NMMS SAT Political Parties 7th Term 1 Question and answer English medium
NMMS SAT Political Parties 7th Term 1 Question and answer English medium
📘 MCQs: Political Parties
- What are political parties?
a) Government organizations
b) Groups for entertainment
c) Voluntary associations with broad ideological identity ✅
d) Religious groups
✅ Answer: c) Voluntary associations with broad ideological identity - Political parties aim to implement
policies by:
a) Publishing books
b) Winning people’s support through election ✅
c) Writing to the government
d) Organizing strikes only
✅ Answer: b) Winning people’s support through election - A political party has how many basic
components?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three ✅
d) Four
✅ Answer: c) Three - Which is NOT a component of a political
party?
a) The leader
b) The active members
c) The speaker of the assembly ✅
d) The followers
✅ Answer: c) The speaker of the assembly - Political parties are the ______ of
democracy.
a) End
b) Backbone ✅
c) Enemy
d) Judge
✅ Answer: b) Backbone - Parties are essential to:
a) Run elections only
b) Form the government ✅
c) Teach in schools
d) Pay taxes
✅ Answer: b) Form the government - Political parties help to:
a) Create films
b) Build factories
c) Formulate public opinion ✅
d) Provide food
✅ Answer: c) Formulate public opinion - Political parties act as intermediaries
between:
a) Students and teachers
b) Shops and markets
c) Citizens and policy makers ✅
d) Villages and cities
✅ Answer: c) Citizens and policy makers - A party is recognized if it is active for
at least:
a) 1 year
b) 3 years
c) 5 years ✅
d) 10 years
✅ Answer: c) 5 years - To be recognized, a party's candidates
must secure at least:
a) 10% of votes
b) 1% of votes
c) 6% of votes ✅
d) 50% of votes
✅ Answer: c) 6% of votes - Political parties consist of:
a) Random people
b) Politicians only
c) Group of persons with common goals and shared values ✅
d) Celebrities
✅ Answer: c) Group of persons with common goals and shared values - A political party should capture power
only by:
a) Protests
b) Money
c) Constitutional means ✅
d) Violence
✅ Answer: c) Constitutional means - Parties aim to promote:
a) Self-interest
b) Business growth
c) National interest and national welfare ✅
d) Foreign investments
✅ Answer: c) National interest and national welfare - What is a party ‘manifesto’?
a) List of candidates
b) List of voters
c) Programmes and policies announced before election ✅
d) A law
✅ Answer: c) Programmes and policies announced before election - Which of the following is a function of
political parties?
a) Pay salaries
b) Buy products
c) Form and run the government ✅
d) Make business plans
✅ Answer: c) Form and run the government - What function involves nominating
individuals to elected office?
a) Inspire
b) Organize
c) Nominate ✅
d) Govern
✅ Answer: c) Nominate - Political parties organize:
a) Festivals
b) Art shows
c) Political campaigns and rallies ✅
d) Examinations
✅ Answer: c) Political campaigns and rallies - Which function involves putting forward
policies for people’s welfare?
a) Inspire ✅
b) Co-ordinate
c) Nominate
d) Provide
✅ Answer: a) Inspire - What does the 'co-ordinate' function mean?
a) Join music bands
b) Co-ordinate between schools
c) Connect society and state, coordinate elected members ✅
d) Build roads
✅ Answer: c) Connect society and state, coordinate elected members - Parties provide:
a) Free meals
b) Money to all
c) Loyal opposition, accountability, and stability ✅
d) Military training
✅ Answer: c) Loyal opposition, accountability, and stability
📘 MCQs – Types of Party System & Party
System in India
- How many major types of party system are
there?
a) 2
b) 3 ✅
c) 4
d) 5
✅ Answer: b) 3 - In which system does only one political
party have the right to form the government?
a) Bi-party system
b) Multi-party system
c) Single party system ✅
d) Federal system
✅ Answer: c) Single party system - Which country follows a single party
system?
