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Class 8 Universal Franchise and India’s Electoral System worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Universal adult franchise, the Election Commission, voting, EVMs and NOTA, First-Past-the-Post, Rajya Sabha and President elections. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Universal adult franchise means every citizen aged ___ or above can vote:
- 16
- 25
- 21
- 18
Answer
(d) 18
- 2.
What does the Chief Electoral Officer do?
- oversees elections in a state
- runs panchayat and municipal elections
- conducts the election in a constituency
- manages the voter list
Answer
(a) oversees elections in a state
- 3.
Who votes to elect a state Legislative Assembly?
- elected MPs and elected MLAs
- all members of both Houses of Parliament
- registered adult citizens, directly
- registered voters of the state, directly
Answer
(d) registered voters of the state, directly
Section B · short answer
- 4.
What is a constituency?
Answer
An area whose voters elect one representative to a legislature.
- 5.
What does each do? (a) the Returning Officer (b) a State Election Commission
Answer
(a) conducts the election in a constituency (b) runs panchayat and municipal elections
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Why was giving every adult the vote from the start a bold decision?
Answer
In 1947 only about 14% of people could read, and before Independence only about 13% could vote; still the Constitution’s makers trusted every adult with an equal vote.
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