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(a) Elections
(b) Political parties
(c) Adult franchise
(d) Seat reservation
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Answer: (b) Political parties
Explanation:
1. For most ordinary citizens, democracy is equal to political parties — they are the most visible institution through which people experience democratic politics.
Teacher's Note:
a) Political parties are the most visible face of democracy to ordinary citizens.
b) Elections, franchise and reservation are mechanisms within democracy, not its most visible institution.
(a) Every party has a certain structure, with each member aware of their role and responsibilities
(b) Members agree on policies and programmes for the collective good, and seek to implement them by winning popular support through elections
(c) Political parties reflect fundamental political divisions in society, being 'a part' of society and involving partisanship
(d) All of the above
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Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation:
1. A political party has an organised structure, shared policy goals pursued through elections, and represents a partisan section of society — all three describe genuine characteristics of a political party.
Teacher's Note:
a) A political party combines structure, shared policy goals, and partisanship.
b) All three listed features genuinely describe what a political party is.
(a) Keeps a close eye on the ruling party and criticises its wrong steps
(b) Ensures the ruling party does not misuse its power
(c) Highlights issues and pressurises the government to fulfil demands
(d) All of the above
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Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation:
1. Opposition parties perform all three roles together: watchdog criticism, checking misuse of power, and pressuring government on specific issues.
Teacher's Note:
a) The opposition's role combines watchdog, check, and pressure functions.
b) All three roles together describe what an opposition party does in a democracy.
(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 but R is true.
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Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
1. Political parties are indeed necessary, and this is correctly explained by their decisive role in law-making — since elected party members form the legislature that passes laws.
Teacher's Note:
a) Political parties make laws through their elected representatives in the legislature.
b) This law-making role is a genuine reason we need political parties.
(a) India
(b) UK
(c) USA
(d) China
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Answer: (d) China
Explanation:
1. China has a one-party system, where only one party controls the government and contests elections.
Teacher's Note:
a) China is the one-party system example here.
b) India has a multi-party system; the UK and USA have two-party systems.
(a) Multi-party system
(b) One-party system
(c) Bi-party system
(d) None of these
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Answer: (a) Multi-party system
Explanation:
1. This describes a multi-party system, like India's, where government is often formed by several parties in coalition.
Teacher's Note:
a) A multi-party system has several parties with a real chance of power.
b) India's government is often formed through coalitions under this system.
(a) 800
(b) 900
(c) 750
(d) 650
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Answer: (c) 750
Explanation:
1. More than 750 parties are registered with the Election Commission of India.
Teacher's Note:
a) Over 750 parties are registered with the ECI.
b) This reflects India's highly multi-party political landscape.
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) Britain
(d) China
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Answer: (c) Britain
Explanation:
1. Britain has a bi-party (two-party) system, where power typically alternates between two major parties.
Teacher's Note:
a) Britain is the bi-party system example here.
b) India instead has a multi-party system, and China a one-party system.
(a) Emergence of representative democracies
(b) Rise of large-scale economies
(c) Rise of mechanisms to restrain and support the government
(d) Rise of the internet
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Answer: (a) Emergence of representative democracies
Explanation:
1. Political parties emerged alongside representative democracy, since parties are the mechanism through which people's varied interests get organised and represented.
Teacher's Note:
a) Political parties rose together with representative democracy.
b) They give structure to how varied public interests get organised and represented.
(a) Bi-party system
(b) Single party system
(c) Multi-party system
(d) Monarchy
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Answer: (a) Bi-party system
Explanation:
1. A bi-party (two-party) system is one where power alternates mainly between two dominant parties.
Teacher's Note:
a) A bi-party system has power alternating between two main parties.
b) The UK and USA are classic examples of this system.
(a) Union Progression Alliance
(b) United Progressive Alliance
(c) Union Progressive Alliance
(d) Uttar Pradesh Adhikar Alliance
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Answer: (b) United Progressive Alliance
Explanation:
1. UPA stands for United Progressive Alliance.
Teacher's Note:
a) UPA = United Progressive Alliance.
b) It was a coalition led by the Indian National Congress from 2004 to 2014.
(a) All India Trinamool Congress
(b) Nationalist Congress Party
(c) Aam Aadmi Party
(d) Bharatiya Janata Party
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Answer: (a) All India Trinamool Congress
Explanation:
1. The All India Trinamool Congress, founded in 1998, is a major political force in West Bengal.
Teacher's Note:
a) Trinamool Congress (founded 1998) is a dominant party in West Bengal.
b) The other parties listed are not primarily associated with West Bengal.
