Election Commission of India

Q. The Election Commission of India was established in ___.

1. 1948
2. 1949
3. 1950
4. 1951

Q. India witnesses the largest democratic elections in the world. Write a short note on direct and indirect elections.

Q. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?

1. Sunil Dutta
2. OP Rawat
3. Sukumar Sen
4. Sudipta Sen

Q. Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
General election is being held in India from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to constitute _____________.

1. 12th Lok Sabha
2. 15th Lok Sabha
3. 16th Lok Sabha
4. 10th Lok Sabha
5. 11th Lok Sabha

Q. Congress's response to the disputed results from Louisiana. Florida and South Carolina in the 1876 presidential election was to ___________.

1. Hold a new election in those states
2. Have the House make the decision as to who had won those states and thus the election
3. Create a special Electoral Commission
4. Demand Grant pick his successor
5. Have the Supreme Court decide the winner

Q. I entered the Indian Civil Service in 1921. Then, in March 1951, I took over an important position. I was given the herculean task of conducting an event which involved more than 17.32 crore people. For the integral role I played in shaping Indian democracy, I was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1954.

Who am I? What was my position?

1. Sukumar Sen, Chief Electoral Officer
2. T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner
3. Subramanian Swamy, Chief Electoral Officer
4. Sukumar Sen, Chief Election Commissioner

Q. The Election Commission of India is responsible for conducting elections for which of the following?

1. The President
2. Vice-President
3. Lok Sabha
4. Supreme Court
5. Rajya Sabha
6. Vidhan Sabha
7. Panchayat
8. Municipality