Question 1 :
In India, since 1996 every state party has an opportunity to be a part of ______________.
Question 3 :
A _____________ is a group of people who cometogether to contest elections and hold power in thegovernment.
Question 6 :
Rainbow Coalition is a term derived from the politics and policies of __________________.
Question 8 :
Political parties play the most significant role in the following form of government ______________.
Question 9 :
Which of the following is the most visible institution in a democracy?
Question 10 :
Changing allegiance from the party in which a person gets elected to a different party is called _____.
Question 11 :
Which one of the following countries has not banned political parties?
Question 12 :
Identify the correct pair of the following:<br><table class="wysiwyg-table"><tbody><tr><td><b>COLUMN I</b></td><td><b>COLUMN II</b></td></tr><tr><td>(i) Indian National Congress<br></td><td>(A) Established in 1980</td></tr><tr><td>(ii) Bharatiya Janata Party</td><td>(B) Established in 1885</td></tr><tr><td>(iii) Communist Party of India</td><td>(C) Established in 1999</td></tr><tr><td>(iv) Nationalist Congress Party</td><td>(D) Established in 1964</td></tr></tbody></table>
Question 13 :
In 2004 General Elections, the Communist Party of India (CPI) won _____________ in Lok Sabha.
Question 16 :
The union which is an extended arm of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is _______________.
Question 20 :
Out of these, one function of a political party is not mentioned correctly. Identify the wrong function.
Question 21 :
The party that led to the struggle against the policy of segregation in South Africa was _______________.
Question 22 :
One of the positive reforms required for the political parties is _____________.
Question 23 :
Match List I (Leaders) with List II (Political parties) and select the answer using the codes given below :<br/><table class="wysiwyg-table"><tbody><tr><td>List I (Leaders)</td><td>List II (Political parties)</td></tr><tr><td>I. E.M.S. Namboodiripad</td><td>A. Bahujan Samaj Party</td></tr><tr><td>II. Sheikh Abdullah</td><td>B. Telugu Desam</td></tr><tr><td>III. N.T. Rama Rao</td><td>C. Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>IV. Kanshi Ram</td><td>D. National Conference</td></tr></tbody></table>
Question 24 :
The option which is not the main function of a political party is to ___________.
Question 25 :
Which among the following is the special feature that distinguishes a pressure group from a political party?
Question 26 :
Who, among the following is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party'?
Question 28 :
Who among the following imposed martial law in Poland in $1981$?
Question 33 :
One of the criteria of a State party to become a recognised party is ______________________.
Question 34 :
The 52nd Amendment Act of 1985 provided for the disqualification of the members ofParliament and the state legislatures on the ground of ___________.
Question 37 :
A government formed by an alliance of two or more political parties is called _________________.
Question 38 :
Match List I with List II.<br><table class="wysiwyg-table"><tbody><tr><td>A. Organisations thatseek to promote theinterests of a particularsection/group</td><td>I.Movement</td></tr><tr><td>B. Organisations thatseek to promotecommon interest</td><td>II.Political parties</td></tr><tr><td>C. Struggles launched tothe resolution of asocial problem withor without an organizational structure</td><td>III.Sectional interest group</td></tr><tr><td>D. Organisations thatmobilize people witha view to win politicalpower</td><td>IV.Public interest groups<br><br></td></tr></tbody></table>
Question 39 :
To maintain and capture _____ is the main aim of the political parties.
Question 40 :
Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of a political party?
Question 42 :
The role played by the 'pressure groups' in politics is to _________________.
Question 43 :
Which party has been in power continuously for 30 years in a state?
Question 47 :
The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of representative ____________.
Question 48 :
Caste in politics has helped to gain better access to decision-making among people belonging to _____________.
Question 50 :
The main concern of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is ___________________.