(a) The political party is not registered with the local Election Commission
(b) The political party gets special facilities and is called a 'recognised political party'
(c) It has a symbol
(d) The party has secured six per cent of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly and won four seats
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Answer: (d) The party has secured six per cent of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly and won four seats
Explanation:
1. A state party must secure at least 6% of the total votes and win at least 4 seats in a state's Legislative Assembly election, a specific, compulsory criterion.
Teacher's Note:
a) State party status requires 6% votes + 4 Assembly seats won.
b) This is the specific, compulsory threshold, unlike the vaguer other options.
(a) Supreme Court of India
(b) Election Commission of India
(c) Constitution of India
(d) Finance Commission
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Answer: (a) Supreme Court of India
Explanation:
1. The Supreme Court of India directed that candidates must file such affidavits, to make elections more transparent.
Teacher's Note:
a) The Supreme Court mandated affidavit filing by election candidates.
b) This disclosure requirement aims to make voters better informed.
(a) (I), (IV), (III), (II)
(b) (III), (IV), (I), (II)
(c) (IV), (I), (II), (III)
(d) (III), (IV), (II), (I)
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Answer: (d) (III), (IV), (II), (I)
Explanation:
1. INC was founded in 1885 (III), CPI in 1925 (IV), BJP in 1980 (II), and BSP in 1984 (I).
Teacher's Note:
a) Correct order: INC (1885) → CPI (1925) → BJP (1980) → BSP (1984).
b) This spans from India's oldest party to some of its newer national parties.
(a) Lack of internal democracy – Mr. Raj signs an attendance register every time he visits his party office
(b) Dynastic Succession – Head of the Indian Dharma party can only be from the Gupta family
(c) Rise of money and muscle power – Party opposes other parties if they do not let men be a member
(d) No meaningful choice – Party leaders do not let activists decide the agenda of their next meeting
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Answer: (b) Dynastic Succession – Head of the Indian Dharma party can only be from the Gupta family
Explanation:
1. Restricting party leadership to one family is a textbook example of dynastic succession, making this the correctly matched pair; the others describe scenarios unrelated to their labelled challenge.
Teacher's Note:
a) Family-only leadership is a clear case of dynastic succession.
b) The other options mismatch their described scenario with the wrong labelled challenge.
(a) Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United)
(b) Shiv Sena, Mizo National Front, SP
(c) Lok Jan Shakti Party, Forward Bloc
(d) Aam Aadmi Party, CPI, BSP
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Answer: (d) Aam Aadmi Party, CPI, BSP
Explanation:
1. Aam Aadmi Party, CPI and BSP are all recognised national parties, while the other groups consist of regional/state parties, making the national-party group the odd one out.
Teacher's Note:
a) AAP, CPI and BSP are national parties.
b) The other three groups consist of regional/state parties instead.
(a) INC and CPI
(b) BSP and AAP
(c) BJP and AAP
(d) CPI and CPI (M)
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Answer: (d) CPI and CPI (M)
Explanation:
1. The symbols shown correspond to CPI and CPI(M), two closely related but distinct communist parties in India.
Teacher's Note:
a) CPI and CPI(M) are the parties identified by these symbols.
b) The two parties split historically but share similar visual branding.
(a) America
(b) South Asia
(c) Africa
(d) Europe
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Answer: (b) South Asia
Explanation:
1. Bangladesh and India, both South Asian countries, show notably high party-membership figures relative to the global average, indicating South Asia's strong participation through parties.
Teacher's Note:
a) Bangladesh and India (South Asia) show high party-membership rates.
b) This collectively places South Asia above the global average for party participation.
(a) Inability to take a balanced view
(b) Partiality towards one group
(c) Representation of only certain interests
(d) Equal significance to all issues in the country
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Answer: (d) Equal significance to all issues in the country
Explanation:
1. Partisanship, by definition, means taking a side and representing specific interests — giving 'equal significance to all issues' directly contradicts this, making it the feature that does NOT belong.
Teacher's Note:
a) Partisanship means favouring one side, not treating all issues equally.
b) 'Equal significance to all issues' is the opposite of what partisanship means.
(a) Statements (I) and (II) are right
(b) Statements (I), (II) and (III) are right
(c) Statement (I) is right
(d) Only statement (IV) is right
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Answer: (c) Statement (I) is right
Explanation:
1. Only Statement I describes an actual challenge (concentration of power); Statements II, III and IV describe desirable reforms or standards parties should meet, not challenges themselves.
