UPSC CDS GS General Knowledge Questions 2

First Past The Post System (FPTP) is a majoritarian systemwhere minorities are likely to remain unrepresented. FPTP votingmethod is one in which voters indicate on a ballot or votingmachine the candidate of their choice, and the candidate whoreceives the most votes wins: this is described as winner takes all.Here a candidate may win an election even if he/she gets lessthan the majority of the votes cast. In Proportional Representationelection system, the representation of all classes of people is ensured, as each party gets as many number of seats as the proportion of votes the candidate polls in the election. In this way, the parties with the small support base also get their representation in the legislature. Thus, statements 3 & 4 areincorrect about FPTP.