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54 MCQs of Political Parties

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Political parties and party systems National and state parties Functions of political parties Challenges and reforms

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Total Questions: 54

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Question 1

Political Parties

A group of people who come close to each other to attain their common aim of power is known as…

A.Political Party

B.Interest Group

C.Political leadership

D.Factional group

✓Answer:A

2

Question 2

Political Parties

India has…major National Parties?

A.4

B.8

C.6

D.10

✓Answer:C

3

Question 3

Political Parties

Which of these is a National Party?

A.INC

B.BSP

C.BJP

D.All of these

✓Answer:D

4

Question 4

Political Parties

Which of these is not a National Party?

A.INC

B.SAD

C.BJP

D.CPI (M)

✓Answer:B

5

Question 5

Political Parties

Which of these is not a State Party?

A.TDP

B.DMK

C.SAD

D.CPI

✓Answer:D

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Question 6

Political Parties

Which of these is the main component of political party?

A.Leaders

B.The followers

C.Active members

D.All of these

✓Answer:D

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Question 7

Political Parties

Which of these is the function of political party?

A.To contest election

B.To form and run government

C.To form public opinion

D.All of these

✓Answer:D

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Question 8

Political Parties

Political party that runs the government is ….

A.Ruling party

B.Interest group

C.Opposition party

D.Factional group

✓Answer:A

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Question 9

Political Parties

The rise of political parties is directly linked to….

A.Emergence of representative democracies

B.Large scale societies

C.Mechanism of restrain and support the government

D.All of these

✓Answer:D

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Question 10

Political Parties

System with one party is known as….

A.Uni-party system

B.Multi-party system

C.Bi-party system

D.None of these

✓Answer:A

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Question 11

Political Parties

System of two parties is known as….

A.Uni-party system

B.Multi-party system

C.Bi-party system

D.None of these

✓Answer:C

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Question 12

Political Parties

System of many parties is known as….

A.Bi-party system

B.Multi-party system

C.Uni-party system

D.None of these

✓Answer:B

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Question 13

Political Parties

Which of these countries have Uni-party system?

A.China

B.North Korea

C.Cuba

D.All of these

✓Answer:D

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Question 14

Political Parties

Which of these countries have Bi-party system?

A.India

B.England

C.France

D.Pakistan

✓Answer:B

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Question 15

Political Parties

Any party with 6% of total votes in Lok Sabha or Assembly elections in four states and wins at least 4 seats in Lok Sabha is recognized as….

A.National Party

B.Regional Party

C.State Party

D.Factional Party

✓Answer:A

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Question 16

Political Parties

Which out of the following is a feature of 'Partisanship'?

A.Inability to take a balanced view

B.Similarity of views

C.Represents the individual

D.None of these

✓Answer:A

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Question 17

Political Parties

Who is a 'Partisan'?

A.Disloyal party member

B.Staunch party member

C.Estranged party member

D.None of these

✓Answer:A

18

Question 18

Political Parties

How many parties are registered with the Election Commission of India?

A.500

B.650

C.700

D.750

✓Answer:D

19

Question 19

Political Parties

What is meant by one-party system?

A.One single party runs the government

B.One single person runs the parties

C.When the King rules the country

D.When one party is allowed to contest elections

✓Answer:A

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Question 20

Political Parties

What is meant by two-party system?

A.Two parties run the government

B.Two members run a party

C.Two parties run the government one by one

D.Two parties contest elections

✓Answer:A

21

Question 21

Political Parties

What system of government does India have?

A.One-party system

B.Two-party system

C.Multi-party system

D.None of these

✓Answer:C

22

Question 22

Political Parties

What is an 'alliance'?

A.One party contests elections

B.Several parties join hands for contesting elections

C.Two parties contest elections

D.None of these

✓Answer:B

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Question 23

Political Parties

What are 'National parties'?

A.Parties which have units in various states

B.Parties which have no units

C.Parties which have units in two states

D.Parties which have units in all states

✓Answer:A

24

Question 24

Political Parties

On what ideologies does the Indian National Congress rest?

A.Communalism

B.Socialism

C.Federalism

D.Secularism

✓Answer:D

25

Question 25

Political Parties

The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) came to power in 1998 as the leader of:

A.United Progressive Alliance

B.Left front

C.National Democratic Alliance

D.None of these

✓Answer:C

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Question 26

Political Parties

Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)?

A.Jyotiba Phule

B.Kanshi Ram

C.B.R. Ambedkar

D.Sahu Maharaj

✓Answer:B

27

Question 27

Political Parties

The main base of BSP is in:

A.Punjab

B.Delhi

C.Haryana

D.Uttar Pradesh

✓Answer:D

28

Question 28

Political Parties

Which party enjoys a strong hold in Tripura, West Bengal and Kerala?

