Class 12 · Political Science · CBSE Board · 2016–2025

Era of One-Party Dominance — Class 12 Political Science PYQs

26 questions from this chapter, asked in 9 Class 12 exams between 2016–2025 — every question paper set included, duplicates removed.

26questions
9Class 12 exams
2016–2025years covered

Questions asked per year

Practice questions first 10 of 26 — free

"One party dominance did not affect the very essence of Indian democracy." Justify the statement with any two arguments.

Q2MCQ2025

Which political party won 16 Lok Sabha seats and was at second place in the first General Election of India ?

(A)Communist Party of India
(B)Bharatiya Jan Sangh
(C)Socialist Party
(D)Swatantra Party
Q3MCQ2025

Choose the correct full form of the EVM.

(A)Electric Voting Machine
(B)Easy Voting Machine
(C)Electronic Voting Machine
(D)Election Voting Machine

'During the period of dominance of the Congress Party, its leaders never showed any desire to form new parties.' Analyse any one reason for this.

Analyse the Congress Party as a social coalition.

Analyse the Congress Party as an ideological coalition.

Q7MCQ2024

In which year was the Election Commission of India set up ?

(A)1949
(B)1950
(C)1951
(D)1952

Why did India's general elections of 1952 become a landmark in the history of democracy all over the world ? Explain.

How was the Congress party transformed into a social coalition of classes and castes in the 20th century ? Explain.

Distinguish between the nature of one-party dominance in India and the one-party dominance in some other countries with the help of any two examples.

Why practise Era of One-Party Dominance PYQs?

Era of One-Party Dominance has appeared in 9 Class 12 Political Science exams we track between 2016–2025. CBSE Board examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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