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CBSE · Class 9 · Social Science

Elections

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
The scientific study of elections is called:
  1. demography
  2. philately
  3. geology
  4. psephology
2.
How does the two-round system work?
  1. over 50% needed, or the top two face a runoff
  2. the President picks the winner
  3. seats are drawn by lottery
  4. the oldest candidate wins
3.
What does the Delimitation Commission deal with?
  1. the anti-defection law
  2. conducts elections across India
  3. redraws constituencies
  4. decides defection cases
4.
What is the cVIGIL app used for?
  1. reporting Model Code violations
  2. voter registration and services
  3. forms and electoral rolls
  4. help for voters with disabilities
5.
Which of these is chosen by indirect election?
  1. a panchayat
  2. a gram sabha decision
  3. the President
  4. the Lok Sabha
6.
In a single transferable vote election with 2,300 valid votes and 4 seats, the quota is (votes ÷ (seats + 1)) + 1, ignoring any fraction. What is the quota?
  1. 461 votes
  2. 384 votes
  3. 462 votes
  4. 576 votes
7.
Under the two-round system, three parties get 30%, 60% and 10%. Is a second round needed?
  1. No, one party has over 50%
  2. Yes, every election needs two rounds
  3. Yes, no party has over 50%
  4. No, the smallest party wins
8.
The Election Commission was set up in 1950; the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1988. How many years apart were these?
  1. 38 years
  2. 39 years
  3. 48 years
  4. 35 years
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
What is the difference between direct and indirect elections?
10.
Explain how each system works: (a) First-Past-The-Post (b) the two-round system
11.
What does each deal with? (a) the 52nd Amendment (b) the Speaker or Chairman
12.
Direct or indirect election? (a) the Rajya Sabha (b) the Vice President
13.
Under proportional representation, a house of 77 seats is shared by vote: party P gets 33%, Q 28%, and others 39%. About how many seats do P and Q get (to the nearest whole number)?
14.
One MP represents 30 lakh people and another 6 lakh. How many times more people does the first represent (to one decimal place), and what is done to fix this?
15.
Which came first, and by how many years? (a) EVMs were used in every seat of a general election for the first time (2004) (b) the Election Commission was set up (1950)
16.
What is each app used for: (a) ERONET (b) Saksham
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Why are regular elections important in a democracy?
18.
Match each with its use: (a) Saksham (b) cVIGIL (c) ERONET. Choose from: forms and electoral rolls; reporting Model Code violations; help for voters with disabilities.
19.
A Vidhan Parishad election uses the single transferable vote: 4,000 valid votes, 2 seats. (a) What is the quota? (b) What happens to the candidate with the fewest votes? (c) Name one other body elected this way.
20.
Compare single transferable vote and proportional representation: how does each work, and give one advantage of each.
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QAnswerWorking
1(d) psephology—
2(a) over 50% needed, or the top two face a runoff—
3(c) redraws constituencies—
4(a) reporting Model Code violations—
5(c) the President—
6(a) 461 votes2,300 ÷ 5 = 460; + 1
7(a) No, one party has over 50%the largest share is 60%
8(a) 38 years1988 − 1950 = 38
9In direct elections citizens vote themselves; in indirect elections elected representatives choose the leaders.—
10(a) the candidate with the most votes wins (b) over 50% needed, or the top two face a runoff—
11(a) the anti-defection law (b) decides defection cases—
12(a) indirect (b) indirect—
13P about 25, Q about 2233% and 28% of 77
145.0 times; delimitation redraws constituencies to even out population.30 ÷ 6
15The Election Commission was set up, by 54 years2004 − 1950
16(a) forms and electoral rolls (b) help for voters with disabilities—
17They keep representatives accountable, give people a voice, make the government legitimate and treat every vote equally.—
18(a) help for voters with disabilities (b) reporting Model Code violations (c) forms and electoral rolls—
19(a) 1,334 votes (b) they are eliminated and their votes pass to voters’ next preferences (c) the Rajya Sabha (or the President)4,000 ÷ 3 + 1
20single transferable vote: voters rank candidates and votes transfer; proportional representation: seats shared by vote share. Advantages, e.g. simple and quick, or fair to smaller parties.—