WorksheetsRevision -Electoral Politics
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The full form of EPIC is
Election Photo Identify card
Electronic Photo identity card
Electors photo identify card
Election Photo Identity card
Which of the following terms is used for the areas when our country is divided into different areas for purposes of elections?
Panchayats
Wards
Blocks
Constituencies
The list of those people who are eligible to vote is officially called
Voter's List
Electoral Roll
Elector's List
Constituency List
The Chief Election commissioner is appointed by whom among the following ?
Lok Sabha Speaker
The Chief Justice of India
The President of India
The vice-President of India
The power and independence of Election Commission(EC) of India is equivalent to which one of the following?
Governor
Assistant Commissioner of Police
Judiciary
National Human Rights Commission
Every Constituency has the following number/ numbers of representatives
1
2
3
4
Who led the 'Nyaya Yudh'?
Chaudhary Charan Singh
Chaudhary Devi Lal
Ajit Singh
Mishra Lal
What is an Election held to fill the vacancy caused due to death or resignation of a member called?
By-election
Mid-term election
General election
Special elections
What makes an election democratic?
Right to choose
Freedom of choice
Free and Fair Elections
All of the above
The world Franchise means:
Right to contest elections
Right to hold public office
Right to vote
Right to criticise the government
What is EVM?
Electronic Voting Machine
Machine Containing the names of Voters
Elected Voting Member
Election Voting Machine
Which one of the following is not a factor that makes an election democratic?
There should be something to choose from.
Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections.
The choice should not be offered at regular intervals.
The candidate preferred by the people should get elected.
What do you mean when we say that a constituency is reserved for the schedule castes(SC)?
Any candidate can fight the election but only the SC candidate will be declared winner.
Any candidate can fight the election but only SC women candidate will be declared winner.
Only SC candidate can fight the election.
None of the above.
Each state is divided into a specific number of
Block Constituencies
District Constituencies
Assembly Constituencies
Ward Constituencies
People's participation in election is usually measured by voter ............. figures.
physical
education
turnout
economic
Which of the following is not a feature of Election system in India?
Universal Adult Franchise
Secret Voting
Reservation of seats in the legislature for the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Communal Electorate
In Democracy Elections are important because
The formation of government becomes easy
They help in the formation of opposition party
They are a check on the working of the government
All of the above
Following is a weakness (challenge to) Indian election system:
Secret Ballot
Use of Electronic Voting Machines
Misuse of Official Machinery
Universal Adult Franchise(UAE)
What are General Election?
The election which are held in all the constituencies
The elections which are held in some states
The elections which held in one constituency
The elections which are held due to the death of member of Lok Sabha
In a Legislative Assembly elections the candidates are elected as....
MLA
MP
PM
None of these
How many reserved constituencies are there for Sc and ST respectively in India?
84 and 37
84 and 50
84 and 47
80 and 47
