POLITICAL SCIENCE

CLASS – IX CHAPTER – 3
ELECTORAL POLITICS
SECTION - A
*CHOOSE AND WRITE THE CORRECT OPTION

Ques1. Who has given the slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’?

(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Rajiv Gandhi
(c)Rahul Gandhi (d) None of these
Ques2. Election in India for Parliament and State Legislature are conducted by………….
(a)Prime Minister (b) Chief Justice of India
(c)Election Commission of India (d) None of these
Ques3. Which of the following has the largest Loksabha constituencies in India?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Rajasthan
(c)U.P. (d) Bihar
Ques4. How many constituencies are there in our India for Loksabha elections?
(a) 543 (b) 544
(c)560 (d)541
Ques5. Elections held after the term of five years for Loksabha are called –
(a) Mid Term election (b)By Election
(c)General Election (d)All of these
Ques6. Parties and candidates often use…………to win election.
Ques7. Chaudhary Devi Lal formed a new political party named………….
Ques8. The member of Lok Sabha Constituencies elected for a term of……….

*READ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS AND WRITE IF IT IS TRUE OR FALSE

Ques9. Sikkim has only one Lok Sabha constituency.
Ques10. Election Commissioner is appointed by President of India.
SECTION – B
Ques11. What are Election Constituencies?
Ques12. How many seats reserved for SC and ST in Lok Sabha?
Ques13. What is Booth Capturing?
Ques14. What is Ballot Paper?
Ques15. What do you mean by Turn Out?
SECTION - C
Ques16. How can you say that elections in India are free and fair and democratic?
Ques17. What are the challenges to free and fair election?
Ques18. Why were Reserved Constituencies devised for the weaker sections by the makers of the India
constitution?
Ques19. What do you mean by voter’s ID card? How it is important for election ?
Ques20. How is campaigning done for elections held in India? How it changing in modern time?
SECTION - D
Ques21. Write some of successful slogans given by different political parties in various elections.
Ques22. What are the minimum conditions for a democratic election?
Ques23. What are the merits and demerits of an electoral competition?
Ques24. What is Election Commission of India? In what manner does the Election Commission monitor
the election campaign?
Ques25. Explain the complete election process of Indian election.
Ques26. What is model of conduct in Indian electoral system? Mention its chief elements.

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 SECTION – B
Ques6.

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