Description : Under single transferable vote system each voter can – (1) Indicate only two preferences (2) Indicate only one preference (3) Indicate one preference less than the seats to be filled up (4) Indicate as many preferences as there arc candidates to be elected.
Last Answer : (4) Indicate as many preferences as there arc candidates to be elected Explanation: The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ... enables votes to be explicitly cast for individual candidates rather than for closed party lists.
Description : What is the plural voting system? (1) Candidates themselves caste more than one vote (2) Only the higher officials caste more than one votes. (3) Eligible voter exercises one vote and some voters with specific qaulifications cast more than one vote. (4) All the citizens caste three votes each.
Last Answer : (3) Eligible voter exercises one vote and some voters with specific qaulifications cast more than one vote. Explanation: Plural voting is the practice whereby one person might be able to vote ... prevalent system in Britain before 1948 when certain electors could vote in more than one constituency.
Description : If in an election to a state Legislative Assembly, the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that? (1) The polling was very poor (2) The election was for a multi- ... over his nearest rival was very marginal. (4) A very large number of candidates contested the election.
Last Answer : (1) The polling was very poor Explanation: A candidate loses his deposit only when he is polled less than 1/6th of votes. It can only be possible when a very large number of candidates contested the elections.
Description : Only twelve year olds can vote in the next election. Who’s getting elected?
Last Answer : Mr. Beast
Description : If you are not registered to vote, is it because voter registration rolls are used to select people for jury duty?
Last Answer : Na, I’m just lazy.
Description : What would you predict voter turnout would be in the next presidental election in the USA?
Last Answer : Depends on who is running, largely. Also depends on how successful voter suppression efforts will be, particularly in republican-led states with large black populations.
Description : Uh, didn't Trump WIN the election?! How can this "new leader of the free world" justify wasting valuable governing transition time carping about alleged voter fraud?
Last Answer : I mean, if he wants a re-do, I’m down.
Description : How would you explain the low voter turnout amongst young people in the 2010 election?
Last Answer : I’m not young and I did vote, but I can say that a large number of my young friends and acquaintances said they did not vote because they felt none of the candidates were worthy.
Description : Which one of the following is not correct about the Panchayats as laid down in Part IX of the Constitution of India? (1) The Chairperson of a Panchayat needs to be directly elected by people in ... years. (4) The State Legislature may by law make provisions for audit of accounts of the Panchayats.
Last Answer : (3) Unless dissolved earlier, every Panchayat continues for a period of five years. Explanation: Inflation in the country continued to moderate during 2017-I8. Consumer Price Index (CPI) based ... stated in the Economic Survey 2017-18. There was a significant reduction in food inflation too.
Description : Should we be allowed to vote against candidates?
Last Answer : answer:I’d like to see tiered voting. “First choice candidate A, second choice candidate B, Please Dear God Not Candidate C”
Description : Which term describes the process of competing against other political candidates to secure the vote of the people in a certain region?
Last Answer : a campaign
Description : In a college election a candidate who got 35% of the total votes polled was defeated by his rival by 270 votes. Assuming that there were only two candidates in the election, the total number of votes polled was a) 10000 b) 8000 c) 9000 d) 12000 e) 12500
Last Answer : c) 9000
Description : In a college election between two candidates, one candidate got 25% of the total valid votes. 30% of the votes were invalid. If the total votes were 7600, what is the number of valid votes the other candidate got ? a) 2576 b) 2314 c) 5184 d) 3990 e) 9814
Last Answer : Answer: D Total valid votes = 70% of 7600 = 5320 Number of valid votes to other candidate = 75% of 5320 = 75/100 *5320 = 399000/100 = 3990
Description : In an election between two candidates, one got 45% of the total valid votes, 40% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 15000, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was a) 2500 b) 3600 c) 4500 d) 4950 e) 9800
Last Answer : Answer: D Total number of votes = 15000 Given that 40% of Percentage votes were invalid => Valid votes = 60% Total valid votes = 15000* 60/100 1st candidate got 45% of the total valid votes. Hence ... votes that 2nd candidate got = total valid votes x 55/100 =15000*60/100*55/100 =4950
Description : Is the Tea Party running any candidates in the 2016 election?
