CUET Political Science Chapter 2 Era of One Party Dominance

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Class XII

Q.1.The First General Elections in 1952 involved simultaneous elections to the:

a. Lok sabha & rajya sabha

b. Lok sabha & state assemblies

c. Lok sabha & president

d. Lok sabha & prime minister

Answer:

(b)

Q.2.The party that won the second largest number of Lok sabha seats in the first elections was

a. The Praja Socialist Party

b. Bhartiya Jana Sangh

c. Communist Party of India

d. Bhartiya Janta party

Answer:

(c)

Explanation: The Communist Party of India that came next in terms of seats won only 16 seats.

Q.3.One of the guiding principles of the ideology of the Swatantra Party was

a. Working class interests

b. Protection of princely states

c. Economy free from state control

d. Autonomy of states within the union

Answer:

(c)

Explanation: The Swatantra Party wanted the government to be less and less involved in controlling the economy. It believed that prosperity could come only through individual freedom.

Q.4.Asoka Mehta is related to

a. Bhartiya Jan Sangh

b. Swatantra Party

c. Socialist Party

d. Communist Party

answer:

(c)

Q.5.The first three Lok sabha elections of 1952, 57 and 62 were dominated by the Congress Party under the leadership of

a. Mahatma Gandhi

b. Indira Gandhi

c. Shayama Prasad Mukherjee

d. Jawahar Lal Nehru

answer:

(d)

Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru became the Prime Minister after the first general election.

Q.6.Indian freedom struggle was deeply committed to the idea of

a. Dictatorship

b. Democracy

c. Communalism

d. None Of These

answers:

(b)

Q.7.The Election Commission was set up in

a. January 1950

b. February 1950

c. January 1951

d. February 1951

Answer:

(a)

Q.8.Sukumar sen was

a. the first Chief Justice of India

b. the first Chief Election Commissioner of India

c. the first Speaker of Lok Sabha

d. the first Speaker of Rajya Sabha

answer:

(b)

Explanation: The Election Commission of India was set up in January 1950. Sukumar Sen became the first Chief Election Commissioner of it.

Q.9.Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is used

a. to record politicians’ preferences

b. to record voters’ preferences

c. both politicians’ and voters’ preferences

d. none of these

answer:

(b)

Q.10.The Indian National Congress dominated Indian politics during the period of

a. 1952-1962

b. 1951-1961

c. 1952-1973

d. 1952-1960

answer:

(a)

Q.11.The Congress Party was defeated in Kerala in the 1957 assembly elections by

a. Bhartiya Jan Sangh

b. Communist Party

c. Swatantra Party

d. National Revolutionary Party

answer:

(b)

Explanation: the Congress party had the bitter taste of defeat in Kerala.

In the assembly elections held in March 1957. The Communist Party won the largest number of seats to the Kerala legislature. The party won 60 of the 126 seats and had the support of five independents.

Q.12.The Communist Party in Kerala was dismissed in 1959 under the

a. Article 355

b. Article 350

c. Article 356

d. Article360

Answer:

(c)

Explanation: In 1959 the Congress government at the Centre dismissed the Communist government in Kerala under Article 356 of the Constitution.

Q.13.The Congress Socialist Party was separated from Congress in the year

a. 1945

b. 1947

c. 1948

d. 1949

answer:

(c)

Explanation: The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was formed within the Congress in 1934 by a group of young leaders who wanted a more radical and egalitarian Congress. In 1948, the Congress amended its constitution to prevent its members from having a dual party membership. This forced the Socialists to form a separate Socialist Party in 1948.

Q.14.The ideology believed by the socialists was that of

a. Democratic Socialism

b. Socialism

c. Communalism

d. None Of These

answers:

(a)

Explanation: The socialists believed in the ideology of democratic socialism which distinguished them both from the Congress as well as from the Communists.

Q.15. Which of the following country is not a one-party state due to legal military measures:

a. Myanmar

b. Egypt

c. Belarus

d. Nepal

Answer:

(b)

Explanation: Myanmar, Belarus, Egypt, and Eritrea are effectively one-party states due to legal and military measures.

