Political Parties MCQ Quiz

30 questions

1. What is a political party?

   1. Group seeking political power through elections
   2. Influence that can distort fair competition
   3. Campaign and present policies
   4. Leaders, active members and followers

2. What are its three components?

   1. Power concentrated in a few leaders
   2. Group seeking political power through elections
   3. Leaders, active members and followers
   4. Regular organisational elections

3. What is a major function?

   1. Contest elections
   2. Leaders, active members and followers
   3. Form and run governments
   4. Unprincipled party switching

4. What do winning parties do?

   1. Form and run governments
   2. Party meeting national recognition criteria
   3. Family-based concentration of leadership
   4. Select and promote candidates

5. How do parties shape public opinion?

   1. Only one party dominates or is legally allowed
   2. Election Commission of India
   3. They represent regional interests
   4. Campaign and present policies

6. What is the role of opposition?

   1. Regular organisational elections
   2. Party with concentrated state or regional support
   3. Question and criticise government
   4. Only one party dominates or is legally allowed

7. What is a one-party system?

   1. Only one party dominates or is legally allowed
   2. Party seeks government; pressure group influences policy
   3. Social and regional diversity
   4. They compete and mobilise interests

8. What is a two-party system?

   1. Two major parties dominate competition
   2. Openness about decisions and finances
   3. Power concentrated in a few leaders
   4. Government formed by multiple parties

9. What is a multi-party system?

   1. Unprincipled party switching
   2. Contest elections
   3. Party with concentrated state or regional support
   4. Several parties compete

10. Why does India have a multi-party system?

    1. They compete and mobilise interests
    2. Form and run governments
    3. Social and regional diversity
    4. Party with concentrated state or regional support

11. What is coalition government?

    1. Government formed by multiple parties
    2. Power concentrated in a few leaders
    3. Select and promote candidates
    4. Election Commission of India

12. What is a national party?

    1. Several parties compete
    2. Select and promote candidates
    3. Party seeks government; pressure group influences policy
    4. Party meeting national recognition criteria

13. What is a regional party?

    1. Party with concentrated state or regional support
    2. Regular organisational elections
    3. Select and promote candidates
    4. Membership, campaigning and voting

14. What is lack of internal democracy?

    1. Select and promote candidates
    2. Party seeks government; pressure group influences policy
    3. Power concentrated in a few leaders
    4. Several parties compete

15. What is dynastic succession?

    1. Several parties compete
    2. Family-based concentration of leadership
    3. Power concentrated in a few leaders
    4. Contest elections

16. What is money and muscle power?

    1. To improve democracy and accountability
    2. Influence that can distort fair competition
    3. They compete and mobilise interests
    4. Power concentrated in a few leaders

17. Why are party reforms needed?

    1. They represent regional interests
    2. To improve democracy and accountability
    3. They compete and mobilise interests
    4. Several parties compete

18. Who conducts elections in India?

    1. Power concentrated in a few leaders
    2. Party seeks government; pressure group influences policy
    3. Election Commission of India
    4. Two major parties dominate competition

19. What is a manifesto?

    1. Unprincipled party switching
    2. They compete and mobilise interests
    3. Only one party dominates or is legally allowed
    4. Document of policies and promises

20. Party vs pressure group?

    1. Party seeks government; pressure group influences policy
    2. Document of policies and promises
    3. Regular organisational elections
    4. Group seeking political power through elections

21. Why are parties necessary?

    1. They organise political choices and representation
    2. Contest elections
    3. Regular organisational elections
    4. Election Commission of India

22. What is a party system?

    1. Form and run governments
    2. Question and criticise government
    3. Pattern of competition among parties
    4. Accountability

23. What is the benefit of opposition?

    1. Party seeks government; pressure group influences policy
    2. Accountability
    3. Unprincipled party switching
    4. Government formed by multiple parties

24. How can citizens participate through parties?

    1. Membership, campaigning and voting
    2. They organise political choices and representation
    3. They represent regional interests
    4. Campaign and present policies

25. Why can parties create divisions?

    1. Two major parties dominate competition
    2. They compete and mobilise interests
    3. Leaders, active members and followers
    4. Party seeks government; pressure group influences policy

26. What is transparency in parties?

    1. Openness about decisions and finances
    2. Family-based concentration of leadership
    3. Government formed by multiple parties
    4. They compete and mobilise interests

27. What does anti-defection law address?

    1. Form and run governments
    2. Document of policies and promises
    3. Election Commission of India
    4. Unprincipled party switching

28. How do parties recruit leaders?

    1. Influence that can distort fair competition
    2. Document of policies and promises
    3. Select and promote candidates
    4. Openness about decisions and finances

29. Why are regional parties important?

    1. They represent regional interests
    2. Contest elections
    3. Party meeting national recognition criteria
    4. Several parties compete

30. What is an internal party reform?

    1. Social and regional diversity
    2. Power concentrated in a few leaders
    3. Regular organisational elections
    4. Pattern of competition among parties

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