Question 1 :
Presently, there are _____ national parties.
- 6
- 4
- 2
- 5
Question 2 :
The National Conference is dominant in Punjab.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Question 3 :
The fourth general elections in _____ resulted in an increase in the strength of non-congress opposition parties.
- 1960
- 1967
- 1963
- 1968
Question 4 :
The main aim of every political party is to promote _____.
- Political instability
- State party
- Secularism
- None of the above
Question 5 :
There is absence of inner-party democracy.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Question 6 :
There are _____ directly elected MPs in the Lok Sabha.
- 430
- 543
- 500
- 200
Question 7 :
The party system in India is well organised.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Question 8 :
The Bangla Congress was an _____ party.
- Faction
- Ad-hoc
- Secularism
- None of the above
Question 9 :
A party, to be recognised as a national party, should win _____ per cent seats in the Lok Sabha.
- 4
- 6
- 5
- 2
Question 10 :
Parties use extra-constitutional means of protest at times.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Question 11 :
Political parties were first established in _____ (name the continent).
- Europe
- America
- India
- None of the above
Question 12 :
A bipolar party system has emerged since 1989.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Question 13 :
A party must win at least 11 Lok Sabha seats from at least three different States for recognition as a national party.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Question 14 :
In parliamentary system, the _____ party forms the government.
- Faction
- Majority
- Factors
- None of the above
Question 15 :
Defections were responsible for the fall of 16 State governments in the period between1967 to 1968.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Question 16 :
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is a national party.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Question 17 :
Congress has replaced the United Front as the second 'pole' of Indian politics.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Question 18 :
The BJP has been dominant in Tamil Nadu.
- TRUE
- FALSE
Question 19 :
In the communist parties, on the other hand, ideological disagreements frequently lead to _____ formation.
- Faction
- Strong organisation
- Secularism
- None of the above
Question 20 :
After 1989, the _____ emerged as a national party.
- Congress
- Shivsena
- BJP
- M.N.S.
Question 21 :
J. Jayalalitha is the leader of _____.
- AIADMK,
- Faction
- Secularism
- None of the above