Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Take this quiz to test your knowledge on the elections

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1. Who was the first Election Commissioner of India when the first Lok Sabha elections were held in 1951?

2. A factory in which suburb in Mumbai (then Bombay) manufactured the first ever ballot box? [Hint: One of India's most prominent business houses was responsible for it]

3. What critical voting procedure was introduced for the first time in a general election, when they were held in 2014?

4. What is the full form of VVPAT?

5. What is the other name for voter's ink?

6. Which Union Territory had the lowest number of polling booths in the general elections of 2019?

7. According to Election Commission guidelines, what is the cut off number of voters that a polling booth can accommodate?

8. What is the maximum distance a voter should travel to reach a polling booth?

Answers:1. Sukumar Sen, 2. Vikhroli, 3. NOTA (None of the Above), 4. Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail, 5. Indelible Ink, 6. Lakshadweep, 7. 1,500 voters, 8. 2 kms