CBSE Questions for Class 7 General Knowledge Election Political Parties And National Terms Quiz 5 - MCQExams.com

The maximum fine that the Central or State Information Commission can impose on a Public Information Officer for not furnishing the information within the stipulated time is _______________.
  • Rs. 10,000/-
  • Rs. 15,000/-
  • Rs. 25,000/-
  • Rs. 30,000/-
Who was the only India national to be felicitated with the "Nishan-e-Pakistan'?
  • Shatrughan Sinha
  • Maulana Azad
  • Morarji Desai
  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Arabinda Rajkhowa is a member of ___________.
  • BJP
  • Assam Uana Parishad
  • Maoist Centre
  • ULFA
India Imperial Capital was officially shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in ______.
  • 1911
  • 1935
  • 1947
  • 1872
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Who is the new Chief Election Commissioner?
  • H.S. Brahma
  • Vinod Zutshi
  • Nasim Zaidi
  • R Balakrishnan
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
INTERPOL, a 147-nation Police Commission, has it Headquarters at _________.
  • Paris
  • Lyon
  • London
  • Frankfurt
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Who is elected as the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church at Rome in March, 2013?
  • John Paul I
  • John Paul II
  • Benedict XVI
  • Francis
Free legal aid for an accused is a ___________.
  • Fundamental right.
  • Fundamental duty of the State.
  • Directive Principles of State Policy.
  • Discretion of the State.
The convening of the meeting by the chairman without the consent of the secretary is ULTRA VIRES.
  • beyond one's powers
  • within his powers
  • unjustified
  • justification
Who is the chief election commissioner of India who assumed office from 6th July 2017?
  • Achal Kumar Jyoti
  • Nasim Zaidi retires
  • Rakesh Mehta
  • K.C. Kapoor
The Chief Election Commissioner of India in 2015 was ___________.
  • Dr. Nasim Zaidi
  • V. S. Sampath
  • H.S. Brahma
  • None
Election commission of India recently joined hands with a tech leader to launch first time nationwide "voter registration reminder' which company is that?
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Yahoo
  • Twitter
Who has been elected as the next president of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly?
  • Razali Ismail
  • Miroslav Lajcak
  • Sam Kutesa
  • Peter Thomson
Rajya Sabha members are elected for a period of _________.
  • 5 years
  • 4 years
  • 2 years
  • 6 years
The members of the Legislative Council are appointed through
I. Direct elections
II. Indirect elections
III. Nomination.
  • I and II
  • II and III
  • I, II and III
  • I and III
One feature distinguishing the Rajya Sabha from the Vidhan Parishad is
  • Power of impeachment
  • Nomination of members
  • Tenure of membership
  • Indirect election
The maximum permissible period between two sessions of a State Legislative Assembly is
  • a year
  • six months
  • three months
  • indefinite
The Chief Minister of a State:
I. is elected by the Legislative Assembly.
II. appoints the members of the Council of Ministers.
III. determines the strength of the Council of Ministers.
IV. determines the salaries of Council of Ministers.
  • II, III and IV
  • I, III and IV
  • III only
  • I and II
The membership of a State Legislative Council
  • shall not be more than membership of the Assembly
  • shall not be less than $$40$$
  • shall not be less than $$2/3$$rd of total membership of Lok Sabha
  • both A and B
English is the official language of which of the following States?
  • Manipur
  • Nagaland
  • Karnataka
  • Andhra Pradesh
$$1/2$$ of the members of the Vidhan Parishad are to be elected:
  • from a graduate constituency
  • amongst the graduate universities of the State
  • from the graduates of any university in any State of India, who have bee residing in the State and who have been graduate of at least three years standing
  • None of the above
The number of seats in Vidhan Sabha
  • is to be not more than five hundred and not less than $$60$$
  • is to be not more than $$500$$ and not less than $$60$$ but an exception is recognized in the case of one State which has only $$32$$ seats
  • is to be not more than $$600$$ and not less than $$500$$
  • varies from Vidhan Sabha to Vidhan Sabha
Which of the following is/are among the discretionary powers of the Governor?
I. Selecting a Chief Minister if no single party has clear majority in the State Assembly.
II. Dismissing a ministry at any time.
III. Reserving a Bill for the President.
  • I and III
  • I and II
  • III only
  • I, II and III
What is the maximum number of elected members in a State Assembly?
  • $$250$$
  • $$300$$
  • $$600$$
  • $$500$$
The State Election Commission can be removed from office:
  • Only by the Governor
  • In the same manner and on the same grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court
  • Only by the President on the advice of the Chief Justice of the concerned State
  • In the same manner as the Vice-President of India
Recognition to a political party is accorded by:
  • the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the case of national parties and the Speaker of Legislative Assemblies in the case of regional parties
  • The Election Commission
  • The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • A Committee of Whips
The powers of the Election Commission are given in which of the following Articles of the Constitution?
  • 286
  • 356
  • 324
  • 382
With reference to India, consider the following electoral systems:
1. System of direct election on the basis of adult suffrage.
2. System of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
List system of proportional representation.
The cumulative system of indirect representation.
Which of these has been adopted for various elections in India?
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4
The first general elections in India were held in
  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1947
A political party is recognised by the Election Commission only if:
It has been engaged in political activity for a continuous period of five years.
It has returned at least one member of the Lok Sabha for every 2Smembers of that House or
any fraction of that number elected from that State.
It has polled not less than six percent of the total number of valid votes polled by all contesting candidates at the general elections.
It has contested an election in four or more States in three consecutive general elections.
  • I and II
  • I, III and IV
  • I, II and III
  • I, II, III and IV
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