NCERT Class 10 Chapter 4 Political Parties MCQs for UPSC

1. According to NCERT Class 10 Political Science, what are the three indispensable components of a political party?

1. A.The leaders, the active members, and the followers.
2. B.The executive magistrates, the police commissioners, and the judges.
3. C.The election commissioners, the returning officers, and the polling agents.
4. D.The registered corporate donors, trade union federations, and civil servants.

2. How does NCERT Class 10 Political Science define 'partisanship' in the study of democratic politics?

1. A.The constitutional requirement that all legislative bills be passed by consensus.
2. B.A person who is strongly committed to a party, group or faction, marked by a tendency to take a side and an inability to take a balanced view on an issue.
3. C.The formal judicial arbitration procedure used during parliamentary boundary disputes.
4. D.The legal procedure governing the dissolution of municipal councils during emergencies.

3. How does candidate selection by political parties in the United States of America contrast with that in India as highlighted in NCERT Class 10 Political Science?

1. A.In the USA candidates are appointed by the Supreme Court, while in India they are chosen by municipal mayors.
2. B.In the USA candidates are selected by the President alone, while in India they are chosen by open street referendums.
3. C.In the USA members and supporters of a party choose its candidates, whereas in India top party leaders choose candidates for contesting elections.
4. D.In the USA candidate selection is governed by hereditary guilds, while in India candidates are selected strictly by lot.