Q 1 – In a democracy…..
a. Parties are unanimously chosen
b. Parties contest elections
c. Parties are self-chosen
d. Parties are aristocratic
b. Parties contest elections
Q 2 – Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party?
a. Sahu Maharaj
b. Jyotiba Phule
c. B.R. Ambedkar
d. Kanshi Ram
d. Kanshi Ram
Q 3 – Which one of the following facilities is offered by the Election Commission to a recognised political party?
a. Party name
b. Election funds
c. Election symbol
d. Manifesto
c. Election symbol
Q 4 – Which political party believes in Marxism-Leninism?
a. Communist Party of India
b. Nationalist Congress Party
c. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
d. Bahujan Samaj Party
a. Communist Party of India
Q 5 – Which one of the following is a ‘National Political Party’?
a. Samajwadi Party
b. Rashtriya Janata Dal
c. Rashtriya Lok Dal
d. Bahujan Samaj Party
d. Bahujan Samaj Party
Q 6 – Who among the following recognises political parties in India?
a. Election Commission
b. President of India
c. Speaker of Lok Sabha
d. Supreme Court
a. Election Commission
Q 7 – What does the term ‘Partisan’ mean?
a. The affair of the state or the science of the governance
b. A group of people who come together to promote common beliefs
c. A person who is strongly committed to the party
d. The ruling party which runs the government
c. A person who is strongly committed to the party
Q 8 – Give the meaning of ‘Alliance’.
a. Two parties together form the government.
b. Leftist and Rightist together form the government.
c. When state and national parties together form the government.
d. When several parties in a multiparty system join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power.
c. USA
Q 9 – Which one of the following countries has one party system?
a. China
b. Indo-China
c. Japan
d. Germany
a. China
Q 10 – A government is expected to base its policies on the line taken by the…..?
a. All nominated parties
b. Ruling party
c. Opposition party and Ruling Party
d. All
b. Ruling party
Q 11 – In which of the following states does Shiv Sena exist as a regional political party?
a. Gujarat
b. Karnataka
c. Maharashtra
d. Madhya Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
Q 12 – What is an ideological one-party system?
a. Party based on suppression of other parties.
b. Party based on coercion.
c. Party based on ideological reasons; coercion and suppression of other parties.
d. Party based on communist ideology.
c. Party based on ideological reasons; coercion and suppression of other parties.
Q 13 – Name the political party that emerged out of mass movement?
a. DMK
b. Janata Dal
c. Forward Bloc
d. Bahujan Sam
b. Janata Dal
Q 14 – The Constitution was amended to stop……?
a. Corruption
b. Dictatorship
c. Defection
d. None
b. Dictatorship
Q 15 – Political parties are most visible institutions in a democracy.Which of these is false?
a. Even less educated citizens know about political parties.
b. Ordinary citizens’ democracy is equal to political parties.
c. Parties have become identified with social : and political divisions.
d. Most people in a democracy are not critical of political parties.
d. Most people in a democracy are not critical of political parties..
Q 16 – One of the demerits, of multiparty, is that it often appears very messy and leads to political ………….?
a. Corruption
b. Defection
c. Instability
d. Aristocracy
c. Instability
Q 17 – A recognised political party is
a. a party that is present in only one of the federal units.
b. a party that is present in several and all units of the federation.
d. a party recognised by the ‘Election Commission’ with all the privileges and facilities.
Q 18 – In which of these states does the CPI (M) enjoy strong support?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. West Bengal
d. Chhattisgarh
c. West Bengal
Q 19 – 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
d. All the above
Q 20 – An example of a country having the multi party system is
a. China
b. USA
c. India
d. United Kingdom
c. India
Q 21 – 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
b. Top party leadership
Q 22 – The number of political parties registered with the Election Commission of India is
a. 750 parties
b. more than 750 parties
c. Less than 750 parties
d. 705 parties
b. more than 750 parties
Q 23 – 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
b. ‘recognised’ by the Election Commission
Q 24 – 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
a. Centrist party
Q 25 – Which one of the following is not a political party?
a. BJP
b. INC
c. BSP
d. BAMCEF
d. BAMCEF
Q 26 – What is a signed document submitted to an officer regarding her personal information?
a. Affidavit
b. Declaration
c. Agreement
d. Appeal
a. Affidavit
Q 27 – 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
c. The empowerment of people
Q 28 – Which of these statements is incorrect about CPI (M)?
a. Supports socialism, secularism and democracy
b. Opposes imperialism and communalism
d. None of the above
d. None of the above
Q 29 – From the ideas and teaching of which of these leaders does BSP drawinspiration?
a. Sahu Maharaj
b. Mahatma Phule and Ramaswami Naicker
c. Babasaheb Ambedkar
d. All the above
d. All the above
Q 30 – 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
(d) Women
Q 31 – 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
(b) 1984, Kanshi Ram
Q 32 – Which one of the following countries has multi-party system?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) The United States of America
(d) The United Kingdom
(a) India
Q 33 – When was the BJP founded?
(a) 1960
(b) 1970
(c) 1980
(d) 1990
(c) 1980
Q 34 – 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
(c) Cultural nationalism
Q 35 – How many recognised national parties were there in 2006?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
(b) 6
Q 36 – 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.
(c) The government is formed by two or more parties coming together.
Q 37 – What are the parties which are given the special privilege of ‘election symbol’ and other facilities?
(a) ‘Identified’ by the Election Commission
(b) ‘Recognised’ by the Election Commission
(c) ‘Patronised’ by the Election Commission
(d) ‘Attached’ by the Election Commission
(b) ‘Recognised’ by the Election Commission
Q 38 – Which political party believes in Marxism-Leninism?
a. Communist Party of India
b. Nationalist Congress Party
c. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
d. Bahujan Samaj Party
a. Communist Party of India
Q 39 – What does the term ‘Partisan’ mean?
a. The affair of the state or the science of the governance
b. A group of people who come together to promote common beliefs
c. A person who is strongly committed to the party
d. The ruling party which runs the government
c. A person who is strongly committed to the party
Q 40 – 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
(a) One-party system