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| 1. |
Which of the following is not an important element of individual social environment? |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Occupation |
| C. | Income |
| D. | Emotions |
| Answer» D. Emotions | |
| 2. |
Which psychological factors are found to be important triggers of political activism? |
| A. | Values |
| B. | Religion |
| C. | Emotions |
| D. | Motivations |
| Answer» B. Religion | |
| 3. |
Political assassination, terrorism and vandalism is an example of |
| A. | Conventional participation |
| B. | Unconventional participation |
| C. | Illegal participation |
| D. | Political participation |
| Answer» C. Illegal participation | |
| 4. |
Who are most likely to engage in unconventional participation? |
| A. | Young people, students and those with grave concerns about regimes policies |
| B. | People strongly committed to politics |
| C. | People who disobey the rules and laws |
| D. | People who resort to violence |
| Answer» A. Young people, students and those with grave concerns about regimes policies | |
| 5. |
Unconventional participation refers to |
| A. | A type of participation that resort to violent actions |
| B. | Activities that are legal but often considered inappropriate |
| C. | Activities that are expected from good citizens |
| D. | Activities that includes volunteering |
| Answer» B. Activities that are legal but often considered inappropriate | |
| 6. |
Illegal participation refers to |
| A. | A type of participation that are against the law |
| B. | A type of participation that is design to achieve policy changes through dramatic tactics |
| C. | A type of participation that supports boycott |
| D. | A type of participation in favour of the law |
| Answer» A. A type of participation that are against the law | |
| 7. |
Conventional participation refers to |
| A. | Activities that are legal but often considered inappropriate |
| B. | Activities that are against the law |
| C. | Activities that are the expectation from good citizens |
| D. | Activities that are resort violence |
| Answer» C. Activities that are the expectation from good citizens | |
| 8. |
Which of the following does not belong to Lester Milbrath division of political activity? |
| A. | Gladiatorial |
| B. | Transitional |
| C. | Spectator |
| D. | Rational |
| Answer» D. Rational | |
| 9. |
PPA is known as |
| A. | Political Participation Approach |
| B. | Political Process Approach |
| C. | Political Party Approach |
| D. | Party people Approach |
| Answer» B. Political Process Approach | |
| 10. |
Political participation classified in terms of its purpose are of two types. They are: |
| A. | Active and passive |
| B. | Instrumental and expressive |
| C. | Active and instrumental |
| D. | Active and expressive |
| Answer» B. Instrumental and expressive | |
| 11. |
Who plays an important role in a democratic state which gives the right to vote to the people? |
| A. | Universal Adult Franchise |
| B. | The Election Commission |
| C. | The State Government |
| D. | The Governor |
| Answer» A. Universal Adult Franchise | |
| 12. |
According to Woodward and Roper, the political activities are |
| A. | Voting at the polls |
| B. | Supporting possible pressure group |
| C. | Personally communicating directly with legislators |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 13. |
Huntington and Nelson political participation includes |
| A. | Violence |
| B. | Electoral activity |
| C. | Lobbying |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 14. |
Who popularized the concept of Political Participation? |
| A. | The Behaviouralists |
| B. | The Pluralists |
| C. | The Marxists |
| D. | The Functionalists |
| Answer» A. The Behaviouralists | |
| 15. |
Which of the following is not a characteristic of political participation? |
| A. | Political participation is just mere interest in politics |
| B. | It is something voluntary |
| C. | Political participation concerns activities in governments and politics |
| D. | Participation is directly related to the quality of democracy |
| Answer» A. Political participation is just mere interest in politics | |
| 16. |
Who is of the opinion that a participant is a part of the input system in a political setup? |
| A. | Woodworth and Roper |
| B. | Ali Ashraf and LN Sharma |
| C. | Almond and Powell |
| D. | Lester and Powell |
| Answer» C. Almond and Powell | |
| 17. |
