HARD
9th Jammu and Kashmir Board
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Here are some facts about the Indian elections. Comment on each of these to say whether they reflect the strength or the weakness of our electoral system:

(a) The 16th Lok Sabha has 12 percent women members.

(b) The Election Commission often refuses to accept the government’s advice about when the election should be held.

(c) The 16th Lok Sabha has more than 440 members whose assets are more than Rs.1 crore.

(d) After losing an election, the Chief Minister said: “I respect the people’s verdict”.

Important Questions on Electoral Politics

MEDIUM
9th Jammu and Kashmir Board
IMPORTANT
Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 3 - Electoral Politics>exercises>Q 1
Elections form the backbone of any democracy. Which of the following statements about the reasons for conducting elections are false?
MEDIUM
9th Jammu and Kashmir Board
IMPORTANT
Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 3 - Electoral Politics>exercises>Q 2
Which of these is not a good reason to say that Indian elections are democratic?
HARD
9th Jammu and Kashmir Board
IMPORTANT
Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 3 - Electoral Politics>exercises>Q 4

List all the different election-related activities mentioned in the chapter and arrange them in a time sequence, beginning with the first activity and ending with the last. Some of these activities are given below:

Releasing election manifestos; counting of votes; making of voters' list; election campaign; declaration of election results; casting of votes; ordering of re-poll; announcing election schedule; filing nomination.

HARD
9th Jammu and Kashmir Board
IMPORTANT
Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 3 - Electoral Politics>exercises>Q 5

Surekha is an officer-in-charge of ensuring free and fair elections in an assembly constituency in a state. Describe what should she focus on during the following stage of the election:

  • Election campaign
HARD
9th Jammu and Kashmir Board
IMPORTANT
Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 3 - Electoral Politics>exercises>Q 5

Surekha is an officer-in-charge of ensuring free and fair elections in an assembly constituency in a state. Describe what should she focus on about the following stage of the election:

  • Polling Day
HARD
9th Jammu and Kashmir Board
IMPORTANT
Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 3 - Electoral Politics>exercises>Q 5

Surekha is an officer-in-charge of ensuring free and fair elections in an assembly constituency in a state. Describe what should she focus on about the following stage of the election:

  • Counting day
HARD
9th Jammu and Kashmir Board
IMPORTANT
Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 3 - Electoral Politics>exercises>Q 6

The table below gives the proportion of different communities among the candidates who won elections to the US Congress. Compare these to the proportion of these communities in the population of the US.

Based on this, would you suggest a system of reservations in the US Congress? If yes, why and for which communities? If no, why not?

                                     Proportion of the community(in percent)

Population Proportion Population of US Population of US
Black 8 13
Hispanic  8 13
White 86 70
HARD
9th Jammu and Kashmir Board
IMPORTANT
Social Science DEMOCRATIC POLITICS-I Textbook of Political Science for Class IX>Chapter 3 - Electoral Politics>exercises>Q 7

Can we draw the following conclusions from the information given in this chapter? Give two facts to support your position for the given statement.

The Election Commission of India does not have enough powers to conduct free and fair elections in the country.