Elections and Electoral Reforms - General Studies MCQs with answers

Elections and Electoral Reforms- General Studies MCQs with answers


1) Which Articles in the Constitution give provisions for the electoral system in our country?

a) Articles 124-128
b) Articles 324-329
c) Articles 256-259
d) Articles 274-279

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ANSWER: b) Articles 324-329



2) The elections for Lok Sabha are held every:

a) 3 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years
d) 6 years

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ANSWER: c) 5 years

They can also be called in earlier if the Lok Sabha is dissolved.



3) What is the maximum allowed duration between the last session of the dissolved Lok Sabha and the recalling of the Lok Sabha?

a) 2 months
b) 4 months
c) 5 months
d) 6 months

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ANSWER: d) 6 months

Because of this time limit, it is imperative for the Election Commission to conduct elections for the fresh Lok Sabha within this time period



4) Who designed the first Indian voting machine?

a) S.K. Thorat
b) Narendra Jadhav
c) M. B. Haneefa
d) A G Rao

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ANSWER: c) M. B. Haneefa

Mr. M. B. Haneefa was the one who designed the first Indian voting machine, in 1998. It was gazetted as "Electronically operated vote counting machine" (Gazette: 191/Mas/80, 15 October 1998). The machine was made using only integrated circuits



5) Which was the first Indian state to go for Internet voting?

a) Gujarat
b) Punjab
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh

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ANSWER: a) Gujarat

This was done in April 2011



6) Which is the largest Lok Sabha Constituency in General Elections by area?

a) Ladakh
b) Barmer
c) Arunachal West
d) Delhi Sadar

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ANSWER: a) Ladakh

Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir has an area of 173266.37 sq.km.



7) Which is the smallest Lok Sabha Constituency in General Elections by area?

a) Delhi Sadar
b) Mumbai South
c) Kolkata North West
d) Chandni Chowk

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ANSWER: d) Chandni Chowk

Chandni Chowk is the smallest constituency in terms of area. Its area is 10.59 sq.km.



8) Which among the following statements is/are false?

1. For qualifying to the Lok Sabha, a person must be a at least 25 years of age
2. A person can be a member of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at the same time
3. A person belonging to Scheduled Caste of Scheduled Tribe can contest elections from a general seal also, and not just the reserved seat
4. If a member of either of the Houses votes against the directions given by his party, he can be deemed to be disqualified

a) Only 1
b) Only 2 and 4
c) Only 3
d) Only 2

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ANSWER: d) Only 2

The qualifying age for Lok Sabha is minimum 25 years, and for Rajya Sabha it is minimum 30 years.
Representation of People Act (1951) prohibits a person from being a member of both Houses simultaneously.
The anti-defection law can be used to disqualify a member of either of the Houses votes against the directions given by his party.



9) By which Constitutional amendment was the voting age brought down from 21 to 18?

a) 37st Constitutional Amendment of 1985
b) 61st Constitutional Amendment of 1988
c) 56st Constitutional Amendment of 1993
d) 46st Constitutional Amendment of 1985

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ANSWER: b) 61st Constitutional Amendment of 1988

This change was brought about by amending Article 326 of the Constitution, and the bill for this purpose was introduced by B. Shankaranand, the then Minister of Water Resources



10) What does the word "Democratic" mean?

a) absolutely independent,
b) system of political economy that ensures equitable distribution of wealth and protects from exploitation
c) having no official state religion and granting every citizen the right to freely follow any religion of his or her choice
d) granting equal voting rights to every single citizen of the nation

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ANSWER: d) granting equal voting rights to every single citizen of the nation



11) When was the order for the compulsory disclosure of a candidate's criminal record issued?

a) 2000
b) 2001
c) 2002
d) 2003

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ANSWER: d) 2003



12) The 'Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act' was issued in which year?

a) 1970
b) 1971
c) 1980
d) 1981

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ANSWER: b)1971

Following offenses are listed under this act: Offence of insulting the national flag, offence of insulting the Constitution of India, Offense of preventing the singing of national anthem


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