General Elections

Q. In which year did India adopt Universal Adult franchise?

1. 1947
2. 1957
3. 1950
4. 1967

Q. What challenges did the leaders of India face while framing the constitution?

1. Maintenance of unity and integrity
2. Creating social and economic transformation
3. Ensuring the working of the democratic system
4. None of these

Q. India adopted Universal Adult Franchise in several stages.

1. True
2. False

Q. What was the age fixed for voting in India in 1950? What is the age for voting now?

1. 20, 18
2. 20, 19
3. 21, 19
4. 21, 18

Q. was the main obstacle in the process of voting during the first general elections.

1. Illiteracy
2. Sanitation
3. Population

Q. does india need to have a community government?

Q. Identify the challenges faced by the leaders of India while ensuring the working of the democratic system.

1. Maintaining the unity of India
2. Maintaining national security and integrity
3. Maintaining communalism
4. Bringing about socio-economic transformation

Q. What challenges did the leaders of India face while framing the constitution?

1. Maintenance of unity and integrity
2. Creating social and economic transformation
3. Ensuring the working of the democratic system
4. None of these

Q. What was the obstacle to the voting process during the first general elections?

1. Huge population
2. Illiteracy
3. Communalism
4. Feudalism

Q. When did women in Switzerland obtain their voting rights?

1. 1965
2. 1969
3. 1971
4. 1973

Q. Women in Switzerland obtained the right to vote in .

1. 1965
2. 1985
3. 1995
4. 1971

Q. In the West, initially, people with which of the following were given the right to vote?

1. Cars
2. Education
3. Property
4. Ornaments

Q. Assertion (A): The first general elections held in 1951 were significant for India.
Reason (R): The first general elections represented India's determination to take the path of democracy after its freedom from the British rule.

1. Both A and R are false.
2. A is true but R is false.
3. A is false but R is true.
4. Both A and R are true.

Q. After adopting the Universal Adult Franchise at one stroke, India gave the right to vote to citizens above which of the following age?

1. 18 years
2. 22 years
3. 20 years
4. 21 years

Q. When were the first general elections held in India?

1. 1947-1948
2. 1951-1952
3. 1980-1981
4. 1990-1991