Friday 23 October 2015

Political Parties

Q.1. 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
Q.2. Parties  put  forward  their  _____  and _____________ and the voters choose from them.
(a)  policies, programmes  (b)  rules, regulations (c)  views, opinions (d)  all the above
Q.3. Political parties exercise power through which of these functions?
(a)  Parties contest elections                 (b)  They play a decisive role in making laws for a country
(c)  They form and run governments     (d)  All the above
Q.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
Q.5. When  was  the  Communist  Party  of India-Marxist (CPI-M) formed?
(a)  1952                    (b) 1954 (c)  1962                    (d) 1964
Q.6. Which of these statements is incorrect about CPI (M)?
(a) Supports socialism, secularism and democracy   (b) Opposes imperialism and communalism
(c) Wants to secure socio-economic justice in India  (d)  None of the above
Q.7. In which of these states does the CPI (M) enjoy strong support?
(a)  Uttar Pradesh    (b)  Andhra Pradesh           (c)  West Bengal      (d)  Chhattisgarh
Q.8. An ______ is a signed document submitted to an officer, where a person makes a sworn statement regarding her personal information.
(a)  affidavit              (b) declaration         (c)  agreement           (d) appeal
Q.9. Which of these statements is correct?
(a) Every party in the country has to register with  the  Election Commission
(b)  The Commission treats all the parties equally
(c)  It  offers  some  special  facilities  to large and established parties
(d)  All the above
Q.10. How many parties are registered with the Election Commission of India?
(a) 250 (b) 300       (c) 500 (d) more than 750
Q.11. Which  of  these  countries  has  a  one- party system?
(a)  India                   (b) China        (c)  USA                    (d) UK
Q.12. 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
Q.13. Which of the following countries is the example of two-party system?
(a)  USA                    (b) UK         (c)  India                   (d) Both (a) and (b)
Q.14. 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
Q.15. Which  of  these  is  true  regarding  the party system of any country?
(a)  The  Constitution  lays  down  party system    (b)  No  country  can  choose  its  party system
(c)  People choose their party system               (d)  Important leaders choose their party system
 Q.16. Those  parties  which  are  given  the special privilege of 'election symbol'
and other facilities are said to be :
(a)  'identified' by the Election Commission           (b)  'recognised' by the Election Commission
(c)  'patronised' by the Election Commission        (d)  'attached' by the Election Commission
Q.17. Which party is recognised as a 'State party'?
(a)  A party that secures 6% of total votes in the Assembly election
(b)  A party that secures at least 6% of the total votes in an election to the State Assembly
and wins at least 2 seats
(c)  A  party  that  wins  4  seats  in  the Assembly election
(d)  None of the above
Q.18. How many recognised national parties were there in 2019?
(a)  5                          (b) 6      (c)  7                          (d) 8
Q.19. In  which  of  these  categories  can  the  Indian National Congress be put?
(a)  Centrist party     (b) Rightist party    (c)  Leftist party       (d) None of these
Q.20. When was the BJP founded?
(a)  1960                    (b) 1970 (c)  1980                    (d) 1990
Q.21. 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
Q.22. When and under whose leadership was Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed?
(a)  1982, Mayawati                               (b)  1984, Kanshi Ram
(c)  1985, Mulayam Singh Yadav           (d)  1986, Bhajanlal
Q.23. From the ideas and teaching of which of these leaders does BSP draw inspiration?
(a)  Sahu Maharaj          (b)  Mahatma  Phule  and  Ramaswami Naicker
(c)  Babasaheb Ambedkar             (d)  All the above
Q.24. In which state does NCP have a major support?
(a)  Maharashtra       (b) Meghalaya            (c)  Manipur              (d) Assam
Ans. (a)
Q.25. 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
Q.26. Which  one  of  the  following  is  not  a component of a political party ?
(a)  The leaders   (b)  The followers    (c)  The active members     (d)  Women
Ans. (d)
Q.27. 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.
Q.28. Which one of the following is not true regarding the government order
