This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Elections > Politics > Electoral Politics – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Electoral Politics Quiz 4 (18 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many electoral votes does is take to win the presidency? A) 538. B) 232. C) 270. D) 272. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 2. Which of the following is not allowed while carrying out an election campaign? A) Giving money to voters to cast vote for particular candidate. B) Using television channels. C) Door-to-door canvassing. D) Contacting voters on phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving money to voters to cast vote for particular candidate. 3. What is an election held for only one constituency to fill the vacancy caused due to the death or resignation of a member called? A) By-election. B) Mid-term election. C) General election. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By-election. 4. At the LOCAL level, most candidates are nominated through A) Petition. B) Caucus. C) Open Primary. D) Closed Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petition. 5. How many electoral college votes is needed in order to win the Presidency? A) 270. B) 538. C) 435. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 270. 6. It was elections in Serbatpur. There were ten candidates in the elections. Three candidates were from the political parties which have influence on national level politics. Two candidates were also from the political parties but outside the state no one knows their parties. A candidate is industrialist One among the candidates has criminal background. The industrialist used the money and persuaded four candidates to take back their nominations. Candidate who have criminal background threaten all the candidates for life if they do participate in the election. Two candidates fearing took back nomination. Analyse the information given above, considering one of the following correct option: A) Unfair Election campaign. B) Violation of Model Code of Conduct. C) Violation of Election law. D) Default candidate nomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Violation of Model Code of Conduct. 7. Which of these is the best definition of Reserved Constituency? A) When a constituency is reserved for citizens. B) When a constituency is reserved for President. C) When a constituency is reserved for SC's & ST's. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When a constituency is reserved for SC's & ST's. 8. Who decides election dates in India? A) Government. B) President. C) Election commission. D) Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Election commission. 9. According to election law in India. What is the current limit of election expenses by a candidate or party in a constituency for a Lok Sabha election? A) Rs. 30 lakhs. B) Rs. 35 lakhs. C) Rs. 25 lakhs. D) Rs. 20 lakhs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rs. 25 lakhs. 10. For Lok Sabha elections, the country is divided into ..... constituencies. A) 563. B) 533. C) 543. D) 553. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 543. 11. What is the turnout in the 2004 elections A) 3/5 of the population. B) More than 1/3 voters took part. C) 1/2 of the population. D) More than 2/5 voters took part. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More than 1/3 voters took part. 12. Who led the 'Nyaya Yudh'? A) Mishra Lal. B) Chaudhary Charan Singh. C) Ajit Singh. D) Chaudhary Devi Lal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chaudhary Devi Lal. 13. What does EVM stand for? A) Electoral Voting Machine. B) Electronic Voting Machine. C) Electronic Vending Machine. D) Electoral Volunteer Mechanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electronic Voting Machine. 14. Elections held after the term of 5years of Lok Sabha are called- A) Mid-term elections. B) By-elections. C) General elections. D) Special elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General elections. 15. What is full form of SCs and STs? A) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. B) Scheduleded Castes and Scheduleded Tribes. C) Standard Castes and Standard Tribes. D) Social Tribes and Social Tribes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. 16. In India, who vote in a larger proportion in the election? A) Women. B) Rich. C) Poor and illiterate. D) Rich and poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poor and illiterate. 17. Which of these is not a good reason to say that Indian elections are democratic? A) India has the largest number of voters. B) India's Election Commission is very powerful. C) In India, everyone above the age of 18 has a right to vote. D) In India, the losing parties accept the electoral verdict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India has the largest number of voters. 18. 'Turnout' in election refers to A) Number of candidates contested in the election. B) Number of voters in the list. C) Number of people participated in election. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Number of people participated in election. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesElections QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesElectoral Politics Quiz 1Electoral Politics Quiz 2Electoral Politics Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books