a) India
b) U.K.
c) China ✅
d) France
✅ Answer: c) China - Which of these is a communist country with
a single party system?
a) Norway
b) North Korea ✅
c) U.S.A.
d) Sweden
✅ Answer: b) North Korea - Bi-party system usually shares power
between:
a) Three parties
b) Two parties ✅
c) Four parties
d) All parties
✅ Answer: b) Two parties - In bi-party system, one party becomes
ruling and the other becomes:
a) Voter
b) Judge
c) Opposition ✅
d) Candidate
✅ Answer: c) Opposition - Which of the following countries follow a
bi-party system?
a) India
b) France
c) U.S.A. ✅
d) China
✅ Answer: c) U.S.A. - Which two parties exist in the U.S.A.’s
bi-party system?
a) Congress and BJP
b) Labour and Conservative
c) Republican and Democratic ✅
d) Communist and Socialist
✅ Answer: c) Republican and Democratic - What is the party system called when more
than two parties compete for power?
a) Bi-party system
b) One-party rule
c) Multi-party system ✅
d) Royal system
✅ Answer: c) Multi-party system - Which of these countries follow a
multi-party system?
a) China
b) U.K.
c) U.S.A.
d) Sweden ✅
✅ Answer: d) Sweden - India follows which type of party system?
a) Single-party
b) Bi-party
c) Multi-party ✅
d) Royal rule
✅ Answer: c) Multi-party - When did India’s party system originate?
a) 18th century
b) Late 19th century ✅
c) 20th century
d) After 1950
✅ Answer: b) Late 19th century - India has the ______ number of political
parties in the world.
a) Smallest
b) Least
c) Largest ✅
d) Few
✅ Answer: c) Largest - India has political parties at how many
levels?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three ✅
d) Four
✅ Answer: c) Three - Which of the following is NOT one of the
levels of political parties in India?
a) National
b) Regional
c) District ✅
d) Registered but unrecognised
✅ Answer: c) District - Independent candidates belong to which
category?
a) National parties
b) Regional parties
c) Unrecognised parties ✅
d) State parties
✅ Answer: c) Unrecognised parties - Every party in India must register with:
a) Parliament
b) Supreme Court
c) Prime Minister
d) Election Commission ✅
✅ Answer: d) Election Commission - What type of body is the Election
Commission?
a) Private
b) Political
c) Statutory ✅
d) Temporary
✅ Answer: c) Statutory - Where is the headquarters of the Election
Commission of India located?
a) Chennai
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) New Delhi ✅
✅ Answer: d) New Delhi - Which authority is responsible for
administering elections in India?
a) Police Department
b) Supreme Court
c) Prime Minister's Office
d) Election Commission ✅
✅ Answer: d) Election Commission
📘 MCQs – Recognition of Political Parties &
Majority Party
- What is the minimum percentage of valid
votes a party must secure in four states to be recognized as a National
Party?
a) 4%
b) 3%
c) 6% ✅
d) 10%
✅ Answer: c) 6% - To become a National Party, how many Lok
Sabha seats must a party win?
a) 2
b) 5
c) 4 ✅
d) 10
✅ Answer: c) 4 - From how many different states must a
National Party win 2% of Lok Sabha seats?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3 ✅
d) 4
✅ Answer: c) 3 - Which of the following is a requirement to
be recognized as a Regional/State party?
a) 10% votes in any one state
b) 6% of valid votes in state assembly election ✅
c) 2% votes nationwide
d) 4 Lok Sabha seats
✅ Answer: b) 6% of valid votes in state assembly election - A regional party must win 1 Lok Sabha seat
for every:
a) 50 seats
b) 10 seats
c) 25 seats ✅
d) 15 seats
✅ Answer: c) 25 seats - Alternatively, how many seats in
legislative assembly must a regional party win?
