2. Uttar Pradesh has the most Lok Sabha seats. Which state has the second-most number of Lok Sabha seats?
a. Andhra Pradesh.
b. West Bengal.
c. Maharashtra.
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The correct answer is C.
Both Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal have 42 MPs. Maharashtra has 48 MPs. Bihar, which occupied the number 2 slot with 54 seats before Jharkhand state came into being, now has 40 seats. The rest (14 seats) are now with Jharkhand. Madhya Pradesh, once India's largest state, used to have 40 seats till Chhattisgarh state was formed in 2000. Now, the state has 29 seats, while Chhattisgarh has 11. Rajasthan, now India's largest state, has 25 seats.
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Both Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal have 42 MPs. Maharashtra has 48 MPs. Bihar, which occupied the number 2 slot with 54 seats before Jharkhand state came into being, now has 40 seats. The rest (14 seats) are now with Jharkhand. Madhya Pradesh, once India's largest state, used to have 40 seats till Chhattisgarh state was formed in 2000. Now, the state has 29 seats, while Chhattisgarh has 11. Rajasthan, now India's largest state, has 25 seats.
3. In the first general election, this party won the second-most number of seats after the Congress. In 1999, it won just four. What party are we speaking about?
a. The Socialist Party.
b. The Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party.
c. The Communist Party of India.
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Wrong! The correct answer is C.
The CPI won 16 seats, the Socialist Party 12 and the KMMP 9 in 1952. The Jan Sangh won 3 seats while smaller parties took a total of 47 seats. Independents won 38 seats and the Congress won 364 seats in India's first general election. In the last five elections the CPI has steadily declined -- from winning 12 seats in 1989, 14 seats in 1991, 12 seats in 1996, 9 seats in 1998 and finally 4 in 1999.
Correct!The CPI won 16 seats, the Socialist Party 12 and the KMMP 9 in 1952. The Jan Sangh won 3 seats while smaller parties took a total of 47 seats. Independents won 38 seats and the Congress won 364 seats in India's first general election. In the last five elections the CPI has steadily declined -- from winning 12 seats in 1989, 14 seats in 1991, 12 seats in 1996, 9 seats in 1998 and finally 4 in 1999.
4. The average age of the first Lok Sabha was 46.5. What was it in the last Lok Sabha?
a. 46.7.
b. 55.5.
c. 49.4.
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Wrong! The correct answer is B.
Amazingly, the first Lok Sabha, elected in 1952, is the second youngest in our democratic history. Only the 12th Lok Sabha, elected in 1998, was younger, with an average age of 46.4. The second Lok Sabha, elected in 1957, was the third youngest at 46.7. At a time when India has the largest population of young people in the world, the last Lok Sabha, elected in 1999, was the oldest ever, with an average age of 55.5.
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Amazingly, the first Lok Sabha, elected in 1952, is the second youngest in our democratic history. Only the 12th Lok Sabha, elected in 1998, was younger, with an average age of 46.4. The second Lok Sabha, elected in 1957, was the third youngest at 46.7. At a time when India has the largest population of young people in the world, the last Lok Sabha, elected in 1999, was the oldest ever, with an average age of 55.5.
5. When Pyare Lal Shankhwar of the BSP defeated Arun Kumar Kori of the Samajwadi Party in Ghatampur in Uttar Pradesh in 1999, what record did he set for that election?
a. He was the oldest winner.
b. He won by the smallest margin.
c. He was the youngest winner.
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Wrong! The correct answer is B.
Shankhwar won by just 105 votes. He bagged 156,582 votes while Kori was just behind at 156,477 votes. The BJP's Kamal Rani -- the winner in 1998 -- was 490 votes behind Kori, at 155,987 votes. In 1998, Rani's winning margin was a healthy 42,489 votes. In second position for the smallest margin in 1999 was S Murgesan of the AIADMK who won Tenkasi by 887 votes. Interestingly, both Ghatampur and Tenkasi are Scheduled Caste seats.
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Shankhwar won by just 105 votes. He bagged 156,582 votes while Kori was just behind at 156,477 votes. The BJP's Kamal Rani -- the winner in 1998 -- was 490 votes behind Kori, at 155,987 votes. In 1998, Rani's winning margin was a healthy 42,489 votes. In second position for the smallest margin in 1999 was S Murgesan of the AIADMK who won Tenkasi by 887 votes. Interestingly, both Ghatampur and Tenkasi are Scheduled Caste seats.