MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS
Q.1. Which of these statements is incorrect?
(a) Parties
reflect fundamental political unity in a society
(b) Parties try
to persuade people why their policies are better than others
(c) They seek to
implement these policies by winning popular support through elections
(d) All the
above
Ans.
(d)
Q.2. Parties put forward their _____ and _____ the
voters choose from them.
(a) policies,
programmes
(b) rules,
regulations
(c) views,
opinions
(d) all the
above
Ans.
(a)
Q.3. Political parties exercise power through which of these functions?
(a) Parties
contest elections
(b) They play a
decisive role in making laws for a country
(c) They form
and run governments
(d) All the
above
Ans.
(d)
Q.4. Who chooses the candidates for contesting elections in India?
(a) Members and
supporters of the party
(b) Top party
leadership
(c) The existing
government
(d) None of
these
Ans.
(b)
Q.5. When was the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) formed?
(a) 1952 (b)
1954
(c) 1962 (d)
1964
Ans.
(d)
Q.6. Which of these statements is incorrect about CPI (M)?
(a) Supports
socialism, secularism and democracy
(b) Opposes
imperialism and communalism
(c) Wants to
secure socio-economic justice in India
(d) None of the
above
Ans.
(d)
Q.7. In which of these states does the CPI (M) enjoy strong support?
(a) Uttar
Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Chhattisgarh
Ans.
(c)
Q.8. Fill in the blank.
An ______ is a
signed document submitted to an officer, where a person makes a sworn statement
regarding her
personal
information.
(a) affidavit
(b) declaration
(c) agreement
(d) appeal
Ans.
(a)
Q.9. Which of these statements is correct?
(a) Every party
in the country has to register with the Election Commission
(b) The
Commission treats all the parties equally
(c) It offers
some special facilities to large and established parties
(d) All the
above
Ans.
(d)
Q.10. How many parties are registered with the Election Commission of India?
(a) 250 (b) 300
(c) 500 (d) more
than 750
Ans.
(d)
Q.11. Which of these countries has a one party system?
(a) India (b)
China
(c) USA (d) UK
Ans.
(b)
Q.12. Which of these is not a good option for a democratic state?
(a) One-party
system
(b) Two-party
system
(c) Multi-party
system
(d) None of the
above
Ans.
(a)
Q.13. Which of the following countries is the example of two-party system?
(a) USA (b) UK
(c) India (d)
Both (a) and (b)
Ans.
(d)
Q.14. Which of these alliances were there in 2004 parliamentary elections in
India?
(a) National
Democratic Alliance
(b) The United
Progressive Alliance
(c) Left Front
(d) All the
above
Ans.
(d)
Q.15. Which of these is true regarding the party system of any country?
(a) The
Constitution lays down party system
(b) No country
can choose its party system
(c) People
choose their party system
(d) Important
leaders choose their party system
Ans.
(b)
Q.16. Those parties which are given the special privilege of ‘election symbol’
and other facilities are said to be :
(a) ‘identified’
by the Election Commission
(b) ‘recognised’
by the Election Commission
(c) ‘patronised’
by the Election Commission
(d) ‘attached’
by the Election Commission
Ans.
(b)
Q.17. Which party is recognised as a ‘State party’?
(a) A party that
secures 6% of total votes in the Assembly election
(b) A party that
secures at least 6% of the total votes in an election to the State Assembly and
wins at least 2 seats
(c) A party that
wins 4 seats in the Assembly election
(d) None of the
above
Ans.
(b)
Q.18. How many recognised national parties were there in 2006?
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 7 (d) 8
Ans.
(b)
Q.19. In which of these categories can the Indian National Congress be put?
(a) Centrist
party (b) Rightist party
(c) Leftist
party (d) None of these
Ans.
(a)
Q.20. When was the BJP founded?
(a) 1960 (b)
1970
(c) 1980 (d)
1990
Ans.
(c)
Q.21. The BJP formed the government in 1998 as the leader of an alliance. Name
the alliance.
(a) National
Democratic Alliance
(b) United Progressive Alliance
(c) National
Progressive Alliance
(d) United
Democratic Alliance
Ans.
(a)
Q.22. When and under whose leadership was Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed?
(a) 1982,
Mayawati
(b) 1984, Kanshi
Ram
(c) 1985,
Mulayam Singh Yadav
(d) 1986,
Bhajanlal
Ans.
(b)
Q.23. From the ideas and teaching of which of these leaders does BSP draw
inspiration?
