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Political party

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government.

a)

Pressure group

b)

Political party

c)

Interest group

d)

Business lobby

2.

In countries like India, _________ choose candidates for contesting elections.

a)

Top party leaders

b)

Members of the party

c)

Supporters of the party

d)

None of the above

3.

A government is expected to base its policies on the line taken by the ________.

a)

Opposition parties

b)

Ruling party

c)

President

d)

Parliament

4.

In India, ______ parties are registered with the Election Commission of India.

a)

Less than 750

b)

Less than 75

c)

Less than 100

d)

More than 750

5.

The ___________ and the United Kingdom are examples of a two-party system.

a)

United States of America

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Canada

6.

Which of the following is an example of a multi-party system?

a)

India

b)

New Zealand

c)

Canada

d)

All of the above

7.

A party that secures at least six per cent of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a State and wins at least __________ is recognised as a state party.

a)

Two seats

b)

Three seats

c)

One seat

d)

Four seats

8.

Indian National Congress (INC) is one of the oldest parties in the world, founded in _________.

a)

1885

b)

1990

c)

1888

d)

1880

9.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national party formed in _______ under the leadership of Kanshi Ram.

a)

1964

b)

1974

c)

1994

d)

1984

10.

Berlusconi was the Prime Minister of ________. His company owns TV channels, the most important publishing company, and a football club (AC Milan).

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

11.

Those parties that lose in the elections…….

a)
  1. Can still run the government

b)
  1. Play the role of opposition

c)
  1. Can make policies and programmes

d)
  1. Cannot criticise the government

12.

Which is a recognized political party?

a)
  1. A party that is present in only one of the federal units

b)
  1. A party that is based on regional and communal diversities

c)
  1. A party that is recognized by the ‘Election Commission’ with all the privileges and facilities

d)
  1. A party that is present in several and all units of the federation

13.

What does the term ‘Partisan’ mean?

a)
  1. The affair of the state or the science of the governance

b)
  1. A group of people who come together to promote common beliefs

c)
  1. A person who is strongly committed to the party

d)
  1. The ruling party which runs the government

14.

Give the meaning of ‘Alliance’.

a)
  1. Two parties together form the government.

b)
  1. Leftist and Rightist together form the government.

c)
  1. When state and national parties together form the government.

d)
  1. When several parties in a multiparty system join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power.

15.

Political parties are allotted symbols by………?

a)
  1. The government of India

b)
  1. The constitution of India

c)
  1. The party leaders

d)
  1. The Election Commission

16.

Which party is only allowed to rule in China?

a)
  1. Socialist party

b)
  1. Communist party

c)
  1. Liberal party

d)
  1. Maoist party

17.

Who founded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?

a)
  1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh

b)
  1. Syama Prasad Mukherjee

c)
  1. Mamata Banerjee.

d)
  1. Deendayal Upadhyaya

18.

Which of these parties has national party?

a)

Samajwadi Party

b)

Telugu Desam Party

c)

Rashtriya Janta Dal

d)

None of the above

19.

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.

20.

The Bahujan Samaj Party stands for the cause of:

a)

securing the interest of the oppressed people.

b)

securing the interest of the elite class.

c)

securing the interest of the capitalist class

d)

securing the interest of the educated classes.