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ICSE Class 9 Elections — practice questions — page 2

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Universal adult franchise means the vote belongs to:Read the answer and worked solution →In the STV system used for the Rajya Sabha, the electors are:Read the answer and worked solution →A key criticism of FPTP addressed by PR systems is that FPTP can:Read the answer and worked solution →Which pairing of system and house is correct?Read the answer and worked solution →Before an election, a party under PR must declare its:Read the answer and worked solution →The Supreme Court's view of the Election Commission's Article 324 powers has been to:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Universal adult franchise means the vote belongs to:

  1. Property-holding citizens
  2. Every adult citizen
  3. Graduates and above
  4. Taxpaying households
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Correct answer: B. Every adult citizen

1. Franchise in India carries no wealth or education filter. 2. Every adult citizen holds the vote. 3. Since 1989 adulthood for voting begins at 18. _Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work' Ch 3 'Election and Representation' (keps203)_

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In the STV system used for the Rajya Sabha, the electors are:

  1. The public at large
  2. The sitting judges
  3. The elected MLAs
  4. The village sarpanches
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Correct answer: C. The elected MLAs

1. Rajya Sabha members are not chosen by direct public vote. 2. The elected members of State Assemblies do the electing. 3. Their votes run through the Single Transferable Vote count. _Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work' Ch 3 'Election and Representation' (keps203)_

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A key criticism of FPTP addressed by PR systems is that FPTP can:

  1. Take months to count
  2. Cost far more to run
  3. Confuse the ballot design
  4. Leave many votes unrepresented
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Correct answer: D. Leave many votes unrepresented

1. Votes for losing candidates elect nobody under FPTP. 2. PR converts vote shares into seat shares instead. 3. Israel's parliament is filled exactly that way. _Source: syllabus Political Science, 'Indian Constitution at Work' Ch 3 'Election and Representation' (keps203)_

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