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Political Parties
Write a short note on Nationalist Congress Party.
This party was formed in 1999 following a split in the Indian National Congress. The party espouses democracy, Gandhian secularism, equity, social justice and federalism. This party wants that high offices in government be confined to natural born citizens of the country. A major party in Maharashtra and has a significant presence in Meghalaya, Manipur and Assam. Since 2004, NCP is a member of the United Progressive Alliance at centre. Sharad Pawar is its most powerful leader.
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What is the guiding philosophy of the Bharatiya Janta Party?
Match List-I (organisations and struggles) with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
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List-I |
List-II |
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1. Congress Party |
A. National Democratic Alliance |
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2. Bharatiya Janta Party |
B. State Party |
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3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
C. United Progressive Alliance |
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4. Telugu Desam Party |
D. Left Front |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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(a) |
C |
A |
B |
D |
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(b) |
C |
D |
A |
B |
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(c) |
C |
A |
D |
B |
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(d) |
D |
C |
A |
B |
Consider the following statements on parties:
A. Political parties do not enjoy much trust among the people.
B. Parties are often rocked by scandals involving top party leaders.
C. Parties are not necessary to run governments.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
Partisan means
Multi-party system advocates
A. The political parties which govern the country
B. The government is formed by various parties coming together
C. Does not permit free competition for power
D. This system allows a variety of interests and opinions to enjoy political representation
Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of a political party?
The law that says if any MLA or MP changes parties, he or she will lose the seat in the legislature, is
Which of the following pairs is not correct?
Which one of the following is NOT a function of political parties?
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