Era of One-Party Dominance

These MCQs are based on the Era of One-Party Dominance.

This includes Challenge of Building Democracy, Changing Methods of Voting, First Three General Elections, Nature of Congress Dominance, Tolerance and Management of Factions, and many more.

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The First General Elections in India were held in the year

1951 1952 1953 1954

The first three Lok Sabha elections of 1952, 1957, and 1962 were dominated by the Congress Party under the leadership of:

Mahatma Gandhi Indira Gandhi Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Jawahar Lal Nehru

Name the founder President of Congress Socialist Party.

Acharya Narendra Dev K.M. Munshi Shayama Prasad Mukherjee Sukumar Sen

Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Shayama Prasad Mukherjee Sukumar Sen Rajagopalachari Balraj Madhok

Who was the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh?

Mahatma Gandhi Indira Gandhi Shayama Prasad Mukherjee Sukumar Sen

The Indian leader who is the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award is

Balraj Madhok Rajagopalachari B.R. Ambedkar K.M. Munshi

One of the guiding principles of the ideology of the Swatantra Party was:

Interests of the working class Protection of princely states Economy free from state control Autonomy of states within the union

The party that won the second largest number of Lok Sabha seats in the first General elections was the

Praja Socialist Party Bhartiya Jana Sangh Communist Party of India Bhartiya Janta party

Institutional Revolutionary Party exercised power in:

Mexico Finland Cairo Brazil

In 1957, which party formed the government in Kerala?

Jan Sangh C.P.I Congress Socialist Party

Who became the Prime Minister of India after the first general election?

Pt. JL. Nehru Sardar Patel Smt. Indira Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi

An Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is used to record

Politicians preferences

Voters preferences

Senior citizens preferences

Pressure groups preferences

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Era of One-Party Dominance
Questions: 12
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