Which theory viewed participation as virtue in itself, a civic duty expected of very citizen and residents of a country? |
| A. | Marxist Theory |
| B. | Functionalist Theory |
| C. | Rational Choice Theory |
| D. | Democratic Theory |
| Answer» D. Democratic Theory | |
| 18. |
Which theory propagates that civic participation will increase only when people feel that the costs of involvement are low while the benefits accrued are higher? |
| A. | Marxist Theory |
| B. | Functionalist Theory |
| C. | Rational Choice Theory |
| D. | Functionalist Theory |
| Answer» C. Rational Choice Theory | |
| 19. |
Which of the following statement is true? |
| A. | All forms of participation are considered to be political participation |
| B. | Participation narrows the study of political socialization |
| C. | Political participation by individuals may sometimes and not always lead to successful outcome |
| D. | Participation has also decrease with the concept of social networking groups. |
| Answer» C. Political participation by individuals may sometimes and not always lead to successful outcome | |
| 20. |
Who is the author of Political Sociology, A Grammar of Politics? |
| A. | Ali Ashraf and L.N.Sharma |
| B. | Huntington and Nelson |
| C. | Kaid and Lee |
| D. | Almond and Verba |
| Answer» A. Ali Ashraf and L.N.Sharma | |
| 21. |
What type of activities refers to holding of party offices, dealing with party funds, attending meetings and also campaigning? |
| A. | Gladiatorial activities |
| B. | Transitional activities |
| C. | Spectator activities |
| D. | Apathetic activities |
| Answer» A. Gladiatorial activities | |
| 22. |
What type of activities refers to attending a political meeting or a rally, making momentary contributions or contracting a public officer? |
| A. | Gladiatorial activities |
| B. | Transitional activities |
| C. | Spectator activities |
| D. | Apathetic activities |
| Answer» B. Transitional activities | |
| 23. |
What type of activities refers to when one tries to influence another into voting in favor of a certain person or party, thus initiating a political discussion? |
| A. | Gladiatorial activities |
| B. | Transitional activities |
| C. | Spectator activities |
| D. | Apathetic activities |
| Answer» C. Spectator activities | |
| 24. |
Consider the following statements about the characteristics of Political participation:
|
| A. | (i), (iii) and (iv) |
| B. | (ii), (iii) and (iv) |
| C. | (i), (ii) and (iv) |
| D. | (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) |
| Answer» D. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) | |
| 25. |
A: The dominant model of Political participation is Civic Voluntarism by Verba which is based on the socio-economic model of participation. B: According to this proponents, people who are better educated and more affluent belonging to not below the middle class are likely to be participants. |
| A. | Both A and B are true and B is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and B are true and B is not the correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true, but B is false |
| D. | A is false, but R is true |
| Answer» A. Both A and B are true and B is the correct explanation of A | |
| 26. |
A: all forms of participation are not considered to be political participation B: Only when an action is intended to influence the decision making of the government, it may be called political participation. |
| A. | A is true, but B is false |
| B. | A is false, but B is true |
| C. | Both A and B are true |
| D. | Both A and B are false |
| Answer» C. Both A and B are true | |
| 27. |
A: Almond and Verba believe that the study of political participation is an extension to the study of political socialization. B: According to them, political socialization is a process referring to a certain phase of citizen behavior which forces them to get precluded in the political system of the state. |
| A. | A is true, but B is false |
| B. | A is false, but B is true |
| C. | Both A and B are true |
| D. | Both A and B are false |
| Answer» A. A is true, but B is false | |
| 28. |
Political participation classified in terms of purpose is of two types. What are they? |
| A. | Instrumental and expressive |
| B. | Instrumental and spectator |
| C. | Spectator and expressive |
| D. | Spectator and transitional |
| Answer» A. Instrumental and expressive | |
| 29. |
Parties classified on the basis of rigidity are of two types. What are they? |
| A. | Instrumental and expressive |
