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WorksheetsPOLITICAL PARTIES
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who among the following is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party?
Kanshi Ram
Sahu Maharaj
Jotiba Phule
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
What is the guiding philosophy of the Bhartiya Janta Party?
Bahujan Samaj
Revolutionary Democracy
Integral Humanism
Modernity
Consider the following statements on parties:-
a. Political parties do not enjoy much trust among the people.
b. Parties are often rocked by scandals involving top party leaders.
c. Parties are not necessary to run governments.
a, b, c
a & b
b & c
a & c
Partisan means:-
Party which runs the government.
Affair of the state or the science of government.
A person who is strongly committed to a party.
A group of people who come together to promote common beliefs.
Multi - party system advocates:-
a. The political parties which govern the country.
b. The government is formed by various parties coming together.
c. Does not permit free competition for power.
d. This system allows a variety of interests and opinions to enjoy political representation.
a, b, c
a, c, d
d, c
b, d
A group of people who come close to each other to attain their common aim of power is known as…
Political Party
Interest Group
Political leadership
Factional group
India has…major National Parties.
4
8
6
7
Which of these is a National Party?
INC
BSP
BJP
All of these
Which of these is the main component of political party?
Leaders
The followers
Active members
All of these
Which of these is the function of political party?
To contest election
To form and run government
To form public opinion
All of these
Political party that runs the government is ….
Ruling party
Interest group
Opposition party
Factional group
The rise of political parties is directly linked to….
Emergence of representative democracies
Large scale societies
Mechanism of restrain and support the government
All of these
System with two party is known as….
Uni-party system
Multi-party system
Bi-party system
None of these
Any party with 6% of total votes in Lok Sabha or Assembly elections in four states and wins at least 4 seats in Lok Sabha is recognized as….
National Party
Regional Party
State Party
Factional Party
Which out of the following is a feature of 'Partisanship'?
Inability to take a balanced view
Similarity of views
Represents the individual
None of these
How many parties are registered with the Election Commission of India?
500
650
700
750
What system of government does India have?
One-party system
Two-party system
Multi-party system
None of these
What is an 'alliance'?
One party contests elections
Several parties join hands for contesting elections
Two parties contest elections
None of these
What are 'National parties'?
Parties which have units in various states
Parties which have no units
Parties which have units in two states
Parties which have units in all states
On what ideologies does the Indian National Congress rest?
Communalism
Socialism
Federalism
Secularism
The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) came to power in 1998 as the leader of:
United Progressive Alliance
Left front
National Democratic Alliance
None of these
What is meant by 'Defection'?
Loyalty towards a party
Changing party allegiance
Political reforms
None of these
What is an 'Affidavit'?
Over-regulation of political parties
Decision-making body of the party
Details of a contesting candidate
None of these
Which of these is the challenge faced by political party?
Lack of internal democracy
Dynastic succession
Growing role of money and muscle power
All of these
The party that loses the elections and does not form the government is called….
Ruling party
Interest group
Opposition party
Factional group
Whom do political parties have to register themselves?
State government
Central government
Election Commission
None of these
The political party which believes in Marxism-Leninism is -
Nationalist Congress Party
Communist Party of India
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Bahujan Samaj Party
Select the statement related to the advantages
of multiparty system
Multi-party system provides limited choice to voters
There is a chance of conflict
Provides choice to the voters
In Multi-party system regional parties get the representation
A recognised political party is one that -
is registered with the Election Commission of India
is given a unique Election symbol
gets some other facilities recognised by the Election Commission
All of these
Which party is only allowed to rule in China?
Socialist party
Communist party
Liberal party
Maoist party
