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How many components does a political party have?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is one of the three components of a political party?Read the answer and worked solution →In the USA, who chooses a party's candidates?Read the answer and worked solution →In India, who chooses candidates for elections?Read the answer and worked solution →A system in which only one party is allowed to rule is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A democratic system must allow at least how many parties to compete?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country is given as an example of a two-party system?Read the answer and worked solution →India has which kind of party system?Read the answer and worked solution →When several parties join to contest elections it is called an:Read the answer and worked solution →How many major alliances contested the 2004 parliamentary elections?Read the answer and worked solution →A drawback of the multiparty system is that it can lead to political:Read the answer and worked solution →A State party must win at least how many Assembly seats?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of votes must a party secure to be recognised?Read the answer and worked solution →A national party must win at least how many Lok Sabha seats?Read the answer and worked solution →A national party must poll six per cent in how many States?Read the answer and worked solution →How many recognised national parties were there in 2018?Read the answer and worked solution →Which challenge concerns top posts staying within one family?Read the answer and worked solution →The third challenge concerns the growing role of money and:Read the answer and worked solution →The fourth challenge is that parties often fail to offer a:Read the answer and worked solution →Under the anti-defection law, an MP who changes parties loses the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which court ordered candidates to file an affidavit?Read the answer and worked solution →An affidavit is best described as a signed:Read the answer and worked solution →Which body ordered parties to hold organisational elections?Read the answer and worked solution →It is suggested that parties give what share of tickets to women?Read the answer and worked solution →Which reform proposes that government meet election expenses?Read the answer and worked solution →Sort each country by its party systemRead the answer and worked solution →Match each rule to its numberRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about political partiesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the four challenges as listedRead the answer and worked solution →A challenge, or a reform?Read the answer and worked solution →

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How many components does a political party have?

  1. Nine
  2. Three
  3. Seven
  4. Eight
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Correct answer: B. Three

1. The leaders form one of them. 2. The active members and followers are the others. 3. So a party has three components. _Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Democratic Politics II', Ch 6 'Political Parties'_

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Which is one of the three components of a political party?

  1. Active members
  2. Acting members
  3. Allied members
  4. Aligned members
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Correct answer: A. Active members

1. The leaders and the followers are the other two. 2. The third group works for the party regularly. 3. They are the active members. _Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Democratic Politics II', Ch 6 'Political Parties'_

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In the USA, who chooses a party's candidates?

  1. Mayors and senators
  2. Members and supporters
  3. Ministers and speakers
  4. Managers and sponsors
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Correct answer: B. Members and supporters

1. Parties select candidates in different ways. 2. India leaves it to the top party leaders. 3. In the USA members and supporters choose them. _Source: syllabus Social Science, 'Democratic Politics II', Ch 6 'Political Parties'_

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