Whichof the following resembles most a direct democracy?

a.Discussions in a family meeting

b.Election of the class monitor

c.Choice of a candidate by a political party

d.Decisions taken by the Gram Sabha

e.Opinion polls conducted by the media

Whichof the following tasks are not performed by the Election Commission?

a.Preparing the Electoral Rolls

b.Nominating the candidates

c.Setting up polling booths

d.Implementing the model code of conduct

e.Supervising the Panchayat elections

Whichof the following is common to the method of election of the membersof Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?

a.Every citizen above the age of 18 is an eligible voter

b.Voter can give preference order for different candidates

c.Every vote has equal value

d.The winner must get more than half the votes

Inthe First Past the Post system, that candidate is declared winner who

a.Secures the largest number of postal ballots

b.Belongs to the party that has highest number of votes in the country

c.Has more votes than any other candidate in the constituency

d.Attains first position by securing more than 50% votes

Whatis the difference between the system of reservation of constituenciesand the system of separate electorate? Why did the Constitutionmakers reject the latter?