MCQ Chapter 7 "Elections" Class 9 SST CBSE Board

1. Which slogan reflects the Election Commission's commitment to inclusive participation in elections?

One Vote, One Nation

No Voter to Be Left Behind

Vote for Development

Every Vote Wins

Question 1 of 20

2. The Election Commission uses information and communication technology mainly to:

Replace political parties

Make the electoral process more efficient and transparent

Increase election expenditure

Reduce the number of polling stations

Question 2 of 20

3. The International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP) is primarily meant for:

School students

International cooperation with Election Management Bodies

Election candidates only

Political party workers

Question 3 of 20

4. The Election Commission has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with:

10 EMBs and one international organisation

18 EMBs and two international organisations

28 EMBs and three international organisations

40 EMBs and five international organisations

Question 4 of 20

5. Political parties mainly help voters by:

Selecting judges

Providing information about candidates, policies, and issues

Conducting elections independently

Preparing electoral rolls

Question 5 of 20

6. Political parties strengthen democracy by:

Preventing elections

Organising public opinion and providing meaningful choices

Appointing election officials

Conducting judicial proceedings

Question 6 of 20

7. India follows which type of party system?

Single-party system

Two-party system

Multi-party system

No-party system

Question 7 of 20

8. Defection refers to:

Contesting elections independently

Leaving or switching the political party on whose ticket a person was elected

Forming a new political party before elections

Contesting elections from two constituencies

Question 8 of 20

9. The Anti-Defection Law was introduced through the:

42nd Constitutional Amendment Act

44th Constitutional Amendment Act

52nd Constitutional Amendment Act

73rd Constitutional Amendment Act

Question 9 of 20

10. The Anti-Defection Law was enacted in:

1977

1980

1985

1991

Question 10 of 20

11. According to the Anti-Defection Law, a legislator may be disqualified if they:

Contest an election again

Voluntarily give up party membership or vote against the party whip

Attend Parliament regularly

Speak in public meetings

Question 11 of 20

12. Who decides disqualification cases under the Anti-Defection Law?

Election Commission of India

Supreme Court

President of India

Speaker or Chairman of the House

Question 12 of 20

13. A political party can be recognised as a National Party if it satisfies:

Any one of the prescribed criteria

All prescribed criteria together

Only the vote percentage criterion

Only the seat criterion

Question 13 of 20

14. One criterion for National Party recognition is securing at least:

3% of valid votes in two states

6% of valid votes in four or more states along with four Lok Sabha seats

8% of votes in one state only

Two Lok Sabha seats from one state

Question 14 of 20

15. A political party may also qualify as a National Party if it wins at least:

1% of Lok Sabha seats

2% of Lok Sabha seats with members elected from at least three states

5% of Lok Sabha seats from one state

10 Lok Sabha seats

Question 15 of 20

16. A party is recognised as a National Party if it is already recognised as a State Party in at least:

Two states

Three states

Four states

Five states

Question 16 of 20

17. A political party may be recognised as a State Party if it secures at least:

4% of valid votes

5% of valid votes

6% of valid votes along with the required seats

10% of valid votes

Question 17 of 20

18. Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) are parties that:

Govern a state

Have not fulfilled the recognition criteria or have never contested elections after registration

Contest only Lok Sabha elections

Exist only in Union Territories

Question 18 of 20

19. The period after 1967 is associated with the beginning of:

Single-party dominance

Coalition and alliance politics

Presidential rule throughout India

Direct democracy

Question 19 of 20

20. The first coalition government at the national level was formed in:

1967

1971

1977

1985

Question 20 of 20

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