Political Parties
Question 1.
The number of parties registered with the Election Commission of India is:
(a) 550
(b) 650
(c) 750
(d) 850
Answer: (c) 750
Question 2.
One-party system refers to:
(a) When only two parties are allowed to control and run the government
(b) When three parties are allowed to control and run the government
(c) When one party is allowed to control and run the government
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) When one party is allowed to control and run the government
When only one party is allowed to control and run the government it refers to one-party system.
Question 3.
In China, the only one party that is allowed to rule is the: (а) Congress Party
(b) BJP
(c) Socialist Party
(d) Communist Party
Answer
Answer: (d) Communist Party
In China, it is the Communist Party.
Question 4.
Any democratic system must allow at least:
(a) One party to compete in elections
(b) Two parties to compete in elections
(c) Three parties to compete in elections
(d) Several parties to compete in election
Answer
Answer: (b) Two parties to compete in elections
Any democratic system must allow at least two parties to compete in elections.
Question 5.
Two party system exists in:
a) USA and China
b) UK and India
c) USA and UK
d) India and China
Answer: (c) USA and UK
Two party system exists in USA and UK.
Question 6.
In India, there is a:
(а) One-party system
(b) Two-party system
(c) Multi-party system
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Multi-party system
In India, there is a multi-party system.
Question 7.
In India, in 2004 there was an alliance in Parliamentary elections between the:
(a) National Democratic Alliance, the United Progressive Alliance and the Left-Front
(b) National Democratic Alliance, the BJP and Akali Dal
(c) National Democratic Alliance, BJP and Samajwadi Party (d ) United
Progressive Alliance, the Left Front and the BJP
Answer
Answer: (a) National Democratic Alliance, the United Progressive Alliance and the Left-Front
In 2004, there was an alliance between National Democratic Alliance, the United Progressive and the Left Front.
Question 8.
National parties are those parties which have their units :
(a) In some states
(b) In various states
(c) In the capital city
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) In various states
National parties have units in various states.
Question 9.
Every party in the country has to register with the:
(a) Government
(b) Local government
(c) Election Commission
(d) MCD
Answer
Answer: (c) Election Commission
Every party in the country has to register with the Election Commission.
Question 10.
A party is recognised as a national party if it secures at least six percent of the total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly
elections in four states and:
(a) Wins at least four seats in the Lok Sabha
(b) Wins at least three seats in the Lok Sabha
(c) Wins at least two seats in the Lok Sabha
(d) Wins at least one seat in the Lok Sabha Answer
Answer: (a) Wins at least four seats in the Lok Sabha If it wins at
least four seats in the Lok Sabha.
Question 11.
In 2006, the number of recognised parties in the country were:
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six
Answer Answer:
(d) Six
In 2006, the number of recognised parties in the country were six.
Question 12.
The challenges to political parties are:
(a) Internal democracy
(b) Money and muscle power
(c) Meaningful choice
(d) All of the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All of the above
All the above are challenges to political parties.
Question 13.
In a democracy, the final decision is made by:
(а) The government
(b) The President
(c) Leaders who represent political parties
(d) Leaders who do not represent political parties Answer
Answer: (c) Leaders who
represent political parties
In a democracy, the final decision is made by leaders who represent political parties.
Question 14.
MPs and MLAs have to accept whatever the:
(a) Party leaders decide
(b) Party decides
(c) Government decides
(d) Election Commission decides
Answer
Answer: (a) Party leaders decide
MPs and MLAs have to accept-whatever the party leaders decide.
Question 15.
The Election Commission passed an order making it necessary for political parties to hold their organisational elections and:
(а) Pay their house tax
(b) Pay their house rent
(c) Pay their expenditure
(d) File their income tax returns
Answer
Answer: (d) File their income tax returns To file their
income tax returns.
Question 16.
Political parties are one of the most:
(а) Invisible institutions in a democracy
(b) Important part of a democracy
(c) Visible institutions in a democracy
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Visible institutions in a democracy
Political parties are one of the most visible institutions in a democracy.
Question 17.
Political parties have been identified with:
(а) S and economic divisions
(b) Social and regional divisions
(c) Social and political divisions
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Social and political divisions
Political parties have been identified with social and political divisions.
Question 18.
