1. When was the Communist Party of India (Marxist) founded?
a) 1921
b) 1947
c) 1964
d) 1975
Answer: c) 1964
2. What was the main reason for the split in the Communist Party of India, leading to the formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) Ideological differences
b) Leadership conflict
c) Regional differences
d) Religious differences
Answer: a) Ideological differences
3. Who was the founding leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) A. K. Gopalan
b) E. M. S. Namboodiripad
c) Jyoti Basu
d) P. Sundarayya
Answer: b) E. M. S. Namboodiripad
4. What is the electoral symbol of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) Hammer and Sickle
b) Lotus
c) Broom
d) Star
Answer: a) Hammer and Sickle
5. In which Indian state did the Communist Party of India (Marxist) historically gain significant political influence?
a) Kerala
b) West Bengal
c) Tripura
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
6. What is the name of the mass organization affiliated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) that focuses on farmers’ issues?
a) All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)
b) All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
c) Students’ Federation of India (SFI)
d) Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)
Answer: a) All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)
7. Who was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal from the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) Harkishan Singh Surjeet
b) Jyoti Basu
c) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
d) E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Answer: b) Jyoti Basu
8. Which major trade union is affiliated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
b) Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS)
c) Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
d) Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
Answer: d) Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
9. What is the name of the publication house associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) Left Word Books
b) Navayana Publishers
c) Tulika Books
d) Orient BlackSwan
Answer: a) Left Word Books
10. What is the political ideology followed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) Capitalism
b) Socialism
c) Liberalism
d) Fascism
Answer: b) Socialism
11. Which state government initiated the “Operation Barga” land reforms, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) Kerala
b) West Bengal
c) Tripura
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) West Bengal
12. What is the name of the theoretical journal published by the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) Marxist Review
b) People’s Democracy
c) The Communist
d) The Marxist
Answer: c) The Communist
13. Who is the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) Sitaram Yechury
b) Prakash Karat
c) Brinda Karat
d) Harkishan Singh Surjeet
Answer: a) Sitaram Yechury
14. What was the outcome of the Nandigram protests in West Bengal, which garnered national attention?
a) Successful land acquisition by the government
b) Violent clashes between protesters and police
c) Peaceful resolution through dialogue
d) Supreme Court intervention in favor of protesters
Answer: b) Violent clashes between protesters and police
15. Which Indian state served as the primary battleground for the electoral rivalry between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the All India Trinamool Congress in recent years?
a) Kerala
b) West Bengal
c) Tripura
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: b) West Bengal
16. What is the name of the women’s organization affiliated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA)
b) All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA)
c) National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW)
d) Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)
Answer: a) All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA)
17. Which Indian state saw the rise of the Left Front government, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), for over three decades?
a) Kerala
b) West Bengal
c) Tripura
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: c) Tripura
18. What is the name of the trade union wing associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) that focuses on the interests of students and youth?
a) All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)
b) All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
c) Students’ Federation of India (SFI)
d) Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)
Answer: c) Students’ Federation of India (SFI)
19. Which of the following is not a key principle of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)?
a) Secularism
b) Social Justice
c) Authoritarianism
d) Federalism
Answer: c) Authoritarianism
20. What is the name of the ideological school of thought associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) that emphasizes the teachings of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin?
a) Maoism
b) Marxism-Leninism
c) Trotskyism
d) Stalinism
Answer: b) Marxism-Leninism