Elections & Political Parties PYQs

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1. Prelims 2025Q88Elections & Political Parties

   Consider the following statements :

   I.If any question arises as to whether a Member of the House of the People has become subject to disqualification under the 10th Schedule, the President’s decision in accordance with the opinion of the Council of Union Ministers shall be final.

   II.There is no mention of the word ‘political party’ in the Constitution of India.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   aI onlybII onlycBoth I and IIdNeither I nor II
2. Prelims 2024Q71Elections & Political Parties

   How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023 ?

   aOnebTwocThreedFour
3. Prelims 2024Q73Elections & Political Parties

   Consider the following pairs :

   Party — Its Leader

   1.Bharatiya Jana Sangh — Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

   2.Socialist Party — C. Rajagopalachari

   3.Congress for Democracy — Jagjivan Ram

   4.Swatantra Party — Acharya Narendra Dev

   How many of the above are correctly matched ?

   aOnly onebOnly twocOnly threedAll four
4. Prelims 2024Q81Elections & Political Parties

   Consider the following statements regarding 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' :

   1.Provisions will come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha.

   2.This will be in force for 15 years after becoming an Act.

   3.There are provisions for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes Women within the quota reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

   Which of the statements given above are correct ?

   a1, 2 and 3b1 and 2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1 and 3 only
5. Prelims 2022Q16Elections & Political Parties

   With reference to anti-defection law in India, consider the following statements :

   1.The law specifies that a nominated legislator cannot join any political party within six months of being appointed to the House.

   2.The law does not provide any time-frame within which the presiding officer has to decide a defection case.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
6. Prelims 2020Q19Elections & Political Parties

   Consider the following statements :

   1.According to the Constitution of India, a person who is eligible to vote can be made a minister in a State for six months even if he/she is not a member of the Legislature of that State.

   2.According to the Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for five years is permanently disqualified from contesting an election even after his release from prison.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
7. Prelims 2017Q57Elections & Political Parties

   For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by

   aanyone residing in India.ba resident of the constituency from which the election is to be contested.cany citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency.dany citizen of India.
8. Prelims 2017Q76Elections & Political Parties

   Consider the following statements :

   1.In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected.

   2.According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker's post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker's to the Opposition.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
9. Prelims 2017Q86Elections & Political PartiesAnswer disputed

   Right to vote and to be elected in India is a

   aFundamental RightbNatural RightcConstitutional RightdLegal Right
10. Prelims 2014Q49Elections & Political Parties

    Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection?

    aSecond SchedulebFifth SchedulecEighth ScheduledTenth Schedule
11. Prelims 2012Q54Elections & Political Parties

    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, they cannot effect any modifications in the orders.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
12. Prelims 2008Q64Elections & Political Parties

    Which one of the following is the largest (area-wise) Lok Sabha constituency?

    aKangrabLadakhcKachchhdBhilwara
13. Prelims 2002Q131Elections & Political Parties

    In the case of election to the Lok Sabha, the amount of security deposited for general category candidates and SC/ST category candidates respectively is

    aRs 5,000 and Rs 2,500bRs 10,000 and Rs 2,500cRs 10,000 and Rs 5,000dRs 15,000 and Rs 7,500
14. Prelims 2001Q45Elections & Political PartiesAnswer disputed

    Consider the following statements regarding the political parties in India:

    I.The Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides for the registration of political parties.

    II.Registration of political parties is carried out by the Election Commission.

    III.A national level political party is one which is recognised in four or more States.

    IV.During the 1999 general elections, there were six National and 48 State level parties recognised by the Election Commission.

    Which of these statements are correct?

    aI, II and IVbI and IIIcII and IVdI, II, III and IV
15. Prelims 2000Q11Elections & Political Parties

    The State which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha is

    aBiharbGujaratcUttar PradeshdMadhya Pradesh
16. Prelims 1999Q14Elections & Political Parties

    Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1996:

    I.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.

    II.There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha.

    III.A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliamentary constituency.

    IV.No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.

    Which of the above statements are correct?

    aII and IIIbI, II and IVcI and IIIdI, II, III and IV
17. Prelims 1998Q59Elections & Political Parties

    Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding the Anti-Defection Act?

    aSecond SchedulebFifth SchedulecEighth ScheduledTenth Schedule
18. Prelims 1998Q100Elections & Political Parties

    Which of the following Parties were not a part of the United Front which was in power during 1996-97?

    I.Bahujan Samaj Party

    II.Samata Party

    III.Haryana Vikas Party

    IV.Asom Gana Parishad

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

    aI, II, III and IVbI, II and IIIcIII and IVdI and II
19. Prelims 1997Q28Elections & Political Parties

    Proportional representation is NOT necessary in a country where

    athere are no reserved constituenciesba two-party system has developedcthe first-past-the-post system prevailsdthere is a fusion of Presidential and Parliamentary forms of governments
20. Prelims 1997Q49Elections & Political PartiesAnswer disputed

    State Funding of elections takes place in

    aUSA and CanadabBritain and SwitzerlandcFrance and ItalydGermany and Austria
21. Prelims 1997Q58Elections & Political Parties

    Assertion (A): The reservation of thirty-three per cent of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislatures does not require Constitutional amendment.

    Reason (R): Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three per cent of seats they contest to women candidates without any Constitutional amendment.

    In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

    aBoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of AcA is true, but R is falsedA is false, but R is true
22. Prelims 1997Q96Elections & Political Parties

    The Dinesh Goswami Committee recommended

    athe constitution of state level election commissionsbList System of election to the Lok Sabhacgovernmental funding of parliamentary electionsda ban on the candidature of independent candidates in the parliamentary elections
23. Prelims 1996Q20Elections & Political PartiesAnswer disputed

    If the number of seats allocated to a state in the Lok Sabha is 42, then the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in that state will be

    a21b14c7d6
24. Prelims 1995Q9Elections & Political Parties

    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the commencement of the election process in India?

    aThe recommendation for election is made by the government and the notification for election is issued by the Election CommissionbThe recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is issued by the Home Ministry at the Centre and Home Departments in the StatescThe recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is issued by the President and Governors of the States concerneddBoth the exercises of making a recommendation for election and that of issuing a notification in respect of it are done by the Election Commission
25. Prelims 1995Q23Elections & Political Parties

    Who among the following have the right to vote in the elections to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?

    aElected members of the Lower House of the ParliamentbElected members of the Upper House of the ParliamentcElected members of the Upper House of the State LegislaturedElected members of the Lower House of the State Legislature
26. Prelims 1995Q57Elections & Political Parties

    The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with

    ade-nationalisation of banksbelectoral reformscsteps to put down insurgency in the North-eastdthe problem of the Chakmas
27. Prelims 1995Q91Elections & Political Parties

    Which of the following political parties is/are national political parties?

    I.Muslim League

    II.Revolutionary Socialist Party

    III.All India Forward Block

    IV.Peasants and Workers Party of India

    Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

    aI, II and IIIbII and IVcIII onlydNone of the above
28. Prelims 1995Q98Elections & Political Parties

    If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that

    athe polling was very poorbthe election was for a multi-member constituencycthe elected candidate’s victory over his nearest rival was very marginalda very large number of candidates contested the election