MCQ Questions For Class 10 Political Parties

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Class 10 Political Parties MCQs Questions with Answers

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Question. Bharatiya Janata Party believes in the Philosophy of: 
(A) Cultural nationalism.
(B) Religion above all.
(C) No discrimination on the basis of caste.
(D) Equal opportunity for all.

Question. What is meant by ‘Political Party’?
(A) A group of politically sound people.
(B) A group of people comes together to contest elections to hold power in the government.
(C) A group of people who want to be in power.
(D) A group of people who want to amend the Constitution.

Question. Analyze the information given below, considering one of the following correct options:
Founded in 1980 by reviving the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh, formed by Syama Prasad Mukherjee in 1951. Wants to build a strong and modern India by drawing inspiration from India’s ancient culture and values; and Deendayal Upadhyaya’s ideas of integral humanism and Antyodaya. Cultural nationalism (or ‘Hindutva’) is an important element in its conception of Indian nationhood and politics.
(A) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
(B) All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
(C) Indian National Congress (INC)
(D) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

Question. Study the following picture and answer the question that follows:

Which of the following leaders is shown in this cartoon?
(A) Berlusconi
(B) Putin
(C) Kwame Nkrumah
(D) Mussolini

Question. Find the incorrect options:
(A) In a democracy, a large number of similar opinions have to be grouped to provide a direction in which policies can be formulated by the governments.
(B) That is what the parties do.
(C) A party reduces a vast multitude of opinions into a few basic positions which it supports.
(D) A government is expected to base its policies on the line taken by the opposition party.

Question. Who among the following is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party? 
(A) Kanshi Ram
(B) B. R. Ambedkar
(C) Shahu Maharaj
(D) Jyotiba Phule

Question.

Column A	Column B
(i) Congress Party	(a) National Democratic Alliance
(ii) Bharatiya Janata Party	(b) State Party
(iii) Communist Party of India – Marxist	(c) United Progressive Alliance
(iv) Telugu Desam Party	(d) Left Front

(A) (i)-(d) , (ii)- (c), (iii)-(b), (iv) -(a)
(B) (i)-(c), (ii)-(a), (iii) -(d), (iv)-(b)
(C) (i) -(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
(D) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(b), (iv) -(a).

Question. The Bahujan Samaj Party stands for what cause?
(A) Securing the interest of the oppressed people.
(B) Equal rights for women.
(C) No discrimination on the basis of religion.
(D) Economic emancipation of women.

Question. Analyze the information given below, considering one of the following correct options:
Formed in 1984 under the leadership of Kanshi Ram. Seeks to represent and secure power for the bahujan samaj which includes the dalits, adivasis, OBCs and religious minorities. Draws inspiration from the ideas and teachings of Shahu Maharaj, Mahatma Phule, Periyar Ramaswami Naicker and Babasaheb Ambedkar. Stands for the cause of securing the interests and welfare of the dalits and oppressed people.
(A) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)
(B) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
(C) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
(D) Indian National Congress (INC)

Question.

Column A	Column B
(i) All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)	(a) 1925
(ii) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	(b) 1999
(iii) Communist Party of India (CPI)	(c) 1980
(iv) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	(d) 1998

(A) (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
(B) (i)-(b), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(d)
(C) (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(c)
(D) (i)-(c), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(b), (iv)-(a)

Question. Name the alliance formed by the Congress Party. 
(A) National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
(B) All India Congress (AIC)
(C) All India Congress Committee (AICC)
(D) United Progressive Alliance (UPA)

Question. Study the following picture and answer the question that follows:

Which of the following best signifies this cartoon?
(A) People hate politics.
(B) People want to throw away the politicians in Niagara Falls.
(C) Political parties are one of the least trusted institutions all over the world.
(D) People of Canada think that the Liberals should be in power.

Question. Analyze the information given below, considering one of the following correct options:
One of the oldest parties in the world. Founded in 1885 and has experienced many splits. Played a dominant role in Indian politics at the National and State level for several decades after India’s Independence. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, the party sought to build a modern secular democratic republic in India.
(A) Communist Party of India (CPI)
(B) All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
(C) Indian National Congress (INC)
(D) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

Question. If all the decisions of a political party are made by a single family and all other members are neglected, then what challenge is being faced by that party?
(A) Challenge of alliance formation.
(B) Challenge of dynastic succession.
(C) Challenge of partial elections.
(D) Challenge of power.

Question. Find the incorrect options:
(A) Every party in the country has to register with the Election Commission.
(B) While the Commission treats all parties equally.
(C) It offers some special facilities to large and established parties.
(D) These parties are given an ordinary symbol– only the official candidates of that party can use that election symbol.

Question. What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party? 
(A) Bahujan Samaj
(B) Revolutionary democracy
(C) Integral humanism
(D) Modernity

Assertion and Reason Based MCQs:

Directions : In the following questions, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Mark the correct choice as:
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Question. Assertion (A): Political parties are easily one of the most visible institutions in a democracy.
Reason (R): For most ordinary citizens, democracy is equal to political parties.

Question. Assertion (A): Most people tend to be very critical of political parties.
Reason (R): They tend to blame parties for all that is wrong without democracy and our political life.

Question. Assertion (A): The rise of political parties is directly linked to the emergence of representative democracies.
Reason (R): As societies became large and organised, they do not need any agency to gather different views on various issues and to present these to the government.

Question. Assertion (A): Parties put forward different policies and programmes and the voters choose from them.
Reason (R): Each of us has similar opinions and views on what policies are suitable for society.

Question. Assertion (A): Parties play a decisive role in making laws for a country.
Reason (R): Opposition parties also mobilize opposition to the government.

Question. Assertion (A): India has multi party system.
Reason (R): The multi party system often appears very messy and leads to political instability.

