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WorksheetsPolitical Parties Part 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the components of a political party?
a)
Leaders
b)
Active members
c)
Followers
d)
All
2.
How many parties are needed in any democratic system to compete in elections and provide a fair chance for the competing parties ; to come to power?
a)
Less than two
b)
At least two parties
c)
More than two parties
d)
At least three parties
3.
In which state does NCP have a major support?
a)
Maharashtra
b)
Meghalaya
c)
Manipur
d)
Assam
4.
Who chooses the candidates for contesting elections in India?
a)
Members and supporters of the party
b)
Top party leadership
c)
The existing government
d)
None of these
5.
Select the statement related to the advantages of a multiparty system?
a)
Multi-party system provides limited choice to voters.
b)
There is a chance of conflict.
c)
Provides choice to the voters.
d)
In a Multi-party system regional parties get representation.
6.
The BJP formed the government in 1998 as the leader of an alliance Name the alliance
a)
National Democratic Alliance
b)
United Progressive Alliance
c)
National Progressive Alliance
d)
United Democratic Alliance
7.
Which of these alliances were there in 2004 parliamentary elections in India?
a)
National Democratic Alliance
b)
The United Progressive Alliance
c)
Left Front
d)
All the above
8.
The political party which believes in Marxism-Leninism is [AI2011]
a)
Nationalist Congress Party.
b)
Communist Party of India.
c)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
d)
Bahujan Samaj Party
9.
Which of these is not a good option for a democratic state?
a)
One-party system
b)
Two-party system
c)
Multi-party system
d)
None of the above
10.
Which one of the following is true regarding a coalition government?
a)
Only two parties form an alliance and contest elections.
b)
Several parties compete for power.
c)
The government is formed by two or more parties coming together.
d)
Several parties form an alliance and compete for power.
11.
A country which has a democratic form of government since its independence :
a)
Pakistan
b)
India
c)
Bhutan
d)
Nepal
12.
In a democracy…
a)
Parties are unanimously chosen
b)
Parties contest elections
c)
Parties are self chosen
d)
Parties are aristocratic
13.
Recognised political parties stand for:
a)
Parties recognised by the Election Commission with all the privileges and facilities.
b)
Parties that are present in only one of the federal units.
c)
Parties that are present in several and all units of the federation.
d)
Communal parties based on regional diversities.
14.
Which of these statements is incorrect?
a)
Parties reflect fundamental political unity in a society
b)
Parties try to persuade people why their policies are better than others
c)
They seek to implement these policies by winning popular support through elections
d)
All the above
15.
Parties are about a part of the society and thus involve ……………
a)
Partnership
b)
Participation
c)
Partisanship
d)
Political partnership
16.
What is an ideological one-party system?
a)
Party based on suppression of other parties.
b)
Party based on coercion.
c)
Party based on ideological reasons; coercion and suppression of other parties.
d)
Party based on communist ideology.
17.
Which one of the following facilities is offered by the Election Commission to a recognised political party?
a)
Party name
b)
Election funds
c)
Election symbol
d)
Manifesto
18.
Parties put forward their _____ and _____ and the voters choose from them
a)
policies, programmes
b)
rules, regulations
c)
views, opinions
d)
all the above
19.
Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party?
a)
Sahu Maharaj
b)
Jyotiba Phule
c)
B.R. Ambedkar
d)
Kanshi Ram
20.
Which of these parties has national level political organisations?
a)
Samajwadi Party
b)
Telugu Desam Party
c)
Rashtriya Janta Dal
d)
None of the above
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