In the today's posts we have discussed some important mcq question of Class 10th Social Science (Civics) chapter 6 that might be helpful in your board exam. You might think this question as short answer type Questions.
We have also covered some important points and one word questions in this post.
Important Terms and Concepts
1. A person who is strongly committed to a party, group or faction.
2. Partisanship refers to being biased and unable to adopt a balanced view on an issue.
3. A formal and organised system through which voters choose their representatives.
4. Opposition parties refer to those parties which are not able to win the elections. They express their views against the policies of the government and often criticise its working and make public aware regarding the same.
5. One-party system refers to a system in which one party controls and runs the government.
6. Two-party system is one in which power shifts between only twomajor parties.
7. Multi-party system is a type of system in which more than two parties contest elections and have a chance of winning.
8. It refers to a system or theory, according to which property is held by the whole community and each person gets his/her share according to his/her own needs and contribute as per his/her requirements.
9. It refers to a person who believes in the principles of communism.
10. Defection refers to shifting loyalty from a party to another from which a person got elected.
11. Ruling party refers to a political party that runs the government and enjoys the power.
12. Affidavit is a signed document submitted to an officer, where a person takes on an oath regarding his/her personal information.
One Word Type Questions
13. Name one of the oldest Political Party of India.
Ans. Indian National Congess
14. When was INC formed?
Ans. 1885
15. Give the full form of the INC.
Ans. The Indian National Congress.
16. Give the symbol of the INC.
Ans. Hand.
17. When was BJP founded ?
Ans. 1980
18. Give the full form of BJP.
Ans. Bharatiya Janata Party.
19. What is the symbol of BJP ?
Ans. Lotus.
20. Which coalition alliance was formed by BJP ?
Ans. National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
21. What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party ? [NCERT]
(i) Bahujan Samaj.
(ii) Revolutionary democracy.
(iii) Integral humanism.
(iv) Modernity.
Ans. (iv) Modernity
22. What is the symbol of BSP ?
Ans. Elephant.
23. When was BSP formed ?
Ans. 1984
24. Who among the following is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party ? [NCERT]
(i) Kanshi Ram.
(ii) Sahu Maharaj.
(iii) B.R. Ambedkar
(iv) Jyotiba Phule.
Ans. Kanshi Ram.
25. Name one political party that has national level political organisation but not recognised as the national political.*
(i) Rashtriya Janata Dal
(ii) Samajwadi Party
(iii) Samta Party
(iv) None of the above
Ans. (ii) Samajwadi Party
26. Name any one regional party of Uttar Pradesh.
Ans. Samajwadi Party.
27. Name any one political party of India which grew out of a movement.
Ans. DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam).
Multiple Choice Questions
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28. A group of people who come together to contest elections for getting power to run government is known as :
(a) Political Party
(b) Interest Group
(c) Political leadership
(d) Factional group
Ans. (a) Political Party
29. Which of these is the main component of political party?
(a) Leaders
(b) The followers
(c) Active members
(d) All of these
Ans. (d) All of these
30. The rise of political parties is directly linked to :
(a) Emergence of representative democracies (b) Large scale societies
(c) Mechanism of restrain and support the government
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d) All of the above
31. What is the main aim of political parties?
(a) To provide information
(b) To publicise its policies
(c) To capture and maintain power through winning elections
(d) To help poor people
Ans. (c) To capture and maintain power through winning elections
32. Which of these is the function of a political party ?
(a) Contesting election
(b) Forming and running government
(c) Forming public opinion
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d) All of the above
33. Which one of the following is a feature of ‘Partisanship’?
(a) Inability to take a balanced view
(b) Similarity of views
(c) Represents the individual
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a) Inability to take a balanced view
34. Who helps in the formation of a representative institution in a democratic set up?
(a) The Parliament
(b) The Government
(c) The Political Parties
(d) The Judiciary
Ans. (c) The Political Parties
35. Who is a ‘Partisan’?
(a) Disloyal party member
(b) Ex-party member
(c) Estranged party member
(d) A committed member of a political party or army
Ans. (d) A committed member of a political party or army
36. What is meant by ‘Defection’ ?
(a) Being loyal towards a party.
