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Indian Politics / Indian Politicians Quiz
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Indian Politics / Indian Politicians Quiz
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1. The Janata party founded in 1977 has split, merged, split, re-merged umpteen number of times. One of its incarnations is the Janata Dal (Secular); who is the founder of this party?
2. Who founded the Indian National Congress (INC) party?
3. What does the Tenth schedule of the Indian Constitution contain?
4. The Vajpayee government was defeated in a historic vote on the floor of the Lok Sabha in 1998 by a margin of just one vote! Who was the one MP who violated his party whip and voted against the government thus probably being the one member who caused the fall of the government?
5. One of the partners of the Communist party is the Forward Bloc. Who founded this party?
6. A prominent regional party in India is the AIADMK. Who founded this party?
7. Which of these parties have formed the Government at the center in India the most amount of times?
8. Which of the following prime ministers of India did NOT die in office?
9. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a regional party, which grew so fast that it was elevated as a national party. Who founded the BSP?
10. Which party was formed by Sharad Pawar,Tariq Anwar and P.A Sangma after splitting from the Indian National Congress(INC)?
11. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is an important regional party in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Who is the founder of this party?
12. Who was the president of India who had actually threatened to dismiss the prime minister and had (for some time) created a crisis?
13. The world's first democratically elected Communist Government was formed in which Indian state?
14. The preamble of the Indian Constitution 'We the people _____', contains some key terms. This preamble has been amended later. Which of the following words in the preamble was not present when the Constitution first came into effect?
15. Who was the First Chief Minister of United Provinces (now known as Uttar Pradesh)?
16. Who served as the last Governor-General of India?
17. Which Political alliance formed the Government in Maharashtra during 1995-1999?
18. Mohammad Ali Jinnah,who is credited with the creation of Pakistan,belonged to which party?
19. The oldest and biggest political party in India is the Congress I, what does the I stand for?
20. Just as the Janata Dal split many times, the Congress party too has had splits. One of its splinter groups is the Trinamool Congress. Who founded this party?
21. The biggest challenger to the Congress party has been the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). What is the electoral symbol of this party?
22. Which former Chief Minister of the state of Madhya Pradesh was expelled from BJP?
23. The Communist Party of India has pockets of influence in India. Which of these states in India was until 2011 known as an unconquerable bastion of the leftists?
24. Who was the First Prime Minister of India?
25. One of the right wing parties in Indian politics is the Shiv Sena. Who is the founder of the Shiv Sena?