Last Answer : The Tea Party is basically dead. It was a wave that peaked in 2015 and then came quickly crashing down. The candidates it elected to office have become generic Republicans now. It's biggest ... the GOP, which in turn paved the way for Donald Trump to become the Republican presidential nominee.
Description : How does this work as far as the candidates for the presidential election?
Last Answer : answer:They will not be listed. Last time (at least on my ballot) there were maybe five options. Each state has varying rules. Here are the rules for Oregon: In Oregon, the secretary of state ... also be nominated by an assembly of 1,000 voters gathered in one place during a 12-hour period.
Description : How do you think candidates would fare if no news station decided to cover any election event or even name a candidate for a whole month?
Last Answer : They’d still get online coverage. In fact many have argued that online campaigns greatly helped Obama get elected the first time round
Description : Why hasn't any of the Libertarian Party candidates won a Presidential Election?
Last Answer : answer:I believe no Libertarian candidate has been elected president for 2 reasons. First, money. Second, they do not have message that appeals to a majority of the electorate. There are no Libertarian ... of Congress. Some members may lean that way, but none have been elected from that party.
Description : What do you think about the candidates for the 2008 US election?
Last Answer : answer:Boise ID, and Ron Paul because he’s the only candidate that’s not a celebrity. Did you see Hillary on Insiders? I don’t even watch TV and I heard about it. WTF? Well, not only that. He’s also the only candidate that’ll run the government they way it was supposed to be run. www.ronpaul2008.com
Description : In an election only two candidates Ram and Shyam contested, Ram got `75%` of the total valid votes. `6%` of the polled votes were declared invalid. If
Last Answer : In an election only two candidates Ram and Shyam contested, Ram got `75%` of the total valid ... number of valid votes polled in favour of Shyam.
Description : In the presidential election of 1860 which candidates supported popular sovereignty?
Last Answer : stephen douglas
Description : Who were the candidates of election of 1800?
Last Answer : Pres. John Adams (F-MA) & his running mate former Minister to France Charles C. Pinckney (F-SC) vs.V.P. Thomas Jefferson (DR-VA) & his running mate former U.S. Sen. Aaron Burr (DR-NY)
Description : In accordance with the Constitution, each elector cast _______ votes for any two candidates during the Presidential and Vice Presidential election of 1796.?
Last Answer : two (A+)
Description : What did Presidential candidates John Bell condemn during the election of 1860?
Last Answer : John Bell condemned sectional political parties.
Description : In an election between two candidates, the winner secured 85% of the total votes cast and wins by a majority of 6300 votes. How many votes did the losing candidate get? a) 1350 b) 2479 c) 3467 d) 5789
Last Answer : Answer: A Total votes cast = 100% Winner gets = 85% Loser gets = 100 – 85 = 15% Majority = Votes secured by winner – Votes secured by loser = 85% - 15% =70% =6300 Votes by the losing candidate = x = 15% x = (15 * 6300)/70 x =(94500/70) x = 1350
Description : In an election three candidates received 2272 , 15272, and 23256 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate got? a) 25 b) 41 c) 75 d) 57 e) 93
Last Answer : Answer: D Total number of votes polled = (2272+15272+23256) =40800 Required percentage = 23256/40800 ×100 = 2325600/40800 = 57
Description : Mark the incorrect option a) A Govt. servant qualified to vote at such election may exercise his right to vote. b) A Govt servant shall canvass or otherwise interfere with or use his influence in ... endeavour to prevent any member of his family form taking part in elections. d) None of these
Last Answer : b) A Govt servant shall canvass or otherwise interfere with or use his influence in connection with or take part in an election in legislature election only
Description : The President of India is elected by a proportional representation system through single transferable vote. This implies that - (1) each elected MP or MLA has an equal number of votes (2) MPs and ... and MLAs have one vote each (4) MPs and MLAs of different States have different numbers of votes
Last Answer : (3) all MPs and MLAs have one vote each Explanation: Irrespective of the fact that a number of seats may have to be filled, this system postulates one vote for each voter with the reservation ... to other candidates. This is the reason why this system is known as "single transferable vote system."
Description : If a is a positive rational number and n is a positive integer greater than 1, prove that an is a rational number . -Maths 9th
Last Answer : We know that product of two rational number is always a rational number. Hence if a is a rational number then a2 = a x a is a rational number, a3 = 4:2 x a is a rational number. ∴ an = an-1 x a is a rational number.
