Question 1: Which of the following is not a characteristic of a political party?
A) Organisation
B) Leadership
C) Opposition
D) Military control
Answer: D) Military control
Question 2: Who among the following was the first Prime Minister of India from the Indian National Congress?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 3: The first major split in the Indian National Congress occurred in which year?
A) 1907
B) 1920
C) 1969
D) 1977
Answer: A) 1907
Question 4: The Congress Socialist Party was formed in:
A) 1934
B) 1947
C) 1952
D) 1964
Answer: A) 1934
Question 5: The term ‘Bhartiya Janata Party’ (BJP) was coined in:
A) 1977
B) 1980
C) 1984
D) 1989
Answer: B) 1980
Question 6: Who among the following was the founder of the Bhartiya Janata Party?
A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B) Lal Krishna Advani
C) Rajnath Singh
D) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Answer: D) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Question 7: The term ‘All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)’ was coined by:
A) M.G. Ramachandran
B) K. Kamaraj
C) C.N. Annadurai
D) Jayalalithaa
Answer: A) M.G. Ramachandran
Question 8: Which political party was formed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in 1956?
A) Samajwadi Party
B) Bahujan Samaj Party
C) Republican Party of India
D) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Answer: C) Republican Party of India
Question 9: The term ‘Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’ was coined in:
A) 2010
B) 2011
C) 2012
D) 2013
Answer: D) 2013
Question 10: The first Chief Minister from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi was:
A) Arvind Kejriwal
B) Manish Sisodia
C) Yogendra Yadav
D) Kumar Vishwas
Answer: A) Arvind Kejriwal
Question 11: The term ‘coalition government’ refers to a government formed by:
A) A single political party
B) Multiple political parties
C) Military leaders
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Multiple political parties
Question 12: Who among the following is considered the architect of the ‘coalition era’ in Indian politics?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Rajiv Gandhi
D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Answer: D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Question 13: The Janata Dal was formed by the merger of:
A) Janata Party and Bhartiya Lok Dal
B) Indian National Congress and Jan Sangh
C) Bhartiya Janata Party and Communist Party of India
D) All India Forward Bloc and All India Trinamool Congress
Answer: A) Janata Party and Bhartiya Lok Dal
Question 14: The Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is associated with which political party?
A) Indian National Congress
B) Bhartiya Janata Party
C) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
D) Aam Aadmi Party
Answer: B) Bhartiya Janata Party
Question 15: The term ‘socialism’ in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution was added by which amendment?
A) 40th Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 46th Amendment
Answer: B) 42nd Amendment
Question 16: The ‘one-party dominant system’ in India refers to the dominance of which party in the early decades after independence?
A) Indian National Congress
B) Bhartiya Janata Party
C) Communist Party of India
D) Janata Dal
Answer: A) Indian National Congress
Question 17: The term ‘vote bank’ refers to:
A) A bank for storing votes
B) A section of the electorate that consistently supports a particular party
C) A financial institution funded by political parties
D) None of the above
Answer: B) A section of the electorate that consistently supports a particular party
Question 18: The Election Commission of India was established in which year?
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1952
D) 1967
Answer: C) 1952
Question 19: Who among the following is responsible for the preparation of the electoral rolls in India?
A) President of India
B) Prime Minister of India
C) Election Commission of India
D) Chief Election Commissioner
Answer: C) Election Commission of India
Question 20: The symbol of a political party is allotted by:
A) President of India
B) Election Commission of India
C) Prime Minister of India
D) Chief Justice of India
Answer: B) Election Commission of India
Question 21: The term ‘pressure group’ refers to:
A) A group of people who exert pressure on political parties
B) A group of people who pressure the government to meet their demands
C) A group of people who work for electoral reforms
D) None of the above
Answer: B) A group of people who pressure the government to meet their demands
Question 22: Who among the following is not eligible to vote in India?
A) Citizens above 18 years of age
B) Non-resident Indians
C) Persons declared mentally unsound by a competent court
D) Members of Parliament
Answer: D) Members of Parliament
Question 23: The term ‘factionalism’ in political parties refers to:
A) Ideological divisions within a party
B) Coalition politics
C) Formation of new parties
D) None of the above
Answer: A) Ideological divisions within a party
Question 24: The term ‘floor test’ is associated with:
A) Election of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
B) Evaluation of government’s performance in the Rajya Sabha
C) Testing the majority support of the government in the legislature
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Testing the majority support of the government in the legislature
Question 25: Which political party was formed by Periyar E.V. Ramasamy in Tamil Nadu?
A) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
B) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
C) Indian National Congress
D) Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Answer: A) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
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