A political party is a group of people:
(а) Who come together to contest elections and do not hold power in the government
(b) Who hold power in the government
(c) Who come together to contest elections
(d) Who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government
Answer
Answer: (d) Who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government
A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government.
Question 19.
Parties reflect:
(a) Fundamental rights of the citizens
(b) Fundamental duties of the citizens
(c) Fundamental political divisions in a society
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Fundamental political divisions in a society Parties reflect
fundamental political divisions in a society.
Question 20.
The components of a political party are:
(а) The leaders
(b) The active members
(c) The followers
(d) All of the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All of the above
All the above factors are components of a political party.
Question 21.
In most democracies, elections are fought mainly:
(а) Among the candidates put up by the government
(b) Among the candidates put up by the Election Commission
(c) Among the candidates put up by the political parties
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Among the candidates put up by the political parties
In most democracies, elections are fought mainly among the candidates put by the political parties.
Question 22. In
USA:
(a) Members and supporters of a party choose its candidates
(b) Top party leaders choose candidates for contesting elections
(c) Supporters of a party choose its candidates
(d) All of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Members and supporters of a party choose its candidates In USA, members
and supporters of a party choose its candidates.
Question 23. In
India:
(a) Members and supporters of a party choose its candidates
(b) Top party leaders choose candidates for contesting elections
(c) Candidates are chosen by the Election Commission
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) Top party leaders choose candidates for contesting elections In India, top leaders
choose candidates for contesting elections.
Question 24.
A party reduces:
(a) The risk of the government
(b) A vast multitude of opinions into a few basic positions which its supports
(c) A vast multitude of ideas into a few basic positions which it supports
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) A vast multitude of opinions into a few basic positions which its supports
A party reduces a vast multitude of opinions into a few basic positions which it supports.
Question 25.
Parties play a decisive role:
(a) In running the government
(b) In removing caste discrimination
(c) In making the rules for a country
(d) In making the laws for a country
Answer
Answer: (d) In making the laws for a country
Parties play a decisive role in making the laws for a country.
Question 26.
Those parties that lose in the elections:
(a) Sit at home and enjoy themselves
(b) Play a vital role in running the government
(c) Play the role of opposition to the parties in power
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Play the role of opposition to the parties in power
Those parties that lose in the election play the role of opposition to the parties in power.
Question 27. Parties:
(a) Shape public opinion
(b) Provide people access to government machinery
(c) Provide welfare schemes implemented by governments
(d) All of the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All of the above
All the above factors are related to parties.
Question 28.
The rise of political parties is directly linked to the:
(a) Emergence of opposition
(b) Emergence of political parties
(c) Emergence of representative democracies
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Emergence of representative democracies
The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of representative democracies.
Question 29.
Political parties are a necessary:
(а) For the government
(b) For the running of a government
(c) Condition for a democracy
(d) All of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Condition for a democracy
Political parties are a necessary condition for a democracy.
Question 30.
In a democracy any group of citizens is:
(а) Free to follow any religion
(b) Free to do what they want
(c) Free to form a political party
(d) All of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) Free to form a political party
In a democracy any group of citizens is free to form a political party.
Question 31.
The use of EVM machines started from the decade of ………… .
A) 1919 B) 1990
C) 1890 D) 1980
Ans : B
Question 32.
Initially regional identities gave rise to the movement.
B) Civil Disobedience B) religious
C) separatist D) communist
Ans : C
Question 33.
The Bharatiya Janata Party gives importance to reforms.
C) social B) economic
C) cultural D) educational
Ans : B
Question 34.
The Committee Party works for the welfare of laborers and .
D) workers B) capitalist
C) industrialist D) minorities
Ans : A
Question 35.
The Indian National Congress was established in .
E) 1895 B) 1885
C) 1947 D) 1950
Ans : B
Question 36.
When many political parties compete for political power and more or less they are equally influential the party
system is called
F) single party system B) dual party system
C) two party system D) multi-party system
Ans : D
Question 37.
Different parties come together to form governments.
G) coalition B) opposition
C) responsible D) communist
Ans : A
Question 38.
The post-independence era was described as Era of ‘ Dominant Party System.’
H) Double B) Single
C) Triple D) No
Ans : B
Question 39.
The parties which do not get majority act as parties.
