Deck 1: Government and Political Science: Part A

Question 1

Which of the following are the features on the basis of which the parliamentary system of government operates?

A)nominal and real executives
B)executive responsible to lower house
C)prime minister is the real executive
D)all of the above

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

Which is not a feature of Presidential form of government?

A)single executive
B)fixed tenure of executive
C)checks and balances
D)dissolution of lower house.

Answer 2

dissolution of lower house.

Question 3

The concept of Rights, Property, Liberty, Equality and Justice are related to-

A)dictatorship
B)aristocracy
C)democracy
D)oligarchy

Answer 3

democracy

Question 4

The legal theory of Rights believes that-

A)the rights are created by the state
B)the rights are created by the nature
C)the rights are created by the society
D)the rights are eternal

Question 5

Civil rights are given to the individuals by-

A)the state
B)the people
C)nature
D)society

Question 6

Who said, "Liberty is the opposite of Over Government"

A)locke
B)laski
C)hobbes
D)seeley

Question 7

Who first gave the Concept of 'Distributive Justice'?

A)plato
B)aristotle
C)machiavelli
D)locke

Question 8

In Democracy, source of Authority is vested in-

A)the people
B)the party
C)constitution
D)law

Question 9

Landsgemeinde is a direct democratic institutions in which country

A)france
B)usa
C)switzerland
D)uk

Question 10

Who is the author of 'A Grammar of Politics'?

A)mill
B)rousseau
C)lasswell
D)laski

Question 11

' Administrative law 'is popular in

A)england
B)france
C)u.s.a.
D)italy

Question 12

"State is known by the rights that it maintains" who said?

A)russell
B)woodrow wilson
C)janet
D)laski

Question 13

Which law is popular in England?

A)administrative law
B)rule of law
C)ordinance
D)statute law

Question 14

What is the maximum term provided for an ordinance?

A)8 months
B)6months
C)9months
D)12 months

Question 15

Which among the following is a Political right?

A)right to hold public office
B)right to freedom
C)right against exploitation
D)right to work

Question 16

Negative liberty implies that,

A)freedom should be unlimited
B)freedom should be restricted
C)freedom from wants
D)freedom to rule

Question 17

Which law is made by the legislature?

A)international law
B)statutory law
C)common law
D)natural law

Question 18

Rousseau authored the book

A)social contract
B)republic
C)the prince
D)politics

Question 19

Which day is observed as International Human Rights Day?

A)december 1
B)december 10
C)june 5
D)april 2

Question 20

Referendum means

A)refer to the judiciary
B)refer to the legislature
C)refer to the executive
D)refer to the people

Question 21

Plebiscite is a word derived from,

A)plebiscitum
B)plebiscite
C)public
D)plebian

Question 22

Plebiscite means

A)people's opinion
B)people's decree
C)people's decision
D)people's vote

Question 23

Which of the following country follows a multi party system

A)china
B)england
C)france
D)usa

Question 24

Which is known as the citadel of democracy?

A)athens
B)america
C)india
D)switzerland

Question 25

Who defined political science is "that part of social science which treats the foundations of the state and principles of government"?

A)paul janet
B)dyke
C)gettell
D)none of it