This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Elections > Politics > Electoral Politics – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Electoral Politics Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Code of Conduct for the election is implemented by A) Election commission. B) Political parties. C) Central Government of India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Election commission. 2. In India each constituency has roughly the: A) Same area. B) Same agricultural production. C) Same population. D) Same income tax revenue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Same population. 3. In 1987 who led a movement called "Nyaya YUDH" in Haryana? A) Abhay Chautala. B) Devi Lal. C) Bansi Lal. D) Om Prakash Chautnala. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devi Lal. 4. How many seats are reserved for the SCs in the Lok Sabha? A) 90. B) 84. C) 81. D) 83. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 84. 5. How many seats were won by Lok Dal alone in Haryana assembly elections, 1987? A) 90 seats. B) 76 seats. C) 50 seats. D) 60 seats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 60 seats. 6. Every Constituency has the following number/ numbers of representatives A) 3. B) 4. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. 7. For voting, the voter has to show which of these as identity proof? A) Ration card. B) Driving license. C) Election Photo Identity Card. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Election Photo Identity Card. 8. What is meant by the term 'constituency'? A) Place where the copy of constitution is kept. B) A particular area from where voters elect a representative to the Lok Sabha / Vidhan Sabha. C) A body of voters. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A particular area from where voters elect a representative to the Lok Sabha / Vidhan Sabha. 9. If a tie occurs in the Electoral College, this part of Congress elects the President. A) House of Representatives. B) Senate. C) Pentagon. D) Ohio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) House of Representatives. 10. The full form of EPIC is A) Electors photo identify card. B) Electoral Photo identity card. C) Election Photo identify card. D) Electronic Photo identity card. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electoral Photo identity card. 11. In India, Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections are held regularly after how many years? A) 6. B) 5. C) 4. D) 5 and 1/2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 12. 'Garibi Hatao' slogan was given by which party? A) Bhartiya Janta Party. B) Rajya sabha. C) Congress Party. D) Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Congress Party. 13. How many representatives are elected from a constituency? A) 1. B) 3. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 14. The number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh is A) 80. B) 85. C) 84. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 80. 15. Chaudhary Devi Lal was appointed as ..... of Haryana after he won the elections. A) Chief Minister. B) Council of Minister. C) Civil Servant. D) Member of Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chief Minister. 16. Which of the following is not a demerit of political competition? A) It creates a sense of disunity and 'factionalism' in every locality. B) Parties and candidate often use dirty tricks to win elections. C) Electoral fights does not allow sensible long-term policies to be formulated. D) Political leaders are rewarded for serving the people and punished for not doing so. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political leaders are rewarded for serving the people and punished for not doing so. 17. What state elections were discussed at the start of the lesson the electoral politics A) Telangana elections of 2013. B) Punjab elections of 1985. C) Haryana elections 1986. D) Haryana elections of 1987. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haryana elections of 1987. 18. Which of the following statements is against the democratic process of elections? A) Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections. B) Elections must be held regularly immediately after the term is over. C) The right to vote should be given to the selected people only. D) Elections should be conducted in a free and fair manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The right to vote should be given to the selected people only. 19. Name the body that conducts elections in India A) Cabinet. B) Supreme court. C) Election commission. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Election commission. 20. How many Constituencies are general? A) 415. B) 412. C) 418. D) 413. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 412. 21. Each state is divided into a specific number of A) District Constituencies. B) Ward Constituencies. C) Block Constituencies. D) Assembly Constituencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assembly Constituencies. 22. Elections improve the knowledge and character of political leaders. A) True. B) False. C) May Be. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. The 26th Amendment allowed ..... to vote for the first time in all elections. A) Immigrants. B) 18-year-olds. C) African-Americans. D) Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18-year-olds. 24. The right of the people to give their verdict on a law passed by a Legislature is called A) Initiative. B) Recall. C) Referendum. D) Plebiscite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Referendum. 25. Which of the following Union Territories has the largest number of Lok Sabha seats? A) Chandigarh. B) Delhi. C) Lakshdweep. D) Puducherry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delhi. 26. How many reserved Lok Sabha constituencies are there in India? A) SC-69, ST-51. B) SC-89, ST-31. C) SC-84, ST-47. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SC-84, ST-47. 27. The Election Commission is: A) An elected body. B) An appointed body. C) An independent body. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An independent body. 28. Challenge before free and fair elections is: A) Allotment of Symbols. B) Casteism and Communalism. C) Withdrawal of Nominations. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Casteism and Communalism. 29. What are Elections all about? A) Political power. B) Political parties. C) Political competition. D) Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political competition. 