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Indian Political Parties and Elections

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Indian political parties and elections questions cover the evolution, recognition, and electoral performance of national and regional parties. Topics include historical party formations, major political alliances, and prominent leaders. This material is frequently asked in civil services and state-level competitive examinations.

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Indian Political Parties and Elections Questions

Multiple choice

Which committee was constituted for reforms in tax-structure?

  1. Narsimham Committee

  2. Chelliah Committee

  3. Gadgil Committee

  4. Kelkar Committee
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Chelliah Committee (Task Force on Tax Policy Reforms) was specifically constituted to recommend comprehensive reforms in India's tax structure, leading to major simplification, rationalization, and reduction in tax rates.

Multiple choice

Which party was in power in the U.K. when India became independent?

  1. Liberal

  2. Conservative

  3. Labour

  4. No Party, since a National Government was in power there
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C Correct answer
Explanation

When India gained independence on August 15, 1947, the Labour Party was in power in the UK, with Clement Attlee as Prime Minister. The Labour government had supported Indian independence, as opposed to the Conservative Party's more hesitant stance.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is concerned with the UNO?

  1. UNADP

  2. UGC

  3. UPSC

  4. BHU
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A Correct answer
Explanation

UNADP is likely a typo for UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), which is a UN agency. UGC, UPSC, and BHU are Indian institutions not directly concerned with UNO.

Multiple choice

Which party was founded by Subash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?

  1. Indian Freedom Party

  2. Azad Hind Fauj

  3. Revolutionary Party

  4. Forward Block
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Block in 1939 after resigning from the presidentship of the Indian National Congress. He wanted a more radical approach to achieving complete independence from British rule. The other options - Indian Freedom Party, Azad Hind Fauj (which he formed later in 1942 in Singapore), and Revolutionary Party - are not the correct names of the party he founded in 1939.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below:

Actor Sanjay Dutt contested the Lok Sabha Elections under the wings of

  1. BJP

  2. Samajwadi Party

  3. National Conference

  4. CPI (M)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sanjay Dutt contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2004 on a Samajwadi Party ticket from Lucknow constituency. He was supported by SP despite being from a political family with Congress ties. This was a notable political event given his celebrity background and family's political legacy.

Multiple choice

U.N.P (Sri Lanka) stands for

  1. United National Party

  2. Union for National Peace

  3. Union for National Plan

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

U.N.P is the abbreviation for United National Party, which is a major political party in Sri Lanka. The party was founded in 1946 and has been one of the two dominant political parties in Sri Lankan politics.

Multiple choice

Recognition to a political party is accorded by

  1. the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in case of national parties and the Speaker of Legislative Assembly in the case of regional parties

  2. the Election Commission

  3. the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

  4. a Committee of Whips
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Recognition to a political party is accorded by the Election Commission.

Multiple choice

A party is recognised as a national party if

  1. it secures 5% of the total votes polled.

  2. if it contests in all the constituencies.

  3. if it captures power in more than four states.

  4. if a party is recognised in four or more states, it is automatically recognised as a national party by the EC.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

If a party is recognised in four or more states, it is automatically recognised as a national party by the EC.