Teacher's Note:
a) Only Statement I describes a genuine existing challenge (power concentration).
b) The others describe aspirational standards or reforms, not current problems.
(a) Political parties do not enjoy much trust among the people in South Asia
(b) The level of participation in the activities of political parties was fairly high in India
(c) Political parties are facing a crisis because they are very unpopular and citizens are indifferent to them
(d) The proportion of those with 'not much' or 'not at all' trust in political parties is more than those with 'some' or 'great' trust
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Answer: (b) The level of participation in the activities of political parties was fairly high in India
Explanation:
1. Rising party membership is consistent with fairly high levels of participation in party activities in India, which is the statement that supports (rather than contradicts) the given assertion.
Teacher's Note:
a) High party membership aligns with fairly high participation levels, not low trust or crisis.
b) The other options would instead contradict the rising-membership assertion.
(a) (III), (I), (II) and (IV)
(b) (II), (III), (I) and (IV)
(c) (III), (II), (I) and (IV)
(d) (II), (I), (IV) and (III)
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Answer: (a) (III), (I), (II) and (IV)
Explanation:
1. Shiromani Akali Dal operates in Punjab, in the north (III); Rashtriya Janata Dal operates in Bihar (I); Shiv Sena operates in Maharashtra (II); and AIADMK operates in Tamil Nadu, in the south (IV).
Teacher's Note:
a) North-to-south order: Punjab (Akali Dal) → Bihar (RJD) → Maharashtra (Shiv Sena) → Tamil Nadu (AIADMK).
b) This traces these regional parties' home states geographically from north to south.
(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 correct but (R) is wrong
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
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Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Explanation:
1. The mandatory affidavit requirement is indeed true, and its purpose is correctly explained by making voters more informed about candidates before they vote.
Teacher's Note:
a) Affidavits inform voters about a candidate's property and criminal history.
b) Both statements are true, and R correctly explains the purpose of this requirement.
(a) Less than two
(b) At least two parties
(c) More than two parties
(d) At least three parties
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Answer: (b) At least two parties
Explanation:
1. A democracy needs at least two parties, so that voters have a real choice and no single party can simply hold power unopposed.
Teacher's Note:
a) A one-party system, by contrast, offers no real competition at all.
(a) Two parties together form the government
(b) Leftists and Rightists together form the government
(c) When state and national parties together form the government
(d) When several parties in a multi-party system join to contest elections and win power
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Answer: (d) When several parties in a multi-party system join to contest elections and win power
Explanation:
1. An alliance is a grouping of several parties in a multi-party system, joining together specifically to contest elections and win power.
Teacher's Note:
a) The NDA, UPA and Left Front in India are real examples of such alliances.
(a) Ruling party
(b) Pressure group
(c) Opposition party
(d) None of these
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Answer: (a) Ruling party
Explanation:
1. The party (or coalition) that forms and runs the government is called the ruling party.
Teacher's Note:
a) The next-largest party or coalition, outside government, forms the Opposition.
(a) Mexico
(b) The USA
(c) Canada
(d) Greenland
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Answer: (b) The USA
Explanation:
1. In the USA, party primaries allow members and supporters to directly choose election candidates — unlike in India, where top leaders usually decide.
Teacher's Note:
a) This is a useful contrast with India's own lack of internal democracy in candidate selection.
(a) Lack of internal democracy
(b) Dynastic succession
(c) Growing role of money and muscle power
(d) All of the above
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Answer: (d) All of the above
Explanation:
1. All three are real, well-documented challenges political parties face worldwide.
Teacher's Note:
a) A fourth challenge often added: parties failing to offer voters a meaningful choice.
(a) State government
(b) Central government
(c) Election Commission
(d) None of the above
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Answer: (c) Election Commission
Explanation:
1. Political parties must register with the Election Commission of India to contest elections.
Teacher's Note:
a) The Election Commission also decides which parties qualify as 'recognised' national or state parties.
(a) Election Commission
(b) President of India
(c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(d) Supreme Court
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Answer: (a) Election Commission
Explanation:
1. The Election Commission of India is responsible for recognising political parties.
Teacher's Note:
a) Recognition brings benefits such as a reserved election symbol.
(a) Samajwadi Party
(b) Rashtriya Janata Dal
(c) Rashtriya Lok Dal
(d) Bahujan Samaj Party
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Answer: (d) Bahujan Samaj Party
Explanation:
1. The Bahujan Samaj Party is recognised as a national party; the other three listed are state/regional parties.
Teacher's Note:
a) National party status requires recognition across multiple states, per Election Commission rules.
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