Polity (Election Commission) MCQ

21. The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with
(A) De-nationalisation of banks
(B) Electoral reforms
(C) Steps to put down insurgency in the North-East
(D) The problem of the Chakmas

22. The Dinesh Goswami Committee recommended
(A) The constitution of state-level election commission
(B) List system of election to the Lok Sabha
(C) Government funding of parliamentary elections
(D) A ban on the candidature of independent candidates for the parliamentary elections

23. Proportional representation is not necessary for a country where
(A) There are no reserved constituencies
(B) A two-party system has developed
(C) The first-past-post system prevails
(D) There is a fusion of Presidential and Parliamentary forms of Government

24. Who among the following was not the member of Election Commission of India?
(A) Dr. M.S. Gill
(B) N.B. Lohani
(C) T.S. Krishnamurti
(D) B. Lyngdoh

25. Which of the following elections is not conducted by the Election Commission?
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) President’s election
(D) Local bodies

26. The Election Commission was converted into a ‘Three members Commission’ in the following year.
(A) 1987
(B) 1988
(C) 1989
(D) 1990

27. The system of proportional representation as an electoral mechanism ensures
(A) Majority rule
(B) Stability in Government
(C) Common political thinking
(D) Representation of minorities

28. Which one of the following is the ‘National Voters Day’?
(A) 5th June
(B) 1st November
(C) 25th January
(D) 8th March

29. Which of the following are the functions of the Election Commission of India?
1. To conduct elections for the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha and the Chairperson of Rajya Sabha.
2. To conduct elections for the municipality and municipal corporations.
3. To make a decision on all the doubts and disputes arising from the election.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) None of these

30. Consider the following statements with reference to India.
1. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners enjoy equal powers but receive unequal salaries.
2. The Chief Election Commissioner is entitled to the same salary as is provided to a Judge of the Supreme Court.
3. The Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
4. The term of office of the Election Commissioner is five years from the date he assumes his office or till the day he attains the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier.
Which of these statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 4
(D) 2 and 4

31. Which of the election system have been adopted for different elections in India?
1. Direct Election System on the basis of Adult Suffrage.
2. System of Proportional representation by a Single Transferable Vote.
3. List System of Proportional Representation.
4. The cumulative Voting system of Indirect Election.
Choose the correct answer from the given code.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4

32. The functions of Election Commission of India are
1. To conduct all the elections of the Parliament and State Legislative Assembly.
2. To conduct elections for the post of President and Vice- President.
3. To recommend for President’s Rule in case of any State not in condition to hold or conduct free and fair elections in any State.
4. To supervise, direct and control the work of preparing electoral lists.
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) All of them

33. Consider the following statements.
1. The Election Commission of India is a five-member body.
2. Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and bye-elections.
3. Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits/ mergers of recognised political parties.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) Only 3

34. Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the elections law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 1996.
1. Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian National Flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures for six years from the date of conviction.
2. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha.
3. A candidate cannot now contest election from more than one Parliament Constituency.
4. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

35. Given below are two statements.
Assertion (A): Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e., the Election Commission.
Reason (R): Power of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive.
In the context of above, which one of the following is correct? 
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

36. With reference to the Delimitation Commission, consider the following statements.
1. The orders of the Delimitation Commission cannot be challenged in a Court of Law.
2. When the orders of the Delimitation Commission are laid before the Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly, no modifications can be done in the orders.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

37. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The system of proportional representation may solve the problem of minority representation to some extent.
Reason (R): The system of proportional representation enables due representation to all type of groups based on ethnicity, gender, interests and ideologies.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below. 
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

 

 

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