| B. | Pragmatic and ideological |
| C. | Cell and militia |
| D. | Branch and caucus |
| Answer» B. Pragmatic and ideological | |
| 30. |
What type of parties seeks to accommodate as many groups as possible in order to win an electoral majority? |
| A. | Pragmatic |
| B. | Ideological |
| C. | Instrumental |
| D. | Expressive |
| Answer» A. Pragmatic | |
| 31. |
In which country did the pressure group originated? |
| A. | England |
| B. | U.S.A. |
| C. | France |
| D. | U.S.S.R. |
| Answer» B. U.S.A. | |
| 32. |
Who was the first to use the term ‘Pressure Group’ in his book? |
| A. | Earl Latham |
| B. | David Truman |
| C. | Peter Odegard |
| D. | Theodore J Lowi |
| Answer» C. Peter Odegard | |
| 33. |
An understanding of group theory relies on illustrations rendered by three schools. They are: |
| A. | Pluralist School, Corporatist School and the New Right School |
| B. | Pluralist School, Functionalist School and Marxist School |
| C. | Pluralist School, Functionalist School and the New Right School |
| D. | Pluralist School, Marxist School and the New Right School |
| Answer» A. Pluralist School, Corporatist School and the New Right School | |
| 34. |
Which school denounced the idea of state as a monolithic entity, on the contrary viewed political power as fragmented and wisely dispersed? |
| A. | Corporatist school |
| B. | The New Right School |
| C. | Marxist School |
| D. | Pluralist School |
| Answer» D. Pluralist School | |
| 35. |
Which school seeks to identify the interaction between group and state in industrialized society? |
| A. | Corporatist school |
| B. | The New Right School |
| C. | Marxist School |
| D. | Pluralist School |
| Answer» A. Corporatist school | |
| 36. |
Which school focuses on the preponderance of pressure groups in society? |
| A. | Corporatist school |
| B. | The New Right School |
| C. | Marxist School |
| D. | Pluralist School |
| Answer» B. The New Right School | |
| 37. |
Scholars identify three major typologies of pressure groups on the basis of |
| A. | Interest content, organizational form and type of membership |
| B. | Interest content, organizational form and protection |
| C. | Interest content, demands and protection |
| D. | Interest content, demands and type of membership |
| Answer» A. Interest content, organizational form and type of membership | |
| 38. |
Which of the following is not included in Olson classification of groups? |
| A. | Small |
| B. | Intermediate |
| C. | Large |
| D. | Anomic |
| Answer» D. Anomic | |
| 39. |
What type of groups is seen to use militant and violent means? |
| A. | Anomic interest groups |
| B. | Non associational groups |
| C. | Institutional interest group |
| D. | Associational interest group |
| Answer» A. Anomic interest groups | |
| 40. |
What type of group is formed on the basis of adherence to certain traditional norms or norms grown out of religious, regional, racial and ethnic loyalties? |
| A. | Anomic interest groups |
| B. | Non associational groups |
| C. | Institutional interest group |
| D. | Associational interest group |
| Answer» B. Non associational groups | |
| 41. |
What type of group operates within the framework of formal institution like political parties? |
| A. | Anomic interest groups |
| B. | Non associational groups |
| C. | Institutional interest group |
| D. | Associational interest group |
| Answer» C. Institutional interest group | |
| 42. |
What type of groups have manifested structural base? |
| A. | Anomic interest groups |
| B. | Non associational groups |
| C. | Institutional interest group |
| D. | Associational interest group |
| Answer» D. Associational interest group | |
| 43. |
A pressure group is : |
| A. | A group formed to protect the interests of members of a group by contesting elections |
| B. | A group of people who tries to capture power with the help of money |
| C. | A group of people with common objectives, which tries to promote the interest of its members by influencing the government policies |
| D. | A military group, which comes to the assistance of the state when the police force is unable to maintain law and order |
| Answer» C. A group of people with common objectives, which tries to promote the interest of its members by influencing the government policies | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is not an example of associational interest group? |
| A. | Trade unions |
| B. | Ethnic association |
| C. | Businessman |
| D. | Skill groups |
