Q1. A national political party is one which receives 6% of the total votes polled in:
(a) Two or more States
(b) The capital city
(c) Four or more states
(d) In all states
Q2. Who among the following is a Non-Resident Indian (NRI)?
(a) An Indian tourist in America
(b) A person of Indian origin working as a Computer Engineer in America
(c) A person of Indian origin employed in the UNO office at New Delhi
(d) The Indian manager of State Bank of India branch in London
Q3. Age of a candidate to contest parliamentary election should not be lesser than:
(a) 18 years
(b) 21 years
(c) 25 years
(d) 26 years
Q4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. President 1. Elected by an electoral college
B. Vice-President 2. Elected by the members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
C. Speaker 3. Elected by the members of Lok Sabha
D. Member of Parliament 4. Elected by adult voting
Code: A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 1 2 4 3
Q5. The right to vote in India is given to all people on the basis of:
(a) Education
(b) Property
(c) Religion
(d) Age
Q6. Which among the following is NOT a part of electoral reforms?
(a) Registration of political parties
(b) Disqualifying the offenders
(c) Installation of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
(d) Appointment of Election Commissioner
Q7. If an election to State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that:
(a) the polling was very poor
(b) the election was for a multimember constituency
(c) the elected candidate’s victory over his nearest rival was very marginal
(d) a very large number of candidate contested the election
Q8. Now-a-days the Election Commission of India uses EVM during the General Election in the country. What is the full form of EVM?
(a) Electronic Voting Machine
(b) Election Validation Machine
(c) Electronic Validation Management
(d) Early Voting Movement
Q9. NRI (Non-Resident Indian) Day is observed on which of the following days?
(a) 9th January
(b) 9th February
(c) 19th February
(d) 9th March
Q10. The first General Election in India on the basis of adult suffrage was held during the year:
(a) 1947- 48
(b) 1949 – 50
(c) 1951- 52
(d) 1953 – 54
Solutions
S1.Ans (c)
S2.Ans (b)
S3.Ans (c)
S4.Ans (a)
S5.Ans (d)
S6.Ans (d)
S7.Ans (d)
S8.Ans (a)
S9.Ans (a)
S10.Ans (c)