I) observation B) supervision
C) opposition D) standing
Ans : C
Question 40.
The political party which gets in the elections, forms the government.
J) majority B) minority
C) famous D) support
Ans : A
Question 41.
Political parties prepare their party’s on the basis of party’s ideology
K) agenda B) rules
C) meetings D) gatherings
Ans : A
Question 42.
Social support received by a political party is called the of a political party.
L) mass base B) pillar
C) back up D) active base
Ans : A
Question 43.
Political parties have their own .
M) competition B) relations
C) ideology D) institutions
Ans : C
Question 44.
The main objective of the political party is to achieve .
N) status B) recognition
C) fame D) power
Ans : D
Question 45.
Justice Party a non-Brahmin movement was transformed into Political Party.
O) Assam Gan Parishad B) Shivsena
C) Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam D) Communist party of India
Ans : C
Question 46.
National Conference is a party in State.
P) Orissa B) Assam
C) Bihar D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans : D
Question 47.
When people come together and participate in electoral process, to acquire political power, such organisations are
called
Q) Government B) Society
C) Political parties D) Social organisations
Ans : C
Question 48.
is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government.
a) Pressure Group
b) Political Party
c) Interest Group
d) Business Lobby
Answer: Option (b)
Question 49.
The has officially banned wall writing by parties during election times.
a) Parliament
b) President
c) Election Commission
d) Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
Answer: Option (c)
Question 50.
Political parties reflect fundamental in a society. Parties are about a part of the society and thus
involve PARTISANSHIP.
a. social divisions
b. economic divisions
c. religious divisions
d. political divisions
Answer: Option (d)
Question 51.
In countries like India, choose candidates for contesting elections.
a. top party leaders
b. members of party
c. supporters of party
d. none of the above
Answer: Option (a)
Question 52.
A government is expected to base its policies on the line taken by the __.
a) opposition parties
b) ruling party
c) President
d) Parliament
Answer: Option (b)
Question 53.
Many of the pressure groups are the extensions of among different sections of
society
a) legislature
b) government
c) political parties
d) bureaucracy
Answer: Option (c)
Question 54.
The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of .
a) monitory democracies
b) direct democracies
c) representative democracies
d) constitutional democracies.
Answer: Option (c)
Question 55.
Many political parties protested against POSCO, the Korean steel company for being permitted by the State Government to
export iron ore from to feed steel plants
in China and Korea.
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) West Bengal
d) Odisha
Answer: Option (d)
Question 56.
In India, parties are registered with the Election Commission of India
a) less than 750
b) less than 75
c) less than 100
d) more than 750
Answer: Option (d)
Question 57.
The and the United Kingdom are examples of a two-party system.
a. United States of America
b. Russia
c. China
d. Canada
Answer: Option (a)
Question 58.
Which of the following is an example of multi party system?
a. India
b. New Zealand
c. Canada
d. All of the above
Answer: Option (d)
Question 59.
Which of the following statements are true about political parties?
a) The proportion of those who said they were members of some political party was lower in India than many advanced
countries like Canada, Japan
b) Over the last three decades the proportion of those who report to be members of political parties in India has gone
down steadily
c) The proportion of those who say they feel ‘close to a political party’ has also gone down in India
d) None of the above
Answer: Option (d)
Question 60.
A party that secures at least six per cent of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a State and wins at least
is recognised as a State party.
a) two seats
b) three seats
c) one seat
d) four seats
Answer: Option (a)
Question 61.
A party that secures at least six per cent of the total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly elections in four States and wins
at least in the Lok Sabha is
recognised as a national party.
a. one seat
b. two seats
c. four seats
d. three seats
Answer: Option (c)
Question 62.
According to the given classification, there were national recognised parties in India
in 2006.
a. seven
b. six
c. five
d. ten
Answer: Option (b)
Question 63.
Indian National Congress (INC) is one of the oldest parties of the world founded in
a) 1885
b) 1880
c) 1888
d) 1889
Answer: Option (a)
Question 64.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national party formed in under the leadership
of Kanshi Ram.
a. 1964
b. 1974
c. 1994
d. 1984
Answer: Option (d)
Question 65.
Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) was founded in . It supports
socialism, secularism and democracy and opposes imperialism and communalism.
a) 1978
b) 1964
c) 1968
d) 1954
Answer: Option (b)
Question 66.
Berlusconi was the Prime Minister of . His company owns TV channels, the most
important publishing company, a football club (AC Milan).
a) Italy
b) France
c) Spain
d) Germany
Answer: Option (a)
Question 67
National parties have their units in various states, but by and large, all these units follow the same policies, programmes
and strategy that is decided at the
.
a. national level
b. state level
c. district level
d. village level
Answer: Option (a)
Write true (T) or false (F)
1. For most ordinary citizens, democracy is equal to political parties. Answer
Answer: True
2. Most of the people are not critical of political parties. Answer
Answer: False
3. Parties have become identified with social and political divisions. Answer
Answer: True
4. Political parties do not agree on policies and programmes for the society. Answer
Answer: False
5. Parties do not reflect fundamental political divisions in a society.
Answer: False
6. Parties are about a part of the society and thus involve partisanship. Answer
Answer: True
7. In most democracies, elections are not fought-among the candidates put up by political parties. Answer
Answer: False
8. In USA, members and supporters of a party choose its candidates. Answer
Answer: True
9. In India, top party leaders choose candidates for contesting elections. Answer
Answer: True
10. Parties put forward different policies and programmes and the voters choose from them. Answer
Answer: True
11. In a democracy, a large number of similar opinions do not have to be grouped together to provide a direction in
which policies can be formulated by the governments.
Answer
Answer: False
12. A party reduces a vast multitude of opinions into a few basic positions which it supports. Answer
Answer: True
13. Parties do not play a decisive role in making laws for a country. Answer
Answer: False
14. Parties form governments
Answer: True
15. Those parties that lose in the elections play the role of opposition to the parties in power.
Answer True
16. Parties have lakhs of members and activists spread all over the country. Answer
Answer: True
17. Often opinions in the society do not crystallise on the lines parties take. Answer
Answer: False
18. For an ordinary citizen it is not more easy to approach a local party leader than a government officer.
Answer
Answer: False
19. Parties have to be responsive to people’s needs and demands. Answer
Answer: True
20. Elected representatives will be accountable to their constituency for what they do in the locality.
Answer Answer:
True
21. The rise of political parties is indirectly linked to the emergence of representative democracies. Answer
Answer: False
22. Political parties do not fulfill the needs that every representative government has. Answer
Answer: False
23. In a democracy any group of citizens is free to form a political party. Answer
Answer: True
24. More than 650 parties are registered with the Election Commission of India. Answer
Answer: False
25. In some countries only two parties are allowed to control and run the government. Answer
Answer: False
26. In some countries, power usually changes between two main parties. Answer
Answer: True
27. The USA and UK are examples of two-party system. Answer
Answer: True
28. In India, there is two-party system.
Answer
Answer: False
29. Each country develops a party system that is conditioned by its special circumstances. Answer
Answer: True
30. No system is ideal for all countries and all situations. Answer
Answer: True
Fill in the blanks
1. Political parties are easily one of the most visible institutions in a ……………………… . Answer
Answer: democracy
2. Most people tend to be very........................................... of political parties.
Answer Answer:
critical
3. Parties have been identified with .............................................and political divisions.
Answer Answer:
social
4. Parties reflect ..................................... political divisions in a society.
Answer
Answer: fundamental
5. In most democracies elections are fought mainly among the ……………………… . Answer
Answer: candidates
6. A party reduces a vast ......................................... of opinion into a few basic positions which it supports.
Answer
Answer: multitude
7. Those parties that lose in the elections play the role of .......................................................to the parties in power.
Answer
Answer: opposition
8. Parties raise and highlight ……………………
Answer: issues
9. Parties have to be to ......................................... people’s needs and demands.
Answer
Answer: responsive
10. The role of political party is ......................................... linked to the emergence of representation
democracies.
Answer
Answer: directly
11. More than ................................... parties are registered with the Election Commission of India.
Answer Answer:
750
12. In some countries, only ......................................... party is allowed to control and run the government.
Answer Answer:
one
13. In some countries ....................................... usually changes between two main parties.
Answer Answer:
power
14. No................................ is ideal for all countries and all situations.
Answer Answer:
system
15. There are some country-wide parties, which are called ...................................................... parties.
Answer Answer:
National
