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ELECTORAL
PROCESS
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1. The Electoral
System of India is largely based on the pattern of
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Britain
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2. The details
regarding the Electoral System of India
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were provided by the Parliament through
a number of laws
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3. Who has the
power to make necessary provisions with respect to elections
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Parliament
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4. Who is
competent to declare the elections to the Lok Sabha
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- President
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5. What is the
outstanding feature(s) of the Electoral System of India
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(i) Politicalparties are an indispensable
part of the process, (ii) Based on Universal Adult Franchise, &(iii)
Provides a single electoral body
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6. Elections to
Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly in India are conducted on the basis of
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Adult Franchise
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7. What is the
system used to elect the President of India
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ProportionalRepresentation
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8. Who is
authorized to determine the territorial constituencies after each Census
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-Parliament
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9. Which of the
following provisions kept democracy alive in India
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Electoralprovisions
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10. Chief
Minister of a State is not eligible to vote in the Presidential Election if
he is
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-- Member of the Legislative Council of
the State Legislature
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11. Voting age of
citizens is changed from 21 to 18 years by ____ Constitutional AmendmentAct.
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61st
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12. 61st
Constitutional Amendment reduced the voting age from --
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21 to 18
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13. Citizen of
India have the right to cast his vote after attaining the age of _____ years.
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- 18
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14. Elections in
India are held on the basis of
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Single-member constituencies
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15. The Chief
Election Commissioner
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- Appointed by the President
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16. The Chief
Election Commissioner holds Office
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for a fixed term of five years
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17. The number of
Members in Election Commission including the Chairman is
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-3
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18. Which Article
under the Constitution gives power to Election Commission to conductelections
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324
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19. The control
and preparation of electoral rolls for Parliament and State Legislature vest
withthe -
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Election Commission
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20. Election to
Local Self Government shall be conducted by --
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State ElectionCommission
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21. Who will
conduct the elections to posts of President and Vice President
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Election Commission
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22. Election
Commission does not conduct election to
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- Speaker of Lok Sabha
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23. Who has been
made responsible for free and fair elections in the country
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ChiefElection Commissioner
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24. Elections to
Lok Sabha shall be held after every
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Five years
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25. For election
to Lok Sabha, nomination papers can be filed by
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Any citizenwhose name appears in the
electoral roll
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26. The party
system in India can be described as
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Multi-party
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27. Which one of
the following is a feature of the party system in India
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- There isa close resemblance in the
policies and programmes of various political
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28. In India, the
citizens have been given the right to vote on the basis of
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age
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29. Which
categories of persons are not entitled to exercise vote through postal ballot
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Indian nationals settled abroad
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30. Which body
gives recognition to political parties
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Election Commission
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31. Main
consideration which prompted government to convert Election Commission into
amulti-member body was
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- To check the unbridled powers of the
Chief ElectionCommissioner
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32. Who accords
recognition to various political parties as national or regional parties
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-- Election Commission
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33. To be
recognized as a national party, a party must secure at least
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- 4% of the validvotes in four or more
States
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34. To be
recognized as a regional party, a party must secure at least
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4%
of thevalid votes in State
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35. Which one of
the following statements about the Election Commission is correct
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-The Members of the Election Commission
have equal powers with the Chief ElectionCommissioner
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36. Which of the
following is not the function of the Election Commission
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-Selecting candidates for contesting
elections
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37. This is not
the function of the Election Commission.
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Ascertain the suitability ofcandidates
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38. Election
disputes shall be decided by the
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- Election Commission
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39. In terms of
Election laws in India, electioneering ceases in a constituency at
least____hours before the commencement of the polling.
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- 48
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40. The Election
Commission does not conduct election to the
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Post of PrimeMinister
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41. The Election
Commission has no power to conduct election to the
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Speaker of LokSabha
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42. The Election
Commission is responsible for the conduct of elections to
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(i)Parliament, (ii) Offices of President
and Vice President & (iii) State Legislatures
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43. The Election
Commission of India enjoys
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Constitutional basis
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44. The Election
Commission generally consists of the Chief Election Commissioner and
suchother Commissioners as
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- determined by the President from time
to time
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45. Chief
Election Commissioner can be removed from Office before the expiry of the
term bythe
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- President on the recommendation of the
Parliament
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46. Chief
Election Commissioner shall be removed by the
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Parliament
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47. Who of the
following has voting rights
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Adult resident citizen of a State
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48. Who is
responsible for keeping the voters’ list up-to-date at all times
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ElectionCommission
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49. The first
general elections were held in India in (OR) When did first General Elections
washeld
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1951-52
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50. Which of the
following General Elections of India was spread over for 100 days
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First
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51. Which of the
following features of the Electoral System of India
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(i) It is based on Universal Adult
Franchise, (ii) Political parties are an indispensable part of the
electoralprocess & (iii) It provides a single electoral body
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52. The term
‘Fourth Estate’ refers to
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- Press
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53. The chief
merit of proportional representation is
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- representation to all parties inthe
legislature according to their strength
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54. In India, the
system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote
isused in the election of the
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President
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55. Regional
Election Commissioners may be appointed by the
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President
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56. Regional
Election Commissioners may be appointed by the President with the
consultationof
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Election Commission
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57. Other
Election Commissioner or Regional Election Commissioners shall be removed on
therecommendation of the
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- Chief Election Commissioner
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58. Which of the
following Lok Sabha was dissolved before the expiry of its nominal term
andfresh elections held before the due date
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Fourth
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59. The
Parliamentary elections of 1999, which have been described as the longest
elections ofIndia, were spread over _______ weeks.
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four
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60. Which one of
the following regional party emerged as the largest opposition party in
theLok Sabha elections held in December, 1984
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Telugu Desam Party
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61. Consider the
following tasks:
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(i) Supervision, direction and conduction
of elections, (ii)Preparation of electoral rolls, (iii) Proclaiming final
verdict in the case of electoral ……irregularities
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62. What is the
ground on which the Chief Election Commissioner of India can be removedfrom
his Office
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Incapacity
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63. Elections to
the Lok Sabha and Legislatives Assemblies in India are held on the basis of
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Adult Franchise
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