Political Parties quiz

Which of the following is not a function of political parties?

A system in which power usually changes between two main parties is called a:

Which country has a one-party system?

The anti-defection law was passed by amending the Constitution in:

Which body recognises political parties in India?

Which of the following is a recognised national party of India?

Leaders of political parties are often from one family. This challenge is called:

The rule that a party must win at least 6% of votes in Lok Sabha or assembly elections in four states and at least 4 Lok Sabha seats is for recognition as a:

Which of the following is a challenge of political parties?

When several parties come together to contest elections and form a government, it is called:

Why do we need political parties? (2 marks)

Why is a two-party system considered better by some people? (2 marks)

What is meant by defection? How does the anti-defection law prevent it? (2 marks)

Why do candidates have to file an affidavit before elections? (2 marks)

What are the problems of a multiparty system? (2 marks)

What is the role of the opposition party in a democracy? (2 marks)

How do political parties shape public opinion? (2 marks)

Why do political parties involve partisanship? (2 marks)

What is meant by lack of internal democracy in political parties? (2 marks)

How do regional parties strengthen federalism? (2 marks)

In a Lok Sabha election, a party won 37% of the votes and 303 of the 543 seats. Calculate its percentage of seats. Explain why the share of seats was much higher than the share of votes. (3 marks)

In a state, Party P got 32% of the votes in the assembly election and Party Q got 29%. If 1.5 crore votes were cast, calculate the votes received by each and the margin between them. (3 marks)

A political party gave tickets to 60 candidates, of whom 9 were women. Calculate the percentage of women candidates. How many more women candidates would be needed for one-third representation? (3 marks)

In a constituency, a candidate declared assets of Rs 2.4 crore in 2019 and Rs 6 crore in 2024. Calculate the percentage increase. Why are such declarations made public? (3 marks)

A party claims 50 lakh members in a state with 4 crore adult citizens. Calculate the percentage of adults who are members. Why are active members of parties usually much fewer than the voters who support them? (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In India, the Election Commission has laid down detailed criteria for recognising national and state parties. A recognised party is given a unique election symbol, and only official candidates of the party can use it. Some parties have lost their national status when their vote share fell, while others have gained it. (i) Which body recognises parties in India? (ii) What benefit does recognition give a party? (iii) State the criteria for a state party. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In some parties, important decisions are taken by one or a few leaders. Ordinary members do not get sufficient information about what happens inside the party. Organisational elections are not held regularly, and people who disagree with the leadership find it difficult to continue in the party. (i) Which challenge of political parties is described here? (ii) How does it affect the working of democracy? (iii) Suggest one reform to solve this problem. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, no single party won a majority of 272 seats. A pre-poll alliance of several parties together won enough seats to form the government, while the other alliance became the opposition. (i) What is a coalition government? (ii) Why are coalitions common in India? (iii) State one advantage and one disadvantage of coalition governments. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Money and muscle power play an important role in elections. Parties tend to nominate candidates who can raise lots of money. In some cases, candidates with criminal records are given tickets because they can win elections. The Supreme Court has required candidates to file affidavits giving details of their property and criminal cases. (i) Why do parties nominate rich candidates? (ii) How does the affidavit help voters? (iii) Suggest one more reform to reduce the role of money in politics. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. A political party in a state focuses on the interests of a regional community and demands more powers for the state. It wins elections in that state, but has very little support elsewhere. At the national level, it joins an alliance and gets two ministers in the Union government. (i) Is this a national party or a state party? Why? (ii) How do regional parties influence national politics? (iii) How does this strengthen federalism? (5 marks)

What is a political party? Describe the functions of political parties in a democracy with examples. Draw a mind map of the functions. (6 marks)

'Parties are necessary for democracy.' Explain why modern democracies cannot exist without political parties. Compare one-party, two-party and multiparty systems with examples. (6 marks)

Describe the role of national parties in India. Name any four recognised national parties and state one feature of each. Draw a bar chart showing the illustrative seat shares of four parties in a Lok Sabha election. (6 marks)

Explain the major challenges faced by political parties in India with examples. Suggest four measures to reform political parties. (6 marks)

Describe the efforts made to reform political parties and their leaders in India, such as the anti-defection law, affidavits and Election Commission orders. Why are these efforts not enough? What other suggestions have been made? (6 marks)