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Indian Polity
Elections (MCQ -17)

1. Who of the following has the responsibility of the registration of voters
a) Individual voters
b) Government
c) Election commission
d) Corporations

2. Democracy exists in India, without peoples participation and co operation democracy will fail. This implies that
a) Government should compel people to participate and cooperate with it
b) People from the government
c) People should participate and cooperate with the government
d) India should opt for the presidential system

3. Which of the following are not the functions of the election commission
1) Conduct of election for the post of the speaker and the deputy speaker, Lok sabha and the deputy chairman, Rajya sabha
2) Conduct of elections to the state legislative assemblies
3) Deciding on all doubts and disputes arising out of elections

a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) 2

4. Which of the following electoral systems have not been adopted for various elections in India
1) System of direct elections on the basis of adult suffrage
2) System of proportional representation by means of single transferrable vote
3) List system of proportional representation
4) Cumulative system of indirect election

a) 1, 2
b) 1, 3
c) 2, 3, 4
d) 3, 4

5. If an election to a state Legislative Assembly the candidates who are declared elected loses his deposit, it means that
a) The polling was very poor
b) The election was for a multi member constituency
c) The elected candidate victory over his nearest rival was very marginal
d) A very large number of candidates contested the election


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