This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Elections > Politics > Electoral Politics – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Electoral Politics Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In India, which of the following sections vote(s) in larger proportion as compared to the rich and privileged sections? A) Poor. B) Illiterate. C) Underprivileged. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Non Voters tend to be- A) Young and unmarried. B) Married and wealthy. C) Female and in school. D) Urban and well educated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Young and unmarried. 3. What is the age of a person who can contest the election for the Lok Sabha in India? A) 21. B) 25. C) 54. D) 77. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25. 4. How much money was spent in conducting 2014 Lok Sabha elections? A) About Rs. 1, 200 crores. B) About Rs. 1, 100 crores. C) About Rs. 3, 500 crores. D) About Rs. 1, 300 crores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About Rs. 3, 500 crores. 5. 'Save Democracy' slogan was given by Janata party under leadership of which leader? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Subash Chandra Bose. C) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma. D) Jayaprakash Narayan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jayaprakash Narayan. 6. What is false among the following statements A) Each state is divided into a specific number of assembly constituencies. B) The elected representatives is called the member of legislative representative is called the member of legislative assembly. C) Our constitution requires that each constituency should not have a roughly equal population living with it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our constitution requires that each constituency should not have a roughly equal population living with it. 7. Indian Political system is A) Single Party System. B) Bi Party System. C) Multi Party System. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multi Party System. 8. What is the full form of E.P.I.C.? A) Electronics Photo Identifying Camera. B) Election Photo Identity Card. C) Electric Power International Corporation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Election Photo Identity Card. 9. How many seats are reserved for the SCs and STs? A) 74 for SCs and 86 for STs. B) 56 for SCs and 62 for STs. C) 89 for SCs and 78 for STs. D) 84 for SCs and 47 for STs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 84 for SCs and 47 for STs. 10. ..... Money is given to state and local party organizations for voting related activities. A) Easy. B) Quick. C) Hard. D) Soft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hard. 11. The minimum age required for being a voter is: A) 15 years. B) 25 years. C) 21 years. D) 18 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18 years. 12. Who issues the manifesto? A) Political party. B) President. C) Prime Minister. D) EC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 13. Which body can dissolve Lock Sabha and Rajya Sabha? A) Citizens. B) Minister. C) Prime Minister. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President. 14. Which of the following does not include election procedure? A) Voting. B) Nomination of Candidate. C) Booth capturing. D) Canvassing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Booth capturing. 15. Who decides this reward and punishment for the leaders? A) President. B) Prime minister. C) Parliament. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People. 16. The number of Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi is A) 2. B) 4. C) 7. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. 17. Chief Minister is A) Head of the government of India. B) Head of the government of particular region. C) Head of all the ministers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head of the government of particular region. 18. At present what is the number of Election commissioners in Election commission of India? A) Three. B) Two. C) One. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 19. Who gave the slogan of Garibi Hatao (Remove poverty) in the Lok Sabha elections of 1971? A) Raji Gandhi. B) Soniya Gandhi. C) Indira Gandhi's. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indira Gandhi's. 20. Reserved Constituencies:Reserved constituencies are constituencies reserved for people who belong to the Scheduled Castes [SC] and Scheduled Tribes [ST]. In a SC reserved constituency only those candidates who belong to the Scheduled Castes are allowed to contest elections. In the same way from a constituency reserved for ST only those candidates who come from the Scheduled Tribes community can contest election. The reserved seats for SC and ST do not take away the legitimate share of any other social group because the numbers of reserved constituencies in India are proportion to their share in the total population. As present there are 84 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 47 for the Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha. Need for reserved constituencies:The Constitution makers had following worries:In an open electoral competition, it may be possible that some weaker sections not allowed a good chance to get elected to the Lok Sabha and the state Legislative Assemblies. They may lack resources, education and contacts to contest and win elections against others. Influential and resourceful candidates may prevent them from winning elections. In that cam, our parliament and assemblies would not have representation of a significant section of our population. If this happens India would not be fully democratic and representative.According to the passage what is a reserved constituency? A) The area which has most of the Scheduled Caste population of the country. B) The 543 constituencies of India for the Lok Sabha elections. C) Areas from where economically weaker section of the society who do not have the required resources, education and contacts to contest and win elections against others. D) A constituency is commonly used to refer to an electoral district, especially in British English, but it can also refer to the body of eligible voters or all the residents of the represented area or only those who voted for a certain candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Areas from where economically weaker section of the society who do not have the required resources, education and contacts to contest and win elections against others. 21. How many seats are there in Delhi Assembly/(Vidhan Sabha)? A) 70. B) 90. C) 80. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 70. 22. Elections in India for Parliament and State Legislatures are conducted by A) President. B) Prime Minister. C) Election Commission of India. D) Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Election Commission of India. 23. Who issues Election Manifesto? A) President. B) Prime Minister. C) Political Parties. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Parties. 24. Which of the following is not included in the Model Code of Conduct for election campaigns? A) No use of any place of worship for election propaganda. B) No use of govt vehicles, aircraft for elections. C) No laying of the foundation stone of any project. D) To make promises of providing public facilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make promises of providing public facilities. 25. The number of Lok Sabha Constituencies in India at present is: A) 541. B) 540. C) 546. D) 543. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 543. 26. Who appoints the election commissioner? A) Prime minister. B) Judiciary. C) President. D) Cabinet ministers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 27. Which of the following documents, a candidate needs to file after the nominations are done. A) Details of parents. B) Details of Visits to different places. C) Details of criminal record and court cases, if any. D) Details of relatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Details of criminal record and court cases, if any. 28. How many seats were won by Congress party in assembly elections of 1987? A) 5 seats. B) 15 seats. C) 10 seats. D) 7 seats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5 seats. 29. What is against the election law? A) Bribe or threaten voters. B) Appeal to them in the name of caste or religion. C) Use government resources for election campaign. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 30. Election Commission is appointed by A) President of India. B) Prime Minister. C) Lok Sabha. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President of India. 31. Independent agency of the executive branch that is responsible for enforcing election laws? A) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). B) Federal Communication Commission (FCC). C) Federal Elections Commission (FEC). D) Federal Depositors Insurance Corp. (FDIC). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal Elections Commission (FEC). 32. Who elects the President of India? A) Citizen of India. B) Politician. C) Both the houses of parliament, all MLAs. D) Chief justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both the houses of parliament, all MLAs. 33. For purposes of elections our country is divided into different areas known as A) Wards. B) Panchayats. C) Blocks. D) Constituencies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constituencies. 34. The other term for Lok Sabha election is A) Panchayat. B) Assembly Election. C) General Election. D) Legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General Election. 35. Who led Nyaya Yudh? A) Ajit Singh. B) Chaudhary Devi Lal. C) Shyam Lal. D) Chaudhary Charan Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chaudhary Devi Lal. 36. Which of these is not a part of the district and local level bodies? A) Corporations. B) Municipalities. C) Panchayats. D) Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lok Sabha. 37. Who has given the slogan 'Garibi Hatao'? Who has given the slogan 'Garibi Hatao'? A) Indra Ganghi. B) Papu Yadav. C) Narandra Modi. D) Mulayam Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indra Ganghi. 38. What was the promise Devi Lal made to the farmers and small businessmen? A) Government would provide free electricity to them. B) Government would provide free water to them. C) Government would waive the loans of them. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government would waive the loans of them. 39. In India, elections for which of these bodies are held after every five years? A) Rajya Sabha. B) Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha. C) Vidhan Parishad. D) Only Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha. 40. Which of the following terms is used when election is held only for one constituency to fill the vacancy caused by death or resignation of a member? A) Assembly election. B) By-election. C) General election. D) Constituency election. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By-election. 41. The tenure of lok sabha election in India is A) 4. B) 5. C) 6. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 42. Which one among the following systems is used in the Election of the Indian President? A) Functional Representative. B) Territorial Representative. C) Proportional Representative. D) Minority Representative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proportional Representative. 43. What promises did Chaudhary Devi Lal put forward in the election campaign of 1987? A) Give land to the small farmers and landless labourers. B) Waive the loans of farmers and small businesses. C) Provide employment opportunities to the youth of rural areas. D) Non of the these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waive the loans of farmers and small businesses. 44. In United states, who vote in less number A) African americans. B) Hispanics. C) Poor people. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 45. How many seats did Lok Dal and it's partners won? A) 60. B) 76. C) 90. D) 63. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 76. 46. In India, Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections are held regularly after every ..... years A) 7 years. B) 4 years. C) 6 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 years. 47. Our country is divided into how many constituencies? A) 543. B) 550. C) 500. D) 580. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 543. 48. Free and fair elections are ensured by the ..... . A) Police. B) Government. C) Judiciary. D) Election commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Election commission. 49. How is the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) chosen? A) Appointed by the President. B) Elected by the people. C) Elected by the MPs. D) Elected by MPs and MLAs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appointed by the President. 50. Which of the following has the largest Lok Sabha constituency in India? A) Himachal Pradesh. B) Maharashtra. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh. 51. Election commission consist of ..... Members A) 3. B) 7. C) 5. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 52. How many seats are reserved for STs in Lok Sabha? A) 90. B) 84. C) 41. D) 47. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 47. 53. Who is in charge of creating most election laws? A) Local Government. B) The Federal Government. C) The State. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The State. 54. What is the minimum age to contest the elections in India? A) 25. B) 29. C) 22. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25. 55. When we say that Lok Dal won 60 seats in Haryana, it means that A) Candidates didnt win 60 seats in assembly constituencies. B) Candidates of the Lok Dal won in 60 assembly constituencies in the state. C) Candidates won the elections of MLA's. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candidates of the Lok Dal won in 60 assembly constituencies in the state. 56. The single greatest influence on an individual's first party identification is A) Age. B) Income. C) Parents. D) Gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parents. 57. Since 1982 to 1987, Haryana was ruled by which political party? A) Congress Party. B) Haryana Sangharsh Samiti. C) Communist Party of India. D) Bhartiya Janata Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congress Party. 58. Which institution conducts elections in India? A) Parliament. B) Supreme Court. C) Election Commission. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Election Commission. 59. In the US Election process, the acronym PAC stands for- A) Primary Accountability Council. B) Political Action Committee. C) Primary Audit Council. D) People's Action Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Action Committee. 60. Which of the following is a function of a political party? A) Supports candidates with money. B) Influence the laws. C) Watchdog over the other political party. D) All the baove. 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