CBSE - Electoral Politics

1 ELECTORAL POLITICS What is that vote which is casted by anyone to a candidate, but others would not know his choice?
(A) Private vote
(B) Personal vote
(C) Hidden vote
(D) Secret Ballot

2 ELECTORAL POLITICS What is the minimum qualifying age for contesting election for legislatures in our country?
(A) 21 years (B) 30 years (C) 25 years (D) 18 years

3 ELECTORAL POLITICS What is the minimum voting age in India for men and women?
(A) 18 years for all
(B) 18 and 21
(C) 21 and 18
(D) 24 and 28

4 ELECTORAL POLITICS What is meant by the term ‘constituency’?
(1) Place where the copy of constitution is kept
(2) A particular area from where voters elect a representative to the Lok Sabha / Vidhan Sabha
(3) A body of voters
(4) None of the above

5 ELECTORAL POLITICS Currently how many seats are reserved for SCs and STs in Lok Sabha?
(A) 79 and 41
(B) 97 and 14
(C) 72 and 42
(D) 69 and 29

6 ELECTORAL POLITICS The highest number of Lok Sabha seats are from:
(A) West Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Maharashtra
(D) U.P.

7 ELECTORAL POLITICS Reserved Constituencies ensures
(1) Right to equality
(2) Proper representation to all religious groups
(3) Proper representation to the weaker sections of society
(4) None of these

8 ELECTORAL POLITICS What does the term ‘incumbent’ mean?
(1) The current holder of a political office
(2) The candidate contesting the election
(3) The outgoing candidate of the dissolved House
(4) None of the above

9 ELECTORAL POLITICS How many seats are reserved in Lok Sabha for the Scheduled Tribes?
(1) 40 (2) 41 (3) 51 (4) 71

10 ELECTORAL POLITICS Which of the options below is the demerits of the electoral competition?
(1) Creates a sense of factionalism
(2) Parties use dirty tricks to win elections
(3) Parties respect each other
(4) both (1) and (2)