WorksheetsPolitical Parties Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many recognised national parties were there in 2006?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
2.
How many parties are registered with the Election Commission of India?
a)
250
b)
300
c)
500
d)
More than 750
3.
In which year was the Communist Party of India (CPI) formed?
a)
1945
b)
1925
c)
1935
d)
1955
4.
When was the BJP founded?
a)
1960
b)
1970
c)
1980
d)
1990
5.
What are the parties which are given the special privilege of ‘election symbol’ and other facilities?
a)
‘Identified’ by the Election Commission
b)
‘Recognised’ by the Election Commission
c)
‘Patronised’ by the Election Commission
d)
‘Attached’ by the Election Commission
6.
When and under whose leadership was Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed?
a)
1982, Mayawati
b)
1984, Kanshi Ram
c)
1985, Mulayam Singh Yadav
d)
1986, Bhajanlal
7.
The number of political parties registered with the Election Commission of India is
a)
750 parties
b)
more than 750 parties
c)
Less than 750 parties
d)
705 parties
8.
The term ‘partisan’ means:
a)
A group of people who come together to promote common beliefs.
b)
Affair of the state or the science of governance.
c)
A person who is strongly committed to a party.
d)
The ruling party which runs the government.
9.
Which is a recognized political party?
a)
A party that is present in only one of the federal units
b)
A party that is based on regional and communal diversities
c)
A party that is recognized by the ‘Election Commission’ with all the privileges and facilities
d)
A party that is present in several and all units of the federation
10.
A recognised political party is
a)
a party that is present in only one of the federal units.
b)
a party that is present in several and all units of the federation.
c)
a party that is based on regional and communal diversities.
d)
a party recognised by the ‘Election Commission’ with all the privileges and facilities.
11.
What is a signed document submitted to an officer regarding her personal information?
a)
Affidavit
b)
Declaration
c)
Agreement
d)
Appeal
12.
A government is expected to base its policies on the line taken by the…
a)
All nominated parties
b)
Ruling party
c)
Opposition party and Ruling Party
d)
All
13.
How many parties are required in any democratic system to compete in elections in order to come to power?
a)
At least two parties
b)
A least four parties
c)
More than two parties
d)
At least three parties
14.
Which one of the following is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?
a)
Bahujan Samaj
b)
Revolutionary democracy
c)
Cultural nationalism
d)
Modernity
15.
Name the oldest political party of India
a)
Bahujan Samaj Party
b)
Indian National Congress (Congress Party)
c)
The Communist Party
d)
Bharatiya Janata Party
16.
Who founded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?
a)
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
b)
Syama Prasad Mukherjee
c)
Mamata Banerjee.
d)
Deendayal Upadhyaya
17.
Which one of the following is not a national political party?
a)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
b)
Communist Party of India (CPI).
c)
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
d)
Samajwadi Party (SP).
18.
Which one of the following is not a political party?
a)
BJP
b)
INC
c)
BSP
d)
BAMCEF
19.
Those parties that lose in the elections……
a)
Can still run the government
b)
Play the role of opposition
c)
Can make policies and programmes
d)
Cannot criticise the government
20.
In which of these categories can the Indian National Congress be put?
a)
Centrist party
b)
Rightist party
c)
Leftist party
d)
None of these
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