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)
(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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