4. Political Parties

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1. Who is a main part of a political party?
   A) The leaders  |  B) The active members  |  C) The followers or supporters  |  D) All of the above
2. What is the primary function of a political party?
   A) Social service  |  B) Contesting Elections  |  C) Doing business  |  D) Religious propagation
3. What type of Party System does India have?
   A) One-party  |  B) Two-party  |  C) Multi-party system  |  D) None of these
4. Which country is an example of a one-party system?
   A) India  |  B) China  |  C) USA  |  D) Britain
5. Which party system is prevalent in the USA and Britain?
   A) One-party  |  B) Two-party system  |  C) Multi-party  |  D) None of these
6. Who gives the status of 'National Party' to a party?
   A) Parliament  |  B) Election Commission of India  |  C) Prime Minister  |  D) Supreme Court
7. What is the main inspiring philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?
   A) Bahujan Samaj  |  B) Integral Humanism and Cultural Nationalism  |  C) Marxism  |  D) Socialism
8. In which year was the Indian National Congress founded?
   A) 1885  |  B) 1905  |  C) 1920  |  D) 1947
9. Who was the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)?
   A) Mayawati  |  B) Kanshi Ram  |  C) B.R. Ambedkar  |  D) Jyotiba Phule
10. Elephant is the election symbol of which political party?
    A) BJP  |  B) BSP  |  C) Congress  |  D) Aam Aadmi Party
11. What is strong loyalty to a party called?
    A) Coalition  |  B) Defection  |  C) Partisanship  |  D) None of these
12. Who allocates election symbols to political parties?
    A) Government  |  B) Election Commission  |  C) President  |  D) People
13. What is the main function of the Opposition party?
    A) To form government  |  B) To criticize the wrong policies of the government  |  C) Leaving the house  |  D) None of these
14. What does Alliance mean?
    A) War between two parties  |  B) Coming together of several parties to contest elections  |  C) Two parts of same party  |  D) None of these
15. How many recognized national parties are there in India currently? (As per NCERT/latest updates)
    A) 2  |  B) 6  |  C) 20  |  D) 50
16. In which ideology does the Communist Party of India (M) believe?
    A) Capitalism  |  B) Marxism-Leninism  |  C) Monarchy  |  D) Religious fanaticism
17. What are State Parties called?
    A) Those present in the whole country  |  B) Those effective only in one or a few states  |  C) Those in foreign countries  |  D) None of these
18. Political parties act as what between the people and the government?
    A) Wall  |  B) Link  |  C) Enemy  |  D) None of these
19. Who is the Ruling Party?
    A) The one that lost  |  B) The party that runs the government  |  C) The one that doesn't contest  |  D) None of these
20. Who selects candidates for contesting elections in India?
    A) Only people  |  B) Top party leaders  |  C) Police  |  D) None of these
21. Why are political parties needed in a democracy?
    A) So that no government can be formed  |  B) For the operation of representative-based democracy  |  C) For causing riots  |  D) None of these
22. What does 'lack of internal democracy' in political parties mean?
    A) No elections outside  |  B) Decisions within the party being taken by only a few top leaders  |  C) People not voting  |  D) None of these
23. What is the Challenge of Dynastic Succession?
    A) New people getting a chance in the party  |  B) People of one family having control over the party  |  C) Valuing merit  |  D) None of these
24. What is the reason for the growing influence of 'money and muscle power' in political parties?
    A) Pressure to win elections  |  B) Taking donations from the rich  |  C) Both A and B  |  D) None of these
25. What does 'meaningful choice' for voters mean?
    A) Parties having a lot of money  |  B) Differences in policies and ideologies of major parties being very small  |  C) No elections  |  D) None of these
26. What is Defection?
    A) Leaving the party and retiring from politics  |  B) Changing party allegiance from the party on which a person got elected  |  C) Forming a new party  |  D) None of these
27. Why was filing an Affidavit made mandatory?
    A) For entertainment of leaders  |  B) To make public the details of criminal cases and property  |  C) For buying votes  |  D) None of these
28. How are coalition governments challenging for democracy?
    A) They are very strong  |  B) Fear of compromise for power instead of ideology  |  C) They are always successful  |  D) None of these
29. How do political parties shape Public Opinion?
    A) By raising and highlighting issues and debating them  |  B) By distributing money  |  C) With help of police  |  D) None of these