(b) Changing party allegiance for personal interest.
(c) Introducing political reforms.
(d) None of these.
Ans. (b) Changing party allegiance for personal interest.
37. Which form of government follows multi-party system?
(a) Monarchy
(b) Anarchy
(c) Democracy
(d) Fascism
Ans. (c) Democracy
38. The system of two parties is known as ?
(a) Uni-party system
(b) Multi-party system
(c) Bi-party system
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Bi-party system
39. The government formed by several political parties is known as ?
(a) Alliance
(b) Uni-party system
(c) Group
(d) Coalition
Ans. (d) Coalition
40. A recognised political party is ________.
(a) A party that is present in one of the federal units.
(b) A party that is present in several and all units of the federation.
(c) A party that is based on regional and communal diversities.
(d) A party recognised by the 'Election Commission' with all
the privileges and facilities.
Ans. (d) A party recognised by the 'Election Commission' with all the privileges and facilities.
41. ______ parties are needed in any democratic system to compete in elections and provide a fair chance for the competing parties to come to power :
(a) Less than two
(b) At least two parties
(c) More than two parties
(d) At least three parties
Ans. (b) At least two parties
42. Which among the following is the correct meaning of 'Alliance'?
(a) Two parties together form the government.
(b) Leftist and Rightist together form the government.
(c) When state and national parties together form the
government.
(d) When several parties in a multiparty system join for thepurpose of contesting elections and winning power.
Ans. (d) When several parties in a multiparty system join for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power.
43. The political party that runs government is known as ?
(a) Ruling party
(b) Pressure Group
(c) Opposition party
(d) None of these
Ans. (a) Ruling party
44. In which country of North America do the members and supporters of a party choose its election candidates?
(a) Mexico
(b) The USA
(c) Canada
(d) Greenland
Ans. (b) The USA
45. What is the challenge faced by political
parties ?
(a) Lack of internal democracy.
(b) Dynastic succession.
(c) Growing role of money and muscle power.
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d) All of the above
46. To whom political parties should register them for contesting the elections ?
(a) State government
(b) Central government
(c) Election Commission
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c) Election Commission
47. Who among the following recognises political parties in India?
(a) Election Commission
(b) President of India
(c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(d) Supreme Court
Ans. (a) Election Commission
48. Which of the following is a 'National Political Party"?
(a) Samajwadi Party
(b) Rashtriya Janata Dal
(c) Rashtriya Lok Dal
(d) Bahujan Samaj Party
Ans. (d) Bahujan Samaj Party
49. Which of the following facilities is offered by the Election Commission to a recognised political party?
(a) Party name
(b) Election funds
(c) Election symbol
(d) Manifesto
Ans. (c) Election symbol
50. Study the picture and answer the question that follows:
To which party the above image belongs ?
(a) All India Trinamool Congress
(b) Bahujan Samaj Party
(c) Communist Party of India
(d) Bharatiya Janata Party
Ans. (a) All India Trinamool Congress
51. This sign belongs to which political party ?
(a) Bharatiya Janata Party
(b) Bahujan Samaj Party
(c) Communist Party of India
(d) Indian National Congress
Ans. (c) Communist Party of India
52. What is the guiding philosophy of Bharatiya Janata Party?
(a) Cultural Nationalism or Hindutva
(b) Religion above all
(c) No discrimination on the basis of caste. (d) Equal opportunity for all
Ans. (a) Cultural Nationalism or Hindutva
53. In which among the following states, Shiv Sena exists as a Regional Political Party?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (c) Maharashtra
54. Identify the political party that emerged out of a mass movement:
(a) DMK
(b) Congress
(c) Forward Bloc
(d) Bahujan Samaj
Ans. (a) DMK
55. Which among the following is a correct matched pair about foundation of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ?
(a) 1982 - Mayawati
(b) 1984- Kanshi Ram
(c) 1985 - Mulayam Singh Yadav
(d) 1986 - Bhajanlal
Ans. (b) 1984- Kanshi Ram
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