Class 9th Civics Chapter – 3 Electoral Politics
| Text Book | NCERT |
| Class | 9th |
| Subject | Civics |
| Chapter | 3rd |
| Chapter Name | Electoral Politics |
| Category | Class 9th Civics |
| Medium | English |
| Source | Last Doubt |
Class 9th Civics Chapter – 3 Electoral Politics
Chapter – 3
Electoral Politics
MCQ
| (1) Mr. Devi Lal, chief of the ………. Sangharsh Samiti. A. Madhya Pradesh B. Haryana C. Uttar Pradesh D. Area Answer – (B) Haryana |
| (2) Mechanism by which people can choose their representatives at regular intervals and change them if they wish to do so is called………… A. election B. parliament C. muncipality D. Haryana Answer – (A) election |
| (3) Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) elections are held regularly after every ….. years. A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 8 Answer – (A) 5 |
| (4) Sometimes election is held only for one constituency to fill the vacancy caused by death or resignation of a member. This is called a …………. A. re-election B. by-election C. twin-election D. election Answer – (B) by-election |
| (5) In our country we follow an …… based system of representation. A. language B. area C. religion D. muncipality Answer – (B) area |
| (6) For Lok Sabha elections, the country is divided into ………. constituencies. A. 530 B. 543 C. 575 D. 586 Answer – (B) 543 |
| (7) One of the features of a democratic election is that every vote should have…………. value. A. unequal B. equal C. two D. Four Answer – (B) equal |
| (8) Each …………. is divided into a specific number of Assembly constituencies where the elected representative is called the Member of Legislative Assembly or an MLA. A. state B. district C. village D. City Answer – (A) state |
| (9) Each ward elects………… member of the village or the urban local body. A. two B. three C. one D. four Answer – (C) one |
| (10) Gulbarga (KALABURAGI) district lies in which state of India? A. Haryana B. Karnataka C. Madhya Pradesh D. delhi Answer – (B) Karnataka |
| (11) Some constituencies are reserved for people who belong to the ……………….. A. SC B. ST C. SC & ST both D. Gn Answer – (C) SC & ST both |
| (12) Currently, in the Lok Sabha, seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes. A. 64 B. 74 C. 84 D. 69 Answer – (C) 84 |
| (13) In the Lok Sabha how many seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes? A. 27 B. 37 C. 47 D. 57 Answer – (c) 47 |
| (14) How much of the seats are reserved in rural and urban local bodies for women candidates? A. one-third B. two-third C. half D. four-third Answer – (B) two-third |
| (15) The system of reservation was extended later to other weaker sections at the district and local level. In many states, seats in rural (panchayat) and urban (municipalities and corporations) local bodies are now reserved for …. A. Children B. Peasants C. OBC D. state Answer – (C) OBC |
| (16) In our country, all the citizens aged ……….. years and above can vote in an election. A. 15 B. 16 C. 18 D. 14 Answer – (C) 18 |
| (17) Some criminals and persons with unsound mind can be denied the right to ………., but only in rare situations. A. vote B. life C. life and vote D. All of above Answer – (A) vote |
| (18) What does ‘E’ stands for in EPIC? A. Election B. Electorates C. Electronic D. district Answer – (A) Election |
| (19) In order to contest election for Lok Sabha a candidate the minimum age is years. A. 18 B. 25 C. 30 D. 20 Answer – (B) 25 |
| (20) The slogan of Garibi Hatao (Remove poverty) in the Lok Sabha elections was given by…… A. Lal Bahadur Shastri B. Indira Gandhi C. Jawaharlal Nehru D. bhagat singh Answer – (B) Indira Gandhi |