CSS :: Electorate and Representation

@ : Home > Political Science > Electorate and Representation

101.

Four members are to be elected from a multimember constituency having an electorate of 30325. The total number of valid votes cast during the polling is 20220. The quota required for the election of a candidate, according to the Hare Plan would be:

A.	4044	B.	4045
C.	5055	D.	6065

102.

Who said "Voice of the people may be the voice of God"?

A.	Montesquieu	B.	Rousseau
C.	Thomas Jefferson	D.	Sir Henry Maine

103.

What is meant by the electorate?

A.	The collective world used for areas into which the whole state is divided for purpose of elections	B.	The whole body of people who are elected by the people as their representatives to govern the state
C.	The various methods of election used to elect representatives	D.	The body of citizens who elect those who govern

104.

Which one of the following was a strong supporter of proportional representation?

A.	Bentham	B.	Laski
C.	J.S.Mill	D.	Marx

105.

The proportional representation seeks to:

A.	Secure representation to various groups in the national and local bodies in proportion to their voting strength	B.	Ensure direct participation of people in the affairs of the government
C.	Ensure right to work to every able bodied citizen	D.	Ensure equal division of property among the citizens

106.

Universal Adult Franchise implies a right to vote to all:

A.	Residents of the state	B.	Adult residents of the state
C.	Adult citizens of the state	D.	Adult male citizens of the state

107.

When the voters take part in the elections of representative bodies themselves and elect the members, the system is known as:

A.	Representative democracy:	B.	Direct elections
C.	Universal adult suffrage	D.	Direct democracy

108.

In which one of the following countries the women were granted franchise very recently?

A.	Britain	B.	France
C.	U.S.A.	D.	Switzerland

109.

Which one of the following categories of persons are generally denied franchise?

A.	Old men	B.	Poor people
C.	Illiterate persons	D.	Aliens

110.

In which of the following countries the citizens are permitted to exercise their franchise at the age of 18 years

A.	U.S.S.R.	B.	U.S.A.
C.	Britain	D.	All the above