Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Era of one Party Dominance

Question:

What are Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) used to record?

Options:

Politicians’ preferences.

Pressure groups’ preferences.

Senior citizens’ preferences.

Voters’ preferences.

Correct Answer:

Voters’ preferences.

Explanation:

Towards the end of the 1990s, the Election Commission started using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) to record the preferences of the voters.
In 2004 EVMs were used in the elections of 543 Parliamentary constituencies.
Since then, the same trend is followed.