Q 01/05

Which Prime Minister declared the 1975 Emergency after being unseated by the Allahabad High Court?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Lal Bahadur Shastri

C) Indira Gandhi

D) Rajiv Gandhi

Answer · why

C) Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi's Emergency, from 1975 to 1977, saw opposition leaders jailed. A judge had found her guilty of misusing government machinery in her 1971...

Q 02/05

Which two banknotes did India void overnight on 8 November 2016, cancelling about 86% of the cash in circulation?

A) ₹500 and ₹1,000

B) ₹100 and ₹500

C) ₹1,000 and ₹2,000

D) ₹2,000 and ₹5,000

Answer · why

A) ₹500 and ₹1,000

The ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes were declared invalid from midnight in a televised address, with new ₹500 and ₹2,000 notes issued in their place. Queues for...

Q 03/05

Which party, formed from the 2011 anti-corruption protests, won 67 of Delhi's 70 seats in 2015 under a broom symbol?

A) Samajwadi

B) Lok Satta

C) Swaraj India

D) Aam Aadmi

Answer · why

D) Aam Aadmi

The Aam Aadmi Party, 'Common Man Party', was launched by Arvind Kejriwal on 26 November 2012 after he and Anna Hazare parted ways over entering politi...

Q 04/05

Which ballot option, ordered by the Supreme Court in 2013, lets Indian voters formally reject every candidate on offer?

A) VVPAT

B) NOTA

C) EPIC

D) MCC

Answer · why

B) NOTA

NOTA, short for 'none of the above', is only a protest in parliamentary polls: the candidate with the most votes still wins.

Q 05/05

Which device, first tried in a 1982 by-election in Kerala, was used in all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies by 2004?

A) Electronic voting machine

B) Optical scan ballot

C) Punch-card ballot

D) Lever voting machine

Answer · why

A) Electronic voting machine

India's electronic voting machine made its debut at Paravur in Kerala in May 1982, and the 2004 general election was the first fought entirely on the ...