Political parties MCQ in English Class 10th Political Science Book-DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-II Chapter-4 Chapter Wise MCQ

 

An example of a country with a multiparty system is

A. China ​

B. USA ​

C. India ​ 

D. United Kingdom

How many parties are needed in any democratic system to compete in elections and provide a fair opportunity for competing parties to come to power?

A. Less than two

B. At least two teams

C. More than two parties

D. At least three teams 

 

Denotes an affidavit (legal);

A. Signed document where a person gives affidavit about his antecedents.

B. A law to check the threat.

C. Legal document to declare educational qualification.

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

An alliance is formed when-

A. Two parties together form the government

B. State level parties and national parties together form the government

C. Some parties join together with the objective of contesting elections and winning power

D. Left and right wing parties join hands to form the government.

The number of political parties registered with the election commission of India is

A. 750 teams

B. More than 750 parties 

C. Less than 750 parties

D. 705 Dal

Which of the following is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?

A. Bahujan Samaj

B. Revolutionary democracy

C. Cultural nationalism

D. modernity

Name the oldest political party of India.

A. Bahujan Samaj Party

B. Indian National Congress (Congress Party)

C. Communist Party

D. Bharatiya Janata Party

Which one of the following is not a national political party?

A. Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP).

B. Communist Party of India(CPI).

C. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

D. Samajwadi Party(SP)

What is the signed document to be submitted to an official regarding his personal information?

A. Affidavit ​ 

B. Declaration ​

C. Agreement

D. Appeal

Who is the founder of Bahujan Samaj Party?

A. Kansi Ram 

B. Mayawati

C. Bal Thackeray

D. Jayalalithaa

What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?

A. wants to build a strong and modern India

B. Uniform Civil Code

C. Cultural nationalism

D. All of the above

Which of the following facilities is given to the political parties recognised by the Election Commission?

A. Name of the party

B. Election Fund

C. Election symbol

D. Declaration 

Which of the following parties has a political organisation at the national level?

A. Samajwadi Party

B. Telugu Desam Party

C. Rashtriya Janata Dal

D. None of the above

Which of the following is a 'national political party'?

A. Samajwadi Party

B. Rashtriya Janata Dal

C. Rashtriya Lok Dal

D. Bahujan Samaj Party

When and under whose leadership was the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed?

A. 1982, Mayawati

B. 1984, Kanshi Ram 

C. 1985, Mulayam Singh Yadav

D. 1986, Bhajanlal

Explain the meaning of 'alliance'.

A. Two parties form the government together.

B. The left and the right wing form the government together.

C. When state and national parties form the government together.

D. When in a multiparty system several parties join together for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power. 

 Who among the following recognises the political parties in India?

A. Election Commission

B. President of India

C. Speaker of the Lok Sabha

D. Supreme Court

Which of the following is a better way to carry out political reforms in a democratic country?

A. Legal changes

B. Constitutional change

C. Empowerment of people

D. laws for reforms

The political party that believes in Marxism-Leninism is

A. Nationalist Congress Party.

B. Communist Party of India.

C. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)

D. Bahujan Samaj Party

Which of the following countries has a one-party system?

A. China ​

B. Indo-China

C. Japan ​

D. Germany

BSP draws inspiration from the thoughts and teachings of which of these leaders?

A. Shahu Maharaj

B. Mahatma Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker

C. Babasaheb Ambedkar

D. All of the above  

Which of the following is considered the best form of Government? 

A. Democracy

B. Dictatorship

C. Monarchy

D. Military rule

In which of the following states is Shiv Sena present as a regional political party?

A. Gujarat

B. Karnataka ​

C. Maharashtra ​

D. Madhya Pradesh

Which of the following statements is true regarding coalition government?

A. Only two parties form alliance and contest elections.

B. multiple parties compete for power.

C. Government is formed by the coming together of two or more parties 

D. Several parties form coalitions and compete for power.

Select the statement related to the advantages of the multiparty system.

A. The multiparty system offers limited choices to voters.

B. There is a possibility of conflict.

C. provides choices to voters

D. Regional parties get representation in the multiparty system.

Name the political party which emerged from the mass movement?

A. DMK

B. Janata Dal 

C. Forward Block

D. Bahujan Samaj

A recognised political party is one which

A. Registered with the Election Commission of India.

B. Which has been given a specific election symbol.

C. Which enjoys certain other facilities recognised by the Election Commission.

D. All of these

A recognised political party - 

A. is a party that exists in only one of the federal units.

B. A party that exists in many and all units of the federation.

C. A party based on regional and communal diversities.

D. A party recognised by the 'Election Commission' with all privileges and facilities. 

National parties have their own units in different states but on the whole, all these units follow the same policies, programmes and strategy which are decided in the ___.

A. National level 

B. State level

C. District level

D. Village level

A party which secures at least six per cent of the total votes and wins at least ____ in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a State is recognised as a State party.

A. Two seats

B. Three seats

C. one seat

D. Four seats

A party which secures at least six per cent of the total votes in the Lok Sabha election or the Assembly elections of four states and wins at least _____ in the Lok Sabha is recognised as a national party.

A. One seat

B. two seats

C. Four seats

D. three seats

The Indian National Congress (INC) is one of the oldest parties in the world, founded in ___.

A. 1885 

B. 1880

C. 1888

D. 1889

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national party formed in ___ under the leadership of Kanshi Ram.

A. 1964

B. 1974

C. 1994

D. 1984

The Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M) was founded in ___. It supports socialism, secularism and democracy and opposes imperialism and communalism.

A. 1978

B. 1964 

C. 1968

D. 1954

Berlusconi was the Prime Minister of ____. His company owns TV channels, the most important publishing company and a football club (AC Milan).

A. Italy ​ 

B. France ​

C. Spain

D. Germany

A government is expected to implement its policies by ____ 

A. Opposition party

B. Ruling party 

C. President

D. Parliament

Many pressure groups are an extension of the ___ among different sections of the society.

A. Legislature

B. Government

C. Political parties

D. Bureaucracy

The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of ___.

A. Surveillance democracy

B. Direct democracy

C. Representative democracy

D. Constitutional democracy.

Several political parties staged protests against Korean steel company POSCO after the state government allowed it to export iron ore to steel plants in China and Korea.

A. Andhra Pradesh

B. Tamil Nadu

C. West Bengal

D. Odisha ​

_____ and the United Kingdom are examples of a two-party system.

A. The United States 

B. Russia ​

C. China ​

D. Canada

Which of the following is an example of multiparty system?

A. India ​

B. New Zealand

C. Canada

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE 

Which of the following statements are true about political parties?

A. The proportion of people describing themselves as members of a political party was lower in India than in many advanced countries like Canada and Japan.

B. The proportion of people reporting being members of political parties in India has declined steadily over the past three decades.

C. The proportion of people in India who say they feel 'close to a political party' has also declined.

D. None of the above