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Class 10 Social Science Political Parties Chapter 6 Political Parties MCQ

1. Which one of the following facilities is offered by the Election Commission to a recognised political party?
(a) Party name
(b) Election funds
(c) Election symbol
(d) Manifesto

Answer: (c) Election symbol

2. Which of these parties has national level political organisations?
(a) Samajwadi Party
(b) Telugu Desam Party
(c) Rashtriya Janta Dal
(d) None of the above

Answer: (d) None of the above

3.Which one of the following is a ‘National Political Party’?
(a) Samajwadi Party
(b) Rashtriya Janata Dal
(c) Rashtriya Lok Dal
(d) Bahujan Samaj Party

Answer: (d) Bahujan Samaj Party

4. When and under whose leadership was Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed?
(a) 1982, Mayawati
(b) 1984, Kanshi Ram
(c) 1985, Mulayam Singh Yadav
(d) 1986, Bhajanlal

Answer: (b) 1984, Kanshi Ram

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5. Give the meaning of ‘Alliance’.
(a) Two parties together form the government.
(b) Leftist and Rightist together form the government.
(c) When state and national parties together form the government.
(d) When several parties in a multiparty system join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power.

Answer: (d) When several parties in a multiparty system join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power.

6. Who among the following recognises political parties in India?
(a) Election Commission
(b) President of India
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) Supreme Court

Answer: (a) Election Commission

7. Which one of the following is a better way of carrying out political reforms in a democratic country?
(a) The legal changes
(b) The constitutional changes
(c) The empowerment of people
(d) The legislation for reforms

Answer: (c) The empowerment of people

8. The political party which believes in Marxism-Leninism is
(a) Nationalist Congress Party.
(b) Communist Party of India.
(c) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
(d) Bahujan Samaj Party

Answer: (b) Communist Party of India.

9. Which one of the following countries has one party system?
(a) China
(b) Indo-China
(c) Japan
(d) Germany

Answer: (a) China

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10. From the ideas and teaching of which of these leaders does BSP drawinspiration?
(a) Sahu Maharaj
(b) Mahatma Phule and Ramaswami Naicker
(c) Babasaheb Ambedkar
(d) All the above

Answer: (d) All the above

11.Which one of the following is considered the best form of government? [Delhi 2012]
(a) Democracy
(b) Dictatorship
(c) Monarchy
(d) Military Rule

Answer: (a) Democracy

12. In which of the following states does Shiv Sena exist as a regional political party?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (c) Maharashtra

13. Which one of the following is true regarding a coalition government?
(a) Only two parties form an alliance and contest elections.
(b) Several parties compete for power.
(c) The government is formed by two or more parties coming together.
(d) Several parties form an alliance and compete for power.

Answer: (c) The government is formed by two or more parties coming together.

14. Select the statement related to the advantages
of multiparty system
(a) Multi-party system provides limited choice to voters.
(b) There is a chance of conflict.
(c) Provides choice to the voters.
(d) In Multi-party system regional parties get the representation.

Answer: (c) Provides choice to the voters.

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15. Name the political party that emerged out of mass movement?
(a) DMK
(b) Janata Dal
(c) Forward Bloc
(d) Bahujan Sam

Answer: (b) Janata Dal

16. A recognised political party is one that
(a) is registered with the Election Commission of India.
(b) is given a unique Election symbol
(c) gets some other facilities recognised by the Election Commission
(d) All of these

Answer: (d) All of these

17. A recognised political party is
(a) a party that is present in only one of the federal units.
(b) a party that is present in several and all units of the federation.
(c) a party that is based on regional and communal diversities.
(d) a party recognised by the ‘Election Commission’ with all the privileges and facilities.

Answer: (d) a party recognised by the ‘Election Commission’ with all the privileges and facilities.

18. Which one of the following is not a component of a political party?
(a) The leaders
(b) The followers
(c) The active members
(d) Women

Answer: (d) Women

19. An example of a country having the multi party system is
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) India
(d) United Kingdom

Answer: (c) India

20. The condition for a political party to be recognized as a national party is:
(a) It must secure at least 6 percent of total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly elections in four states.
(b) It must win at least 4 seats in the Lok Sabha
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these

Answer: (c) Both of these

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21. How many parties are needed in any democratic system to compete in elections and provide a fair chance for the competing parties ; to come to power?
(a) Less than two
(b) At least two parties
(c) More than two parties
(d) At least three parties

Answer: (b) At least two parties

22. An Affidavit signifies (Legal);
(a) Signed document where a person makes a sworn statement regarding his or her antecedents.
(b) A law to check the menace.
(c) Legal document to declare the academic qualification.
(d) All of the above

Answer: (a) Signed document where a person makes a sworn statement regarding his or her antecedents.

23. An alliance is formed when :
(a) two parties together form the government
(b) the state parties and national parties together form the government
(c) some parties join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power in hands
(d) left and right parties join hands to form the government.

Answer: (c) some parties join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power in hands

24. The number of political parties registered with the Election Commission of India is
(a) 750 parties
(b) more than 750 parties
(c) Less than 750 parties
(d) 705 parties

Answer: (b) more than 750 parties

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25.Which one of the following is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?
(a) Bahujan Samaj
(b) Revolutionary democracy
(c) Cultural nationalism
(d) Modernity

Answer: (c) Cultural nationalism

26. Name the oldest political party of India.
(a) Bahujan Samaj Party
(b) Indian National Congress (Congress Party)
(c) The Communist Party
(d) Bharatiya Janata Party

Answer: (b) Indian National Congress (Congress Party)

27. Which one of the following is not a national political party?
(a) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
(b) Communist Party of India (CPI).
(c) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
(d) Samajwadi Party (SP).

Answer: (d) Samajwadi Party (SP).

28. What is a signed document submitted to an officer regarding her personal information?
(a) Affidavit
(b) Declaration
(c) Agreement
(d) Appeal

Answer: (a) Affidavit

29. Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party?
(a) Kansi Ram
(b) Mayawati
(c) Bal Thakeray
(d) Jayalalita

Answer: (a) Kansi Ram

30. What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party?
(a) Wants to build a strong and modern India
(b) Uniform Civil Code
(c) Cultural nationalism
(d) All the above

Answer: (d) All the above

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