Question 1 : Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution has the Provision of the Election Commission?
a) 320 (A)
b) 324 (A)
c) 321 (A)
d) 326 (A)
Answer : b
Question 2 : Which of the following is not related to Election Commission?
a) To issue notification of election
b) To distribute election symbols
c) To settle the validity of elections
d) To conduct elections peacefully
Answer : a
Question 3 : While deciding any question relating to the disqualification of a member of Parliament, the President shall obtain the opinion of
a) Chief Justice of India
b) Election Commission of India
c) Attorney General of India
d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer : b
Question 4 : The Election Commission was converted into a ‘Three Members Commission in which of the following year’?
a) 1987
b) 1989
c) 1988
d) 1990
Answer : c
Question 5 : Which of the following elections is not conducted by the Election Commission?
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) President’s election
d) Local bodies
Answer : d
Question 6 : Which one of the following functions is not related to the Election Commission?
a) Direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls
b) Conduct of all elections to the Parliament and Legislatures of every State
c) To conduct the election of the offices of President and Vice-president
d) To make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures
Answer : d
Question 7 : The Chief Election Commissioner of India is appointed by
a) Lok Sabha
b) Prime Minister
c) President
d) Chief Justice
Answer : c
Question 8 : What is the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
a) Five Years
b) During the pleasure of the President
c) Six years or till the age of 65 years whichever is earlier
d) Five years or till the age of 65 years whichever is earlier
Answer : c
Question 9 : Who was the first woman to become a Chief Election Commissioner of India?
a) RM Nikaur
b) SK Bedi
c) VS Ramadevi
d) GD Das
Answer : c
Question 10 : An Election Commissioner can be removed from office on the recommendation of
a) the Chief Justice of India
b) the Chief Election Commissioner
c) the President of India
d) the Parliament
Answer : b
Question 11 : The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from his office by?
a) both Houses of Parliament by two-thirds majority in each House
b) the same procedure which applies in case of removal of Supreme Court Judges
c) the President of India in Consultation with the Chief Justice of India
d) the President on the advice of the Council of Ministers
Answer : b
Question 12 : In India, the responsibility of preparing elections list lies with
a) Election Commission
b) Election officer
c) Parliament
d) Local administration
Answer : a
Question 13 : Election to the office of President is conducted by
a) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
b) The Prime Minister’s Office
c) The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
d) The Election Commission of India
Answer : d
Question 14 : Which one of the following constitutional authorities inquires and decides in case of doubts and disputes arising out of election of the President and Vice-President of India?
a) The Supreme Court of India
b) The Election Commission of India
c) The Parliamentary Committee
d) The High Court of Delhi
Answer : b
Question 15 : Which one of the following is the correct sequence of formation of the Commissions starting from the earliest?
a) Finance Commission, Planning Commission, Investment Commission, Election Commission
b) Election Commission, Planning Commission, Finance Commission, Investment Commission
c) Planning Commission, Election Commission, Finance Commission, Investment Commission
d) Investment Commission, Finance Commission, Planning Commission, Election Commission
Answer : b
Question 16 : The functions of Election Commission of India are
I. to conduct all the elections of the parliament and State Legislative Assembly
II. to conduct elections for the post of President and Vice-President
III. to recommend for President’s Rule in case of any state not in condition to hold or conduct free and fair elections in any state
IV. to supervise, direct and control the work of preparing electoral lists
a) I, II, III
b) I, II and IV
c) I, III and IV
d) All of these
Answer : c
Question 17 : Consider the following statements
I. The Election Commission of India is a five-member body
II. Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and bye-elections
III. Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits/mergers of recognised political parties
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) Only I and II
b) Only II
c) Only II and III
d) Only III
Answer : d
Question 18 : Which of the following are the functions of the Election Commission of India?
I. To conduct elections for the post of Speaker and Deputy-speaker of Lok Sabha and the Chairperson of Rajya Sabha
II. To conduct elections for the municipality and municipal corporations
III. To make a decision on all the doubts and disputes arising from the election
a) I and II
b) I and III
c) II and III
d) None of these
Answer : d
Question 19 : Assertion (A) : Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission
Reason (R) : Power of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true
Answer : b
Question 20 : Assertion (A) : The State Election Commission is a Constitutional authority
Reason (R) : Elections to rural local bodies are overseen by the Election Commission of India
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true
Answer : d
Question 21 : Two Political Party got the Constitutional recognition for the first time in the year
a) 1975
b) 1977
c) 1985
d) 1995
Answer : c
Question 22 : A recognised political party is one that
a) is registered with the Election Commission of India
b) is given a unique Election symbol
c) gets some other facilities recognised by the Election Commission
d) all of the above
Answer : d
Question 23 : On the basis of the criterion issued by the Election Commission of India, what is the minimum number of states in which a political party must be recognised to be termed as a ‘National Party’ throughout the whole of India?