that makes it mandatory for an election candidate to declare his details in an affidavit ?                         (a)  It aims at reducing the influence of criminals in politics.
(b)  It  gives  details  of  existing  property and criminal cases pending against a candidate.
(c)  It aims at reducing the influence of money in politics.
(d) The Election Commission checks these details   and   cancels   the nomination papers of suspected criminals or if the information is false.
Q.29. Which one of the following is a better way of carrying out political
reforms in a democratic country?      
(a)  The legal changes                                            (b)  The constitutional changes
(c)  The empowerment of people                           (d)  The legislation for reforms
Q.30. Which  one  of  the  following  is  the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party ?           (a)  Bahujan Samaj     (b)  Revolutionary democracy    
(c)  Cultural nationalism   (d)  Modernity
Q.31. The condition for a political party to be recognized as a national party is :
(a)  It must secure at least 6 percent of total votes in Lok Sabha elections
or Assembly elections in four states.
(b)  It must win at least 4 seats in the Lok
Sabha                     (c)  Both of these                   (d)  None of these
Ans. (c)
Q.32. An alliance is formed when :
(a) two parties together form the government
(b)  the state parties and national parties together form the government
(c)  some parties join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power in hands
(d)  left  and  right  parties  join  hands  to form the government.
Q.33. Who  is  the  founder  of  the  Bahujan Samaj Party ?                    
(a)  Kansi Ram         (b) Mayawati     (c)  Bal Thakeray     (d) Jayalalita
Q.34. Which  one  of  the  following  is  not  a political party ?
(a) BJP (b) INC                  (c) BSP (d) BAMCEF
Q.35. Which of the following countries has a single-party system ?        
(a)  Pakistan              (b) Nepal             (c)  China                  (d) Bangladesh
Q.36. Who   among   the   following   gives recognition to political parties in India?
(a)  Speaker of Lok Sabha                          (b)  President of India
(c)  Supreme Court                                       (d)  Election Commission
Q.37. Which  one  of  the  following  countries has multi-party system?  
(a)  India     (b) China    (c)  The United States of America    (d)  The United Kingdom
Q.38. The USA and UK are examples of :
(a)  One-party system (b)  Two-party system (c)  Three-party system (d)  Multi-party system
Q.39. Partisan means :              
(a)  Party which runs the government                  
(b)  Affair of the state or the science of government
(c)  A person who is strongly committed to a party
(d)  A group of people who come together  to promote common beliefs
Q.40. Which  one  of  the  following  is  not  a national political party ?  
(a)  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).               (b) Communist Party of  India (CPI).
(c) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)                 (d)Samajwadi Party (SP)
Q.41. Which of the following countries has a single-party system ?        
(a)  Pakistan              (b) Nepal (c) U.S (d) China
Q.42. What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party ?
(a)  Wants to build a strong and modern India   (b)  Uniform Civil Code
(c)  Cultural nationalism                                    (d)  All the above
Q.43. Which  one  of  the  following  political parties exposed secularism and welfare of weaker sections and minorities ?
(a)  Communist Party of India (Marxist)                        (b)  Bahujan Samaj Party
(c)  Bharatiya Janata Party                                             (d)  Indian National Congress
Q.44. 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.
Q.45. A country which has a democratic form of government since its independence :
(a)  Pakistan              (b) India                         (c)  Bhutan                (d) Nepal

1.(d), 2.(a), 3.(d), 4.(b), 5.(d), 6.(d), 7.(c), 8.(a), 9.(d), 10.(d), 11.(b), 12.(a), 13.(d), 14.(d), 15.(b), 16.(b), 17.(b), 18.(c), 19.(a), 20.(c), 21.(a), 22.(b), 23.(d), 24.(a), 25.(d), 26.(d), 27.(c), 28.(d), 29.(c), 30.(c), 31.(c), 32.(c), 33.(a), 34.(d), 35.(c), 36.(d), 37.(a), 38.(b), 39.(c), 40.(d), 41.(d), 42.(d), 43.(b)
44.(a), 45.(b)


















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