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Who can become a candidate in elections?

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  1. Anyone who can be a voter

  2. A voter whose minimum age is 25 years

  3. A citizen of a country

  4. A person who holds an influential position in society

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Correct Option: B

Voters' list is also known as ____________.

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  1. Ticket

  2. Nomination form

  3. Electoral roll

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

The _____ Lok Sabha election was held in 2014.

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  1. 13th

  2. 14th

  3. 15th

  4. 16th

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian general election of 2014 was held to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha, electing members of parliament for all 543 parliamentary constituencies of India. Running in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014, it was the longest election in the country's history.

What is the full form of NSSO?

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  1. National Sample Survey Organisation

  2. Natural Sample Survey Organisation

  3. National Sample Sustain Organisation

  4. Neutral Sample Survey Organisation

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Correct Option: A

In which year the first Indian general election for the Lok Sabha was held?

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  1. 1948-49

  2. 1949-50

  3. 1950-51

  4. 1951-52

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • India's first general elections, that elected the First Lok Sabha, were conducted in 1951-52.
  • The Indian National congress (INC) won the elections and Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of India.

Which of the following is the largest parliamentary constituency in terms of area?

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  1. Ladakh (J & K)

  2. Uttaranchal East (Uttaranchal)

  3. Arunachal West (Arunachal Pradesh)

  4. Barma (Rajasthan)

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency is the largest parliamentary constituency in India in term of the area with a total area of 173266.37 sq. km. Ladakh is situated in Jammu and Kashmir.  Second largest constituency in term of the area is Barmer that is situated in Rajasthan.

The smallest constituency in term of the area is Lakshadweep.

The election of the Vice-President is held  ____________.

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  1. Directly

  2. Indirectly

  3. General elections

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Vice-President of India is the second highest constitutional office in the Indian Government after the President. Article 66 deals with the election of the Vice-President. He is elected indirectly by an electoral college consisting of all the elected members of both houses of the Parliament and holds office for a term of 5 years.

Which of the following statements about the Panchayat Raj Institutions after the Constitutional Amendment in 1992 are false?
I. Seats are reserved for the Scheduled Casts, Scheduled  Tribes, and Other Backward Classes in the elected bodies of the Panchayat Raj
II. Elections to the Panchayat Raj Institutions are supervised by the Election Commission of India.
III. Elections to the Panchayat Raj institutions are held regularly after every five years
IV. Half of the seats in all the States are reserved for women

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  1. I and III

  2. I and II

  3. III and IV

  4. II and IV

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Panchayati Raj in India signifies the system of rural local self-government. It was constitutionalized through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992. 
The act provides for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in every panchayat in the proportion of their population to the total population in the panchayat area.
The act also provides for the reservation of not less than 1/3rd of the total number of seats for women. 
The act provides for a five-year term of office to the panchayat at every level. Further, fresh elections to constitute a Panchayat shall be completed before the expiry of its duration of five years.
The superintendence, direction, and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of all elections to the Panchayats shall be vested in the State election commission.

All matters at any sitting of either House of the State Legislature are decided by a minority of votes.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The maximum strength of Legislative Assembly is fixed at 500 members while that of Legislative council is fixed at one-third of the total strength of Assembly. All matters at any sitting of either House are decided by the majority of votes of members present and voting.

Describe majority with an example.

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  1. More than half the number of constituencies in a state

  2. Less than half the number of constituencies in a state

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A political party whose MLAs have won more than half the number of constituencies in a state can be said to be in a majority. For example, the Legislative Assembly of the state of Himachal Pradesh has 68 MLA constituencies. Candidates from various political parties won the 2003 assembly elections and became MLAs. Since the total number of MLAs in the Legislative Assembly is 68, a political party would have needed to have more than 34 MLAs in order to gain a majority. The Indian National Congress with 43 MLAs had the majority and it became the ruling party.