Indian Polity PYQ – Election

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Indian Polity PYQ – Election – 24 questions, subject: Polity. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
AHGS – 2021
Which one of the following is offered by the Election Commission to a recognised political party?

Correct Answer: C [Election symbol]

Explanation:

Under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, the Election Commission allots a reserved election symbol to a recognised political party.

2.  
GSCE – 2021 · GEOLOGY – 2023
The voting age in general elections was reduced from 21 years to 18 by the

Correct Answer: B [61st Amendment]

Explanation:

The 61st Amendment Act, 1988 amended Article 326 to lower the voting age from 21 to 18, effective from 28 March 1989.

3.  
PSY – 2022
In which Lok Sabha election did the VVPAT come into existence?

Correct Answer: A [2014 Lok Sabha election]

Explanation:

VVPAT was first used in a Lok Sabha general election in 2014, after its first trial at the Noksen by-election in Nagaland in 2013.

4.  
CAGS – 2022
Which one of the following provisions empowers the Election Commission of India to notify election dates?

Correct Answer: A [Section 14 and 15 of the Representation of the People Act 1951]

Explanation:

Sections 14 and 15 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 provide for notification of general elections on the Election Commission's recommendation.

5.  
EO – 2022
Consider the following statements regarding NRIs' voting right. Find out which is wrong.
(i) NRIs can vote in parliamentary as well as assembly elections
(ii) Only EPIC issued NRIs can vote
(iii) Original passport should be shown at the polling booth
(iv) NRIs can vote through postal ballots

Correct Answer: C [(ii) and (iv) are wrong]

Explanation:

Overseas electors under Section 20A are not issued EPIC and must vote in person at their constituency, so statements (ii) and (iv) are wrong.

6.  
FAG6 – 2022
Psephology is the study of

Correct Answer: C [Elections]

Explanation:

Psephology is the scientific study of elections, voting trends and poll predictions; the word comes from the Greek psephos, a pebble used for voting.

7.  
GROUP 1 – 2022
The abbreviated term VVPAT stands for

Correct Answer: C [Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail]

Explanation:

VVPAT stands for Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail, a slip showing the chosen candidate's serial number, name and symbol, displayed for seven seconds.

8.  
ROAD INSPECTOR – 2023
In India, the political parties are given official recognition by

Correct Answer: C [Election Commission]

Explanation:

The Election Commission registers parties (Section 29A of the RP Act 1951), recognises them as national or state parties, and allots symbols.

9.  
CSSE – 2023
Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for an Election Commission?

Correct Answer: D [Article 324]

Explanation:

Article 324 in Part XV vests superintendence, direction and control of elections in the Election Commission.

10.  
CSSE – 2023 · VETERINARY ASSISTANT – 2023
Which Article of the Constitution provides for an Election Commission of India?

Correct Answer: C [Article 324]

Explanation:

Article 324 provides for the Election Commission of India, vesting it with superintendence, direction and control of elections.

11.  
GROUP 3A – 2023
Assertion (A): Indian Constitution provides for an independent Election Commission.
Reason (R): To ensure free and fair elections in the country.

Correct Answer: A [Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)]

Explanation:

The Constitution gives the Election Commission independence so that elections are free and fair, hence R explains A.

12.  
HEALTH OFFICER – 2023
Arrange the following Chief Election Commissioners of India in chronological order:
1. Sunil Arora
2. Rajiv Kumar
3. Navin Chawla
4. Sushil Chandra

Correct Answer: A [3, 1, 4, 2]

Explanation:

In order of tenure: Navin Chawla (2009-10), Sunil Arora (2018-21), Sushil Chandra (2021-22) and Rajiv Kumar (2022-25), i.e. 3, 1, 4, 2.

13.  
VETERINARY ASSISTANT – 2023
Political parties are allotted symbols by

Correct Answer: B [The Election Commission]

Explanation:

The Election Commission allots symbols to political parties under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.

14.  
ACF – 2023
———— is responsible for the preparation of electoral rolls for a parliamentary / assembly constituency.

Correct Answer: C [Electoral Registration Officer]

Explanation:

Under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the Electoral Registration Officer prepares and revises the electoral roll of each constituency.

