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Political Parties Quiz

Test your knowledge on Political Parties from Political Science, Class 10.

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Q1: Which one of the following facilities is offered by the Election Commission to a recognised political party?
  • Party name
  • Election funds
  • Election symbol
  • Manifesto
Q2: Which of these parties has national level political organisations?
  • Samajwadi Party
  • Telugu Desam Party
  • Rashtriya Janta Dal
  • None of the above
Q3: Which one of the following is a ‘National Political Party’?
  • Samajwadi Party
  • Rashtriya Janata Dal
  • Rashtriya Lok Dal
  • Bahujan Samaj Party
Q4: When and under whose leadership was Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed?
  • 1982, Mayawati
  • 1984, Kanshi Ram
  • 1985, Mulayam Singh Yadav
  • 1986, Bhajanlal
Q5: Give the meaning of ‘Alliance’.
  • Two parties together form the government.
  • Leftist and Rightist together form the government.
  • When state and national parties together form the government.
  • When several parties in a multiparty system join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power.
Q6: Who among the following recognises political parties in India?
  • Election Commission
  • President of India
  • Speaker of Lok Sabha
  • Supreme Court
Q7: Which one of the following is a better way of carrying out political reforms in a democratic country?
  • The legal changes
  • The constitutional changes
  • The empowerment of people
  • The legislation for reforms
Q8: The political party which believes in Marxism-Leninism is
  • Nationalist Congress Party.
  • Communist Party of India.
  • Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
  • Bahujan Samaj Party
Q9: Which one of the following countries has one party system?
  • China
  • Indo-China
  • Japan
  • Germany
Q10: From the ideas and teaching of which of these leaders does BSP drawinspiration?
  • Sahu Maharaj
  • Mahatma Phule and Ramaswami Naicker
  • Babasaheb Ambedkar
  • All the above
Q11: Which one of the following is considered the best form of government? [Delhi 2012]
  • Democracy
  • Dictatorship
  • Monarchy
  • Military Rule
Q12: In which of the following states does Shiv Sena exist as a regional political party?
  • Gujarat
  • Karnataka
  • Maharashtra
  • Madhya Pradesh
Q13: Which one of the following is true regarding a coalition government?
  • Only two parties form an alliance and contest elections.
  • Several parties compete for power.
  • The government is formed by two or more parties coming together.
  • Several parties form an alliance and compete for power.
Q14: Select the statement related to the advantages
of multiparty system
  • Multi-party system provides limited choice to voters.
  • There is a chance of conflict.
  • Provides choice to the voters.
  • In Multi-party system regional parties get the representation.
Q15: Name the political party that emerged out of mass movement?
  • DMK
  • Janata Dal
  • Forward Bloc
  • Bahujan Sam
Q16: A recognised political party is one that
  • is registered with the Election Commission of India.
  • is given a unique Election symbol
  • gets some other facilities recognised by the Election Commission
  • All of these
Q17: A recognised political party is
  • a party that is present in only one of the federal units.
  • a party that is present in several and all units of the federation.
  • a party that is based on regional and communal diversities.
  • a party recognised by the ‘Election Commission’ with all the privileges and facilities.
Q18: Which one of the following is not a component of a political party?
  • The leaders
  • The followers
  • The active members
  • Women
Q19: An example of a country having the multi party system is
  • China
  • USA
  • India
  • United Kingdom
Q20: The condition for a political party to be recognized as a national party is:
  • It must secure at least 6 percent of total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly elections in four states.
  • It must win at least 4 seats in the Lok Sabha
  • Both of these
  • None of these
Q21: How many parties are needed in any democratic system to compete in elections and provide a fair chance for the competing parties ; to come to power?
  • Less than two
  • At least two parties
  • More than two parties
  • At least three parties
Q22: An Affidavit signifies (Legal);
  • Signed document where a person makes a sworn statement regarding his or her antecedents.
  • A law to check the menace.
  • Legal document to declare the academic qualification.
  • All of the above
Q23: An alliance is formed when :
  • two parties together form the government
  • the state parties and national parties together form the government
  • some parties join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power in hands
  • left and right parties join hands to form the government.
Q24: The number of political parties registered with the Election Commission of India is
  • 750 parties
  • more than 750 parties
  • Less than 750 parties
  • 705 parties
Q25: Which one of the following is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?
  • Bahujan Samaj
  • Revolutionary democracy
  • Cultural nationalism
  • Modernity
Q26: Name the oldest political party of India.
  • Bahujan Samaj Party
  • Indian National Congress (Congress Party)
  • The Communist Party
  • Bharatiya Janata Party
Q27: Which one of the following is not a national political party?
  • Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
  • Communist Party of India (CPI).
  • Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
  • Samajwadi Party (SP).
Q28: What is a signed document submitted to an officer regarding her personal information?
  • Affidavit
  • Declaration
  • Agreement
  • Appeal
Q29: Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party?
  • Kansi Ram
  • Mayawati
  • Bal Thakeray
  • Jayalalita
Q30: What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?
  • Wants to build a strong and modern India
  • Uniform Civil Code
  • Cultural nationalism
  • All the above