Class 8th Social Science MCQ

Q1. For General elections, electronic voting machines were used for the first time in ____.
1. 2001
2. 2005
3. 2004
4. 2009

Ans: 3. 2004
Q2. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by whom?
1. Legislative Assemblies.
2. Parliament member.
3. Advocate.
4. None of these.

Ans: 1. Legislative Assemblies.
Q3. In the 2014 elections, ____ was the leading party of the country.
1. Indian National Congress.
2. Bhartiya Janta Party.
3. Communist Party.
4. Swatantra Party.

Ans: 2. Bhartiya Janta Party.
Q4. The Lok Sabha was formed in ____.
1. 1947
2. 1948
3. 1950
4. 1941

Ans: 1. 1947
Q5. Which Political Party is currently in power?
1. Congress
2. BJP
3. Telugu Desam
4. None of the above
Ans: 2. BJP
Q6. What did universal adult franchise mean:
1. Right to vote.
2. Right to freedom.
3. Right to equality.
4. Right to adult freedom.

Ans: 2. Right to freedom.
Q7. The combined strength of all political parties in the Parliament with less than 50% of representatives
is:
1. Ruling party
2. Opposition
3. Coalition
4. None of these

Ans: 2. Opposition
Q8. President electoral college consists of:
1. M.P
2. M.L.A.
3. Members of state legislative.
4. Elected members of parliament & state legislative.

Ans: 4. Elected members of parliament & state legislative.
Q9. The members of ____ make laws to run the country.
1. Lok Sabha.
2. Legislative Assembly.
3. House of Commons.
4. Vidhan Parishad.

Ans: 1. Lok Sabha.
Q10. When did the Indian congress demanded the elected members in the legislature?
1. 1880
2. 1885
3. 1896
4. 1845

Ans: 2. 1885
Q11. ‘EVM’ means.
1. Electronic voting machine.
2. Election voting machine.
3. Equal vote measure.
4. None of these.

Ans: 1. Electronic voting machine.
Q12. If the president has to resign, he sends his resignation to:
1. Prime Minister.
2. Vice President.
3. Chief Minister.
4. Lok Sabha Speaker.

Ans: 2. Vice President.
Q13. Member of Parliament are representatives of?
1. Government
2. Party
3. None of these
4. People

Ans: 4. People
Q14. The leader of RUling Party in the Lok Sabha is ____.
1. Defence Minister.
2. Prime Minister.
3. Chief Minister.
4. President.

Ans: 2. Prime Minister.
Q15. The members of Rajya Sabha are elected?
1. Directly
2. Indirectly
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of the above

Ans: 2. Indirectly
Q16. ____ functions based on representation of states.
1. Lok Sabha.
2. President.
3. Vidhan Sabha.
4. Rajya Sabha.

Ans: 4. Rajya Sabha.
Q17. Third Lok Sabha election held in:
1. 1973
2. 1962
3. 1966
4. 1970

Ans: 2. 1962
Q18. Rajya sabha is also called?
1. Parliament.
2. House of People.
3. Council of States.
4. None of the above.

Ans: 3. Council of States.
Q19. Each constituencies elected:
1. 1 person to the parliament.
2. 2 person to the parliament.
3. 3 person to the parliament.
4. 4 person to the parliament.

Ans: 1. 1 person to the parliament.
Q20. The parliament is made up with:
1. Prime minister, BJP.
2. President, Lok sabha, Rajya sabha.
3. Vidhan sabha, Vidhan Mandal.
4. All of these.

Ans: 2. President, Lok sabha, Rajya sabha.
Q21. Every ____ years, the elections are held in India to elect the representatives of Lok Sabha.
1. Five
2. Seven
3. One
4. Three

Ans: 1. Five
Q22. When was the EVM used for the first time?
1. 2007
2. 2004
3. 2003
4. 1990

Ans: 2. 2004
Q23. _____ is a party based in Maharashtra.
1. Telugu Desham Party.
2. Janata Dal (Secular).
3. Shiv Sena.
4. Samajwadi Party.

Ans: 2. Janata Dal (Secular).
Q24. What is the significant function of parliament?
1. Law making.
2. Socio reform.
3. Child development.
4. None of these.

Ans: 1. Law making.
Q25. _____ heads the Rajya Sabha.
1. President.
2. Speaker.
3. Cabinet Minister.
4. Vice President.

Ans: 4. Vice President.
Q26. _____ is made up of all the representatives elected by the Indian people.
1. Rashtrapati Bhavan.
2. White House.
3. House of Commons.
4. Lok Sabha.

