POLITICAL PARTIES
CLASS X
MCQ's
(A) Multiple Choice Questions:
1 Which is not the component of a political party?
(a) The lenders
(b) The followers
(c) The native members
(d) The ministers
Ans : (d) The ministers
2. The clearly visible institutions of a democracy are
(a) people
(b) societies
(c) political parties
(d) pressure groups
Ans: (C) political parties
3.Which is not a function of political party?
(a) To contest election
(b) Faith in violent methods
(c) Political education to the people
(d) Form public opinion
Ans : (b) Faith in violent methods
4.Without the political parties, the utility of the government will remain:
(a) uncertain
(b) peaceful
(b) powerful
(d) none of the above
Ans : (a) uncertain
5....... is an organised group of person who come together to contest election and try to hold power in government.
(a) Political party
(d) Parliament
(c) Democracy
(d) None of these
6.Political parties can be reformed by
(a) reducing the role of muscle power
(b) reducing the role of money
(c) state funding of election
(d) All of the above
Ans : (d) All of the above
7.The political parties of a country live a fundamental political in a society.
(a) choice
(b) support
(c) division
(d) power
Ans: (b) division
8 Political parties are there in a country to give people:
(a) freedom
(b) protection
(c) choice
(d) none of the above
Ans: (c) choice
9.Members of ruling party follows the directions of
(a) people
(b) party leaders
(c) pressure groups
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) party leaders
10.Which of the following is a regional party?
(a) Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)
(b) Bahunjan Samaj Party (BSP)
(c) (DMK)
(d) Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI
Ans: (c) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
11.Name the party that emerged out of mass movement.
(a) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
(b) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
(c) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RID)
(d) Janta Dal
Ans: (a) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
12. Which is the essential element of a political party?
(a) Organisation
(b) National interest
(c) Fundamental principles
(d) All of the above
Ans : (d) All of the above
13. A political party is an association of
(a) people
(b) parties
(c) children
(d) none of the above
14. Parties are a necessary condition for a:
(a) democracy
(b) dictatorship
(c) authoritarian
(d) none of the above
15. Choose the wrong statement about political party.
(a) Political party contents election
(b) Political party acts as an opposition party,
(c)Political party does not make law.
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Political party does not make law.
16. How many national parties are there in India.?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 07
(d) 20
Ans: (c) 07
17. many political parties are in India (approximately)?
(d) 650
(c) 200
(d) 500
Ans: (a) 750
18. In a democratic country, any group of citizens is free to form
(a) a political party
(b) society
(c) religion
Ans: (a) a political party
19. Under which system, only one-party is allowed to function?
(a) Single-party system
(b) Bi-Party system
(c) Multi-party system
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) Single-party system
20. Elephant is the election symbol of
(a) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
(b) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
(c) Indian National Congress (INC)
(d) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Ans : (a) Balm Jan Samaj Party (BSP)
21.Bhartiya Jana Sangh is the mother party of
(a) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
(b) Indian National Congress (INC)
(c) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
(d) Samajwadi Party (SP)
Ans: (a) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
22. Bahujan Samaj Party stands for the cause
(a) interest of literate
(b) interest of oppressed people
(c) interest of elite class.
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) interest of oppressed people
23. Lack of Internal democracy is the challenge faced by
(a) national party
(b) regional party
(c) political party
Ans : (c) political party
Q24.A person who is strongly committed to a party, group or faction.
(a) Partisan
(b) Party man
(c) Follower
(d) None of the above
Ans.(a)
Q25.Which of the following countries has two Party System? [CBSE 2013 (0)]
(1) United States of America
(ii) United Kingdom
(iii) India
(iv) China
(a) Only (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (iii) and (iv)
(d) All of the mentioned above.
Ans. (a)
Q26. Which of the following countries has adopted Multi-Party System?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) United States
(d) United Kingdom
Ans. (a)
Q27.Every party in India has to register its with total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a State and wins at least seats is recognised as a __________
[CBSE March 2020]
(a) National Party
(b) State Party
(c) International Party
(d) None of the above
Ans. b
Q28.A party that secures at least percentage of the total votes in Lok Sabha election or Assembly election in four state and win at least seats in the Lo Sabha is recognised as a National Party [CBSE March 2012]
(a) 3%,
(b) 5%,
(c) 2%,
(d) 6%,
Ans. (d)
Q29.Which one of the following is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?
(a) Bahujan Samaj
(b) Revolutionary democracy
(c) Cultural nationalism
(d) Modernity
Ans.(c)
Q 30.Which country has a Bi-party system?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) China
(d) Britain
Ans. (d)
Q31.Which one of the following is a better way of carrying out political reforms in a democratic country?
(a) The Legal changes
(b) The Constitutional changes
(c) The empowerment of people
(d) The legislation for reforms
Ans.(c)
Q32.Which one of the following is true regarding a coalition government?
(a) Only two parties form an alliance and contest elections.
(b) Several parties compete for power.
(c) The government is formed by two or more
Ans.(a)
Q.33. Which one of the following is not a component of a political party?
(a) The leaders
(b) The followers
(c) The active members
(d) Women
Ans. (d)
Q34.A recognised political party is one that:
(a) Is registered with the Election Commission of India
(b) Is given a unique election symbol
(c) Gets some other facilities recognised by the Election Commission
(d) All of these
Ans. (d)
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Q35. What is ruling party?
(a) Political party which always solves the people's problem
(b) Political party which is never defeated
(c) Political party that follows the rules
(d) Political party that runs the government
Ans. (d)
Q36.In which one of the following states does 'Shiv Sena' exist as a regional political party? [CBSE March 2012(0))
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (c)
Q37. In which one of the following does the 'Rashtriya Lok Dal' exist as a regional political party? [CBSE March 2012(0)]
(a) Haryana
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Odisha
Ans. (b)
Q.38. In which one the following states does 'Biju Janata Dal' exist as a regional political party?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Bihar
Ans. (d)
Q39.Name the organisation with which every party in India has to register.
Ans. Election Commission
Q.40. Define Partisan.
Ans. A person who is strongly committed to a party group or faction.
Q.41. How many national parties are there in India? Name any two.
Ans. There are seven national parties in India. Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress.
Q.42. It is a centrist party in its ideological orientation, the party espouses secularism and welfare of weaker sections and minorities. Identify the party.
Ans. Indian National Congress.
Q43.When was the Bharatiya Janata Party founded?
Ans. In 1980.
Q44.The party wants to build a strong and modern India by drawing inspiration from India's ancient culture and values. Identify the party.
Ans. Bharatiya Janata Party.
Q.45. Who was the founder of Bahujan Samaj Party?
Ans. Kanshi Ram.
Q46.When was the Communist Party of India (Marxist) founded?
Ans. In 1964.
Q.47. The party was founded in 1964 and believes in Marxism-Leninism.
Ans. CPI.
Q.48. When was CPI founded?
Ans. In 1925.
Q.49. What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?
Ans. Cultural nationalism.
Q.50. Name any two State/Regional parties of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ans. (1) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.
(ii) Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic .