This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Elections > Bodies > Election Commission – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Election Commission Quiz 1 (22 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The list of those people who are eligible to vote is officially called A) Elector's List. B) Constituency List. C) Electoral Roll. D) Voter's List. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral Roll. 2. Name of the body which conducts the election in India A) Election Commission. B) Parliament. C) Cabinet. D) Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Election Commission. 3. Following is a weakness (challenge to) Indian election system: A) Secret Ballot. B) Use of Electronic Voting Machines. C) Misuse of Official Machinery. D) Universal Adult Franchise(UAE). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misuse of Official Machinery. 4. Who is the head of the election commission of India? A) President. B) Chief Election commissioner. C) Government. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chief Election commissioner. 5. Which of the following is not the part of election procedure? A) Voting. B) Nomination of candidates. C) Rigging. D) Campaign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rigging. 6. A ballot paper is a sheet of paper which contains the names of the: A) Voters. B) Party workers. C) Polling Officials. D) Contesting Candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contesting Candidates. 7. When was the slogan Garibi Hatao was given by Congress? A) State assembly elections of 1783. B) Lok Sabha Elections of 1785. C) Lok Sabha Elections of 2015. D) Lok Sabha Elections of 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lok Sabha Elections of 1971. 8. The slogan Save Democracy was given by which party? A) Janta Party. B) Lok Dal. C) Telugu Desam Party. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Janta Party. 9. The Election Commission is answerable to: A) Rajya sabha. B) Constitution. C) President. D) Loksabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constitution. 10. Who implements the Code of Conduct? A) Supreme Court. B) Prime Minister. C) The Election Commission. D) General Public. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Election Commission. 11. How many chief election commissioner are there A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 12. Turnout figures mean: A) Percentage of eligible voters who cast their votes. B) Number of candidates. C) The Council of Ministers. D) The winning candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Percentage of eligible voters who cast their votes. 13. How many Lok Sabha constituencies are there in India? A) 548. B) 316. C) 263. D) 543. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 543. 14. For making election more transparent, the Election Commission has recently introduced: A) Indelible ink. B) Voters List. C) Electronic voting machine. D) Polling booths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electronic voting machine. 15. Who allots symbols to political parties A) President. B) Prime Minister. C) Chief Minister. D) Election Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Election Commission. 16. Which statement about the Election Commission is not correct? A) It is a permanent and independent body. B) It is responsible for getting conduct the elections of President, Vice President and Municipal Corporations. C) Article 324 of the Constitution envisages the provisions relating to the Election Commission. D) This is an all-India institution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is responsible for getting conduct the elections of President, Vice President and Municipal Corporations. 17. How many election commissioner are there in EIC A) 1. B) 0. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 18. Who appointments the Chief Election Commissioner of India? A) The Governor. B) The President of India. C) The Council of Ministers. D) The Prime Minister of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The President of India. 19. When was ECI formed A) 1950. B) 1951. C) 1953. D) 1949. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1950. 20. In Democracy Elections are important because A) The formation of government becomes easy. B) They help in the formation of opposition party. C) They are a check on the working of the government. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. In India to be able to vote one must be ..... years old or above A) 17. B) 16. C) 18. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18. 22. What do you mean when we say that a constituency is reserved for the schedule castes(SC)? A) Any candidate can fight the election but only the SC candidate will be declared winner. B) Any candidate can fight the election but only SC women candidate will be declared winner. C) Only SC candidate can fight the election. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only SC candidate can fight the election. Related QuizzesElections QuizzesIndian Polity Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books