A by-election is an election, which is held:

A. Along with general elections
B. To fill a vacancy after general elections are over
C. Each year to fill vacant vacancies
D. When desired by the head of the state

Who of the following said “All true and democratic representation is functional representation. The omni-competent parliament is unsuitable to any really democratic country’?

A. G.d.h. cole
B. Rousseau
C. Karl marx
D. J.s.mill

Joint electorate system means:

A. Where men and women are allowed to vote together
B. Where people of all religions are allowed to vote together
C. Where voters belonging to all categories, castes and religion vote together
D. Where only women are allowed to vote together

Which one of the following is not true about Limited vote Plan?

A. Its aim is to give representation to minorities
B. In it the constituencies are always single member
C. In it voter is required to cast one vote less than the number of candidates to be elected
D. No voter can cast his vote in favour of one and the same candidate

Which one of the following is the main requirement of single transferable vote system?

A. Single member constituency
B. Multi-member constituency
C. Double member constituency
D. Separate electorate

The system under which a voter is given more than one vote to cast is known as:

A. Public voting
B. Compulsory voting
C. Secret voting
D. Plural voting

A system under which a representative is required to work under instructions from his electorates is known as:

A. Public voting system
B. Plural voting system
C. System of functional representation
D. System of secret ballot

Who of the following favoured the idean of two parliaments for dealing separately with political and economic affairs?

A. G.d.h.cole
B. Pareto
C. Max weber
D. Michel. r

Which one of the following is not true about woman suffrage?

A. It helps in protecting the interests of weaker sections of society
B. Denial of woman suffrage is against the concept of political sovereignty
C. Any denial is opposed to the concept of democracy
D. It is likely to reduced political conflicts in family life

Which of the following is not an essential feature of single transferable vote system?

A. In this there should be multimember constituency
B. Each voter has more than one vote
C. Quota of each candidate to win the seat is fixed in advance
D. Surplus votes of winning candidate can be transferred to the other