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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.

How does the press conference help to get information on what the government is doing?

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  1. The minister explained the steps the government had taken

  2. To announce a new policy or to deny an allegation

  3. To give details of a crime or ask for public help

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A press conference is a meeting organised for the purpose of distributing information to the media and answering questions from reporters. Soon after the discussion in the assembly, there was a press conference organised by the health minister. Large numbers of people from different newspapers were present in the press conference. The minister explained the steps the government had taken on a particular situation. This discussion was then reported in different newspapers, which helped the public to know the work done by the government.

Match Columns

Column I Column II
(i) Chief Minister (a) Head of State
(ii) Discussion of Issues (b) Legislature
(iii) MLAs (c) Press Conference
(iv) Governor (d) Executive
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  1. (i) - b, (ii) - c, (iii) - d, (iv) - a

  2. (i) - a, (ii) - b, (iii) - c, (iv) - d

  3. (i) - c, (ii) - d, (iii) - b, (iv) - a

  4. (i) - d, (ii) - c, (iii) - b, (iv) - a

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Chief Minister heads the executive wing of the legislative assembly. Discussion of issues takes place in press conferences and accordingly important government decisions and actions are communicated to the public. MLAs are the ministers of the legislative assembly. Governor is the head of the state as far as the executive power is concerned but he is a nominal head.

The system of representation of elections to Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Councils is _________________.

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  1. Proportional representation

  2. Territorial representation

  3. Functional representation

  4. Different from one another

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Elections to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament, Vidhan Parishads, Upper Houses of the State Legislatures  (existing only in a few states) and offices of the President and Vice-President are, however, conducted on the basis of proportional representation through a single transferable vote system. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the systems are not applicable to these elections, hence, incorrect. 

A person who holds or who has held office as President shall ____________________.

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  1. Not be eligible for re-election

  2. Be eligible for re-election as President

  3. Be eligible for re-election as President after the gap of one term

  4. Be eligible for re-election as President after $10$ years of vacating the office

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Constitution itself provides that a person holding an office of the President shall be eligible for re-election as President after the expiry of the current term.