Campaigning and Government Formation

Q. Explain the meaning of the terms- Constituency, Legislative Assembly and MLAs

Q. ___________ appoints the Chief Minister of the state.

1. The Chief Justice of High Court
2. The governor of the state
3. Chief secretary of the state
4. The leader of the majority

Q. A political party which has won more than half of the seats in an election is said to be ____________.

1. in minority
2. in majority
3. legitimate
4. illegitimate

Q. __________ has/have dual responsibilities.

1. The chief minister and his ministers
2. The governor
3. The chief minister
4. The MLAs

Q. A party which has most seats in the Legislative Assembly but still less than half the total is said to be _______.

1. in a minority
2. in a majority
3. legitimate
4. illegitimate

Q. _________ runs various ministries of the government.

1. The leader of the opposition
2. The governor
3. The president
4. The council of ministers

Q. A party having more than 50% of the votes becomes a/an _______.

1. coalition party
   
2. majority party
   
3. opposition party
   
4. ruling party
   

Q. The act of seeking votes of citizens in an election is called __________.

1. requesting
2. advertising
3. demanding
4. campaigning

Q. ________ of MLAs in the Legislatve Assembly need to come together to form a government.

1. Half
2. More than half
3. Three-fourths
4. Two-thirds

Q. ____________ select the ministers for the government.

1. The chief minister
2. The members of the majority
3. The MLAs in the assembly
4. The Governor

Q. All the parties other than the ruling party would together form the _________.

1. council of ministers
2. opposition
3. cabinet
4. legislative assembly

Q. Members of Legislative Assemblies ________ the formation of the government.

1. participate in
2. cannot participate
3. don't participate in
4. observe

Q. Which of the following executives or representatives do not have dual responsibilities?

1. The chief minister
2. Members of Legislative Assembly
3. The Council of Ministers
4. The governor

Q. Campaigning is done to advertise the party, its intentions, and its plan after their win.

1. True
2. False

Q. A political party having less than 50 percent of the votes has no chance to make their government.

1. False
2. True

Q. A group of political parties that work together to form a government is called a coalition government.

1. False
2. True

Q. A party having more than 50% of the votes becomes a/an _______.

1. coalition party
   
2. majority party
   
3. opposition party
   
4. ruling party
   

Q. Which of the following executives or representatives do not have dual responsibilities?

1. The chief minister
2. Members of Legislative Assembly
3. The Council of Ministers
4. The governor

Q. The act of seeking votes of citizens in an election is called __________.

1. requesting
2. advertising
3. demanding
4. campaigning

Q. __________ has/have dual responsibilities.

1. The chief minister
2. The chief minister and his ministers
3. The MLAs
4. The governor

Q. What are the major factors responsible for voters decision during elections?