9th Class Social Science Electoral Politics Question Bank

done Multipal Choice Question - Electoral Politics Total Questions - 24

• question_answer1)
  Which of the following parties was formed by Chaudhary Devi Lal?
  A)
  janata Dal          done clear
  B)
                    Lok Dal done clear
  C)
  janata Party         done clear
  D)
                     Congress Party done clear
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• question_answer2)
  A mechanism by which people can choose their representatives at regular intervals and change them is known as
  A)
  elections     done clear
  B)
                     selection done clear
  C)
  democracy           done clear
  D)
                     audition done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections are held regularly after every
  A)
  6 years                 done clear
  B)
                     7 years done clear
  C)
  5 years        done clear
  D)
                     3 years done clear
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• question_answer4)
  In which of the following conditions are elections held only for one constituency?
  A)
  General election  done clear
  B)
                     By-election done clear
  C)
  Constituency election       done clear
  D)
  Regular election done clear
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• question_answer5)
  For the purpose of elections, the country is divided into different areas called
  A)
  states                   done clear
  B)
                    districts done clear
  C)
  constituencies      done clear
  D)
                     none of these done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Into how many constituencies is our country divided for the Lok Sabha elections?
  A)
  545                      done clear
  B)
                     540 done clear
  C)
  542                      done clear
  D)
                     543 done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The elected representative of the Legislative Assembly is called the
  A)
  MP                      done clear
  B)
                     MLA done clear
  C)
  President             done clear
  D)
                     Speaker done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Like constituencies, each village or town is divided into
  A)
  panchayats          done clear
  B)
                     blocks done clear
  C)
  wards          done clear
  D)
                     grams done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Reserved constituencies are meant for
  A)
  rural people         done clear
  B)
                     local people done clear
  C)
  urban people       done clear
  D)
                     weaker sections done clear
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• question_answer10)
  How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha?
  A)
  75                        done clear
  B)
                     79 done clear
  C)
  41                        done clear
  D)
                     85 done clear
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• question_answer11)
  How many seats are reserved for women candidates in the rural and urban local bodies?
  A)
  Two-third of the seats                  done clear
  B)
  One-third of the seats done clear
  C)
  One-fourth of the seats                done clear
  D)
  Three-fourth of the seats done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The list of those who are eligible to vote is called the  
  A)
  election list           done clear
  B)
                       voters' list  done clear
  C)
  citizens' list           done clear
  D)
                     candidates' list  done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Who amongst the following cannot vote?  
  A)
  Citizens above 18 years  done clear
  B)
  Citizens who are working in MNCs   done clear
  C)
  Criminals and persons of unsound mind   done clear
  D)
  Citizens below 18 years done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The minimum age for contesting elections in India is
  A)
  18 years               done clear
  B)
                     21 years  done clear
  C)
  30 years               done clear
  D)
                     25 years done clear
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• question_answer15)
  The minimum age to vote in India is
  A)
  18 years      done clear
  B)
                     19 years done clear
  C)
  21 years               done clear
  D)
                     25 years done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Political parties nominate their candidates and the party's nomination is called
  A)
  partisanship         done clear
  B)
                     party ticket  done clear
  C)
  party nomination done clear
  D)
                     party's nominee done clear
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• question_answer17)
  The 'Garibi Hatao' slogan was the slogan of
  A)
  Jan Sangh party  done clear
  B)
                     Communist Party done clear
  C)
  Congress party     done clear
  D)
                     Telugu Desam Party done clear
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• question_answer18)
  'Save Democracy' was the slogan given by
  A)
  Bharatiya Janata Party               done clear
  B)
  Congress party done clear
  C)
  Left Front              done clear
  D)
                    Janata Party done clear
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• question_answer19)
  'Land to the Tiller' was the famous slogan used by
  A)
  Left Front    done clear
  B)
                     Congress party  done clear
  C)
  Telugu Desam Party       done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer20)
  A voter can cast his or her vote in which of the following places?
  A)
  School premises  done clear
  B)
                     College premises done clear
  C)
  Polling booth       done clear
  D)
                     Government office done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The full form of EVM is   
  A)
  Electronic Vertical Machine    done clear
  B)
  Electronic Voting Machine done clear
  C)
  Electric Voice Machine            done clear
  D)
  Electronic Voters' Machine done clear
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• question_answer22)
  When on election duty, the government officers work under the control of
  A)
  Government        done clear
  B)
                     Election Management done clear
  C)
  Election Commission                   done clear
  D)
  Election Committee done clear
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• question_answer23)
  People's participation in an election is usually measured by
  A)
  voter turnout       done clear
  B)
                     number of males done clear
  C)
  number of females                      done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which of these is not a good reason to say that Indian elections are democratic?
  A)
  India has the largest number of voters in the world done clear
  B)
  India's Election Commission is very powerful done clear
  C)
  In India, everyone above the age of 18 has the right to vote done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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