Voting and Election Results

Q. A ballot paper is a sheet of paper on which the names of the contesting candidates along with their party names and symbols are listed.

1. True
2. False

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What does EPIC Stands for? -

Q. Where are polling booths usually set up?

1. Hospitals
2. Army Regiments
3. Government offices
4. Schools

Q. Who among the following are denied the right to cast a vote?

1. People of unsound mind
2. Bureaucrats
3. Criminals in jail
4. Government officials

Q. What does the acronym 'EVM' stand for?

1. Election Voting Machine
2. Electoral Voting Machine
3. Electronic Voting Machine
4. Electioneering Voting Machine

Q. What can happen if a candidate is found guilty of violating the election code of conduct?

1. The candidate can be rejected after a court trial.
2. The candidate can be replaced by the party.
3. The candidate can nominate someone else in their place.
4. No action is usually taken against the candidate.

Q. Choose the correct option.

Statement I: Electronic Voting Machines were introduced in 1982, in India.

Statement II: Only the name of the candidate contesting election is displayed on the Electronic Voting Machines.

1. Both the statements are true.
2. Both the statements are false.
3. Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
4. Statement I is false, Statement II is true.

Q. Who among the following enforces the Model Code of Conduct during the elections?

1. The President
2. The Governor
3. The Election Commission
4. Political Parties

Q. I used to be an integral part of the Indian elections. However, many problems cropped up while using me for voting. Although I am still used in certain kinds of elections, I have largely been replaced by an electronic alternative. The alternative is seen as a better and more efficient mechanism, especially for voters with special needs.

Who am I?

1. VVPAT device
2. EVM
3. Ballot Paper
4. Psephograph

Q. Choose the correct option.

Statement I: Electronic Voting Machines were introduced in 1982, in India.

Statement II: Only the name of the candidate contesting election is displayed on the Electronic Voting Machines.

1. Both the statements are true.
2. Both the statements are false.
3. Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
4. Statement I is false, Statement II is true.

Q. Hired in 1950, M S Sethi was a draughtsman for the ECI. For several years, he sat with officials, deciding what objects were easily recognisable to voters. He then drew these objects.

Why do you think Sethi was given this task?

1. The objects were listed as official symbols for the Commission, with a different one being used for every election.
2. The Commission maintains a pool of these figures, from which candidates are allotted symbols.
3. The drawings were appended with messages about elections and used as posters for electoral literacy.
4. Every voter in the first general election of 1951-52 was assigned a symbol prepared by Sethi.

Q. In ___, it was decided that all elections would make use of EVMs.

1. 2003
2. 2004
3. 2005
4. 2006

Q. What are EVMs and what are its features.