A. Provides representation to small minorities alone
B. Provides representation to the majorities alone
C. Provides representation to large minorities only
D. Provides no representation to the minorities
Political Science Mcqs
The Limited vote Plan, which is a scheme for minority representation, entitles each voter to cast
A. Only one vote
B. As many votes as there are candidates to be elected
C. One vote less than the seats to be filled up
D. Cast all his votes in favour of any single candidate
Under the List System the list of the contesting candidates is prepared by:
A. Each political party
B. The voters
C. The Election Commissioner
D. Mutual consent of the political parties contesting elections
Under the List System each voter :
A. Votes for the list as a whole
B. Can pick up candidates from various lists
C. Can indicate candidates in the votes
D. Can prepare his own list from amongst the candidates
Under the List system each voter enjoys:
A. Only one vote
B. As many votes as there are seats to be filled up
C. One vote less than total number of seats to be filled up
D. Two votes
Under the List System there are:
A. Single-member constituencies
B. Two member constituencies
C. Nulti-member constituencies
D. None of the above
Under single transferable vote system each voter can:
A. Indicate only two preferences
B. Indicate only one preference
C. Indicate one preference less than the seats to be filled up
D. Indicate as many preferences as there are candidates to be elected
The Quota under the Hare Scheme is determined by:
A. Dividing the total number of votes by two
B. Dividing the total number of valid polled votes by the number of seats to be filled up plus one and by adding one to the quotient
C. The number of votes in fixed by law before the election is held
D. The number of votes is decided by all the contesting candidates before the election
Under the Hare Scheme every voter enjoys:
A. One effective role
B. As many votes as there are seas to be filled
C. One vote less than the number of seats to be filled up
D. Only two votes
The two prominent schemes of proportional representation are:
A. Hare Scheme and List System
B. Universal Adult Franchise and Direct Elections
C. Reservation of Seats and Direct Election
D. Direct Election and Communal Representation