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From each constituency of the state legislature, the people elect one representative who then becomes a ____________.

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  1. Member of Parliament (MP)

  2. Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)

  3. Member of the Legislative Council (MLC)

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the state legislature, a representative elected from a constituency becomes Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). A person should be i) a citizen of India ii) not less than 25 years of age to be a member of the Legislative Assembly and not less than 30 years of age to be a member of the Legislative Council.

___________ is a particular area from where all the voters living there choose their representatives.

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  1. Constituency

  2. Franchise

  3. Political party

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The country has been divided into 543 Parliamentary Constituencies, each of which returns one MP to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament. The size and shape of the parliamentary constituencies are determined by an independent Delimitation Commission, which aims to create constituencies which have roughly the same population, subject to geographical considerations and the boundaries of the states and administrative areas.

In the election of the President, each Member of the Electoral College has _____________.

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  1. One vote

  2. As many votes as there are candidate

  3. One vote with value attached to it

  4. One vote with value attached to it and he can give as many preferences as there are candidates

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Correct Option: D

The Union Territory whose legislators form part of the Electoral College for the election of President is/are?

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  1. National Capital Territory of Delhi

  2. National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry

  3. National Capital Territory of Delhi, Puducherry and Chandigarh

  4. National Capital Territory of Delhi and Chandigarh

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Correct Option: B

State with reason whether the following statement is true or false:
Depositors are given voting rights.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

(i) Depositors are the creditors of the company. They are not the members of the company.
(ii) He provide loan for  a short period.
(iii) He is not given a voting rights.
(iv) He does not participate in the management as he is  not the owner of the company.
(v) He is a  creditor of the company and gets regular interest at the fixed rate on his deposit.

Representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha are choosen by ________________.

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  1. Direct elections

  2. Indirect elections

  3. Nomination

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

How many members in the House of the People are chosen by direct election from different constituencies in the States?

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  1. 520

  2. 530

  3. 540

  4. 550

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Correct Option: B

In the context of qualifications of contesting the election of the President, which of the following statement is incorrect.

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  1. He should be citizen of India

  2. He should not hold office of profit

  3. He should be qualified for the election of the House of People

  4. He should be aged $30$

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Correct Option: D

In India, the first general elections were held in this year ___________.

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  1. 1951

  2. 1952

  3. 1950

  4. 1947

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Answer is option  A 1951

The first general elections in India after independence was held from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952.

In which year were the last elections held in British India?

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  1. 1945

  2. 1937

  3. 1942

  4. 1939

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

General elections were held in British India in December 1945 to elect members of the Central Legislative Assembly, an equivalent of present-day Lok Sabha, and the Council of State, an equivalent of present-day Rajya Sabha. These were the last general elections in British India; consequent elections were held in 1951 in India and 1970 in Pakistan.