Electoral Reform - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Electoral Reform

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1. Which of the following was NOT associated with electoral reforms in India? (NET December 2009 Paper II)

(A) Dinesh Goswami Committee

(B) Inderjit Gupta Committee

(C) G. V. K. Rao Committee

(D) Tarkunde Committee

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2. Which of the following is not associated with electoral reforms in India? (NET January 2017 Paper II)

(a) Tarkunde Committee

(b) Dinesh Goswami Committee

(c) N. N. Vohra Committee

(d) Indrajit Gupta Committee

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3. Which of the following are related to electoral reform in India? (NET October 2022 Paper II Shift I)

(A) Dinesh Goswami Committee

(B) Indrajit Gupta Committee

(C) Tarkunde Committee

(D) Santhanam Committee

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

a. A, B Only

b. B, C Only

c. A, B, C Only

d. A, B, C, D Only

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4. What is the correct chronological sequence of the below? (NET June 2023 Shift I)

A. Joint Parliamentary Committee on Reform of Electoral law

B. Goswami Committee on electoral Reforms

C. Tarkunde Committee on Electoral Reforms

D. Election Commission's campaign against criminalization of politics.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. A. C. B. D

2. A, B, D. C

3. B. C. A. D

4. C. D. A. B

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5. The Tarkunde Committee appointed to report on a scheme for electoral reforms, submitted its report in the year: (BHU MA 2014)

(1) 1974

(2) 1975

(3) 1976

(4) 1977

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6. Which of the following committees is associated with electoral reforms? Select the correct answer using codes given below: (WEST BENGAL SET 2018 PAPER II)

(i) Dinesh Goswami Committee

(ii) Tarkunde Committee

(iii) Indrajit Gupta Committee

(iv) Balwantrai Mehta Committee

Codes:

(A) (i) (ii) (iii)

(B) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(C) (iii) (iv)

(D) (i) (iii)

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7. Which Committee on Electoral Reforms proposed a Multi-Member Election Commission? (WEST BENGAL SET 2022)

(A) Rajmannar Committee

(B) Balwant Rai Committee

(C) Tarkunde Committee

(D) None of the above

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8. Which one of the following was a recommendation of the Tarkunde Committee appointed in 1974 to propose electoral reforms? (RAJASTHAN SET 2023)

(A) Local institutions elections should be held along with the elections of legislative assembly.

(B) Lowering the age of voters from 21 years to 18 years.

(C) Expenditure of a candidate of a national party should be borne by the union government.

(D) Elections for Assembly and Lok Sabha should be held simultaneously.

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9. Which of the following is not Electoral Reforms Committees? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER III)

(A) Jaya Prakash Narayan Committee

(B) Tarkunde Committee

(C) Goswami Committee

(D) Morris Jones Committee

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10. Which Electoral Reforms Committee recommended for “minimum age for voting should be 18 years”? (KERALA SET 2015 DECEMBER)

A) Tarkunde Committee

B) Jeevan Reddy Committee

C) Dinesh Goswami Committee

D) T. S. Krishana Murthy Committee

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11. The Committee not associated with electoral reforms in India? (KERALA SET 2021 JULY)

A) Dinesh Goswami Committee

B) Tarkunde Committee

C) Indrajit Gupta Committee

D) N. N. Vohra Committee

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12. Which one of the following Committees does not deal with the issue of electoral reforms? (GUJARAT SET JANUARY 2002)

(A) Tarkunde Committee

(B) Goswami Committee

(C) Santhanam Committee

(D) Gupta Committee

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13. Electoral reforms mean: (GUJARAT SET DECEMBER 2002)

(A) making the electoral system free from political parties by eliminating them

(B) to introduce one man-two vote system in a multimember Constituency

(C) No electoral list allows all citizens to vote

(D) to disqualify the criminals from contesting elections

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14. Which of the following is related to electoral reforms? (KERALA SET JULY 2023)

A) Punchhi Committee

B) Dinesh Goswami Committe

C) Rajmannar Commission

D) Swaran Singh Committee

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15. Which following were associated with electoral reforms in India? (TELANGANA SET 2022)

1. Somnath Chatterjee Committee

2. Tarkunde Committee

3. Vohra Committee

4. Indrajit Gupta Committee

Choose the correct code:

1. 1, 2 & 3 only

2. 1, 2, 3 & 4

3. 1, 3 & 4 only

4. 2, 3 & 4 only

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16. Which of the following Committees dealt with electoral reforms? Select the correct answer using codes given below: (JAMMU & KASHMIR SET JUNE 2022)

i. Dinesh Goswami Committee

ii. Tarkunde Committee

iii. Indrajit Gupta Committee

iv. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee noite

Codes:

(A) i ii iii

(B) ii iii iv

(C) iii iv i

(D) I ii iv

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17. Which of the following reports of Law Commission of India is not related to electoral reforms / disqualification? (RAJASTHAN SET 2020 PART 2)

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