CLASS- VIII QUIZ 5 : CHAPTER 5: UNIVERSAL FRANCHISE ANS INDIA'S ELECTORAL SYSTEM

UNIVERSAL FRANCHISE ANS INDIA'S ELECTORAL SYSTEM QUIZ

Time: 10:00

41. How many Lok Sabha seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes?
लोकसभा में अनुसूचित जातियों के लिए कितनी सीटें आरक्षित हैं?

a) 47 b) 94 c) 84 d) 100

42. How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes?
अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए कितनी सीटें आरक्षित हैं?

a) 47 b) 54 c) 70 d) 84

43. Why are seats reserved for SC/ST?
SC/ST के लिए सीटें क्यों आरक्षित हैं?

a) Increase election cost b) Ensure representation of marginalized communities c) Reduce political competition d) Limit voter participation

44. The Uttaramerur inscriptions show that:
उत्तरमेरूर अभिलेख क्या दर्शाते हैं?

a) Elections existed in ancient India b) Democracy began in 1950 c) Voting began in modern times d) Elections were only royal

45. Women in India received voting rights:
भारत में महिलाओं को मतदान का अधिकार कब मिला?

a) After independence only b) In 1971 c) From the beginning of the Constitution d) After 1990

46. Which statement about women’s voting rights is correct?
महिलाओं के मतदान अधिकार के बारे में सही कथन कौन सा है?

a) Women got voting rights later than Switzerland b) Women had voting rights from the beginning c) Women cannot contest elections d) Women vote only in local elections

47. Who introduced major electoral reforms in the 1990s?
1990 के दशक में प्रमुख चुनाव सुधार किसने किए?

a) Sukumar Sen b) T.N. Seshan c) Rajendra Prasad d) K.R. Narayanan

48. One major reform introduced was:
एक प्रमुख सुधार क्या था?

a) Removal of elections b) Voter ID cards c) Online voting d) Presidential system

49. Why is monitoring election expenditure important?
चुनाव खर्च की निगरानी क्यों आवश्यक है?

a) To maintain fairness b) Increase funding c) Reduce turnout d) Favor large parties

50. Assertion–Reason
A: Election Commission is independent.
R: It ensures free and fair elections.

a) Both true and R explains A b) Both true but R not explanation c) A true R false d) A false R true