Daily Practice Problems
Political Science
Class 10th, NTSE DPP-3
Q.1 What is the representative elected from each parliamentary constituency called?
(1) The Member of Legislative Assembly (2) The elected head
(3) A Member of Parliament (4) None of the above
Q.2 During the 2004 elections how many voters took part in campaign-related activities?
(1) Less than one third voters (2) More than one third voters
(3) More than two third voters (4) Less than one third voters
Q.3 What does 'EPIC' stand for?
(1) Election Photo Identity Commission (2) Elementary Photo Identity Card
(3) Election Photo Identity Card (4) Election Photo Individual Card
Q.4 Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in India?
(1) The Chief Justice of India (2) The Lok Sabha Speaker
(3) The Prime Minister of India (4) The President of India
Q.5 Nowadays which machine is used to record votes?
(1) Electronic voting machine (2) Electronic visual machine
(3) Electronic video machine (4) Electric voting machine
Q.6 According to the Code of Conduct for election campaigns, which is an incorrect option?
(1) A party or candidate can use any place of worship for election propaganda.
(2) No party or candida e can use government vehicles, aircrafts and officials for
elections.
(3) Once elections are announced, ministers shall not lay foundation stones of any
projects.
(4) Once elections are announced, ministers shall not take any big policy decisions or
make any promises of providing public facilities.
Q.7 Which party used the slogan Garibi Hatao (Remove poverty) in the Lok Sabha elections
of 1971?
(1) The Left Front (2) The Telugu Desam Party
(3) Janata Party (4) The Congress Party
Q.8 Who can become a candidate in elections?
(1) Anyone who can be a voter (2) A voter whose minimum age is 25 years
(3) A citizen of any country (4) A person who holds an influencial position
in society
Q.9 Voters list is also known as
(1) ticket (2) nomination form (3) electoral roll (4) none of the above
Q.10 How many seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha?
(1) 84 seats (2) 41 seats (3) 78 seats (4) None
Q.11 Why are elections needed?
(1) Voters can choose their representative who will make laws for them.
(2) Voters can choose their representative who will form the government and take major
decisions.
(3) Voters can choose the party whose policies will guide the government and law
making.
(4) All the above
Q.12 What makes an election democratic?
(1) Right to choose (2) Freedom of choice
(3) Free and fair elections (4) All the above
Q.13 Who can be denied the right to vote?
(1) Women
(2) People working in private firms
(3) Criminals and persons with an unsound mind
(4) Adult students
Q.14 The entire process of election in our country is conducted, controlled and supervised by
an independent body call .....................
(1) Election Commission (2) Planning Commission
(3) Welfare Commission (4) Lok Sabha
Q.15 To ensure that no one vote for someone else Election Commission of India had issued;
(1) Ration Card (2) Personal Account Number
(3) Election Photo Identity Card (4) Driving License
Q.16 Members of Election Commission are appointed by
(1) President (2) Prime Minister (3) People (4) Chief Justice
Q.17 Which party had been ruling Haryana since 1982?
(1) Congress Party (2) BJP (3) LOK DAL (4) CPI (M)
Q.18 When does the term of all the elected representatives come to an end?
(1) After10 years (2) After 7 years (3) \After 5 years (4) After 15 years
Q.19 Into how many constituencies is Lok Sabha Divided? What are its members called?
(1) 500 (2) 545 (3) 550 (4) 543
Q.20 What are the members of State Assemblies called?
(1) MLA’s (2) MPS (3) MHA’s Mayors (4) Ministers
Q.21 How many seats in the Lok Sabha are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes?
(1) 70 – 40 (2) 84 – 47 (3) 75 – 45 (4) 81 – 41
Q.22 What is the voters list, a list where names of all eligible voters are kept, called officially?
(1) Electoral Poll (2) Electoral Roll (3) Voters Poll (4) none of these
Q.23 What is the minimum age of a candidate standing for elections to the Parliament?
(1) 21 yrs. (2) 20 years (3) 25 years (4) 24 years
Q.24 After how many years Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha (assembly) elections are held.
(1) 2 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 8
Q.25 How many seats are reserved for women in rural and urban local bodies.
(1) 1/4 (2) 1/2 (3) 1/3 (4) 1/5
Q.26 Which of the following does not include election procedure?
(1) Voting (2) Nomination of Candidate
(3) Booth capturing (4) Canvassing
Q.27 Which of the following is a directly elected house?
(1) Parliament (2) Lok Sabha (3) Rajya Sabha (4) Vidhan
Parishad
Q.28 Which of the following statements in incorrect?
(1) All citizens above the age of 21 can vote in an election
(2) Every citizen has the right to vote regardless of caste, religion of gender.
(3) Some criminals and persons with unsound mind can be denied the right to vote in
rare situations.
