Constitution and Political Rights

Q. Assertion (A): The judiciary in India is independent.
Reason (R): India is a secular country.

1. A is true but R is false.
2. A is false but R is true.
3. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
4. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

Q. The age of voting for Indians was lowered from 21 to 18 in .

1. 1951
2. 1976
3. 1988

Q. From 1951 to 2019, how many general elections have been held in India?

1. Ten
2. Nine
3. Seventeen
4. Twelve

Q. Which of the following is not the responsibility of the Election Commission?

1. Selecting candidates to compete in elections.
2. Drawing up the Voters list.
3. Preparing the schedule for elections.
4. Resolving disputes during an election.

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

1. Over the last 25 years, the ruling party has lost in two out of three elections.
2. About half of the sitting MPs or MLAs lose elections.
3. Candidates who are known to have spent a lot of money on ‘buying votes’ often win elections.
4. The losing party usually accepts the election result as the people’s verdict.

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. In India, the rich and privileged sections vote in larger proportion as compared to the poor, illiterate and underprivileged people.
2. In India, the poor, illiterate and underprivileged people vote in larger proportion, as compared to the rich and privileged sections.
3. In India, the rich and privileged sections do not vote.
4. In India, the poor, illiterate and underprivileged people do not vote.

Q. An Indian citizen has to be at least years of age to contest the Lok Sabha elections.

1. 35
2. 25
3. 18

Q. Match the following.
PE= Presidential Election

1. 1865
2. 1789
3. 1920

Q. Theodore Roosevelt began his presidency with all the following goals except:

1. Fghting rigid class distinctions in U.S. society
2. Speaking his mind on important issues of the day
3. Forcing corporations to serve the public good
4. Overseeing ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment on woman suffrage
5. Fghting unethical and illegal conduct in big businesses

Q. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are similar in that all three ________.

1. extended voting to different groups in the United States.
2. were ratified during the Civil War.
3. expanded the rights of African Americans.
4. were ratified despite opposition from the Republican Party.
5. protected the rights of property holders.

Q. Assertion: Common people in India give less importance to elections.
Reason: They feel that their vote matters in the way things are run in the country.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
2. Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is NOT the correct explanation of Assertion.
3. Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
4. Assertion is false, but Reason is true.

Q. All of the following increased participation in the political process in the 20th century EXCEPT the ____________________.

1. 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote.
2. 14th Amendment, granting civil rights to freedmen and women.
3. 17th Amendment, providing for the direct election of U.S. senators.
4. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
5. passage of state referendum acts.

Q. Who was the first president of the United States of America?

1. Abraham Lincoln
2. George Washington
3. Benjamin Franklin
4. John Tyler

Q. The turnout figures of Indian voters has been _________ ever since the first election.

1. increasing
2. decreasing
3. constant
4. constantly decreasing

Q.

How is state legislative assembly elected ?