Q.16.Who was the founder of the Independent Labor Party

a. Ashok Mehta

b. Dr B.R. Ambedkar

c. Rammanohar Lohia

d. Jaya Prakash Narayan

Answer:

(b)

Explanation: Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956 was the founder of Independent Labour Party

Q.17.Which one of the following leaders adopted Buddhism in 1956?

a. Acharya Narendra Dev

b. S.M. Joshi

c. A.K. Gopalan

d. B.R. Ambedkar

answer:

(d)

Q.18.International Revolutionary Party exercised power in

a. Mexico

b. Finland

c. Cairo

d. Brazil

answer:

(a)

Explanation: National Revolutionary Party and later renamed as the Institutional Revolutionary Party exercised power in Mexico for almost six decades. It represented the legacy of the Mexican revolution.

Q.19.The concept of integral humanism was initiated by

a. Acharya Narendra Dev

b. S.M. Joshi

c. A.K. Gopalan

d. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya's

answer:

(d)

Q.20.Which leader was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award

a. Balraj Madhok

b. Rajagopalachari

c. B.R. Ambedkar

d. K.M. Munshi's

answer:

(b)

Explanation: C. Rajagopalachari (1878-1972 first recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award.

CUET Political Science: Politics in India Chapter 2 Era of One Party Dominance questions set-2

Q.21.The two opposition leaders included in the cabinet were

a. Ashok Mehta & Baldev Singh

b. Dr B.R. Ambedkar & Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

c. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar & Baldev Singh

d. Ashok Mehta & Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

answer:

(b)

Q.22.The First General Elections were held in the year

a. 1951

b. 1952

c. 1953

d. 1954

answer:

(b)

Q.23. Which of the following party came into power for the first time in the world through democratic elections

a. Indian National Congress

b. Communist Party

c. Swatantra Party

d. National Revolutionary Party

answer:

(b)

Explanation: the Congress party had the bitter taste of defeat in Kerala. the Communist Party won the largest number of seats to the Kerala legislature. For the first time in the world, a Communist party government had come to power through democratic elections.

Q.24.National revolutionary party was formed in the year

a. 1925

b. 1927

c. 1929

d. 1931

answer:

(c)

Q.25.Communist groups that emerged in India in the early 1920s took inspiration from

a. Bolshevik Revolution In Russia

b. Glorious Revolution

c. French Revolution

d. Chinese revolution

Answer:

(a)

Explanation: In the early 1920s communist groups emerged in different parts of India taking inspiration from the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and advocating socialism as the solution to problems affecting the country.

Q.26.Sardar Patel wanted to turn the Congress into a close-knit party of _____________ cadres.

a. Democratic

b. Secular

c. Disciplined

d. None of the above

Answer:

(c) Disciplined

Q.27.Who was the founder member of Bhartiya Jana Sangh and later its President?

a. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

b. A.B. Vajpayee

c. Rajiv Gandhi

d. Sardar Patel

Answer:

(a) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

Q.28.___________ plays an important role in the formulation and expression of public opinion.

a. Democracy

b. Speeches by politicians

c. Media

d. None of the above

Answer:

(c) Media

Q.29.Which of the following were the parties in contemporary India which trace their origins to the socialist party?

a. Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United) and Janata Dal (Secular).

b. Congress and Akali Dal

c. Bhartiya Janta Party

d. All of the above

Answer:

(a) Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United) and Janata Dal (Secular).

Q.30. When did the constitution of India come into effect?

a. January 1950

b. March 1940

c. August 1950

d. July 1970

Answer:

(a) January 1950

Q.31.Why the Swatantra party wanted the government to be less involved in controlling the economy?

a. It wanted the government to be concerned with revenue earning only.

b. It believed that prosperity could come only through individual freedom.

c. It thought that economic growth was not of much importance.

d. All of the above.

Answer:

 

b. It believed that prosperity could come only through individual freedom.

Q.32.The system of factions within the Congress, functioned as __________ within the ruling party.

a. Moderators

b. Rivals

c. Balancing mechanism

d. All of the above

Answer:

(c) Balancing mechanism

Q.33.Opposition parties offered a sustained and principled criticism of the policies and practices of the Congress Party. What was its significance?

a. This kept the ruling party under check.

b. This enabled the ruling party to be lethargic in its approach.

c. Ruling party considered them as rivals.

d. All of the above.

Answer:

(a) This kept the ruling party under check.

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