MCQ Chapter 5 Universal Franchise Class 8 Social Science CBSE Board Advertisement Universal Franchise and India’s Electoral System 1. Who elects the Vice President of India?Common votersMembers of both Houses of ParliamentState Legislative AssembliesThe President of IndiaQuestion 1 of 202. What is the role of the Vice President in the Rajya Sabha?Chief Election CommissionerChairpersonPrime MinisterSpeakerQuestion 2 of 203. What is one challenge faced by India’s electoral system?Lack of polling stationsGrowing influence of money in electionsUniversal voter turnoutAbsence of voter IDsQuestion 3 of 204. What is a key way to strengthen India’s democracy?Reducing voter awarenessEmpowering voters with informationLimiting voting rightsBanning electronic voting machinesQuestion 4 of 205. Why is a secret ballot important in a democracy?It allows public votingIt ensures voter privacy and fairnessIt restricts voter choiceIt speeds up the voting processQuestion 5 of 206. What is an example of a direct election in India?Election of the PresidentElection of the Vice PresidentElection to the Lok SabhaElection to the Rajya SabhaQuestion 6 of 207. What is an example of an indirect election in India?Lok Sabha electionRajya Sabha electionGram panchayat electionState assembly electionQuestion 7 of 208. What is one advantage of EVMs over paper ballots?They are harder to useThey reduce counting errors and speed up resultsThey require more staffThey are less secureQuestion 8 of 209. Why are some Lok Sabha seats reserved for scheduled castes and tribes?To limit their participationTo ensure their representation in governanceTo reduce voter turnoutTo increase election costsQuestion 9 of 2010. What is one impact of social media on elections?It eliminates the need for polling stationsIt enables catchy campaign reels and live speechesIt bans political debatesIt restricts voter accessQuestion 10 of 2011. What was the literacy rate among women in India in 1947?8%14%20%30%Question 11 of 2012. What is the role of the third polling officer during voting?Checks the voter’s IDInks the voter’s fingerTakes the chit and checks the voter’s fingerManages the VVPATQuestion 12 of 2013. Who was the first voter in India’s general elections of 1951?T.N.SeshanShyam Saran NegiAlladi Krishnaswami AyyarMs.UshaQuestion 13 of 2014. What does the Model Code of Conduct prohibit candidates from doing?Holding public ralliesUsing abusive language against opponentsRegistering votersCampaigning peacefullyQuestion 14 of 2015. What was the significance of the Uttaramerur inscriptions from the 10th century?They described a transparent process for selecting representativesThey introduced electronic votingThey banned women from votingThey limited franchise to literate peopleQuestion 15 of 2016. How many women are among India’s 3.1 million elected representatives?1 million1.3 million2 million2.5 millionQuestion 16 of 2017. What is the term for a group of parties working together in elections?ConstituencyCoalitionFranchiseDissolutionQuestion 17 of 2018. What happens if a party wins a majority of seats in a state assembly?Its leader becomes the prime ministerIts leader becomes the chief ministerIt nominates Rajya Sabha membersIt conducts local electionsQuestion 18 of 2019. Why is the Rajya Sabha called the Permanent House?It has no electionsIt is never dissolvedIt has only nominated membersIt meets every yearQuestion 19 of 2020. What is one responsibility of voters after electing a representative?Ensuring the representative fulfills their commitmentsCampaigning for the next electionManaging polling stationsEnforcing the Model Code of ConductQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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