Responsibilities of the Election Commission

Q. What criteria needs to be met for a political party to be recognised as a national party?

1. It should get a 6% vote share in the last assembly elections in any four states and 4 seats in the last Lok Sabha polls.
2. It should get one seat plus a 6% vote share in the last Lok Sabha election.
3. It should get 2% of all Lok Sabha seats in the last election and these seats should be from atleast 3 states.
4. It should get 2% of all Lok Sabha seats in the last election and these seats should be from atleast 4 states.

Q. What are functions of Election Commission?

Q.

What does a candidate need before contesting elections in China?

1. Approval of at least two big political parties
2. Approval of the National People’s Congress
3. Approval of the Chinese Communist Party
4. Approval of the election commission.

Q. List the functions of the Election Commission.

Q. The National Human Rights Commission is a body established to work for the promotion and protection of human rights. It is a recommendatory body, having powers of a civil court to call for any documents and summon any public authority in case of human rights violation. It is not, however, a part of the Indian Judiciary.

In this context, which of the following terms would be applicable to the Commission?

1. Federal
2. Semi-autonomous
3. Quasi-judicial
4. Judicial

Q. Which of the following are the responsibilities of the Election Commission?

1. Drawing up the Voters list
2. Providing no recognition to political parties
3. Preparing the schedule for elections
4. Resolving disputes during an election

Q. Rekha is a Central Government employee. For the upcoming elections, she has been called to assist the Election Commission.

Which of the following statements is/are possible with regard to Rekha's stint at the ECI?

1. Rekha is from Bhopal. So, the ECI needs the permission of the Governor of Madhya Pradesh to temporarily employ Rekha.
2. Rekha is very afraid to ask for a few days' leave before polling day, since she might be immediately transferred to a remote location as a punitive measure.
3. Rekha's outstanding work has led to her promotion. Unfortunately, this announcement clashes with the polling day, so she can't celebrate.
4. Rekha has been posted on polling duty in Ernakulam, and since she's registered to vote in Bhopal, she'll have to use a postal ballot.

Q. Who decides disputes regarding the election of the Vice President?

1. The Speaker
2. The Parliament
3. The Supreme Court
4. The President

Q. National Voters' Day is celebrated on .

1. 12 March
2. 14 August
3. 25 January
4. 26 January

Q. Disputes regarding the election of the Vice-President are decided by the ______________.

1. Supreme Court
2. Parliament
3. Speaker
4. President

Q.

The correct meaning of the term reserved constituencies is _________.

Q. Assertion [A]: The Election Commission of India (ECI) scrutinises reports of election expenses submitted by candidates.

Reason [R]: The Commission has a fund for elections, which the candidates draw from. The expense reports need to match their withdrawal amount.

Read the above given statements carefully and select the option that is true.

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

Q. Election Campaign

Q. What is the name of the body responsible for the creation of constituencies in Indian elections?

1. State Election Commission
2. Electoral Reform Committee
3. Delimitation Commission
4. Constituency Commission

Q. Select the options which cannot be classified as quasi-judicial powers of the Election Commission.

1. Preparing Voters' List
2. Recognising
   Parties
3. Symbol
   Allocation
4. Ordering Repolls
5. Advising the
   President
6. Disqualifying
   Candidates
7. Scrutinising
   Documents
8. Preparing
   Election Schedule

Q. When was the Election Commission made a multi-member body?

1. 1989
2. 2009
3. 1983
4. 1975

Q. Pair the terms with their correct definitions.

1. Delimitation
2. Scrutiny
3. Electorate
4. Examining documents
5. Entire body of voters
6. Creation of constituencies

Q.

explain some measures to strengthen the electoral system of india.