a) 3
b) 2 ✅
c) 1
d) 5
✅ Answer: b) 2 - What is the minimum percentage of
legislative assembly seats a regional party needs to win?
a) 6%
b) 5%
c) 3% ✅
d) 2%
✅ Answer: c) 3% - Who is considered an Independent
Candidate?
a) A candidate without voter ID
b) A candidate with no party affiliation ✅
c) A candidate running for President
d) A candidate from two parties
✅ Answer: b) A candidate with no party affiliation - Independent candidates can contest in:
a) Only local elections
b) Only by-elections
c) Parliamentary or State Assembly elections ✅
d) Only Presidential elections
✅ Answer: c) Parliamentary or State Assembly elections - What are parties that meet the criteria
set by the Election Commission called?
a) Private parties
b) Nationalized parties
c) Recognized parties ✅
d) Reserved parties
✅ Answer: c) Recognized parties - Recognized parties are given a:
a) Loan
b) Flag
c) Unique symbol ✅
d) Ministerial post
✅ Answer: c) Unique symbol - Can a registered but unrecognized party
contest on its own symbol?
a) Yes
b) No ✅
c) Sometimes
d) Only during state elections
✅ Answer: b) No - What kind of symbol must unrecognized
parties choose from?
a) National symbol
b) Flag of India
c) Free symbol from poll panel ✅
d) Local party symbol
✅ Answer: c) Free symbol from poll panel - According to the Election Symbols Order,
1968, symbols can be:
a) Only handwritten
b) Reserved or free ✅
c) Borrowed from other countries
d) Same for all parties
✅ Answer: b) Reserved or free - A reserved symbol is meant for:
a) Independent candidates
b) New parties
c) Recognized political parties ✅
d) State Governments
✅ Answer: c) Recognized political parties - A free symbol is reserved for:
a) Voters
b) Recognized parties
c) Ministers
d) Unrecognized political parties ✅
✅ Answer: d) Unrecognized political parties - What is a Majority Party?
a) The oldest party
b) Party with most votes
c) Party with more elected candidates than others ✅
d) Party with most money
✅ Answer: c) Party with more elected candidates than others - Which party forms and runs the government?
a) Minority party
b) Majority party ✅
c) Opposition
d) Temporary party
✅ Answer: b) Majority party - The majority party selects and appoints:
a) Judges
b) Soldiers
c) Ministers ✅
d) Governors
✅ Answer: c) Ministers - Which role does the majority party play in
law-making?
a) No role
b) Temporary role
c) Supporting role
d) Decisive role ✅
✅ Answer: d) Decisive role
📘 MCQs – Minority, Opposition, Coalition,
Symbols, National & Regional Parties
- Who is called the Minority Party?
a) The ruling party
b) The party with most seats
c) The party with fewer elected candidates ✅
d) The opposition party
✅ Answer: c) The party with fewer elected candidates - Which party is called the Opposition
Party?
a) The party with highest votes
b) The second largest party ✅
c) The party with no symbol
d) A new party
✅ Answer: b) The second largest party - The leader of the Opposition Party enjoys
the rank of:
a) President
b) Speaker
c) Cabinet Minister ✅
d) Governor
✅ Answer: c) Cabinet Minister - What does the Opposition Party do in a
democracy?
a) Ignores government policies
b) Backs the ruling party
c) Checks the ruling party’s actions ✅
d) Cancels laws
✅ Answer: c) Checks the ruling party’s actions - What is the role of the Opposition Party?
a) Create new states
b) Enforce policies
c) Highlight failures of the government ✅
d) Conduct elections
✅ Answer: c) Highlight failures of the government - A government formed by two or more parties
is called:
a) Central government
b) Coalition government ✅
c) Minority government
d) Single-party rule
✅ Answer: b) Coalition government - Coalition governments are formed when:
a) No party contests the election
b) One party gets all seats
c) No single party secures majority ✅
d) President chooses the government
✅ Answer: c) No single party secures majority - An electoral symbol helps voters to:
a) Avoid voting
b) Count votes
c) Identify and remember parties ✅
d) Cancel votes
✅ Answer: c) Identify and remember parties - Which animals are still allowed as
electoral symbols?
