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Question 1
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Consider the following statements on political parties. Which of these are true?
a. Political Parties do not enjoy much trust among the people.
b. Parties are often rocked by scandals involving top party leaders.
c. Parties are not necessary to run governments.

A
A, B and C

B
A and B

C
B and C

D
A and C

Solution

It is often said that political parties are facing a crisis because they are very unpopular and the citizens are indifferent to political parties. Political parties are one of the least trusted institutions all over the world.
Option B is also true because most political leaders are corrupt. They are involved in scams which tend to make the people feel that politics does not have good leaders.
Question 2
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Which of the following is not a regional party?

A
National Conference

B
Akali Dal

C
Asomgana Parishad

D
Bhartiya Janata Party
Solution
- Regional party is a party which mostly contests election in one state. Among the given options Akali Dal from Punjab, National conference from Jammu and Kashmir, Asom Gana Parishad from Assam are the examples of regional parties.
- Bharatiya Janata Party is not a regional party but a National Party.
Question 3
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Which party secured the maximum number of seats in the 15th Lok Sabha ?

A
BSP

B
SP

C
INC

D
BJP

Solution

15th Lok Sabha elections were held in five phases from 16^th April 2009 and 13^th May 2009. The united progressive alliance led by Indian National Congress obtained a majority of seats in Lok Sabha. On 22^nd May 2009, Dr. Manmohan Singh was sworn as the prime minister as the leader of the INC.

Question 4

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Match List I with List II.

A. Organisations that seek to promote the interests of a particular section/group	I. Movement
B. Organisations that seek to promote common interest	II. Political parties
C. Struggles launched to the resolution of a social problem with or without an organizational structure	III. Sectional interest group
D. Organisations that mobilize people with a view to win political power	IV. Public interest groups

A-IV B-III C-I D-II

A-III B-IV C-I D-II

A-IV B-I C-II D-III

A-II B-III C-IV D-I

Solution

Usually interest groups seek to promote the interests of a particular section or group of society. They are sectional because they represent a section of society: workers, employees, business persons, industrialists, followers of a religion, caste group, etc.

Public interest group:They promote collective rather than selective good. They aim to help groups other than their own members. For example, a group fighting against bonded labour fights not for itself but for those who are suffering under such bondage.

Most of the movements are issue specific movements that seek to achieve a single objective within a limited time frame.

Organizations that mobilise or assemble people with a view to win political power are called as political parties.

Question 5
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Which among the following is the special feature that distinguishes a pressure group from a political party?

A
Parties take political stances, while pressure groups do not bother about political issues.

B
Pressure groups are confined to a few people, while parties involve larger number of people.

C
Pressure groups do not seek to mobilise people, while parties do.

D
Pressure groups do not seek to get into power, while political parties do.

Solution

Pressure groups are the people with common views and policies who try to influence the government. Difference between political parties and pressure groups is that political parties get into power whereas pressure groups do not. Pressure groups are very much essential to proper working of the government.
Question 6
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Ultimate objective of a political party is ____________.

A
To contest election

B
To expose the weakness of rival political parties

C
To form and run their own government according to their own policies

D
To increase their strength or membership

Solution

Ultimate objective of a political party is to compete with other political parties to win the election and establish their power. This is to run the government according to their policies to support their political interests.
Question 7
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"A political party consists of a group of citizens more or less organised who act as a political unit and who by the use of their voting power aim to control the government and carry out their general policies." Whose words are these?

A
Garner

B
Gilchrist

C
Gettell

D
Maclver
Solution
- These words are said by Richard Glenn Gettell. He was an American educator.
- From the definition, it is clear that political parties are organized bodies and are primarily concerned with the acquisition and retention of power.
Question 8
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In the United Progressive Alliance, which one of the following parties is not a constituent part ?

A
Nationalist Congress Party

B
Trinamoul Congress

C
Shiv Sena

D
National Conference

Solution

Shiv sena is a constituent part of National Democratic Alliance. Shiv Sena, also known by the name Sena, is an Indian Center-Right regional political party. In 1989, it entered an alliance with BJP for Lok Sabha as well as Maharashtra assembly elections, the latter of which was temporarily broken in October 2014 Assembly elections but it was undone soon and Shiv Sena became part of the BJP government in Maharashtra in December 2014. It has been a coalition partner in the National Democratic Alliance since 1998, including the Vajpayee Government during 1998–2004 and the present Narendra Modi Government.
Question 9
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Which political party supported Catholics in Northern Ireland?

A
Regional Parties

B
Major Parties

C
Nationalist Parties

D
None of these

Solution

Nationalist parties like Sinn Fein and social democratic labour party support Catholics in Northern Ireland. They support rejoining of Ireland with Great Britain which has been devolved.
Question 10
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Which of the following comes under the category of Anti-Defection Law?

A
It provides for greater stability in the body politic by checking the propensity of legislators to change parties.

B
It facilitates democratic realignment of parties in the legislature by way of merger of parties.

C
It gives, for the first time, a clear-cut constitutional recognition to the existence of political parties.

D
All of the above
Solution
- All the above statements are true regarding the Anti-Defection Law.
- It checks political party leaders who change from one party to the other.
- It provides political realignment by way of merger of parties.
- It also gives clear idea of the existence of political parties in the Constitution.

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Question 1

A, B and C

A and B

B and C

A and C

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Question 2

National Conference

Akali Dal

Asomgana Parishad

Bhartiya Janata Party

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Question 3

BSP

SP

INC

BJP

Solution

Question 4

A-IV B-III C-I D-II

A-III B-IV C-I D-II

A-IV B-I C-II D-III

A-II B-III C-IV D-I

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Question 5

Parties take political stances, while pressure groups do not bother about political issues.

Pressure groups are confined to a few people, while parties involve larger number of people.

Pressure groups do not seek to mobilise people, while parties do.

Pressure groups do not seek to get into power, while political parties do.

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Question 6

To contest election

To expose the weakness of rival political parties

To form and run their own government according to their own policies

To increase their strength or membership

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Question 7

Garner

Gilchrist

Gettell

Maclver

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Question 8

Nationalist Congress Party

Trinamoul Congress

Shiv Sena

National Conference

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Question 9

Regional Parties

Major Parties

Nationalist Parties

None of these

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Question 10

It provides for greater stability in the body politic by checking the propensity of legislators to change parties.

It facilitates democratic realignment of parties in the legislature by way of merger of parties.

It gives, for the first time, a clear-cut constitutional recognition to the existence of political parties.

All of the above

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