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The year 1892 was associated with which of the following significant events as far as elections in India are concerned?

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  1. Implementation of universal adult franchise in the elections

  2. First elections to provincial councils

  3. First elections to legislative councils

  4. Both B and C

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian Councils Act 1892 brought the provision of bringing additional members into the Legislative Council through indirect election. For the first time, the element of an election was introduced into Indian political system. The principle of representation was introduced as universities, district board, municipalities, zamindars and chambers of commerce were empowered to recommend members to provincial councils.

The voting age in Sri lanka is _____________.

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  1. 24 years

  2. 21 years

  3. 18 years

  4. 16 years

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The person in order to be eligible in casting vote should be a SriLankan citizen, with 18 or above years of age and having no disqualification as prescribed in the constitution of the SriLanka

An election was held in 1969. The member in a constituency resigned in 1971. The election for that constituency was held within 6 months. What is that election called?

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  1. General election

  2. By election

  3. Mid-term election

  4. No Name

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

By-elections are elections used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections. These offices become vacant because the incumbent becomes ineligible to continue in office or dies or resigns.

Elections are all about ________________.

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  1. Campaign

  2. Casting of vote

  3. Political parties

  4. Political competition

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Elections are conducted in democratic polity. The major participants that are political parties compete with each other to get to power by winning people's confidence and to allure them to get majority of votes. It is the healthy political competition that keeps the spirit if democratic nations alive but when it gets to reed the political parties tend to do everything in their power to attract people and get their votes.

The first three General Elections in India were dominated by the________.

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  1. BJP

  2. Congress

  3. Communist

  4. Janata Dal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The dominance of the Congress during the period 1952-1962 was very well observed. In the second and the third general elections, held in 1957 and 1962 respectively, Congress maintained the same position in the Lok Sabha by winning three-fourth of the seats. None of the opposition parties could win even one-tenth of the number of seats won by the Congress.

Mark the state where CPI-M enjoys strong support ______________.

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  1. Punjab

  2. West Bengal

  3. Jammu and Kashmir

  4. Himachal Pradesh

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M): Founded in 1964. Believes in Marxism-Leninism. Supports socialism, secularism, and democracy and opposes imperialism and communalism. Accepts democratic elections as a useful and helpful means for securing the objective of socio-economic justice in India. Enjoys strong support in West Bengal, Kerala, and Tripura, especially among the poor, factory workers, farmers, agricultural laborers, and the intelligentsia.

Which of the following parties came to power in Chile in $1970$?

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  1. Liberal party

  2. Positive party

  3. Popular party

  4. Popular unity

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Salvador Allende was the founder leader of the Socialist Party of Chile and led the Popular Unity coalition to victory in the presidential election in 1970. After being elected as the President, Allende took several policy decisions to help the poor and the workers.

The leader of Haryana Sangharsh Samiti is _____________.

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  1. Lal Chaudhary Khan

  2. Chaudhary Devi Lal

  3. Devi Lal Gupta

  4. Devi Chaudhary Lal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Leader of the Haryana Sangharsh Samiti is Chaudhary Devi Lal who led a movement called 'Nyaya Yuddh" (Struggle for Justice) and formed a new party called Lok Dal to contest the election is Haryana's State Assembly.

Any person who wants to contest election has to deposit some money as ____________.

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  1. People's property

  2. State fund

  3. Government aid

  4. Security deposits

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Every person who wishes to contest an election has to fill a ‘nomination form’ and give some money as ‘security deposit’. It is a surety on behalf of the candidate to comply with the model code of conduct and is liable to be forfeited if he/she be found involved in electoral malpractices.

By $1900$ which country had voting rights to all its adults?

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  1. New Zealand

  2. Britain

  3. India

  4. USA

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 By 1900 New Zealand was the only country where every adult had voting right. Many changes took place during Europe’s struggle for democracy. It took many years of the constant struggle to secure a universal adult franchise. New Zealand was the first country to grant voting rights to women.