Read the following passage and answer the questions 11
to 15:
The
superintendence, direction and control of preparation of electoral rolls for,
and the conduct of, elections to Parliament and State Legislatures and
elections to the offices of the President and the Vice - President of India are
vested in the Election Commission of India. It is an independent constitutional
authority.
Independence
of the Election Commission and its insulation from executive interference is
ensured by a specific provision under Article 324 (5) of the constitution that
the chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in
like manner and on like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court and conditions
of his service shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.
In C.W.P. No.
4912 of 1998 (Kushra Bharat Vs. Union of India and others), the Delhi High
Court directed that information relating to Government dues owed by the
candidates to the departments dealing with Government accommodation,
electricity, water, telephone and transport etc. and any other dues should be
furnished by the candidates and this information should be published by the
election authorities under the commission.
11. The
text of the passage reflects or raises certain questions:
(A) The authority of the commission cannot be
challenged.
(B) This would help in stopping the criminalization of
Indian politics.
(C) This would reduce substantially the number of
contesting candidates.
(D) This would ensure fair and free elections.
Answer: D
12. According
to the passage, the Election Commission is an independent constitutional
authority. This is under Article No. :
(A) 324 (B)
356
(C) 246 (D)
161
Answer: A
13. Independence
of the Commission means:
(A) have a constitutional status. (B) have legislative powers.
(C) have judicial powers. (D) have political powers.
Answer: A
14. Fair
and free election means:
(A) transparency (B)
to maintain law and order
(C) regional considerations (D) role for pressure groups
Answer: B
15. The
Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from his office under Article :
(A) 125 (B)
352
(C) 226 (D)
324
Answer: D
16. The
function of mass communication of supplying information regarding the
processes, issues, events and societal developments is known as:
(A) content supply (B)
surveillance
(C) gratification (D)
correlation
Answer: A
17. The
science of the study of feedback systems in humans, animals and machines is
known as:
(A) cybernetics (B)
reverse communication
(C) selectivity study (D)
response analysis
Answer: A
18. Networked
media exist in inter-connected:
(A) social environments (B) economic environments
(C) political environments (D) technological environments
Answer: D
19. The
combination of computing, telecommunications
and media in a digital atmosphere is referred to as:
(A) online communication (B) integrated media
(C) digital combine (D)
convergence
Answer: D
20. A
dialogue between a human-being and a computer programme that occurs
simultaneously in various forms is described as:
(A) man-machine speak (B)
binary chat
(C) digital talk (D)
interactivity
Answer: D
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