Election Commission of India GK Questions and Answers

The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional body responsible for conducting elections in India. It was established on January 25, 1950, and has been conducting free and fair elections ever since.

Here you are given Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on the Election Commission of Indiathe topic of General Knowledge. First of all, you have to read all the GK questions related to Election Commission of India and click on one correct answer for each question. If your answer is correct, you will be displayed with a ✅ sign, but if your answer is wrong, a ❌ sign will be displayed, so that you can identify the correct answer you have given.

Q. Which film actor has been appointed by the Election Commission of India as the brand ambassador (national icon) for the Lok Sabha elections to be held in the year 2014?

◉ Aamir Khan

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◉ Amitabh Bachchan

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◉ Akshay Kumar

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◉ Salman Khan

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Q. The Election Commission of India approved the appointment of whom as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Punjab Police on 3 April 2014?

◉ Jograj Singh

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◉ Balwinder Singh

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◉ Suresh Arora

✅ Correct

◉ Hemant Baweja

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Q. Which program was launched by the Election Commission of India for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on 9 February 2019?

◉ Voter revision and information program

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◉ Neo -democratic program

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◉ A voter one vote program

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◉ Voter awareness program

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Q. Who was made the first Chief Election Commissioner?

◉ Justice Ranganath Mishra

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◉ Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee

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◉ Ram Vilas Sharma

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◉ Sukumar Sen

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Q. Which commission is not established by the constitutional provisions?

◉ Planning Commission

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◉ Finance Commission

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◉ Election commission

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◉ Government commission

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Q. In which state of India, the first ever International Conference on Voter Education was organized by the Election Commission?

◉ Bihar

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◉ Haryana

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◉ Delhi

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◉ Manipur

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Q. On 11th April 2019, the Election Commission has banned the release of the biopic film of which leader?

◉ Manmohan Singh

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◉ Narendra Modi

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◉ Subhash Chandra Bose

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◉ Rahul Gandhi

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Q. Which type of organization is the Election Commission?

◉ constitutional body

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◉ volunteer

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◉ private foundation

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◉ None of them

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Q. Which party was first declared invalid as a national party and later re-recognised by the Election Commission of India?

◉ Communist Party of India-Marxist

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◉ Bahujan samaj party

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◉ Indian national Congress

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◉ Communist party of india

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Q. For whose election the common electoral list prepared by the Election Commission is not used?

◉ Rajya Sabha

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◉ Vice -president

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◉ Legislative Assembly

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◉ President

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Q. Who are included in the Electoral College to elect the President of India?

◉ Elected members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies

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◉ Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs

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◉ Elected members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and apart from this all assembly

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◉ all states

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Q. How many times can the President of India stand for re-election to his office?

◉ 1 times

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◉ 4 times

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◉ 5 times

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◉ as many times as you want

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Q. By whom is the President elected?

◉ By logo

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◉ By Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

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◉ By leaders

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◉ by electoral college

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Q. For how long is the election of a member of the Rajya Sabha?

◉ seven years

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◉ eight years

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◉ six years

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◉ five years

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Q. If the Election Commission is satisfied that a candidate has not, without sufficient cause or justification, submitted an account of his election expenses within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner, the Election Commission may disqualify him from becoming a member or continuing as a member of an elected office. For what period from the date of order can disqualify?