General Awareness: Indian Elections quiz (Set-2)

1. The maximum age prescribed for election as president is

(a) 58 years
(b) 62 years
(c) 60 years
(d) No such Limit

The correct answer is (d) No such limit

2. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the

(a) Supreme Court
(b) High Court
(c) Election Commision
(d) Parliament

The correct answer is (c) Election Commision

3. To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures is used ?

(a) Secondary voting system
(b) System of propotional representation by means of the single transfereable vote
(c) Propotional representation through list system
(d) Collective Voting system

The correct answer is (b) System of propotional representation by means of the single transfereable vote

4. In which year were the first generakl election held in India ?

(a) 1947-48
(b) 1948-49
(c) 1950-51
(d) 1951-52

The correct answer is (d) 1951-52

5. Who appoint the Chief Election Commissioner of India ?

(a) President
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Parliament

The correct answer is (a) President

6. Which among the following is not a part of the electoral reforms ?

(a) Installation of electronic voting machines
(b) Appoinment of election Commissioner
(c) Registration of Political parties
(d) Disquallifying the offenders

The correct answer (a) ) Installation of electronic voting machines

7. Recognition to a political party is accorded by

(a) The Election Commision
(b) A Committee of Whips
(c) The ministry of parliament Affours
(d) 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 correct answer is (a) The Election Commision

8. The Chief Minister of a state in India is not eligible to vote in the Presidential election if

(a) He himself is a candidate
(b) He is a caretaker Chief Minister
(c) He is yet to prove his majority on the floor of the Lower House of the state Legislature
(d) He is a member of the Upper House of the State Legislature

The correct answer is (d) He is a member of the Upper House of the State Legislature