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CBSE Class 10 Power Sharing and Federalism — practice questions — page 4

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In India about how many parties are registered with the Election Commission?Read the answer and worked solution →Defection — when an elected representative changes party after election — was curbed by theRead the answer and worked solution →A 'partisan' isRead the answer and worked solution →Inner-party democracy in India is widely considered to beRead the answer and worked solution →Money and muscle power in parties is best addressed byRead the answer and worked solution →A 'ruling party' isRead the answer and worked solution →The opposition party in a democracyRead the answer and worked solution →Indian voters' party identification (feeling close to a political party) over the last three decades hasRead the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is NOT a reason to expect democracy to be better than other forms of government?Read the answer and worked solution →Transparency in democracy meansRead the answer and worked solution →The most basic outcome expected of democracy isRead the answer and worked solution →Over 1950-2000, dictatorial regimes' average growth rate wasRead the answer and worked solution →In which of these democracies do the top 20% take more than 60% of national income?Read the answer and worked solution →Per the South Asia survey cited, the percentage saying 'democracy is preferable' was lowest inRead the answer and worked solution →A government is 'legitimate' in democracy becauseRead the answer and worked solution →Free and fair elections are an indicator of which outcome of democracy?Read the answer and worked solution →Within Asia, the country with the highest 'democracy is preferable' score wasRead the answer and worked solution →Democracy gives 'room to correct mistakes' chiefly becauseRead the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is NOT among the expected outcomes of democracy?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these countries had the largest top-20% share of national income in the table?Read the answer and worked solution →A democracy's ability to generate its own support over time is itselfRead the answer and worked solution →Decision-making transparency is generally weakest inRead the answer and worked solution →Right to information laws are particularly important in democracy becauseRead the answer and worked solution →In a democracy, power-sharing is desirable mainly because it:Read the answer and worked solution →The Belgian model of power sharing is an example of:Read the answer and worked solution →The MAJORITY community of Sri Lanka is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Power sharing between different levels of government (centre and state) is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Horizontal power sharing means distribution of power among:Read the answer and worked solution →Coalition governments illustrate sharing of power between:Read the answer and worked solution →The 1956 'Sinhala only' policy in Sri Lanka aimed to:Read the answer and worked solution →

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In India about how many parties are registered with the Election Commission?

  1. 50
  2. 200
  3. more than 750
  4. more than 5000
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Correct answer: C. more than 750

1. Any citizen group can register as a political party. 2. More than 750 parties are registered with the ECI. 3. Only a handful are serious contenders for forming government. _Source: syllabus Polity, Ch 4 "Political Parties"_

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Defection — when an elected representative changes party after election — was curbed by the

  1. Indian Penal Code
  2. Representation of the People Act, 1951
  3. Election Commission Act
  4. Anti-Defection Law (1985)
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Correct answer: D. Anti-Defection Law (1985)

1. The Anti-Defection Law (52nd Amendment, 1985) curbed party-hopping. 2. An MLA/MP changing parties can lose membership of the legislature. 3. It strengthens party discipline but limits dissent. _Source: syllabus Polity, Ch 4 "Political Parties"_

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A 'partisan' is

  1. a person strongly committed to a party, group or faction
  2. a neutral observer of politics
  3. a defected legislator
  4. a media journalist
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Correct answer: A. a person strongly committed to a party, group or faction

1. Partisan = strongly committed to a party, group or faction. 2. Partisanship implies an inability to take a balanced view on an issue. 3. All party members are partisan to some extent by definition. _Source: syllabus Polity, Ch 4 "Political Parties"_

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