CBSE Questions for Class 10 Political Science Political Parties Quiz 6 - MCQExams.com

• Regional party is a party which mostly contests election in one state. Among the given options Akali Dal from Punjab, National conference from Jammu and Kashmir, Asom Gana Parishad from Assam are the examples of regional parties.
  
• Bharatiya Janata Party is not a regional party but a National Party.
  

15th Lok Sabha elections were held in five phases from 16^th April 2009 and 13^th May 2009. The united progressive alliance led by Indian National Congress obtained a majority of seats in Lok Sabha. On 22^nd May 2009, Dr. Manmohan Singh was sworn as the prime minister as the leader of the INC.

Pressure groups are the people with common views and policies who try to influence the government. Difference between political parties and pressure groups is that political parties get into power whereas pressure groups do not. Pressure groups are very much essential to proper working of the government.

Ultimate objective of a political party is to compete with other political parties to win the election and establish their power. This is to run the government according to their policies to support their political interests.

• These words are said by Richard Glenn Gettell. He was an American educator. 
  
• From the definition, it is clear that political parties are organized bodies and are primarily concerned with the acquisition and retention of power.
  

Shiv sena is a constituent part of National Democratic Alliance. Shiv Sena, also known by the name Sena, is an Indian Center-Right regional political party. In 1989, it entered an alliance with BJP for Lok Sabha as well as Maharashtra assembly elections, the latter of which was temporarily broken in October 2014 Assembly elections but it was undone soon and Shiv Sena became part of the BJP government in Maharashtra in December 2014. It has been a coalition partner in the National Democratic Alliance since 1998, including the Vajpayee Government during 1998–2004 and the present Narendra Modi Government.

Nationalist parties like Sinn Fein and social democratic labour party support Catholics in Northern Ireland. They support rejoining of Ireland with Great Britain which has been devolved.

• All the above statements are true regarding the Anti-Defection Law.
  
• It checks political party leaders who change from one party to the other.
  
• It provides political realignment by way of merger of parties.
  
• It also gives clear idea of the existence of political parties in the Constitution.
  

At least two-thirds of the members of a party have to be in favour of a "merger" for it to have validity in the eyes of the law. "The merger of the original political party or a member of a House shall be deemed to have taken place if, and only if, not less than two-thirds of the members of the legislature party concerned have agreed to such merger," states the Tenth Schedule that is popularly referred to as the 'Anti-Defection Law'.

• Anti-defection law which try to stop defection of member of legislature from one party to other. 
• The total number of ministers including the Prime Minister in the central council of ministers shall not exceed 15% of the total strength of the Lok Sabha.
  

• When voluntarily resigned from his party or disobeyed the directives of the party leadership on a vote.
• When does not vote/abstains as per party’s whip? However, if the member has taken prior permission, or is condoned by the party within 15 days from such voting or abstention, the member shall not be disqualified.

Anti-defection law states that if any MLA or MP changes party he or she will lose seat in legislature. This was passed during Rajiv Gandhi reign to control defection. It was passed by the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985, added as part of the Tenth schedule.