30. Which party leads the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)?
    A) Congress  |  B) BJP  |  C) BSP  |  D) SP
31. Which party leads the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)?
    A) BJP  |  B) INC (Congress)  |  C) Left Front  |  D) None of these
32. Why is a one-party system not considered good for democracy?
    A) It is very cheap  |  B) Voters have no real choice  |  C) It is very fast  |  D) None of these
33. How did the increasing number of regional parties affect Indian federalism?
    A) Weakened the country  |  B) Increased coalition governments at the Center and autonomy of states  |  C) Brought monarchy  |  D) None of these
34. Why did the Election Commission make it mandatory for parties to hold 'organizational elections'?
    A) For show  |  B) To restore internal democracy within parties  |  C) To make them spend money  |  D) None of these
35. How do political parties play a role in making laws?
    A) They only oppose  |  B) Parties pass laws based on their majority in the legislature  |  C) They don't make laws  |  D) None of these
36. What is the role of 'people's movements' in reforming parties?
    A) They can do nothing  |  B) They can force parties to change their working style by creating pressure  |  C) They contest elections  |  D) None of these
37. What percentage of votes is necessary for a State Party in an assembly election?
    A) 2%  |  B) 6% (at least 2 seats)  |  C) 10%  |  D) 50%
38. To become a national party, how many states must a party get 6% votes in during Lok Sabha elections?
    A) One  |  B) Four states  |  C) In all  |  D) None of these
39. In which country do members and supporters of the party choose the candidates?
    A) India  |  B) USA  |  C) China  |  D) North Korea
40. How do political parties provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes?
    A) They are officers  |  B) Local leaders are accessible for solving people's problems  |  C) They steal schemes  |  D) None of these
41. What is Polarization of political parties?
    A) Coming together  |  B) Parties splitting into two staunchly opposing ideologies  |  C) Leaving the party  |  D) None of these
42. What is a Minority government?
    A) One that has many votes  |  B) One that doesn't have a majority in the house but runs with support of others  |  C) One that loses elections  |  D) None of these
43. Why is the suggestion to apply 'Right to Information' (RTI) to parties given?
    A) For earning money  |  B) To bring transparency in the functioning and donations of parties  |  C) To keep party secret  |  D) None of these
44. In which year did the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) get the status of a national party?
    A) 2012  |  B) 2023  |  C) 2015  |  D) 2020
45. What is the suggestion for 'reservation for women' in political parties?
    A) 10%  |  B) One-third (1/3rd tickets)  |  C) 50%  |  D) None of these
46. What are Cadre-based parties?
    A) Those with only leaders  |  B) Those that run on the strength of their trained and active workers  |  C) Those that run on money  |  D) None of these
47. What is the argument for 'State funding of elections'?
    A) Helping the rich  |  B) To reduce the influence of money power and corruption  |  C) To make the government poor  |  D) None of these
48. Can democracy run without political parties?
    A) Yes  |  B) No, because no one would be able to make policies for the whole country responsibly  |  C) Only in villages  |  D) None of these
49. What is the main difference between 'Interest Groups' and 'Political Parties'?
    A) Interest groups do not contest elections, political parties do  |  B) No difference  |  C) Parties are small  |  D) None of these
50. Why is 'multi-party system' considered a challenge in India?
    A) It is very simple  |  B) It sometimes leads to political instability  |  C) It is good  |  D) None of these
51. How many Lok Sabha seats is it necessary to win for recognition as a national party?
    A) 2  |  B) 4 (Four seats)  |  C) 10  |  D) 100
52. Which state is the main stronghold of the Trinamool Congress (TMC)?
    A) Uttar Pradesh  |  B) West Bengal  |  C) Bihar  |  D) Kerala
53. What are the 'three major components' of political parties?
    A) Flag, stick and cap  |  B) The leaders, active members and followers  |  C) Money, power and police  |  D) None of these
54. How has coalition politics affected the role of 'small parties'?
    A) Finished them  |  B) Made them kingmakers and partners in power  |  C) They only watch  |  D) None of these
55. What does 'Populism' in political parties mean?
    A) Telling the truth  |  B) Making impractical promises to please the public  |  C) Doing work  |  D) None of these
56. Which is one of the oldest political parties in the world?
    A) BJP  |  B) Indian National Congress  |  C) BSP  |  D) None of these
57. Where does the process of 'Registration' of parties happen?
    A) In jail  |  B) With the Election Commission  |  C) In a bank  |  D) In a school
58. What is the most effective way to reform political parties?
    A) To close them  |  B) Aware voting and pressure by the public  |  C) Army rule  |  D) None of these
59. When was the Communist Party of India (CPI) founded?
    A) 1925  |  B) 1964  |  C) 1980  |  D) 1947
60. The main objective of parties is 'to seize power', how is this for democracy?
    A) Only bad  |  B) It is natural, provided they are accountable to the public  |  C) Very good  |  D) None of these