A.CPI (M)

B.CPI

C.BSP

D.BJP

✓Answer:A

29

Question 29

Political Parties

Which party has been in power for 30 years now?

A.BJP

B.CPI

C.CPI (M)

D.NCP

✓Answer:C

30

Question 30

Political Parties

Which party has advocated the coming together of all Left parties?

A.CPI

B.CPI (M)

C.NCP

D.INC

✓Answer:A

31

Question 31

Political Parties

Which political party from the six main parties was formed as late as in 1999?

A.BJP

B.CPI (M)

C.NCP

D.BSP

✓Answer:C

32

Question 32

Political Parties

Which out of the following is a 'state party'?

A.BSP

B.Rashtriya Janta Dal

C.BJP

D.NCP

✓Answer:B

33

Question 33

Political Parties

Which political leader owns a football club called AC Milan and a bank?

A.George Bush

B.Barack Obama

C.Berlusconi

D.Nicolas Sarkozy

✓Answer:C

34

Question 34

Political Parties

What is meant by 'Defection'?

A.Loyalty towards a party

B.Changing party allegiance

C.Political reforms

D.None of these

✓Answer:B

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Question 35

Political Parties

What is an 'Affidavit'?

A.Over-regulation of political parties

B.Decision-making body of the party

C.Details of a contesting candidate

D.None of these

✓Answer:C

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Question 36

Political Parties

Which of these is the challenge faced by political party?

A.Lack of internal democracy

B.Dynastic succession

C.Growing role of money and muscle power

D.All of these

✓Answer:D

37

Question 37

Political Parties

Changing party allegiance form the party on which a person got elected is known as….

A.Changing party

B.Defection

C.Mobility

D.None of these

✓Answer:B

38

Question 38

Political Parties

The party that loses the elections and does not form the government is called….

A.Ruling party

B.Interest group

C.Opposition party

D.Factional group

✓Answer:C

39

Question 39

Political Parties

How many political parties are registered with the Election Commission in India?

A.About 750

B.About 150

C.About 900

D.About 250

✓Answer:A

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Question 40

Political Parties

Whom do political parties have to register themselves?

A.State government

B.Central government

C.Election Commission

D.None of these

✓Answer:C

41

Question 41

Political Parties

What are the components of political parties?

A.The leaders

B.The active members

C.The followers

D.All the above

✓Answer:D

42

Question 42

Political Parties

When several parties in a multi-party system join hands for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power, it is called….

A.Alliance

B.Uni-party system

C.Group

D.None of these

✓Answer:A

43

Question 43

Political Parties

When was the Indian National Congress founded?

A.1785

B.1885

C.1985

D.1990

✓Answer:B

44

Question 44

Political Parties

When was the Bhartiya Janta Party founded?

A.1970

B.1975

C.1980

D.1985

✓Answer:C

45

Question 45

Political Parties

When was the communist party of India-Marxist founded?

A.1764

B.1864

C.1964

D.2004

✓Answer:C

46

Question 46

Political Parties

What is the political election symbol of congress party?

A.Symbol of Lotus

B.Symbol of Hand

C.Symbol of elephant

D.Symbol of clock

✓Answer:B

47

Question 47

Political Parties

‘Lotus’ is a political symbol of which party?

A.Indian National Congress

B.Bahujan Samaj Party

C.Bhartiya Janta Party

D.CPI (M)

✓Answer:C

48

Question 48

Political Parties

When was the Nationalist Congress Party formed?

A.1996

B.1998

C.1999

D.2000

✓Answer:A

49

Question 49

Political Parties

Which party was formed under the leadership of Kanshi Ram?

A.BJP

B.BSP

C.CPI (M)

D.INC

✓Answer:B

50

Question 50

Political Parties

How many seats have been secured by the INC in the Lok Sabha elections held in 2004?

A.19

B.119

C.145

D.120

✓Answer:C

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Question 51

Political Parties

Which is the principal opposition party in the Lok Sabha after the elections of 2004?

A.Indian National Congress

B.Bhartiya Janta Party

C.Bahujan Samaj Party

D.Communist Party of India

✓Answer:B

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Question 52

Political Parties

Which political party was in power in West Bengal without a break for last 30 years?

A.INC

B.BJP

C.CPI-(M)

D.CPI

✓Answer:C

53

Question 53

Political Parties

Which of these is a state party?

A.Biju Janta Dal

B.Indian National Lok Dal

C.Sikkim Democratic Front

D.All of these

✓Answer:D

54

Question 54

Political Parties

UPA stands for-

A.Union Progressive Alliance

B.Union Protested Alliance

C.United Progressive Allowance

D.United Progressive Alliance

✓Answer:D

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