15.  
COMBINED RESEARCH ASSISTANT – 2023
In the first general election held in 1952, the number of women candidates who were elected was?

Correct Answer: A [22]

Explanation:

In the first general election of 1951-52, 22 women were elected to the Lok Sabha.

16.  
ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICER (TEXTILE DEPT) – 2023
From which of the following countries has India adopted its electoral system?

Correct Answer: C [United Kingdom]

Explanation:

India's first-past-the-post electoral system for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections was adopted from the United Kingdom.

17.  
CTS (NON-INTERVIEW POST) – 2024
Find out the incorrectly matched pair with respect to election machinery.
(1) ECI – Election Commission of India
(2) CEO – Chief Electoral Officer
(3) DEO – Development Election Officer
(4) ERO – Election Registration Officer

Correct Answer: C [(3) and (4) are incorrect]

Explanation:

ECI and CEO are correctly expanded as Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer, so the incorrect pairs are (3) and (4), whose expansions are wrong.

18.  
CTS (ITI) – 2024
The National Voters' Day of India is celebrated on ————.

Correct Answer: A [25th January]

Explanation:

National Voters' Day is observed on 25 January, the day the Election Commission was founded in 1950, and has been celebrated since 2011.

19.  
GROUP 1B & 1C – 2024
A three-member body of the Election Commission of India was recommended by

Correct Answer: D [Tarkunde Committee]

Explanation:

The Tarkunde Committee (1974, set up by Jayaprakash Narayan) recommended that the Election Commission be a three-member body.

20.  
GROUP 1 & 1A – 2025
Which of the following statements are true about the Election Commission of India?
(i) Conducts elections to Parliament, State Legislatures and to the office of President and the Vice-President
(ii) India's first woman Chief Election Commissioner – Ms. V.S. Ramadevi
(iii) India's first Chief Election Commissioner – Mr. S.P. Sen Verma

Correct Answer: C [(i) and (ii) only]

Explanation:

The Election Commission conducts elections to Parliament, state legislatures, President and Vice-President (Article 324(1)), so statements (i) and (ii) are true.

21.  
GROUP 4 – 2025
The correct statements on the new Chief Election Commissioner of India are:
(i) Gyanesh Kumar took charge as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India on February 19th, 2025.
(ii) He is a Kerala cadre officer of the Indian Administrative Service of the 1989 batch.
(iii) He has been responsible for handling various departments as Secretary to the Government of Kerala.

Correct Answer: B [(i) and (iii) only]

Explanation:

Gyanesh Kumar took charge as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner on 19 February 2025, appointed under the 2023 law, so statements (i) and (iii) are correct.

22.  
Find out the correct statements on election.
(i) In 2003, all State elections were held using EVMs.
(ii) The Commission took a historic decision to use only EVMs for the Lok Sabha election in 2004.
(iii) Two million EVMs were used in this election.

Correct Answer: C [(i) and (ii) only]

Explanation:

The Commission's EVM history notes that all state Assembly elections in 2003 used EVMs, and the second keyed statement is also true, so (i) and (ii) are correct.

23.  
CTS (ITI) – 2025
Match the following (Subject – Enacted year):
(a) Lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 – 1. 1985
(b) Electronic voting machines in election – 2. 1988
(c) Anti-defection law – 3. 2010
(d) Voting rights to citizens of India living abroad – 4. 1989

Correct Answer: A [2 4 1 3]

Explanation:

The voting age cut to 18 was in 1988 (61st Amendment) and EVMs were legalised in 1989, matching the keyed order 2 4 1 3.

24.  
ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR GRADE II – 2026
Arrange the following electoral reform committees chronologically:
(i) Tankha committee
(ii) Vohra committee
(iii) J.S. Verma committee
(iv) Dinesh Goswami committee
(v) Tarkunde committee

Correct Answer: B [(v), (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)]

Explanation:

The order of electoral reform committees is Tarkunde (1974-75), Dinesh Goswami (1990), Vohra (1993), Tankha and later bodies, i.e. (v), (iv), (ii), (i), (iii).

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