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  • Question 1
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    Somnath Lahiri was the _____________.
    Solution
    Somnath Lahiri (1901–1984) was an Indian statesman, writer, and leader of the Communist Party of India. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India from Bengal and later served as a Member of Odisha legislative assembly.
  • Question 2
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    In Zimbabwe, the government controls the media to publish __________________.
    Solution
    President Mugabe of the Zimbabwe is popular but also uses unfair practices in elections. Over the years his government has changed the constitution several times to increase the powers of the President and make him less accountable. Opposition party workers are harassed and their meeting disrupted. Public protests and demonstrations against the government are declared illegal. There is a law that limits the right to criticise the President. Television and radio are controlled by the government and give only the ruling party’s version. 
  • Question 3
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    _______________ seeks to attain political power within the government by contesting the elections.
    Solution
    A political party is a political organisation seeking to influence government policy by nominating its own select candidates to hold seat in political office, via the process of electoral campaigning.
  • Question 4
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    The party which was formed by Chaudhary Devi Lal is _______________.
    Solution
    The State Assembly in Haryana had been ruled by the Congress Party-led government since 1987. Chaudhary Devi Lal, then an opposition leader, led a movement called ‘Nyaya Yudh’ (Struggle for Justice) and formed a new party, Lok Dal. His party joined other opposition parties to form a front against the Congress in the election.  Lok Dal and its partners won 76 out of 90 seats in the State Assembly. Lok Dal alone won 60 seats and thus had a clear majority in the Assembly. The Congress could win only 5 seats. 
  • Question 5
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    The founder President of Bharatiya Jansangh was ______________.
    Solution
    The BJS was started by Syama Prasad Mookerjee on 21 October 1951 in Delhi in collaboration with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a "nationalistic alternative" to the India Congress. 
  • Question 6
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    A _____________ is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government.
    Solution

     They agree on some policies and programmes for the society with a view to promoting the collective good. Since there can be different views on what is good for all, parties try to persuade people why their policies are better than others. They seek to implement these policies by winning popular support through elections. 

  • Question 7
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    $$1991$$ State Assembly Elections in Haryana were won by the ____________.
    Solution
    In 1991, the popular party Lok Dal led by Chief Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal after winning the elections to the State Assembly in 1987, could not get popular support in 1991 elections and Congress won the elections and formed the government as a result.
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    A government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties is called _________________.
    Solution
    A government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties is called coalition. Usually, it is the partners in an electoral coalition that form a political alliance and adopt a common political program.
  • Question 9
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    A government is expected to base its policies on the line taken by the _________.
    Solution
    Each political party fights the election to achieve its objectives incorporated in their political manifesto. Soon after the election the majority party forming the government seeks to formulate its policies of administration on the basis of promises made in the election manifesto. These policies are made keeping in mind the interest of general public.
  • Question 10
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    Which of the following does not match?
    Solution
    • Punjab- It is Akali Dal. It is officially known as Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). SAD was started in 1920 as a regional party.
    • West Bengal- Forward bloc was started by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. It is mainly concentrated in Bengal even today. Formed in 1939 after Bose exit from INC in 1939 INC Session. It was known to be as a revolutionary party in India.
    • Kerala- Muslim league is officially known as Indian Union Muslim League. It is a state party in Kerala.
    • Andhra Pradesh- Telugu Desam party is a state party in AP. It was founded by late Shri. N.T. Rama Rao. Today TDP is headed by Shri. N. Chandrababu Naidu.
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