Ans: 4. Lok Sabha.
Q27. _____ demanded from British government in 1985 to allow elected members in the legislature.
1. Indian National Congress.
2. Swatantra Party.
3. Swatantra Party.
4. Hindu Mahasabha.

Ans: 1. Indian National Congress.
Q28. There are _____ elected members in the Lok Sabha.
1. 2
2. 5
3. 3
4. 4

Ans: 1. 2
Q29. The parliament of India consists:
1. President, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha.
2. Prime Minister, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha.
3. Vice President, Vidhan Sabha.
4. None of the above.

Ans: 1. President, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha.
Q30. The President of India can nominate to how many members to Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
respectively?
1. 10, 3
2. 12, 2
3. 10, 2
4. 12, 3

Ans: 2. 12, 2
Q31. The most important function of lok sabha is:
1. Judiciary
2. Executive
3. Legislature
4. None of these

Ans: 2. Executive
Q32. Political party is made by:
1. Members of parliament.
2. Member of legislative assembly.
3. Prime minister.
4. None of these.

Ans: 1. Members of parliament.
Q33. There are _____ elected members in the Lok Sabha.
1. 543
2. 540
3. 545
4. 455

Ans: 1. 543
Q34. The Government of India Act came out in _____.
1. 1910
2. 1909
3. 1911
4. 1905

Ans: 2. 1909
Q35. An individual gives her consent to the government with the help of _____.
1. Movements
2. Elections
3. Opposition
4. Parliament

Ans: 2. Elections
Q36. Representatives to the Parliament are chosen by the:
1. People
2. Rulers
3. Government
4. None of these

Ans: 1. People
Q37. The disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice-President of India are decided by the:
1. Election Commission
2. Parliament
3. Supreme Court
4. Vice President

Ans: 3. Supreme Court
Q38. What is the guiding philosophy of Bharatiya janata party?
1. Marxism.
2. Revolutionary democracy.
3. Modernisation.
4. None of these.

Ans: 2. Revolutionary democracy
Q39. MLAs are the elected representatives of _______.
1. State Legislature.
2. Rajya Sabha.
3. Vidhan Sabha.
4. Jila Parishad.

Ans: 1. State Legislature.
Q40. Rajya Sabha has ____ elected members.
1. 233
2. 213
3. 245
4. 243

Ans: 1. 233
Q41. How many members are nominated in Rajya sabha by president?
1. 10
2. 12
3. 15
4. 20

Ans: 2. 12
Q42. When was 1st election held in India?
1. 1951
2. 1984
3. 1971
4. 1964

Ans: 1. 1951
Q43. To form a government, a party must win at least ____ seats in Lok Sabha.
1. 272
2. 255
3. 280
4. 270

Ans: 1. 272
Q44. Situation in which there is no easy solutions to the problems is called:
1. Approval
2. Coalition
3. Unresolved
4. Crucial

Ans: 3. Unresolved
Q45. Parliament of India is ________ law making institution.
1. Midst
2. Supreme
3. Lowest
4. All of the above

Ans: 2. Supreme
Q46. The parliament is begin with _______.
1. Question hour.
2. Zero hour.
3. Both (a) & (b).
4. None of the above.

Ans: 1. Question hour.
Q47. The President appoints ____ members of Rajya Sabha.
1. 12
2. 15
3. 14
4. 20

Ans: 1. 12
Q48. What do you mean by the Houses of people?
1. Lok sabha.
2. Vidhan sabha.
3. Rajya sabha.
4. Parliament.

Ans: 1. Lok sabha.
Q49. Which political party has won most seats in all states in 8th lok sabha election?
1. Telugu Desam Party.
2. Independents.
3. Kerala Congress.
4. Muslim League.

Ans: 1. Telugu Desam Party.
Q50. Which is an important way to contro l the executive in Parliament?
1. Assembly
2. Zero hour
3. Question hour
4. None of these

Ans: 3. Question hour
Q51. In which state lok sabha elections were held in 1984?
1. Punjab
2. Assam
3. Both (a) & (b)
4. None of above

Ans: 3. Both (a) & (b)
Q52. Who highlights the drawback of various policies?
1. Political Parties.
2. Members of Parliament.
3. Member of Legislative.
4. Opposition Party.

Ans: 4. Opposition Party.
Q53. The idea of _____ is the take off point for a democracy.
1. Republic
2. Consent
3. Freedom
4. Monarchy

Ans: 2. Consent