| Answer» D. Skill groups | |
| 45. |
Pressure groups differ from political parties in so far as |
| A. | They contest elections |
| B. | They have large membership |
| C. | They pursue broader objectives |
| D. | Their field of operation is very limited |
| Answer» D. Their field of operation is very limited | |
| 46. |
Which of the following is not an example of anomic interest group? |
| A. | Dal Khalsa |
| B. | Naxalite Groups |
| C. | Tamil Sangh |
| D. | Nava Nirman Samithi of Gujarat |
| Answer» C. Tamil Sangh | |
| 47. |
Which of the following is not a method used by the pressure group for achieving its objectives? |
| A. | It finances political parties |
| B. | It organizes demonstrations |
| C. | It clearly aligns with a political party |
| D. | It tries to influence policy makers |
| Answer» C. It clearly aligns with a political party | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is not a feature of pressure group? |
| A. | It tries to influence from outside |
| B. | Its membership is large |
| C. | It actively joins political parties |
| D. | Its member can join any number of groups |
| Answer» C. It actively joins political parties | |
| 49. |
Which one of the following was the first country-wide pressure group of the organized Indian working class? |
| A. | All India Trade union Congress |
| B. | Indian National Trade union Congress |
| C. | United Trade Union Congress |
| D. | Hind Mazdoor Sabha |
| Answer» A. All India Trade union Congress | |
| 50. |
Who describes the pressure groups as the Third House of the Legislature? |
| A. | Bryce |
| B. | H.M. Finer |
| C. | G |
| D. | H.Code |
| Answer» B. H.M. Finer | |
| 51. |
In which of the following countries the pressure groups are not permitted to function? |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | Switzerland |
| C. | U.S.S.R. |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. U.S.S.R. | |
| 52. |
Which type of parties cling to the old socio-economic and political institutions? |
| A. | Reactionary parties |
| B. | Conservative parties |
| C. | Liberal parties |
| D. | Radical parties |
| Answer» A. Reactionary parties | |
| 53. |
Which type of parties aim at reforming the existing institutions? |
| A. | Reactionary parties |
| B. | Conservative parties |
| C. | Liberal parties |
| D. | Radical parties |
| Answer» C. Liberal parties | |
| 54. |
Which type of parties aim at establishing a new a new order by overthrowing the existing institutions? |
| A. | Reactionary parties |
| B. | Conservative parties |
| C. | Liberal parties |
| D. | Radical parties |
| Answer» D. Radical parties | |
| 55. |
Which among the following follows one party system? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | USSR |
| C. | Britain |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. USSR | |
| 56. |
Which among the following follows two-party system? |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | France |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Switzerland |
| Answer» A. Britain | |
| 57. |
Which among the following follows multi-party system? |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Switzerland |
| D. | East European countries |
| Answer» C. Switzerland | |
| 58. |
When were the first general elections held? |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» B. 1952 | |
| 59. |
What system of government does India have? |
| A. | One party system |
| B. | Two party system |
| C. | Multi-party system |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. Multi-party system | |
| 60. |
How many parties are registered with the Election Commission of India? |
| A. | 750 parties |
| B. | Less than750 parties |
| C. | More than 750 parties |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. More than 750 parties | |
| 61. |
Who described political parties as ‘power behind the throne’? |
| A. | MacIver |
| B. | Lord Bryce |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Herman Finer |
| Answer» D. Herman Finer | |
| 62. |
Which of the following is associated with the Spoils System? |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | France |
| C. | USA |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» C. USA | |
| 63. |
In which of the following countries two party systems first of all originated? |
| A. | Greece |
| B. | Britain |
| C. | USA |
| D. | U.S.S.R |
| Answer» B. Britain | |
| 64. |
The means of the two major political parties in Britain are: |
