Model Code of Conduct

Q. When does the Model Code of Conduct come into effect?

1. When the list of all candidates is published
2. On a day declared by the Supreme Court
3. On the day the Voters' List is released
4. When the election schedule is announced

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Who implements the code of conduct?

1. President

2. Prime Minister

3. Election Commission

4. Delimitation Officer

Q. What is the Model Code of Conduct?

1. A set of instructions on the behaviour of people in the workplace.
2. A set of instructions on the behaviour of people in the Parliament.
3. A set of instructions on the behaviour of citizens.
4. A set of instructions on election campaigning.

Q. What is the set of rules framed by the Election Commission to guarantee free and fair elections known as?

1. Code of Poltical Behaviour
2. Model Code of Conduct
3. Model Code of Elections
4. Manifesto for Candidates

Q. Campaigning is prohibited within _________ metres of polling stations on the polling day.

1. 200
2. 150
3. 100
4. 1000

Q. Vinod Kumar is standing for the State Assembly elections in 2020. He has devised an elaborate political campaign, which includes the tactics given below. You, as his advisor, have to stop him from doing anything that might violate the Model Code of Conduct.

Using your discretion, choose the tactics that Vinod should eliminate from his campaign.

1. Using the famous Dashavatara temple in his locality as a campaign location a month prior to the election.
2. Mocking a rival candidate for their appearance and the way they dress and speak.
3. Conducting a rally at the largest stadium in the city after taking permission from the police.
4. Sending text messages to every voter in the constituency ten days prior to the polling day.

Q. Which of the following acts does not constitute a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC)?

1. Religious vote-bank politics
2. Holding rallies in residential areas
3. Sending polling agents to booths
4. Dropping voters to the booth

Q. When does the Model Code of Conduct come into effect?

1. When the list of all candidates is published
2. On a day declared by the Supreme Court
3. On the day the Voters' List is released
4. When the election schedule is announced

Q. What does the Model of Conduct dictate?

1. No party should outrightly mobilise people of a single religion to obtain votes.
2. No party should mobilise people based on caste sentiments.
3. No party should conduct election campaigns.
4. No party should be involved in intimidating voters to vote for them.