Reservation of seats in the legislature for the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Communal Electorate
Which Articles in the Constitution give provisions for the electoral system in our country?
Articles 124-128
Articles 324-329
Articles 256-259
Articles 274-279
Which among the following statements is/are false?
1. For qualifying to the Lok Sabha, a person must be a at least 25 years of age
2. A person can be a member of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at the same time
3. A person belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe can contest elections from a general seal also, and not just with the reserved seat
4. If a member of either of the Houses votes against the directions given by his party, he can be deemed to be disqualified.
Only 1
Only 2 and 4
Only 3
Only 2
The power to decide an election petition is vested in the
Supreme Court
High Court
Election Commission
Parliament
To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures is used ?
Majority voting system
System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote
Proportional representation through list system
Collective Voting system
Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) were introduced for the first time in _________.
1993
1994
1995
1996
What is the full form of VVPAT?
Voter Verification Poll Audit Trail
Voter Verifiable People And Test
Voter Verification Post Automatic Turnout
Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
The electronic voting machines have been used in all general and state assembly elections of India since ____________.
1999
2004
2009
2014
Which of the following is essential for being eligible to cast a vote?
Having EPIC
Having passport
Having ration card
Having name enrolled in electoral roll
Which of the following resembles most a direct democracy?
Discussions in a family meeting
Election of the class monitor
Choice of a candidate by a political party
Decisions taken by the Gram Sabha
In the First Past the Post System, that candidate is declared winner who:
Secures the largest number of postal ballots.
Belongs to the party that has highest number of votes in the country.
Has more votes than any other candidate in the constituency.
Attains first position by securing more than 50% votes.
Which one of the following is a disadvantage of FPTP?
There is usually a coalition government
There is a strong constituency-MP connection
The winning party is usually elected by less than half of the voters
None of the above
What is the name given to the UK electoral system?
The Single Transferable Vote
First Past The Post
Proportional Representation
The Single Transferable Vote
What is proportional representation?
Electoral systems by which divisions in an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body.
Electoral systems by which divisions in an electorate are not reflected proportionately in the elected body.
Electoral systems by which divisions in an electorate are a fixed number per state.
None of the above
What are advantages of Proportional Representation?
Better chances for minority parties
Higher barrier to entry
Lower citizen participation
Lower potential of success
What is an example of a country that uses the proportional representation?
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Netherlands
Greece
Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner?
Ashok Lavasa
Sushil Chandra
Sunil Arora
None of the above
Who dismisses the Election Commissioner?
President on the advice of the PM and Cabinet
Chief Election Commissioner
President on the advice of the Chief Election Commissioner
Impeachment
Which of the following is not a feature of Election system in India?
Universal Adult Franchise
Secret Voting
Reservation of seats in the legislature for the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Communal Electorate
To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures is used ?
Majority voting system
System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote
Proportional representation through list system
Collective Voting system
