“Indiandemocracy is now ready to shift from a crude First Past the Postsystem to a system of Proportional Representation”. Do youagree with this statement? Give your reasons for or against thisstatement.
Aformer Chief Election Commissioner joined a political party andcontested elections. There are various views on this issue. One viewis that a former Election Commissioner is an independent citizen andhas a right to join any political party and to contest election.According to the other view, leaving this possibility open can affectthe impartiality of the Election Commission. So, former ElectionCommissioners must not be allowed to contest any elections. Whichposition do you agree with and why?
Hereare some wishes expressed in a conference to discuss a constitutionfor a new country. Write against each of these whether FPTP orProportional Representation system is more suited to meet each ofthese wishes.
a.People should clearly know who their representative is, so that theycan hold him or her personally accountable.
b.We have small linguistic minorities who are spread all over thecountry; we should ensure fair representation to them.
c.There should be no discrepancy between votes and seats for differentparties.
d.People should be able to elect a good candidate even if they do notlike his or her political party.
Indianelectoral system aims at ensuring representation of sociallydisadvantaged sections. However we are yet to have even 10 per centwomen members in our legislatures. What measures would you suggest toimprove the situation?
Whichof the following statements are incorrect? Identify and correct themby substituting, adding or rearranging only one word or phrase.
a.FPTP system is followed for all the elections in India.
b.Election Commission does not supervise Panchayat and Municipalelections.
c.President of India cannot remove an Election Commissioner.
d.Appointment of more than one Election Commissioners in the ElectionCommission is mandatory.
“Indiandemocracy is now ready to shift from a crude First Past the Postsystem to a system of Proportional Representation”. Do youagree with this statement? Give your reasons for or against thisstatement.
Aformer Chief Election Commissioner joined a political party andcontested elections. There are various views on this issue. One viewis that a former Election Commissioner is an independent citizen andhas a right to join any political party and to contest election.According to the other view, leaving this possibility open can affectthe impartiality of the Election Commission. So, former ElectionCommissioners must not be allowed to contest any elections. Whichposition do you agree with and why?
Hereare some wishes expressed in a conference to discuss a constitutionfor a new country. Write against each of these whether FPTP orProportional Representation system is more suited to meet each ofthese wishes.
a.People should clearly know who their representative is, so that theycan hold him or her personally accountable.
b.We have small linguistic minorities who are spread all over thecountry; we should ensure fair representation to them.
c.There should be no discrepancy between votes and seats for differentparties.
d.People should be able to elect a good candidate even if they do notlike his or her political party.
Indianelectoral system aims at ensuring representation of sociallydisadvantaged sections. However we are yet to have even 10 per centwomen members in our legislatures. What measures would you suggest toimprove the situation?
Whichof the following statements are incorrect? Identify and correct themby substituting, adding or rearranging only one word or phrase.
a.FPTP system is followed for all the elections in India.
b.Election Commission does not supervise Panchayat and Municipalelections.
c.President of India cannot remove an Election Commissioner.
d.Appointment of more than one Election Commissioners in the ElectionCommission is mandatory.