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Political Parties
What is meant by regional political party? State the conditions required to be recognised as a ‘regional political party’.
A regional party is a recognised political party whose influence is limited to a particular state of the nation.
Conditions required to be recognised as a regional political party are :
i. The party must secure at least 6% of total valid votes polled in all the parliamentary constituencies.
ii. Moreover, the party should win at least one seat from the state in the Lok Sabha general elections.
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Suggest some reforms to strengthen parties so that they perform their functions well?
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
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