Very short answer for political parties for 10 std with solution
Answers
Q.1: What is the role of ‘Opposition’ in democracy?
Solution:
The various roles of the opposition parties in a democracy are listed as follows –
(a) It acts like a watchdog of democracy. It keeps a check on the role of the Government (Ruling Party) and restricts them from misusing the power.
(b) It provides to the people alternative policies and keeps them aware of the failure of the Government in performing their duties or making wrong policies.
(c) The opposition is always a viable alternative to the ruling government.
Q.2: What is meant by ‘Defection’?
Solution:
Defection is an act of changing party allegiance from the party on which a person got elected (to a Legislative body) to a different party. Earlier it has been an important cause for the formation as well as fall of government. MLAs and MPs were indulging in defection in order to become ministers or for cash rewards. Later on the Constitution was amended and defection has been banned by passing ‘Anti Defection Law’.
Q.3: What are the components of a political party?
Solution:
A political party has three components –
1. Its leaders
2. Its active members and
3. Its followers.
Question 4 Why is one-party political system not considered a good option in democratic system?
Answer: One-party system is not considered a good option in democratic system because voters are not offered any choice at the time of voting.
Question 5.
Name any one political party that has national level political organisation but is not recognised as the
national political party.
Answer: Samajwadi Party, Samta Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal are the examples of the parties that have
national level political organisations but are not recognised as national political parties.
Question 6.
Why did India adopt multi-party system?
India adopted a multi-party system because of its social and geographical diversity. In such a diverse
country, two or even three parties cannot absorb all the differences
Q7Name any three national political parties along with their symbols.
Answer:
Indian National Congress—symbol: hand, palm facing the people
Bhartiya Janata Party—symbol: a lotus
Bahujan Samaj Party—symbol: an elephant
Question 8.
Name any six regional political parties of the four southern states of India.
Answer:
The four southern states with regional political parties are as follows.
Kerala: Indian Federal Democratic Party and Kerala Congress (Mani)
Tamil Nadu: All India Anna DMK and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Andhra Pradesh: Telegu Desam Party
Karnataka: Janata Dal (Secular)
Question 9
Name the regional political parties predominant in Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand respectively with
their symbols
Answer:
The regional political parties predominant in:
Punjab—Shiromani Akali Dal, symbol: scales
Haryana—Indian National Lok Dal, symbol: a pair of spectacles
Uttarakhand—Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, symbol: chair
Question 10.
What is the requirement laid down by the Election Commission for a political party to be recognized as a
state party?
Answer:
The party that secures at least six per cent of total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a
state and wins at least two seats is recognised as a state party.
Question 11.
What is a political party?
Answer:
A political party is an association or a voluntary group of people who come together to contest elections
and hold power in the government. They agree on some policies and programmes.
Question 12.
What is the guiding philosophy of Bhartiya Janata Party?
Answer:
The guiding philosophy of Bhartiya Janata Party is to modernise India on the basis of Indian traditions and
cultural values and the promotion of a uniform civil code.
Question 13.
If all the decisions of a political party are made by a single family and all other members are neglected,
than what challenge is being faced by that party?
Answer:
If all the decisions of a political party are made by a single family and all other members are neglected,
then the party faces the challenge of dynastic succession.
Question 14.
What is meant by a political party?
Answer:
A political party is an association or a voluntary group of people who cometogether to contest elections
and hold power in the government. They agree on some policies and programmes.
Question 15.
Name any two regional parties of West Bengal.
Answer:
Two regional parties of West Bengal are:
Forward Bloc
Trinamool Congress
Revolutionary Socialist Party
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