Political Science
political science is part of history in textbook but treated as seprate
- What are the major characteristics of political parties? The major characteristics of political parties are: Aim of acquiring power: parties contest elections to win power and form the government.... 1
- Explain the following concepts. National Parties A national party is a political party recognised by the Election Commission as having influence in several states across the country, not ju... 1
- Explain the following concepts. (1) Regionalism Regionalism is a strong feeling of attachment to one's region, its language, culture and interests. India has great diversity of language, c... 1
- State whether following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answer. (1) Political parties act as a link between government and people. (1) True, (2) False, (3) True, (4) False (1) Political parties act as a link between government and people: True. Parties take the problems... 1
- National Conference is a party in ............ this region. (a) Odisha (b) Assam (c) Bihar (d) Jammu and Kashmir Answer: (d) Jammu and Kashmir The National Conference (Jammu and Kashmir National Conference) is a regional party of Jammu and Kashmir. It w... 1
- When people come together and participate in electoral process, to acquire political power, Answer: (c) Political parties A political party is an organisation of people who share common ideas and come together to contest elections a... 1
- Explain the meaning of Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct is a set of rules laid down by the Election Commission that political parties, candidates and the government must follow... 1
- Write some additional information about post of the Election Commissioner The Election Commission of India is headed by the Chief Election Commissioner, assisted by other Election Commissioners. The Election Commis... 1
- Explain the functions of the Election Commission. The Election Commission conducts elections in India freely and fairly. Its main functions are: Preparing voters' lists: it prepares and regu... 1
- Complete the following picture Role of the Election Commission Role of the voters
- Explain the concept (2) Midterm Elections A midterm election is an election held before the government completes its normal term of five years. Normally elections to the Lok Sabha an... 1
- Explain the concept. (1) Reorganising the constituencies Reorganising the constituencies (delimitation) means redrawing the boundaries of electoral constituencies according to changes in population... 1
- State whether the following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answer. (1) The Elections Commission (1) True, (2) True, (3) False (1) The Election Commission lays down the code of conduct during elections: True. To make elections free and f... 1
- Constituencies are created by .......... committee of the Election Commission. (a) Selection (b) Delimitation (c) Voting (d) Timetable Answer: (b) Delimitation Constituencies are formed and their boundaries fixed by the delimitation body. Delimitation means drawing the bound... 1
- ............ was appointed as the first Chief Election Commissioner of independent India. (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) T.N. Sheshan Answer: (c) Sukumar Sen Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India (1950–1958). He conducted the first general elections... 1
- The Election Commissioner is appointed by the ............ . (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Speaker of Loksabha (d) Vice President Answer: (a) President The Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners of India are appointed by the President of India... 1
- Which decision of the Court has resulted in protection of honour and dignity of women? The Supreme Court's decision in the Vishaka case (1997), which laid down guidelines to prevent sexual harassment of women at the workplace,... 1
- What is meant by establishment of social justice ? Establishment of social justice means removing inequality and discrimination in society so that every person gets equal status, equal opport... 1
- What are the effects of reducing the voting age from 21 years to 18 years ? Reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 (61st Amendment, 1988, first applied in the 1989 elections) greatly increased the participation of you... 1
- Explain the concept Women representation in the Loksabha. Women's representation in the Lok Sabha means the share of seats held by women members. It has increased slowly but is still far below their... 1
- Explain the concept Right to information Right to Information means the right of every citizen to obtain information about the work and decisions of the government. The Right to Inf... 1
- Explain the concepts Right based approach A rights-based approach means that the welfare of people is treated as their right, guaranteed by law, and not as a favour or charity from t... 1
- State whether following statements are true or false. Give reasons for your answer. (1) Indian democracy is consid (1) True, (2) False, (3) True (1) Indian democracy is considered the largest democracy in the world: True. India has the largest number of v... 1
- The essence of democracy is .......... (a) universal adult franchise. (b) decentralisation of power 2