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A candidate wins her seat with 38 percent of votes, more than anyone else but not a majority. India's system allowing this is:Read the answer and worked solution →The FPTP system is also called the:Read the answer and worked solution →In 1984 the Congress won 415 of 543 Lok Sabha seats with what share of votes?Read the answer and worked solution →In Israel, a party gets seats in proportion to its votes. This system is:Read the answer and worked solution →Rajya Sabha members are elected by the MLAs of a state using the:Read the answer and worked solution →The main reason India adopted FPTP is its:Read the answer and worked solution →FPTP gives the largest party bonus seats, which helps form a:Read the answer and worked solution →In a reserved constituency, who can vote?Read the answer and worked solution →Of the 543 Lok Sabha seats, how many are reserved for Scheduled Castes?Read the answer and worked solution →Constituency boundaries and reserved seats are decided by the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Delimitation Commission is appointed by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Reservation of seats for women currently exists in:Read the answer and worked solution →The minimum age to stand for a Lok Sabha or Assembly election is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Article provides for an independent Election Commission?Read the answer and worked solution →Local body elections are conducted not by the ECI but by the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Election Commission became a permanent multi-member body in:Read the answer and worked solution →The CEC and Election Commissioners are appointed by the President on the advice of the:Read the answer and worked solution →The CEC serves a term of six years or until the age of:Read the answer and worked solution →The CEC can be removed by the President only if both Houses recommend it with a:Read the answer and worked solution →Which body allots election symbols to political parties?Read the answer and worked solution →A vitiated atmosphere in a state lets the Election Commission:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the EC functionsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the election systemsRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real termRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the election wordsRead the answer and worked solution →FPTP or PRRead the answer and worked solution →Which bodyRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Elections bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A political party has three components: the leaders, the active members and the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A candidate wins her seat with 38 percent of votes, more than anyone else but not a majority. India's system allowing this is:

  1. First Past the Post
  2. Proportional Representation
  3. Single Transferable Vote
  4. Separate electorate
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Correct answer: A. First Past the Post

1. The one ahead of all others wins. 2. No majority is needed. 3. This is First Past the Post. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 3, Election and Representation._

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The FPTP system is also called the:

  1. Quota System
  2. Plurality System
  3. Majority System
  4. List System
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Correct answer: B. Plurality System

1. The winner has more votes than any rival. 2. That is a plurality, not a majority. 3. Hence the Plurality System. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 3, Election and Representation._

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In 1984 the Congress won 415 of 543 Lok Sabha seats with what share of votes?

  1. 48 percent
  2. 80 percent
  3. 25 percent
  4. 65 percent
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Correct answer: A. 48 percent

1. It won more than 80 percent of the seats. 2. Its vote share was far lower. 3. It got 48 percent of the votes. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 3, Election and Representation._

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