WorksheetsPolitical party
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
_________ is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government.
Pressure group
Political party
Interest group
Business lobby
In countries like India, _________ choose candidates for contesting elections.
Top party leaders
Members of the party
Supporters of the party
None of the above
A government is expected to base its policies on the line taken by the ________.
Opposition parties
Ruling party
President
Parliament
In India, ______ parties are registered with the Election Commission of India.
Less than 750
Less than 75
Less than 100
More than 750
The ___________ and the United Kingdom are examples of a two-party system.
United States of America
Russia
China
Canada
Which of the following is an example of a multi-party system?
India
New Zealand
Canada
All of the above
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.
Two seats
Three seats
One seat
Four seats
Indian National Congress (INC) is one of the oldest parties in the world, founded in _________.
1885
1990
1888
1880
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national party formed in _______ under the leadership of Kanshi Ram.
1964
1974
1994
1984
Berlusconi was the Prime Minister of ________. His company owns TV channels, the most important publishing company, and a football club (AC Milan).
Italy
France
Spain
Germany
Those parties that lose in the elections…….
Can still run the government
Play the role of opposition
Can make policies and programmes
Cannot criticise the government
Which is a recognized political party?
A party that is present in only one of the federal units
A party that is based on regional and communal diversities
A party that is recognized by the ‘Election Commission’ with all the privileges and facilities
A party that is present in several and all units of the federation
What does the term ‘Partisan’ mean?
The affair of the state or the science of the governance
A group of people who come together to promote common beliefs
A person who is strongly committed to the party
The ruling party which runs the government
Give the meaning of ‘Alliance’.
Two parties together form the government.
Leftist and Rightist together form the government.
When state and national parties together form the government.
When several parties in a multiparty system join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power.
Political parties are allotted symbols by………?
The government of India
The constitution of India
The party leaders
The Election Commission
Which party is only allowed to rule in China?
Socialist party
Communist party
Liberal party
Maoist party
Who founded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Mamata Banerjee.
Deendayal Upadhyaya
Which of these parties has national party?
Samajwadi Party
Telugu Desam Party
Rashtriya Janta Dal
None of the above
Which one of the following is true regarding a coalition government?
Only two parties form an alliance and contest elections.
Several parties compete for power.
The government is formed by two or more parties coming together.
Several parties form an alliance and compete for power.
The Bahujan Samaj Party stands for the cause of:
securing the interest of the oppressed people.
securing the interest of the elite class.
securing the interest of the capitalist class
securing the interest of the educated classes.
