{"id":2822,"date":"2025-11-27T13:14:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2822"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:14:39","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-152","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2822","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (152)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. What is the minimum number of Lok Sabha seats a party must win from at least three different states to be recognised as a national party under current rules?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">2% of total Lok Sabha seats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">6% of total votes in three states<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">4 seats in any one state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">10 seats from any state<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. 2% of total Lok Sabha seats <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> One of the criteria to become a national party is winning 2% of the total Lok Sabha seats (i.e., 11 out of 543), and those members must be from at least three different states.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Which of the following is <em>not<\/em> a benefit of being a recognised national or state party?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Reserved party symbol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Free access to state-owned media for campaigning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">100 star campaigners allowed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Access to electoral rolls<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. 100 star campaigners allowed <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Recognised parties are allowed 40 star campaigners, while registered-unrecognised parties are allowed 20. 100 is not allowed to any party.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. What is the <strong>minimum percentage of valid votes<\/strong> a party must secure in <strong>four or more states<\/strong> to be recognised as a national party (if it also wins four Lok Sabha seats)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">8%<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. 6% <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> A party must secure 6% valid votes in any four or more states and win 4 Lok Sabha seats to be recognised as a national party.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. Which of the following conditions can qualify a party as a <strong>state party<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Winning 5% of valid votes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Winning one Lok Sabha seat for every 25 Lok Sabha seats allotted to that state<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Securing 3% of votes nationally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Being recognised in three states<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Winning one Lok Sabha seat for every 25 Lok Sabha seats allotted to that state <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> One criterion for state party status is winning 1 Lok Sabha seat for every 25 seats or part thereof allocated to that state.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. What type of party is allowed to use \u201cfree symbols\u201d from the list specified by the Election Commission?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">National party<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">State party<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Registered-unrecognised party<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Regional party<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Registered-unrecognised party <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Registered-unrecognised parties are not allocated a reserved symbol and must choose from a list of free symbols.\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. What is the minimum number of Lok Sabha seats a party must win from at least three different states to be recognised as a national party under current rules? 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