This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Elections > Politics > Electoral Politics – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Electoral Politics Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the presidential election you are actually voting for ..... A) President. B) Vice President. C) Electors. D) Senators. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electors. 2. Importance of Election Symbols is: A) Illiterate voters can identify party and candidate through these symbols. B) In a constituency if there are more than one candidate with same name, then symbol can be used the differentiate. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 3. The election that is held to elect Chief Minister is A) Lok Sabha. B) Rajya Sabha. C) Vidhan Sabha. D) General Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vidhan Sabha. 4. Which political party ruled in Haryana between 1982-87? A) The Congress Party. B) Lok Dal. C) Janta Dal. D) BJP. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Congress Party. 5. Which of the following statements are wrong about elections A) Candidate preferred by the people should get elected. B) Candidates are free to contest in elections. C) Elections are held at irregular intervals. D) Universal adult franchise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elections are held at irregular intervals. 6. Jurisdiction means A) The power to make laws. B) The power to make decisions. C) The official power to make legal decision. D) All the abovr. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The official power to make legal decision. 7. Which of the options below is the demerits of the electoral competition? A) Creates a sense of factionalism. B) Parties use dirty tricks to win elections. C) Parties respect each other. D) Both 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both 1 and 2. 8. What does the term 'incumbent' mean? A) The current holder of a political office. B) The candidate contesting the election. C) The outgoing candidate of the dissolved House. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The current holder of a political office. 9. The ruling parties routinely loose elections at A) State Level. B) National Level. C) Panchayat Level. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. What is BY-Election? A) Sometimes election is held to fill the parliament seats. B) Sometimes election is held only for one constituency to fill the vacancy caused by death or resignation of a member. C) Sometimes kid can also elected in the election. D) Sometimes war is held only for one constituency to fill the vacancy caused by death or resignation of a member. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sometimes election is held only for one constituency to fill the vacancy caused by death or resignation of a member. 11. What was the total strength of Haryana State Assembly in 1987? A) 60. B) 90. C) 76. D) 80. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 90. 12. How many seats were won by the Lok Dal and its allies in the state assembly elections of 1987? A) 76 out of 90. B) 74 out of 85. C) 60 out of 90. D) 75 out of 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 76 out of 90. 13. Most States hold elections for State office every even-numbered year, on the ..... following the first Monday. A) Tuesday. B) Wednesday. C) Thursday. D) Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuesday. 14. Constituencies called 'wards' are made for the election to A) Parliament. B) State Legislative Assembly. C) State Legislative Council. D) Panchayats and Municipal bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panchayats and Municipal bodies. 15. Unlimited amounts of money for general campaign purposes? A) Soft Money. B) Dark Money. C) Hard Money. D) Loans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soft Money. 16. The ultimate rulers of our democracy: A) The President. B) The Congress. C) The Supreme Court. D) The People. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The People. 17. In a democracy the representative are chosen on the basis of: A) Age. B) Education. C) Experience. D) Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Election. 18. Which one is the example of indirect election? A) Lok sabha election. B) Bidhan sabha election. C) Prime minister election. D) President Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President Election. 19. The world Franchise means: A) Right to contest elections. B) Right to hold public office. C) Right to vote. D) Right to criticise the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right to vote. 20. From the following which is new reform introduced in the electoral process by the Election Commission A) Voting List . B) Chief Election Commissioner . C) Electronic Voting Machine . D) Voter ballet . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electronic Voting Machine . ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesElections QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesElectoral Politics Quiz 1Electoral Politics Quiz 2Electoral Politics Quiz 3Electoral Politics Quiz 5Electoral Politics Quiz 6Electoral Politics Quiz 7Electoral Politics Quiz 8Electoral Politics Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books