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upsc-p1-polity-parties-pressure-groups MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to the Tenth Schedule after the Ninety-first Constitutional Amendment, consider the following statements: 1. The one-third split exception no longer protects legislators. 2. A merger may receive protection when not less than two-thirds of the legislature party agrees to it. 3. Decisions of the Speaker or Chairman under the Schedule are wholly immune from judicial review. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Ninety-first Amendment removed the former split exception but retained the merger route subject to the two-thirds threshold. Kihoto Hollohan preserved limited judicial review of decisions made under the Tenth Schedule, so Statement 3 is incorrect.
Q2Arrange the following stages in the logical legal journey of a political party, from the earliest stage to the privilege that may follow recognition: (a) Recognition on the basis of electoral performance (b) Formation as an association of citizens (c) Access to the reserved-symbol privilege applicable to a recognised party (d) Registration with the Election Commission under Section 29A Select the correct answer using the code given below.
An association of citizens is formed first. It may then seek registration under Section 29A. Recognition is a separate, later stage based on electoral performance, and recognition brings the relevant reserved-symbol privilege. The correct order is (b)-(d)-(a)-(c).
Q3Match List I with List II: List I (Committee/Report) 1. Santhanam Committee 2. Indrajit Gupta Committee 3. Law Commission's 170th Report 4. Law Commission's 255th Report List II (Focus) (a) Partial State funding for recognised national and State parties (b) Electoral finance, disclosure, paid news and party regulation (c) A total ban on political donations by companies and incorporated bodies (d) Electoral reform, inner-party democracy and funding reform Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Santhanam Committee recommended a total ban on company and incorporated-body donations. The Indrajit Gupta Committee supported partial State funding for recognised parties. The 170th Report addressed electoral reform, inner-party democracy and funding, while the 255th Report covered electoral finance, disclosure, paid news and party regulation.
Q4Consider the following statements regarding reserved election symbols: 1. A national party's reserved symbol is available to its candidates across India. 2. A State party's reserved symbol is protected in the State where that party is recognised. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Both statements are correct. The Election Symbols Order distinguishes the territorial reach of symbol protection: a national party receives countrywide use for its candidates, while a State party's protection is tied to the State of recognition.
Q5Arrange the following developments in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: (a) The Ninety-first Constitutional Amendment removed the split exception (b) The Supreme Court struck down the electoral bonds scheme (c) The Fifty-second Constitutional Amendment inserted the Tenth Schedule (d) Kihoto Hollohan upheld the Tenth Schedule while preserving limited judicial review Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The sequence is the Fifty-second Amendment in 1985, Kihoto Hollohan in 1992, the Ninety-first Amendment in 2003, and the electoral bonds judgment in 2024. Thus the order is (c)-(d)-(a)-(b).
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6With reference to the statutory framework governing elections and political parties, consider the following statements: 1. The Representation of the People Act, 1950 primarily concerns allocation of seats and electoral rolls. 2. Registration of political parties under Section 29A is governed by the Representation of the People Act, 1950. 3. Rules 5 and 10 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 are read with the Election Symbols Order, 1968. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7Consider the following statements regarding the Election Commission's powers over political parties: 1. The Commission may cancel the registration of any inactive party whenever it chooses. 2. Loss of recognition necessarily erases a party's registration. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Consider the following statements about political parties and pressure groups: 1. Political parties seek to capture or share governmental power mainly through elections. 2. Pressure groups may influence agenda-setting, drafting, implementation and review without necessarily forming a government. 3. Both can distort policy when opaque money or coercive influence dominates. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9With reference to pressure groups in India, consider the following statements: 1. Peaceful speech, assembly and association provide a constitutional basis for their activity. 2. They must contest elections in order to be constitutionally legitimate. 3. Their methods remain subject to reasonable restrictions and criminal law. Select the correct answer using the code given below.