Description : Was Trump’s surprise and stunning victory more attributed to those who did not get out and vote for Hilary, those that did not help her by writing in Sanders or others, or she was plain not good enough to be elected?
Last Answer : Probably more attributed to those who didn’t vote for Hillary or Trump, but a third party candidate.
Description : Is this statement true or false Senators were elected by popular vote until 1913?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Which form of government do elected officials represent the vote of the governed?
Last Answer : a representative democracy
Description : If the Prime Minister is a member of the Rajya Sabha - (1) He/she has to get elected to the Lok Sabha within 6 months (2) He/she can declare the government's policies only in the Rajya ... of no confidence is under consideration (4) He/she cannot take part in the budget deliberation in the Lok Sabha
Last Answer : (3) He/she cannot take part in the voting when a vote of no confidence is under consideration Explanation: He/she cannot take part in the voting when a vote of no confidence is under consideration.
Description : Right to vote and to be elected in India is a - (1) Fundamental Right (2) Natural Right (3) Constitutional Right (4) Legal Right
Last Answer : (3) Constitutional Right Explanation: New NCERT Class 9: Democratic Politics, Page 109: Right to vote in elections is an important constitutional right. New NCERT, Std. 11, Introduction to Indian ... to vote. [Article 326] Combining the interpretation of both textbooks, "C" is the answer.
Description : 4. Which of the following is true about the Federal Reserve System (Fed)? a. it is a system of 12 central banks b. its Board of Governors is elected by a vote of the people c. its main policy- ... is the FDIC d. it accepts deposits from the public and makes loans to businesses e. all of the above
Last Answer : a. it is a system of 12 central banks
Description : In the USA, executive and legislative officials are elected by a __________ of citizens. (A) majority rule (B) plurality vote (C) proportional representation (D) minority right
Last Answer : (B) plurality vote
Description : What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? Choose one: a. Write to a newspaper and call Senators and Representatives. b. Give an elected official your opinion on an issue and join a community group. c. Vote and join a civic group. d. All of these answers.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. All of these answers.
Description : Which of the following categories of citizens of the prescribed age may be registered as a voter? (1) Bankrupt (2) Convicted for certain crimes or corruption (3) Non-resident citizens (4) Mentally unsound
Last Answer : (3) Non-resident citizens Explanation: The Indian citizenship and nationality law and the Constitution of India provide single citizenship for all of India. The provisions relating to citizenship upon adoption ... Origin and is from a country which allows dual citizenship in some form or the other.
Description : Prove that sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than twice the median with respect to the third side -Maths 9th
Last Answer : Solution :-
Description : Prove that in a triangle,other than an euilateral triangle, angle opposite the longest side is greater than 2/3 of a right angle. -Maths 9th
Description : Can the experimental probability of an event be greater than 1? -Maths 9th
Last Answer : No, as the number of trials can't be greater than the total number of trials.
Description : How many different numbers greater than 60000 can be formed with the digits 0, 2, 2, 6, 8? -Maths 9th
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Show that If m > 1, then the sum of the mth powers of underline (n)even numbers is greater than n (n + 1)^m -Maths 9th
Description : For three distinct positive real numbers a, b, c (1 + a^3) (1 + b^3) (1 + c^3) is greater than -Maths 9th
Description : If a, b, c are positive real numbers such that a + b + c = p, then 1/a+1/b+1/c is greater than -Maths 9th
Description : In an election, candidate A got 40% of the total valid votes. If 55% of the total votes were declared invalid and the total numbers of votes is 280000, find the number of valid vote polled in favour of candidate. a) 32500 b) 56000 c) 35700 d) 50400 e) 29800
Last Answer : Answer: D Total number of invalid votes = 55 % of 280000 = 55/100 280000 = 15400000/100 = 154000 Total number of valid votes 280000 - 154000 = 126000 Percentage of votes polled in favour of candidate ... favour of candidate A = 40 % of 126000 = 40/100 126000 = 5040000/100 = 50400
Description : In which presidential election did you first cast your vote for someone younger than you?
Last Answer : answer:2008, when I voted for Obama. If I was 5 months older, my answer would be 1992.