30. Which one of the following provisions fails to ensure fair and equal chance to compete to candidates and political parties? A) No party or candidate can bribe or threaten voters. B) No party or candidate is bound by the model code of conduct. C) No party or candidate can use government resources for election campaign. D) Nobody can appeal to the voters in the name of caste or religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No party or candidate is bound by the model code of conduct. 31. The tenure of Vidhan sabha election is A) 4. B) 5. C) 6. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 32. 'Garibi Hatao'slogan was given by Congress Party in which year? A) 1969. B) 1970. C) 1972. D) 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1971. 33. In Lok Sabha elections are held regularly after how many years A) 6 years. B) 8 years. C) 5 years. D) 3 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 years. 34. What is the meaning of Criminalization of politics? A) Ruling parties try to use official machineiy during election campaign. B) Candidates and political parties use lot of money in the election. C) People with criminal background and tendencies are entering politics. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People with criminal background and tendencies are entering politics. 35. By-elections are the election which is held A) When a legislature is dissolved before the expiry of its normal term. B) To fill up a vacancy in the legislature. C) Directly. D) Indirectly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To fill up a vacancy in the legislature. 36. How many seats are reserved for SC and ST A) 84 for SC and 47 for ST. B) 85 for SC and 49 for ST. C) 78 for SC and 86 for ST. D) 81 for SC and 55 for ST. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 84 for SC and 47 for ST. 37. One way individuals can influence public policy is by A) Participating in politics. B) Expressing opinions. C) Joining interest groups. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 38. Who is responsible for free and fair elections in India? A) Election Commissioner. B) Prime Minister. C) President. D) Council of Ministers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Election Commissioner. 39. What is the details the candidates have to give in the legal declaration before contesting the elections? A) Serious criminal cases pending against them. B) Details of assets and liabilities of the candidate and his or her family. C) Educational qualification of the candidate. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 40. In India who votes in larger proportion A) Rich and privileged. B) Poor and illetrate. C) Educated people. D) Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poor and illetrate. 41. Fraud and malpractices indulged by a party or candidate to increase its votes is: A) Impersonation. B) Rigging. C) Booth capturing. D) Coalition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rigging. 42. People's participation in election is usually measured by voter ..... figures. A) Physical. B) Economic. C) Turnout. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turnout. 43. Name the new party formed by Chaudhary Devi Lal. A) Akali Dal. B) Bahujan Samaj Party. C) Yaya Yudh. D) Lok Dal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lok Dal. 44. Election Day is usually held in which month of the year? A) October. B) December. C) November. D) September. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) November. 45. What does PAC stand for? A) Politics Authorizing Committee. B) Politics and Commutators. C) Political Action Committee. D) Political Artifact College. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Action Committee. 46. If a voter cannot be present on Election Day, they can apply for a (an) ..... in advance and mail them before election day. A) Deferment. B) Abstention. C) Absentee Ballot. D) Veto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absentee Ballot. 47. How many seats are been reserved for woman A) 1/5. B) 2/5. C) 2/4. D) 1/3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1/3. 48. Which one of them is not a condition of democratic election? A) Everyone should be able to choose. B) There should be something to choose from. C) The choice should be offered at regular intervals. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of them. 49. How many assembly seats are there in Haryana Vidhan Sabha/ (Assembly)? A) 90. B) 80. C) 100. D) 70. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 90. 50. The number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha is: A) 79. B) 84. C) 80. D) 89. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 84. 51. The number of seats reserved for scheduled caste in Lok Sabha is: A) 99. B) 79. C) 59. D) 89. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 79. 52. Regional political party of India participates in A) Lok Sabha. B) Rajya sabha. C) Vidhan sabha. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vidhan sabha. 53. Which of the following state has the largest number of Lok Sabha Seats? A) Maharashtra. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Bihar. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh. 54. The percentage of eligible voters who cast thier votes in an election is A) Code of conduct. B) Rigging. C) Voter list. D) Turnout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turnout. 55. Which one of the following is not a factor that makes an election democratic? A) There should be something to choose from. B) Parties and candidates should be free to contest elections. C) The choice should not be offered at regular intervals. D) The candidate preferred by the people should get elected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The choice should not be offered at regular intervals. 56. If election are held in all constituencies at national level for lok sabha, they will be called ..... A) General election. B) By-election. C) Mid term election. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General election. 57. Practice of drawing lines within a voting district that favor a particular political party, politicians or group of people A) Censure. B) Gerrymandering. C) Congress. D) Apportioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerrymandering. 58. Which is the new reform introduced in the electroal process by the Election Commission? A) Voting through Internet. B) Electronic voting machine. C) Voting from home. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electronic voting machine. 59. What is the tenure of Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha in India? A) Four years. B) Five years. C) Six years. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Five years. 60. 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