Knowledge Check-Political Parties
Knowledge Check
Q1: A political party is a group of people who come together to
A) Only play games
B) Contest elections and form government
C) Only study
D) Only eat
Q2: The main function of a political party is to
A) Only criticise
B) Form government and make policies
C) Only collect money
D) Only fight
Q3: In one-party system, there is
A) No choice for voters
B) Many parties
C) Two parties
D) No government
Q4: India has a
A) One-party system
B) Two-party system
C) Multi-party system
D) No-party system
Q5: To be recognised as a national party, a party must get at least 6% votes in
A) 1 state
B) 2 states
C) 4 states
D) All states
Q6: A state party is recognised in
A) Whole country
B) Only one state
C) Two states
D) No state
Q7: Regional parties are important in India because they
A) Have no role
B) Raise local issues
C) Only fight elections
D) Only make laws
Q8: Coalition government is formed when
A) One party gets majority
B) No party gets clear majority
C) Only two parties
D) No election
Q9: The main challenge to political parties is
A) Too many voters
B) Lack of internal democracy
C) Too much money
D) Too many leaders
Q10: Dynastic succession means
A) New leaders get chance
B) Leadership stays in one family
C) No family
D) Only poor become leaders
Q11: Use of money and muscle power affects
A) Only rich candidates
B) Fair elections
C) Only poor voters
D) Only teachers
Q12: Voters do not get meaningful choice because
A) Many parties have similar ideas
B) Only one party
C) No parties
D) Too many parties
Q13: To improve political parties, there should be
A) More money
B) Internal elections
C) Less members
D) No leaders
Q14: State funding of elections means
A) No money for parties
B) Government gives money for elections
C) Only rich parties
D) No elections
Q15: The Election Commission gives recognition to
A) Only national parties
B) National and state parties
C) Only state parties
D) No parties
Q16: The role of opposition is to
A) Support government always
B) Criticise and check government
C) Make laws
D) Run administration
Q17: Political parties shape
A) Only elections
B) Public opinion
C) Only schools
D) Only hospitals
Q18: The main function of political parties is to
A) Only criticise
B) Contest elections and form government
C) Only collect money
D) Only fight
Q19: In multi-party system, government is often formed by
A) One party only
B) Coalition of parties
C) No party
D) King
Q20: Regional parties play important role in
A) National government only
B) Coalition governments
C) Only state government
D) No role
Q21: A state party that played important opposition role in Parliament is
A) BJP
B) INC
C) YSR Congress Party
D) TDP
Q22: Regional parties help in
A) Ignoring local issues
B) Bringing local issues to national level
C) Only national issues
D) No issues
Q23: The rise of regional parties has made Indian politics more
A) Centralised
B) Federal and diverse
C) One-party
D) No change
Q24: Political parties are recognised by
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Election Commission
D) Supreme Court
Q25: The number of national parties in India is
A) 2
B) 6
C) 10
D) 15
Q26: State parties are strong in
A) Whole country
B) One or few states
C) No state
D) Foreign countries
Q27: Regional parties often form
A) No government
B) Coalition government at centre
C) Only state government
D) Only local government
Q28: The rise of coalition governments shows the importance of
A) One party
B) Regional parties
C) No parties
D) Only national parties
Q29: Political parties help in
A) Only fighting
B) Shaping public opinion
C) Only playing
D) Only sleeping
Q30: Percentage of seats a political party should win to be an opposition leader
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20