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UPSC 1995 · Q5 · Indian Polity › Elections & Electoral Reforms · Save

Consider the table given below providing some details of the results of the election to the Karnataka State Legislative Assembly held in December, 1994. In terms of electoral analysis, the voter-seat distortion is to be explained as the result of the adoption of the

(a) Hare system
(b) Cumulative vote system
(c) First-past-the-post system
(d) Plural vote system
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Answer: (c) First-past-the-post system
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UPSC 1995 · Q9 · Indian Polity › Elections & Electoral Reforms · Save

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the commencement of the election process in India?

(a) The recommendation for election is made by the government and the notification for election is issued by the Election Commission
(b) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is issued by the Home Ministry at the Centre and Home Departments in the States
(c) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is issued by the President and Governors of the States concerned
(d) Both the exercises of making a recommendation for election and that of issuing a notification in respect of it are done by the Election Commission
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Answer: (c) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is issued by the President and Governors of the States concerned
UPSC 1995 · Q57 · Indian Polity › Elections & Electoral Reforms · Save

The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with

(a) de-nationalisation of banks
(b) electoral reforms
(c) steps to put down insurgency in the North-east
(d) the problem of the Chakmas
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Answer: (b) electoral reforms
UPSC 1995 · Q92 · Indian Polity › Elections & Electoral Reforms · Save

Which of the following political parties is/are national political parties? I. Muslim League II. Revolutionary Socialist Party III. All India Forward Block IV. Peasants and Workers Party of India

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) I, II and III
(b) II and IV
(c) III only
(d) None of the above
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Answer: (d) None of the above
UPSC 1995 · Q99 · Indian Polity › Elections & Electoral Reforms · Save

If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that

(a) the polling was very poor
(b) the election was for a multi-member constituency
(c) the elected candidate’s victory over his nearest rival was very marginal
(d) a very large number of candidates contested the election
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Answer: (d) a very large number of candidates contested the election