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MCQ on Democracy with Answers for Students
Quick Quiz
The term of the Lok Sabha member is :
1. 6 years
2. 5 years
3. 4 years
4. 7 years
Option 2 – 5 years
The term democracy is derived
1. Latin
2. Greek
3. French
4. Spanish
Option 2 – Greek
The word ‘Demos’ belongs to this language.
1. Latin
2. English
3. Greek
4. German
Option 3 – Greek
The officer incharge of a polling booth :
1. Presiding officer
2. Asst. presiding officer
3. Polling clerk
4. Route officer
Option 1 – Presiding officer
Which Article of the constitution says that elections shall be on the basis of adult franchise?
1. Article 325
2. Article 326
3. Article 327
4. Article 328
Option 2 – Article 326
For the first time, the local bodies elections were held in the year
1. 1880
2. 1882
3. 1884
4. 1887
Option 3 – 1884
The first General election in our country was held in the year
1. 1949
2. 1952
3. 1947
4.1956
Option 2 – 1952
The largest democratic country in the world is
1. U.S.A.
2. England
3. France
4. India
Option 4 – India
At the centre, the Upper House is
1. Lok Sabha
2. Vidhana Sabha
3. Vidhana Parishad
4. Rajya Sabha
Option 4 – Rajya Sabha
Telugu Desam party was established in this year
1. 1983
2. 1984
3. 1982
4. 1985
Option 3 – 1982
If there are no special rights, it is called :
1. Rule of law
2. Democracy
3. Aristocracy
4. Dictatorship
Option 1 – Rule of law
The right of elect representatives is :
1. Right to education
2. Right against exploitation
3. Right to contest
4. Right to vote
Option 4 – Right to vote
In democracy the Government is accountable to :
1. The parliament
2. The prime minister
3. The president
4. The people
Option 4 – The people
Right to vote is a :
1. Moral right
2. Economic right
3. Social right
4. Political right
Option 4 – Political right
An Indian gets the right to vote at the age of :
1. 16 years
2. 17 years
3. 18 years
4. 21 years
Option 3 – 18 years
In this year, the last elections were held during the British period :
1.1884
2. 1892
3. 1895
4. 1937
Option 4 – 1937
The Constitution of India bestowed voting right on all :
1. Educated Indians
2. Well-to-do Indians
3. Tax payers
4. Adult Indians
Option 4 – Adult Indians
India has this type of government
1. Parliamentary democracy
2. Presidential system of democracy
3. Dictatorship
4. Monarchy
Option 1 – Parliamentary democracy
Right to live is a right of
1. Economic
2. Political
3. Moral
4. Social
Option 4 – Social
Right to work is called a right of
1. Social
2. Political
3. Economic
4. Legal
Option 3 – Economic
If prisoners demand medical facilities for them. We may call this demand as their …….. right.
1. Economic
2. Social
3. Political
4. Legal
Option 2 – Social
The rights that are absolutely necessary for a human being to live and prosper well in a society are called ……. rights.
1. Legal
2. Moral
3. Social
4. Fundamental
Option 4 – Fundamental
Respect towards parents, teachers and other elders is a …….. duty.
1. Moral
2. Legal
3. Economical
4. Social
Option 1 – Moral
Paying the taxes regularly is a ………. duty :
1. Economical
2. Political
3. Legal
4. Social
Option 3 – Legal
Respecting the National Flag is the duty of
1. All the citizens
2. The students
3. The politicial parties
4. The defence forces
Option 1 – All the citizens
To provide defence services is a …… function of the state.
1. Welfare
2. Compulsory
3. Protective
4. None of the above
Option 3 – Protective
To provide Bus pass facility to the students is one of ……. function of the state.
1. Protective
2. Fundamental
3. Welfare
4. Compulsary
Option 3 – Welfare
There is a provision for compulsory military service in countries like
1. China
2. Taiwan
3. Both (1) & (2)
4. India
Option 3 – Both (1) & (2)
India has this form of Government
1. Military
2. Monarchy
3. Presidential system
4. Parliamentary system
Option 4 – Parliamentary system
U.S.A. has this form of Government
1. Presidential System
2. Parliamentary System
3. Military
4. Oligarchy
Option 1 – Presidential System
Rajya Sabha members elected for
1. 6 years
2. 5 years
3. 4 years
4. 7 years
Option 1 – 6 years
The real powers are enjoyed by the cabinet in the system ……. of democracy.
