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Electoral Politics

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who started the movement 'Nyaya Yudh'?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Chaudhary Devi Lal

c)

Indira Gandhi

d)

V>P Singh

2.

Who invites the leader of the winning party to be the Chief Minister?

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Governor

d)

Vice-President

3.

What is the mechanism to choose representatives in a democracy ?

a)

Election

b)

Nomination

c)

Appointment

d)

All of these

4.

Factionalism is a _______of Political competition.

a)

Merit

b)

Part

c)

organ

d)

Demerit

5.

When the country is divided into different areas for purposes of elections, it is called.

a)

Election Campaign

b)

Electoral Roll

c)

Electoral Constituencies

d)

Election

6.

How many constituencies does the Lok Sabha have?

a)

500

b)

445

c)

543

d)

285

7.

In a Legislative Assembly elections the candidates are elected as....

a)

MLA

b)

MP

c)

PM

d)

None of these

8.

What are constituencies known as in village and town elections?

a)

Areas

b)

Zillas

c)

Sections

d)

Wards

9.

How many reserved constituencies are there for Sc and ST respectively in India?

a)

84 and 37

b)

84 and 50

c)

84 and 47

d)

80 and 47

10.

Name the political party to which Chaudhry Devi Lal belonged.

a)

Congress

b)

Janata Dal

c)

CPI

d)

Lok Dal

11.

When elections are held for only one constituency it is called----

a)

Mid-Term elections

b)

General Elections

c)

By Elections

d)

Referendum

12.

What is the electoral roll commonly known as?

a)

Name list

b)

Document

c)

Voters' List

d)

None of these

13.

What is the full form of EPIC?

a)

Election Photo Identity Card

b)

Electronic Photo Identity Card

c)

Election Picture Identity Card

d)

Electronic Picture Identity Card

14.

What is the minimum age for a candidate to contest elections?

a)

18 years

b)

30 years

c)

20 years

d)

25 years

15.

What is the personal information shared by the candidate to the public known as?

a)

Bio-Data

b)

Personal document

c)

Legal Declaration

d)

Declaration

16.

'Garibi Hatao' in the Lok Sabha elections of 1971 was the slogan of which political party?

a)

Janata Dal

b)

Lok Dal

c)

Left Front

d)

Congress

17.

Who was the leader of theTelugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh in 1983?

a)

Chaudhry Devi Lal

b)

N.T. Rama Rao

c)

Indira Gandhi

d)

V.P. Singh

18.

What is the amount of money allowed to be spent in a constituency for a Lok Sabha election?

a)

Rs 20 Lakhs

b)

Rs 15 Lakhs

c)

Rs 25 Lakhs

d)

Rs 10 Lakhs