a) Tiger and bear
b) Horse and cow
c) Lion and elephant ✅
d) Peacock and deer
✅ Answer: c) Lion and elephant - Why are animal symbols stopped by the
Election Commission?
a) Animals are too common
b) People forget them
c) To avoid confusion ✅
d) To promote farming
✅ Answer: c) To avoid confusion - The symbol of a National Party is:
a) Chosen by states
b) Standard throughout India ✅
c) Different in each state
d) Given by voters
✅ Answer: b) Standard throughout India - Can the symbol of a national party be
given to anyone else?
a) Yes
b) No ✅
c) Only to independents
d) Only with approval
✅ Answer: b) No - Can different parties in different states
use the same symbol?
a) Yes ✅
b) No
c) Only for National parties
d) Only with permission
✅ Answer: a) Yes - Who allots electoral symbols in India?
a) Parliament
b) Cabinet
c) Election Commission ✅
d) Prime Minister
✅ Answer: c) Election Commission - Which of these is a National Party trait?
a) Strong in one state
b) Promotes only local issues
c) Participates across India ✅
d) Uses same symbol in one state
✅ Answer: c) Participates across India - A National Party should be strong in at
least:
a) One state
b) Two states
c) Three states
d) Four states ✅
✅ Answer: d) Four states - A Regional Party participates in
elections:
a) In the entire country
b) Only in its state ✅
c) In two countries
d) All over the world
✅ Answer: b) Only in its state - A National Party resolves issues related
to:
a) Districts only
b) Villages only
c) State, National, and International levels ✅
d) Forests only
✅ Answer: c) State, National, and International levels - A Regional Party promotes:
a) National unity
b) International peace
c) Business interests
d) State and regional interest ✅
✅ Answer: d) State and regional interest - Which of these applies to Regional Party
symbols?
a) Used nationwide
b) Same as national symbols
c) Reserved in their state only ✅
d) Assigned to all
✅ Answer: c) Reserved in their state only
📘 MCQs – Summary: Party System and Elections
- What kind of age is the modern age
described as?
a) Age of kings
b) Age of revolution
c) Age of peace
d) Age of mass society ✅
✅ Answer: d) Age of mass society - What is considered a modern phenomenon in
society?
a) Education system
b) Caste system
c) Party system ✅
d) Traditional farming
✅ Answer: c) Party system - What is the main goal of a political
party?
a) Organize festivals
b) Promote sports
c) Win elections and influence policies ✅
d) Conduct exams
✅ Answer: c) Win elections and influence policies - How many major types of party systems are
mentioned?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three ✅
d) Four
✅ Answer: c) Three - Which type of party system is followed in
India?
a) Single-party system
b) Bi-party system
c) Multi-party system ✅
d) No-party system
✅ Answer: c) Multi-party system - Which of the following is NOT a type of
party system?
a) Bi-party system
b) Multi-party system
c) Independent party system ✅
d) Single-party system
✅ Answer: c) Independent party system - Who are called Independents in elections?
a) Police officers
b) Citizens not in any political party ✅
c) Judges
d) Ministers
✅ Answer: b) Citizens not in any political party - Can a person who is not part of any
political party contest elections?
a) No
b) Only with permission
c) Yes, as an Independent ✅
d) Only in villages
✅ Answer: c) Yes, as an Independent - What is the responsibility of the Election
Commission?
a) Pass new laws
b) Collect taxes
c) Organize festivals
d) Conduct free and fair elections ✅
✅ Answer: d) Conduct free and fair elections - Which institution ensures democracy
through proper elections in India?
a) Parliament
b) Supreme Court
c) Election Commission ✅
d) Planning Commission
✅ Answer: c) Election Commission
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