Indian Political Awareness-34

      1.      Which Constitutional Institution conducts elections of Parliament and State Legislatures and to the offices of President and Vice-President:

a.       State Election Commission

b.      Provisional Election Commission

c.       Election Commission

d.      None of the above

      2.      After 44th Constitutional Amendment provisions relating with election in Part XV of the Constitution of India have been retained in how many Articles:

a.      324-329A

b.      324-329

c.       324-327

d.      224-228

      3.      Which Constitutional Article relating with the subject of election was omitted through 44th Amendment Act 1975:

a.       329A

b.      329B

c.       329C

d.      329

      4.      Through which Constitutional Amendment, Article 329A relating with the subject of Election was inserted:

a.       25th Amendment Act 1971

b.      27th Amendment Act 1971

c.       28th Amendment Act 1972

d.      39th Amendment Act 1975

      5.      Through which Constituional Article, the subject of Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters have been elaborated:

a.       Article 327

b.      Article 229

c.       Article 329

d.      None of the above

       6.      Which Constitutional Article elaborated power of Parliament to make provision with respect to election to legislatures:

a.      Article 329

b.      Article 327

c.       Article 328

d.      Article 330

      7.      Who appoints Chief Election Commissione

a.       President

b.      Prime Minister

c.       Parliament

d.      None of the above

      8.      Who acts as the Chairman of the Election Commission after appointment as Election Commissioner:

a.       Prime Minister

b.      Home Minister

c.       Chief Appointment Officer

d.      Chief Election Commissioner

      9.      Under whose advice, President of India appoints Regional Election Commissioner:

a.       Prime Minister

b.      Chief Justice of High Court

c.       Governor

d.      Chief Election Commissioner

      10.  Who decides allotment of symbols to Political Parties:

a.       Political Party leader

b.      Political Party Governing Committees

c.       Election Committee of Political Party

d.      Election Commission

      11.   Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 was made by the Central Govt. in consultation with which commission:

a.       Parliamentary Members Inquiry Commission

b.      Regional Election Commissioners

c.       Election Commission

d.      None of the above

      12.  Who decides disputes relating with the allotment of symbols to Political Parties:

a.       Representation Act 1952

b.      Representation Act 1953

c.       Representation of the People Act 1951

d.      Election Commission

      13.  Who made a law for conduction of services and tenure of the office of Election Commissioners and Regional Election Commissioner:

a.       Chief Election Commissioner

b.      President

c.       Parliament

d.      State Legislature

      14.  Who decides de-recognition of the Political Party solely on the basis of its performance at the election, e.g., bycotting of the election:

a.      Supreme Court of India

b.      Election Commission

c.       High Court

d.      District Court

      15.  Can de-recognition of the Political Party by the Election Commission on the basis of its performance at the last Election be subjected to scrutiny:

a.       Judicial Review

b.      Judicial Order

c.       Judicial Scrutiny

d.      None of the above