CBSE Questions for Class 10 Political Science Political Parties Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

• Indian National Congress was established in the year 1885
  
• Bharatiya Janata Party was established in the year 1980
  
• Communist Party of India was established in the year 1964
  
• Nationalist Congress Party was established in the year 1999
  

1. E.M.S. Namboodiripad was an Indian politician and theorist. He was the leader of Communist Party of India. He also served as the first Chief Minister of Kerala state.
   
2. Sheikh Abdullah was an Indian politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir. He was the founding leader of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He served thrice as the head of government in Kashmir.
   
3. N.T. Rama Rao was an Indian actor, filmmaker, director, editor and politician. He founded the Telugu Desam Party.  He served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms.
   
4. Kanshi Ram was an Indian politician and social reformer who worked for the upliftment and political mobilisation of the untouchable groups at the bottom of the caste system in India. He founded Bahujan Samaj Party in 1984.
   

• Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is the Maharashtra based regional party founded on 9 March 2006 in Mumbai by Raj Thackeray after he left the Shiv Sena party.
  
• Shivsena party was founded on 19 June 1966 by political cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Hindu nationalism is the main ideology behind this party.
  
• The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is the national political party in India mainly formed to represent Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes (OBC).  It was founded by Kanshi Ram in 1984.
  
• The NCP was formed on 25 May 1999, by Sharad Pawar, P. A. Sangma, and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress (INC) on 20 May 1999.
  

Among the given options Shivsena is the oldest party formed. It was founded on 19 June 1966 by political cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Hindu nationalism is the main ideology behind this party.

In India there are 8 Political  parties that are recognised at National level by Election Commission of India.  Telugu Desam Party is a regional political Party actively working in Southern States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by N.T. Ramarao on 29 March 1982.

Bahujan Samaj Party is a political party established in India. Seeks to represent and secure power for the Bahujan Samaj which includes the Dalits, Adivasis, OBCs and religious minorities. 

The Constitution was amended to prevent elected MLAs and MPs from changing parties. This was done because many elected representatives were indulging in DEFECTION in order to become ministers or for cash rewards. Now the law says that if any MLA or MP changes parties, he or she will lose the seat in the legislature. This new law has helped bring defection down. 

Founded in 1980 by reviving the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the BJP wants to build a strong and modern India by drawing inspiration from India’s ancient culture and values. Came to power in 1998 as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance including several state and regional parties.

The party which wins the election forms and runs the government. Parties recruit leaders, train them and then make them ministers to run the government the way they want. 

A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. They agree on some policies and programmes for the society with a view to promote the collective good.  

America does not have one party system. It has two party dominating system though there are many other political parties. The two dominating parties are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

Amit shah is the President of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected as the President in 2014.