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NCERT Class 8 Social Science Chapter 5 Universal Franchise and India’s Electoral System Test Mock Test

This free online test covers Chapter 5, Universal Franchise and India’s Electoral System, from the NCERT Class 8 Exploring Society India and Beyond Part I textbook. The 28 questions are written directly from the chapter — definitions, processes, worked examples and the points the book italicises — so a score here tells you how much of the chapter actually stuck, not how well you guess. Each answer carries an explanation that says why the right option is right and why the other three fail, which is where most of the learning happens. Attempt it after your first read of the chapter, then again before the exam. There is no negative marking, and you can review the full solution the moment you submit.

Duration

28 mins

Questions

28 MCQs

Total Marks

28 pts

Negative

0 per wrong

Topics Covered in This Paper

Social Science
28 Qs100%

Sample Questions

Q1.Universal adult franchise, as the chapter defines it, means that:

  • AEvery adult citizen gets one vote and all votes have equal value, irrespective of caste, creed, race, religion, gender, education or income
  • BOnly literate adult citizens may vote, since they can read the ballot
  • CA head of a family may cast the votes of all adults in the household
  • DEvery adult citizen may cast as many votes as the number of candidates standing

Q2.In which year did India change the minimum voting age, and from what to what?

  • AIn 1950, from 25 to 21
  • BIn 1988, from 18 to 21
  • CIn 1988, from 21 to 18
  • DIn 1971, from 21 to 18

Q3.Which Article of the Constitution does the chapter cite as the basis for elections to the Lok Sabha, state and union territory assemblies and local bodies being held on universal franchise?

  • AArticle 356
  • BArticle 326
  • CArticle 226
  • DArticle 32

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