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Electoral Policics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who led the ‘Nyaya Yudh’?

a)

Chaudhary Charan Singh

b)

Chaudhary Devi Lal

c)

Ajit Singh

d)

None

2.

What is EVM?

a)

Electronic Voting Machine

b)

Machine Containing the names of Voters

c)

Elected Voting Member

d)

Election Voting Machine

3.

The Chief Election commissioner is appointed by whom among the following ?

a)

Lok Sabha Speaker

b)

The Chief Justice of India

c)

The President of India

d)

The vice-President of India

4.

Which one of the following is not a factor that makes an election democratic?

a)

There should be something to choose from.

b)

Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections.

c)

The choice should not be offered at regular intervals.

d)

The candidate preferred by the people should get elected.

5.

The minimum age of exercising right to vote in India is

a)

18

b)

23

c)

20

d)

25

6.

The full form of EPIC is

a)

Election Photo identify card

b)

Electronic Photo identity card

c)

Electors photo identify card

d)

Electoral Photo identity card

7.

The list of those people who are eligible to vote is officially called

a)

Voter's List

b)

Electoral Roll

c)

Elector's List

d)

Constituency List

8.

Every Constituency has the following number/ numbers of representatives

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

What is an Election held to fill the vacancy caused due to death or resignation of a member called?

a)

By-election

b)

Mid-term election

c)

General election

d)

Special elections

10.

Into how many constituencies is the country divided for Lok Sabha elections?

a)

544

b)

543

c)

560

d)

535

11.

What makes an election democratic?

a)

Right to choose

b)

Freedom of choice

c)

Free and Fair Elections

d)

All of the above

12.

The world Franchise means:

a)

Right to contest elections

b)

Right to hold public office

c)

Right to vote

d)

Right to criticise the government

13.

Which of the options below is the demerits of the electoral competition?

a)

Creates a sense of factionalism

b)

Parties use dirty tricks to win elections

c)

Parties respect each other

d)

both 1 and 2

14.

What is the minimum age required to contest an election to Lok Sabha?

a)

25 years

b)

30 years

c)

35 years

d)

None of these

15.

What is the details the candidates have to give in the legal declaration before contesting the elections?

a)

Serious criminal cases pending against them

b)

Details of assets and liabilities of the candidate and his or her family

c)

Educational qualification of the candidate

d)

All of these

16.

The Election Commission is:

a)

An elected body

b)

An appointed body

c)

An independent body

d)

None

17.

People's participation in election is usually measured by voter ............. figures.

a)

physical

b)

education

c)

turnout

d)

economic

18.

What was the total strength of Haryana State Assembly in 1987?

a)

60

b)

90

c)

76

d)

80

19.

The Chief Election Commissioner of India can be removed by the ____.

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Parliament

d)

Supreme Court

20.

The Chief Election Commissioner of India is appointed by the ____.

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Chief Minister

d)

None