a) 3 states
b) 4 states
c) 5 states
d) 6 states
Answer : b
Question 24 : A political party is recognised as a regional party, if
a) it gets 4% votes in the State either in Lok Sabha or the Assembly election
b) it gets 6% votes in the State either in Lok Sabha or the Assembly election
c) it gets 8% votes in the State either in Lok Sabha or the Assembly election
d) None of the above
Answer : c
Question 25 : Who among the following scholars described the Party system prevailing in India in the early years of Independence as one party dominant system?
a) Myron weiner
b) Rajni Khotahri
c) Austin
d) Bhikhu Parikh
Answer : b
Question 26 : The Party system is the part of which larger system among the following?
a) Social system
b) Economic system
c) Political system
d) International system
Answer : c
Question 27 : Which one of the following has been recognised as National Party in 2016?
a) INLD
b) Akali Dal
c) TMC
d) AIADMK
Answer : c
Question 28 : After the formation of Bharatiya Janata Party, who became its fist President?
a) LK Advani
b) AB Vajpayee
c) MM Joshi
d) Sikandar Bakht
Answer : b
Question 29 : A political party in India can be recognised as National Party if it has state party status in at least
a) 3 states
b) 4 states
c) 5 states
d) 7 states
Answer : b
Question 30 : In which year was the Communist Party of India divided into two parties i.e. CPI and CPI(M)?
a) 1962
b) 1964
c) 1966
d) 1969
Answer : b
Question 31 : Who was the founder of ‘Independent Labour Party’?
a) R Srinivasan
b) BR Ambedkar
c) C Rajagopalachari
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer : b
Question 32 : In which State Communist parties jointly launched ‘Bhu-Poratam’ Movement?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala
Answer : a
Question 33 : Which of the following is a Regional Political Party?
a) Congress
b) BJP
c) CPI
d) Akali Dal
Answer : d
Question 34 : Which of the following political parties is not a National Party as recognised by the Election Commission of India?
a) Nationalist Congress Party
b) Bahujan Samaj Party
c) Communist Party of India
d) Samajwadi Party
Answer : d
Question 35 : The word ‘National’ in Indian National Congress was influenced by
a) Ancient Indian precedents
b) Reaction against British rule
c) European precedents
d) Freedom struggle of America
Answer : b
Question 36 : Aam Aadmi Party is a
a) State Party
b) National Party
c) Regional Party
d) None of the above/More than one of the above
Answer : a
Question 37 : Which one of the following parties is not a National Political Party?
a) Communist Party of India
b) Bhartiya Janata Party
c) Telugu Desham
d) Indian National Congress
Answer : c
Question 38 : Inner-Party Democracy stands for
a) a Government formed by several parties with common programme
b) Party closest to the party or parties forming the Government
c) Periodical elections within the party to elect the office bearers of the party
d) Secrets of Government are shared by parties in power
Answer : c
Question 39 : Which of the following parties were formed by BR Ambedkar?
I. The Peasants and Workers Party of India
II. All India Scheduled Castes Federation
III. The Independent Labour Party
a) Only I and II
b) Only II and III
c) Only I and III
d) Only I, II and III
Answer : b
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Question 42 : Which Constitutional Amendment reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years?
a) 63rd Amendment
b) 62nd Amendment
c) 61st Amendment
d) 60th Amendment
Answer : c
Question 43 : Which of the following is concerned with the 61st Amendment of the Indian Consitution?
a) Emergency powers of the President
b) Powers of the President to extend President’s Rule
c) Lowering the age of voters
d) Financial Emergency
Answer : c
Question 44 : When was the order for the compulsory disclosure of a candidate’s criminal record issued?
a) 2000
b) 2001
c) 2002
d) 2003
Answer : d
Question 45 : The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used for the first time in 1999 in the general elections (entire state) to the Legislative Assembly of
a) Goa
b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Kerala
Answer : a
Question 46 : What was the subject of the Vohra Committee?
a) Reform of the electoral laws
b) Nexus between crime and politics
c) Registration of political parties
d) Judicial interference in electoral matters
Answer : b
Question 47 : Dinesh Goswami Committee on electoral reforms was appointed by the
a) United Front Government
b) BJP-led Coalition Government
c) United Progressive Alliance Government
d) National Front Government
Answer : d
Question 48 : Indrajit Gupta Committee is related to
a) registration of political parties
b) criminalisation of politics
c) state funding of elections
d) anti-defection law
Answer : c
Question 49 : When was the first Indian state to go for internet voting?
a) Gujarat
b) Punjab
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : a
Question 50 : What is the version of the machine VVPAT used for voting in India?
a) M1
b) Z1
c) M3
d) Z3
Answer : c
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