1. No, it is not correct to say that only graduates should be allowed to stand as candidates for elections.

2. Elections have nothing to do with the educational qualification of candidates.

3. After independence maximum leaders of India were under graduates. They are more intelligent, honest and sincere as comparison to the qualified leaders of today

4. This criterion will also deprive the major section of society to contest the elections. 

1. The Congress Party led by Indira Gandhi gave the slogan of “Garibi Hatao” in the Lok Sabha elections of 1971.

2. The Party promised to reorient all the policies of the government to remove poverty from the country. 

1. “Save democracy” was the slogan given by Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections held in 1977.

2. This slogan was given against the Emergency rule imposed by congress Party in India during 1975-1976.

3. The party promised to undo the excess committed during Emergency and restore civil liberties. 

1.  “Protect the self respect of the Telugus” was the slogan used by N.T. RamaRao.

2. He was the leader of the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh.

3. This slogan was raised during Assembly election in 1983. 

1. The most obvious form is the competition among political parties. At the constituency level, it takes the form of competition among several candidates. It there is no competition, elections will become pointless.

2. It creates the sense of disunity and factionalism in every locality.

3. It creates party politics among political parties. 

1. When a constituency is reserved for people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes-such constituency is known as reserved constituency.

2. The constitution makers were worried that certain weaker sections may not stand a good chance to get elected to the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies.

3. The weaker sections may not have sufficient resources to win elections against the resourceful and influential persons. 4. In such situation if the reservation is not given, our Parliament and Assemblies would become deprived of the voice of a significant section of our population.

5. If such downtrodden categories of the society do not contest and win election, our democracy will become less representative and less democratic. 
 

1. Political parties make an environment of completion.

2. Political helps in the formation of public opinion.

3. Political parties help in spreading political awareness among people.

4. A Political party who won maximum no of seats or gain majority forms the government of a democratic country.

5. A political party, who loses, sits in the opposition and stops the political party who is in power to become a dictator.

6.   All the political parties are necessary for the democracies and democracies cannot exist without political parties. 

1. Which of the following is not a feature of Election system in India?

(a) Universal Adult Franchise

(b) Secret Voting

(c) Reservation of seats in the legislature for the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(d) Communal Electorate

2. Elections in India for Parliament and State Legislatures are conducted by

(a) President

(b) Prime Minister

(c) Governor

(d) Election Commission of India

3. Members of Election Commission are appointed by

(a) President of India

(b) Prime Minister of India

(c) Elected by the people

(d) Chief Justice of India

4. By-Election is the election which is held

(a) directly

(b) indirectly

(c) to fill up a vacancy in the legislature

(d) when a legislature is dissolved before the expiry of its normal term.

5. In Democracy Elections are important because

(a) The formation of government becomes easy

(b) They help in the formation of opposition party

(c) They are a check on the working of the government

(d) All of the above

6. Following is a weakness (challenge to) Indian election system:

(a) Secret Ballot

(b) Use of Electronic Voting Machines

(c) Misuse of Official Machinery

(d) Universal Adult Franchise

Answers

1. (d) 2. (d)

3. (a) 4. (c)

5. (d) 6. (c)