The three important schemes representation of minorities are:

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Who of the following said “All true and democratic representation is functional representation. The omni-competent parliament is unsuitable to any really democratic country’?

   A. G.D.H. Cole
   B. Rousseau
   C. Karl Marx
   D. J.S.Mill
   E. Herbert Spencer

3. Proportional representation primarily aims at giving representation to:

   A. Religious minority
   B. Linguistic majority
   C. Caste majority
   D. Minorities in societies

4. Proportional Representation is a method of representation which:

   A. Provides votes to the people keeping in view their property
   B. Provides extra votes to the educated people
   C. Provides representation to all the political parties
   D. Provides representation to each group of party in proportion to its voting strength

5. Name the leader of the Congress Party who said that ‘Objectives resolution’ will put the minorities on a detestable place of servants and slaves?

   A. S.C. Chattopadhyaya
   B. Ajay Kapur
   C. Hari Kumar
   D. None of these

6. In which amendment (1973-constitution) additional seats, for minorities were fixed?

   A. 1st
   B. 2nd
   C. 3rd
   D. 4th

7. One of the chief merits of functional representation is:

   A. It encourages people to think in terms of their class interests
   B. It ensures equitable representation to the various professions
   C. It promotes national unity
   D. It secures representation to various interests and makes the parliament a truly representative body

8. Second Ballot system, another method for minority representation, implies:

   A. Each voter has two votes
   B. Voting is held as many times as necessary until a candidate is elected with an absolute majority of votes
   C. Voting is held at the most for three times
   D. Voting is held twice, and in the second voting the contest is held between the two candidates who secure maximum votes in the first voting

9. Who said that ‘proportional representation system contributes to the aggravation of successful sectionalism’?

   A. Getten
   B. Finer
   C. Leacock
   D. Gilchrist
   E. Ebstein

10. One serious problem of functional representation is that:

    A. It introduces all evils of territorial representation
    B. The consumers will not get proper representation
    C. The producers will not get proper representation
    D. It will divide society in small economic groups