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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 of the following parties supported the Quit India Movement?

  1. The Communist Party of India

  2. The Hindu Mahasabha

  3. The Unionist Party in Punjab

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Quit India Movement was not supported by the Communist Party of India, the Hindu Mahasabha, or the Unionist Party in Punjab, as they had different political agendas or strategic reasons at the time.

Multiple choice

Badruddin Taiyabji was an active member of the

  1. Communist Party of India

  2. Jansangh

  3. Indian National Congress

  4. Muslim League
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Badruddin Taiyabji was a prominent lawyer and a founding member of the Indian National Congress, serving as its third president in 1887.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the full form of the term MPLADS?

  1. Madhya Pradesh Lead Area Development Scheme

  2. Member of Parliament's Local Area Development Scheme

  3. Madhya Pradesh Local Area Development Scheme

  4. Member of Parliament Leading Area Demonstration Scheme

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

MPLADS stands for Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme, a scheme that allows MPs to recommend development works in their constituencies.

Multiple choice

Ram Chandra Poudel who lost election for the post of Prime Minister in Nepal's Parliament in 2010-11, belongs to which political party?

  1. Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

  2. Nepali Congress

  3. Rastriya Prajatantra Party

  4. United Democratic Madhesi Front

  5. Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ram Chandra Poudel is a senior leader of the Nepali Congress party. He was a candidate for the Prime Minister of Nepal during the political instability of 2010-11.

Multiple choice

Lala Hardayal was an active member of which of the following parties?

  1. Gadar Party

  2. Anushilan Samiti

  3. Kirti-Kisan Sabha

  4. Hindustan Socialist Association
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Lala Hardayal was a prominent Indian revolutionary and a founding member of the Gadar Party, which was established in 1913 in the United States to fight for India's independence from British rule.