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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 →Fundamental Rights are listed in which part of the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →Workers on the 1982 Asian Games sites paid below minimum wage were held to suffer begar, violating the right against:Read the answer and worked solution →Machal Lalung spent 54 years in custody without trial, showing the need for the right to:Read the answer and worked solution →Fundamental rights are not absolute; the government can impose:Read the answer and worked solution →The right to equality guarantees equal access to shops, hotels, wells and:Read the answer and worked solution →The right to equality abolished which crude manifestation of inequality?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Article clarifies that reservation for backward classes is not a violation of equality?Read the answer and worked solution →

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FPTP gives the largest party bonus seats, which helps form a:

  1. Stable government
  2. Coalition of losers
  3. Two-party ban
  4. Separate electorate
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Correct answer: A. Stable government

1. Parliamentary government needs a majority. 2. FPTP usually delivers one. 3. So it helps form a stable government. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 3, Election and Representation._

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In a reserved constituency, who can vote?

  1. Only women
  2. All voters
  3. Only SC voters
  4. Only ST voters
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Correct answer: B. All voters

1. Only the candidate must belong to the reserved group. 2. The electorate is not restricted. 3. All voters vote. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 3, Election and Representation._

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Of the 543 Lok Sabha seats, how many are reserved for Scheduled Castes?

  1. 131
  2. 100
  3. 84
  4. 47
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Correct answer: C. 84

1. Reservation follows population share. 2. 47 seats go to Scheduled Tribes. 3. 84 go to Scheduled Castes. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 3, Election and Representation._

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