(4) It is the responsibility of the government to get the names of all eligible voters put in
the voters list.
Q.29 Which of the following is not allowed while carrying out an election campaign?
(1) Giving money to voters to cast vote for particular candidate
(2) Using television channels
(3) Door-to-door canvassing
(4) Contacting voters on phone
Q.30 Which among the following is not correct?
(1) The Election Commission conducts all elections for the parliament and Assemblies.
(2) The Election Commission directs and controls the preparation of electoral rolls.
(3) The Election Commission cannot fix the election dates.
(4) The Election Commission does the scrutiny of nomination papers.
Q.31 Here are some facts on Indian elections. Which of them reflect the weakness of our
Electoral System?
(I) The Lok Sabha has always had less than 10 percent women members.
(II) The Election Commission often refuses to accept the government’s advice about
when the elections should be held.
(III) The present Lok Sabha has more than 145 members whose assets are more than
Rs.1 crore.
(IV) After losing an election the Chief Minister said “I respect the people’s verdict”.
(1) (I) (2) (III) (3) (I) and (III) (4) (II) and (IV)
Q.32 During election the voters make many choices. Select the correct options.
(i) Who will make laws for them?
(ii) Who will grant Fundamental Rights?
(iii) Who will form the government and take major decisions?
(iv) Who will check the functioning of courts?
(1) (i) and (iii) (2) only (ii) (3) only (iii) (4) Both (ii) and (iv)
Q.33 What is the General Election?
(1) Elections held for one constituency to fill the vacancy caused by death or resignation
of a member
(2) Elections held before the expiry of Lok Sabha term
(3) Elections held in all constituencies at the same time after every five years.
(4) All of these
Q.34 What is the motive behind Reserved Constituencies?
(1) Proper representation to the upperclass people
(2) To provide Right to Equality
(3) To promote democratic ideals
(4) To ensure proper representation to the weaker sections like SC and ST
Q.35 Legal declaration or Affidavit includes which of the following?
(1) Details of Educational Qualification
(2) Details of experience as a Political Leader
(3) Serious criminal cases pending against the candidate
(4) Details of the assets and liabilities
Q.36 The democratic system in India is based on the principle of
(1) universal male suffrage. (2) one man two votes.
(3) universal adult suffrage. (4) one man four votes.
Q.37 The following statement that support the fair electoral practice is
(1) minister flags off a new train in his constituency a week before the polling date.
(2) candidate promises that she will get a new train for her constituency if she is elected.
(3) supporters of a candidate distribute blankets in slums in return for a promise for vote.
(4) fair campaigning by candidates.
Q.38 Identify the incorrect statement related to the elections in a democracy.
(1) elections are important in all representative democracies.
(2) people choose their representatives at regular intervals.
(3) people can also remove them if they are unhappy with their rule.
(4) only few representatives are elected by the people.
Q.39 Elections are the mechanism used to
(1) choose people’s representatives. (2) change the policies of the state.
(3) select the president of India. (4) elect the leader of a party.
Q.40 The Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners are appointed by
(1) Chief Justice of India. (2) Council of Ministers.
(3) Prime Minister. (4) President.
Q.41 One of the correct feature of a democracy is
(1) freedom to change the polling booth. (2) free and fair election.
(3) single party contesting in election. (4) campaign during election.
Q.42 The electoral roll is a list of people in the constituency who are registered to
(1) vote. (2) acquire property. (3) contest elections. (4) enroll in
the political party.
Q.43 Any person who wants to contest election has to deposit some money as
(1) people’s property (2) state fund
(3) government aid (4) security deposits.
Q.44 The General Elections takes place in India after every
(1) three years. (2) four years. (3) five years. (4) six years.
Q.45 The correct meaning of the term MP is
(1) member of a party. (2) money for provinces.
(3) meeting of political leaders. (4) member of parliament.
Q.46 The two houses of the Indian Parliament are
(1) Senate and House of representatives. (2) Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
(3) House of Lords and House of commons. (4) Assembly house and Lok Sabha.
Q.47 The correct meaning of the Lok Sabha is
(1) special people house. (2) opposition parties house.
(3) house of the ruling party. (4) lower house of the Parliament.
Q.48 The correct meaning of the term electoral constituency is
(1) assembly seats in Haryana. (2) lok sabha area.
(3) area of the Vidhan Sabha. (4) area based system of representation.
Q.49 The elections are held in the Panchayats and Municipal Corporation on the basis of
(1) division of village or towns into several wards.
(2) indirect representation.
(3) nomination of candidates in the villages.
(4) location of the village.
Q.50 The correct meaning of the term reserved constituencies is
(1) constituencies for the weaker sections. (2) election area for the rich people.
(3) polling area for the poor. (4) areas for senior citizens.