| A. | Labour and Conservative |
| B. | Labour and Liberal |
| C. | Conservative and Socialists |
| D. | Conservative and Liberals |
| Answer» A. Labour and Conservative | |
| 65. |
The two major political parties of U.S.A. are |
| A. | Independent and Democratic |
| B. | Republican and Democratic |
| C. | Democratic and Socialist |
| D. | Republican and Communist |
| Answer» B. Republican and Democratic | |
| 66. |
How many seats have been secured by the MNF in the legislative assembly election held in 2018? |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 26 |
| D. | 27 |
| Answer» C. 26 | |
| 67. |
Which of the following is the characteristic of a political party? |
| A. | Group of people organized for betterment of their locality. |
| B. | Group of people sharing similar religious views. |
| C. | Group of people having common principles and views on public matters. |
| D. | Group of people attending an election meeting. |
| Answer» C. Group of people having common principles and views on public matters. | |
| 68. |
Which of the following is not an element of political party? |
| A. | A common religion |
| B. | An organized group of persons |
| C. | A common programme |
| D. | Fidelity to certain common principles |
| Answer» A. A common religion | |
| 69. |
What is an ‘Affidavit’? |
| A. | Over-regulation of political parties |
| B. | Decision making body of the party |
| C. | Details of a contesting candidate |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Details of a contesting candidate | |
| 70. |
Which type of group is formed on the basis of its members sharing some common attitudes and values? |
| A. | Interest group |
| B. | Attitude group |
| C. | Value group |
| D. | Skill group |
| Answer» B. Attitude group | |
| 71. |
The term party derives from Latin verb ‘partire’, which means |
| A. | To divide |
| B. | To gather |
| C. | To mingle |
| D. | To come together |
| Answer» A. To divide | |
| 72. |
Name the oldest political party of India. |
| A. | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| B. | Indian National Congress |
| C. | The Communist Party |
| D. | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Answer» B. Indian National Congress | |
| 73. |
Which type of group is formed on the basis of its members sharing some common attitudes and values? |
| A. | Interest group |
| B. | Anomic group |
| C. | Attitude group |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Attitude group | |
| 74. |
Which of the following is an example of the attitude group? |
| A. | C.N.D |
| B. | R.S.P.C.A |
| C. | The Calcutta Beautification Society |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 75. |
A pressure group is distinct from a political party in as much as it does not directly |
| A. | Contest elections |
| B. | Finance a candidate |
| C. | Propagate a policy |
| D. | Resort to mobilization of opinion |
| Answer» A. Contest elections | |
| 76. |
(A): pressure groups involve themselves in politics and policy making process in India through direct and indirect means. (B): they aspire to come to power to achieve their goals. |
| A. | Both A and B are individually true and B is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and B are individually true and B is not the correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but B is false |
| D. | A is false but B is true |
| Answer» C. A is true but B is false | |
| 77. |
Which of the following is not a function of pressure groups? |
| A. | Interest articulation |
| B. | Political communication |
| C. | Education |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 78. |
What are the required conditions for recognition as a National Party?
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| A. | (i) and (iv) |
| B. | (i), (ii) and (iii) |
| C. | (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) |
| D. | (i), (iii), and (iv) |
| Answer» B. (i), (ii) and (iii) | |
| 79. |
Which of the following is not a National Party? |
| A. | Shiv Sena |
| B. | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| C. | Indian National Congress |
| D. | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Answer» A. Shiv Sena | |
| 80. |
What is the symbol reserved for Communist Party of India (CPI)? |
| A. | Ears of Corn and Sickle |
| B. | Hammer, Sickle and Star |
| C. | Ears of Sickle and Star |
| D. | Ears of Hammer and Sickle |
| Answer» A. Ears of Corn and Sickle | |
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