1. Which politician described the election process as ‘Sarcha-Parcha-Kharcha’ or publicity-pamphlets-expenses? Answer: Mulayam Singh Yadav 2. In the first general elections of 1952, who filed his candidacy from the Phulpur constituency and later won by a huge margin? Answer: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 3. What is special about the Congress Session of 1924 in Belgaum? Answer: It was only session of the Congress presided over by Mahatma Gandhi 4. Which political party was founded by M.N. Roy, Evelina Trench Roy (Roy's wife), Abani Mukherji, Rosa Fitingof (Abani's wife), Mohammad Ali (Ahmed Hasan), Mohammad Shafiq Siddiqui and M.P.B.T. Acharya in Tashkent on October 17, 1920, soon after the Second Congress of the Communist International? Answer: Communist Party of India (CPI) 5. Which court accused Indira Gandhi of electoral malpractices in 1975? Answer: Allahabad High Court 6. In the 1984 general elections, who defeated the former U.P. Chief Minister, H.N. Bahuguna by a landslide margin winning 68.2% votes from the Allahabad constituency? Answer: Amitabh Bachchan (on a Congress ticket) 7. Where was the first communist government democratically elected? Answer: Kerala 8. He was first elected to the state assembly in 1957 from the Kulithalai assembly constituency in the Thiruchirapalli district. He became the treasurer of his party in 1961 and deputy leader of opposition in 1962 and when his party came to power in 1967, he became the minister for public works. In 1969, he became the Chief Minister after the demise of another great leader. Whom are we talking about? Answer: M. Karunanidhi 9. Which major South-Indian political … [Read more...]