1. Parliamentary
2. Presidential
3. Modern
4. Welfare
Option 1 – Parliamentary
Direct democracy worked successfully in the ancient city states of Greece like……and….
1. Sparta
2. Athens
3. Both (1) & (2)
4. Italy
Option 3 – Both (1) & (2)
Right to property is which type of right.
1. Moral
2. Political
3. Legal
4. Economic
Option 4 – Economic
A citizens right to exercise his or her vote is a of right.
1. Political
2. Social
3. Economic
4. Social
Option 1 – Political
The father of Political Science is
1. Aristotle
2. Gandhiji
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Austeen
Option 1 – Aristotle
The word “Democracy” is derived from the language.
1. Latin
2. English
3. Italian
4. Greek
Option 4 – Greek
Demos means …….
1. Demons
2. Imps
3. People
4. None of the above
Option 3 – People
In democracy the supreme power rests with the
1. rulers
2. Monarch
3. Some persons
4. People
Option 4 – People
Democracy is defined as a form of government of the people, by people and for the people by
1. Aristotle
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Gandhiji
4. John Lock
Option 2 – Abraham Lincoln
If sovereignty is vested in a single person, we have
1. Democracy
2. Monarchy
3. Aristocracy
4. Anarchy
Option 2 – Monarchy
If sovereignty is vested in some persons, we have :
1. Monarchy
2. Democracy
3. Anarchy
4. Aristocracy
Option 4 – Aristocracy
Some seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies are re reserved for :
1. Educated Indians
2. Tax-payers
3. SCs and STs
4. Women
Option 3 – SCs and STs
The work of conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures is entrusted to :
1. Planning Commission
2. Finance Commission
3. National Development Council
4. Election Commission
Option 4 – Election Commission
The officer appointed to each constituency to supervise and conduct elections is called :
1. Polling officer
2. Presiding officer
3. Route officer
4. Returning officer
Option 4 – Returning officer
The first general election was held in the year :
1. 1950
2. 1951
3. 1952
4. 1953
Option 3 – 1952
The 15 general election was held in the year :
1. 2004
2. 1999
3. 2009
4. 2006
Option 3 – 2009
The general elections held to the Lok Sabha so far were (2009)
1. 12
2. 14
3. 13
4. 15
Option 4 – 15
The policies of different political parties announced before the elections are called :
1. Party paper
2. Party ideology
3. White paper
4. Manifesto
Option 4 – Manifesto
The term of the Rajya Sabha members is :
1. 4 years
2. 5 years
3. 6 years
4.9 years
Option 3 – 6 years
‘Kratia’ means :
1. People
2. Election
3. Rule
4. Political parties
Option 3 – Rule
The best definition to democracy was given by :
1. J.S. Mill
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. A.V. Daisey
4. M.K.Gandhi
Option 2 – Abraham Lincoln
The minimum age of a candidate to contest the election to the Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha is :
1. 18 years
2. 21 years
3. 23 years
4. 25 years
Option 4 – 25 years
The minimum age of a candidate to contest the election to the Rajya Sabha or Vidhan Parishad is :
1. 25 years
2. 30 years
3. 35 years
4. 40 years
Option 2 – 30 years
The chief feature of democracy is :
1. General elections
2. Adult franchise
3. Collective responsibility
4. More powers to the Central Government
Option 3 – Collective responsibility
The members of the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies are :
1. Nominated by the president
2. Directly elected
3. Indirectly elected
4. None of the above
Option 2 – Directly elected
The members of the Rajya Sabha and Legislative Councils are :
1. Indirectly elected
2. Directly elected
3. Nominated
4. None of the above
Option 1 – Indirectly elected
For provincial councils elections were held in this year :
1. 1884
2. 1894
3. 1892
4. 1895
Option 3 – 1892
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