(a) Sahu Maharaj
(b) Mahatma
Phule and Ramaswami Naicker
(c) Babasaheb
Ambedkar
(d) All the
above
Ans.
(d)
Q.24. In which state does NCP have a major support?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Manipur (d)
Assam
Ans.
(a)
Q.25. Which of these parties has national level political organisations?
(a) Samajwadi
Party
(b) Telugu Desam
Party
(c) Rashtriya
Janta Dal
(d) None of the
above
Ans.
(d)
PREVIOUS YEARS’
QUESTIONS
Q.1. Which one of the following is not a component of a political party ?
(a) The leaders
(b) The
followers
(c) The active
members
(d) Women
Ans.
(d)
Q.2. Which one of the following is true regarding a coalition government
?
(a) Only two parties form an alliance and
contest elections.
(b) Several
parties compete for power.
(c) The
government is formed by two or more parties coming together.
(d) Several
parties form an alliance and compete for power.
Ans.
(c)
Q.3. Which one of the following is not true regarding the government
order that makes it mandatory for an election candidate to declare his details
in an affidavit ?
(a) It aims at
reducing the influence of criminals in politics.
(b) It gives
details of existing property and criminal cases pending against a candidate.
(c) It aims at
reducing the influence of money in politics.
(d) The Election
Commission checks these details and cancels the nomination papers of suspected
criminals or if the information is false.
Ans.
(d)
Q.4. Which one of the following is a better way of carrying out political
reforms in a democratic country?
(a) The legal
changes
(b) The
constitutional changes
(c) The
empowerment of people
(d) The
legislation for reforms
Ans.
(c)
Q.5. Which one of the following is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya
Janata Party ?
(a) Bahujan
Samaj
(b)
Revolutionary democracy
(c) Cultural
nationalism
(d) Modernity
Ans.
(c)
Q.6. The condition for a political party to be recognized as a national party is
:
(a) It must secure at least 6 percent of
total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly elections in four states.
(b) It must win
at least 4 seats in the Lok Sabha
(c) Both of
these
(d) None of
these
Ans.
(c)
Q.7. An alliance is formed when :
(a) two parties together form the
government
(b) the state
parties and national parties together form the government
(c) some parties
join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power in hands
(d) left and
right parties join hands to form the government.
Ans.
(c)
Q.8. Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party ?
(a) Kansi Ram
(b) Mayawati
(c) Bal Thakeray
(d) Jayalalita
Ans.
(a)
Q.9. Which one of the following is not a political party ?
(a) BJP (b) INC
(c) BSP (d)
BAMCEF
Ans.
(d)
Q.10. Which of the following countries has a single-party system ?
(a) Pakistan (b)
Nepal
(c) China (d)
Bangladesh
Ans.
(c)
Q.11. Who among the following gives recognition to political parties in India?
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) President of
India
(c) Supreme
Court
(d) Election
Commission
Ans.
(d)
Q.12. Which one of the following countries has multi-party system?
(a) India (b)
China
(c) The United
States of America
(d) The United
Kingdom
Ans.
(a)
Q.13. The USA and UK are examples of :
(a) One-party system
(b) Two-party
system
(c) Three-party
system
(d) Multi-party
system
Ans.
(b)
Q.14. Partisan means :
(a) Party which
runs the government
(b) Affair of
the state or the science of
government
(c) A person who
is strongly committed
to a party
(d) A group of
people who come together
to promote
common beliefs
Ans.
(c)
Q.15. Which one of the following is not a national political party ?
(a) Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP).
(b) Communist
Party of India (CPI).
(c) Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP).
(d) Samajwadi
Party (SP).
Ans.
(d)
Q.16. What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party ?
(a) Wants to
build a strong and modern India
(b) Uniform
Civil Code
(c) Cultural
nationalism
(d) All the
above
Ans.
(d)
Q.17. Which one of the following political parties exposed secularism and
welfare of weaker sections and minorities ?
(a) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(b) Bahujan
Samaj Party
(c) Bharatiya
Janata Party
(d) Indian
National Congress
Ans.
(b)
Q.18. The Bahujan Samaj Party stands for the cause of :
(a) securing the
interest of the oppressed people.
(b) securing the
interest of the elite class.
(c) securing the
interest of the capitalist class.
(d) securing the
interest of the educated classes.
Ans.
(a)
Q.19. A country which has a democratic form of government since its independence
:
(a) Pakistan (b) India
(c) Bhutan (d)
Nepal
Ans.
(b)