Question. Assertion (A): Council Members form and run governments.
Reason (R): Parties recruit leaders, train them and then make them ministers to run the government in the way they want.

Case-based MCQs

I. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:
Democracies that follow a federal system all over the world tend to have two kinds of political parties: parties that are present in only one of the federal units and parties that are present in several or all units of the federation. This is the case in India as well. There are some countrywide parties, which are called National parties. These parties have their units in various states. But by and large, all these units follow the same policies, programmes and strategy that is decided at the National level. Every party in the country has to register with the Election Commission. While the Commission treats all parties equally, it offers some special facilities to large and established parties. These parties are given a unique symbol
– only the official candidates of that party can use that election symbol. Parties that get this privilege and some other special facilities are ‘recognised’ by the Election Commission for this purpose.
That is why these parties are called, ‘Recognised Political Parties’. The Election Commission has laid down detailed criteria of the proportion of votes and seats that a party must get in order to be a recognised party. A party that secures at least six per cent of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a State and wins at least two seats is recognised as a State party. A party that secures at least six per cent of the total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly elections in four States and wins at least four seats in the Lok Sabha is recognised as a National Party.

Question. A party is called ‘National Party’ only when it polls _________ of total valid votes in at least ______ states and in addition it wins _________Lok Sabha Seats.
(A) 2%, Four, 4
(B) 6%, Four, 4
(C) 4%, Four, 4
(D) 2%, Four, 3

Question. Every party in the country has to register with:
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Election Commission
(D) All of these

Question. What does the Election Commission of India allot to all Parties so that they are called ‘Recognised Political Parties’?
(A) Emblem
(B) Motif
(C) Symbol
(D) Flag

Question. Two regional parties of West Bengal are:
(A) Forward Bloc and Trinamool Congress
(B) All India Trinamool Congress and Forward Bloc
(C) National Congress Party and Forward Bloc
(D) Indian National Congress and Forward Bloc

II. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:
Let us look at some of the recent efforts and suggestions in our country to reform political parties and their leaders:
The Constitution was amended to prevent elected MLAs and MPs from changing parties. This was done because many elected representatives were indulging in DEFECTION in order to become ministers or for cash rewards. Now the law says that if any MLA or MP changes parties, he or she will lose the seat in the legislature. This new law has helped bring defection down. At the same time this has made any dissent even more difficult. MPs and MLAs have to accept whatever the party leaders decide.
♦ The Supreme Court passed an order to reduce the influence of money and criminals.
Now, it is mandatory for every candidate who contests elections to file an AFFIDAVIT giving details of his property and criminal cases pending against him. The new system has made a lot of information available to the public. But there is no system of checking whether the information given by the candidates is true. As yet, we do not know if it has led to decline in the influence of the rich and the criminals.
The Election Commission passed an order making it necessary for political parties to hold their organisational elections and file their income tax returns. The parties have started doing so but sometimes it is mere formality. It is not clear if this step has led to greater internal democracy in political parties.
Besides these, many suggestions are often made to reform political parties:
♦ A law should be made to regulate the internal affairs of political parties. It should be made compulsory for political parties to maintain a register of its members, to follow its own constitution, to have an independent authority, to act as a judge in case of party disputes, to hold open elections to the highest posts.
♦ It should be made mandatory for political parties to give a minimum number of tickets, about one-third, to women candidates.
Similarly, there should be a quota for women in the decision-making bodies of the party.
♦ There should be state funding of elections.
The government should give parties money to support their election expenses. This support could be given in kind: petrol, paper, telephone, etc. Or it could be given in cash on the basis of the votes secured by the party in the last election.

Question. It should be made mandatory for Political Parties to give a minimum of about one-third of tickets to:
(A) Women
(B) SCs
(C) STs
(D) All of them

Question. The Government should give parties state funding of elections as:
(A) Diesel, Petrol, Kerosene oil, etc.
(B) Paper, Stationery, Printed forms, etc.
(C) Mobile Phones, Telephones, Computer, etc.
(D) Petrol, Paper, Telephone, etc.

Question. Changing Party allegiance from the Party on which a person got elected (to a legislative body) to a different Party was done normally by:
(A) Only MPs
(B) By both MPs and MLAs
(C) Only MLAs
(D) By none of them

Question. The Supreme Court has passed an order to file ___________ giving details of the property and criminal cases pending against every candidate who contests elections.
(A) writ
(B) case
(C) an affidavit
(D) charge

III. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:
In some countries, power usually changes between two main parties. Several other parties may exist, contest elections and win a few seats in the National legislatures. But only the two main parties have a serious chance of winning majority of seats to form government. Such a party system is called twoparty system. The United States of America and the United Kingdom are examples of two-party system. If several parties compete for power and more than two parties have a reasonable chance of coming to power either on their own strength or in alliance with others, we call it a multi party system. Thus, in India, we have a multi party system. In this system, the government is formed by various parties coming together in a coalition.
When several parties in a multi-party system join hands for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power, it is called an alliance or a front. For example, in India there were three such major alliances in 2004 parliamentary elections– the National Democratic Alliance, the United Progressive Alliance and the Left Front. The multiparty system often appears very messy and leads to political instability. At the same time, this system allows a variety of interests and opinions to enjoy political representation.

Question. Countries having Bi- party system:
(A) USA
(B) India
(C) China
(D) All of these

Question. Which party leads the ruling NDA government at the Centre?
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) Bharatiya Janata Party
(C) Bahujan Samaj Party
(D) Communist Party of India

Question. The multi-party system:
(A) appears very messy.
(B) leads to political instability.
(C) not free to form a political party.
(D) Both (A) and (B)

Question. The Government is formed by various parties coming together in a/an ________.
(A) alliance
(B) front
(C) coalition
(D) opposition

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