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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BA political science) , Master of Arts in Political Science (MA Political Science) .
| 151. |
The constitution is the supreme law of the land it is protected by |
| A. | the president |
| B. | the prime minister |
| C. | the supreme court |
| D. | parliament |
| Answer» C. the supreme court | |
| 152. |
The part of the Constitution that reflect the mind and idols ofthe framers is: |
| A. | dpsp |
| B. | preamble |
| C. | citizenship |
| D. | pr |
| Answer» B. preamble | |
| 153. |
The lok Sabha is also known as |
| A. | parliament |
| B. | upper house |
| C. | house of the people |
| D. | council of states |
| Answer» C. house of the people | |
| 154. |
The chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the |
| A. | president of india |
| B. | vice president of india |
| C. | cj of india |
| D. | prime minister of india |
| Answer» B. vice president of india | |
| 155. |
Every Indian citizen has the right to vote at the age of |
| A. | 21 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» D. 18 | |
| 156. |
Article 12 to 35 of the Indian constitution deals with: |
| A. | fundamental duties |
| B. | judiciary |
| C. | fundamental rights |
| D. | executive |
| Answer» C. fundamental rights | |
| 157. |
A money bill can be introduced only in |
| A. | rajya sabha |
| B. | legislative council |
| C. | legislative assembly |
| D. | lok sabha |
| Answer» D. lok sabha | |
| 158. |
Who is the supreme commander of Indian Armed Force? |
| A. | prime minister |
| B. | president |
| C. | chief justice |
| D. | defence minister |
| Answer» B. president | |
| 159. |
To whom can a case of dispute in the election of the President of India be referred to |
| A. | cabinet |
| B. | parliament |
| C. | election commission |
| D. | supreme court |
| Answer» D. supreme court | |
| 160. |
Which of the following has been wrongly listed as a national party? |
| A. | bsp |
| B. | bjp |
| C. | sp |
| D. | congress |
| Answer» C. sp | |
| 161. |
When was the Indian National Congress formed? |
| A. | 1785 |
| B. | 1885 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 1640 |
| Answer» B. 1885 | |
| 162. |
Lotus is a political symbol of which party |
| A. | inc |
| B. | bsp |
| C. | jds |
| D. | bjp |
| Answer» D. bjp | |
| 163. |
System with one party is known as |
| A. | bi party system |
| B. | tri party system |
| C. | multi party system |
| D. | uni party system congress |
| Answer» D. uni party system congress | |
| 164. |
India witnessed single party dominance till |
| A. | 1982 |
| B. | 1967 |
| C. | 1977 |
| D. | 1962 |
| Answer» B. 1967 | |
| 165. |
The pressure group are |
| A. | political organisation |
| B. | economic organisation |
| C. | organisation of universal characters |
| D. | moral organisations |
| Answer» C. organisation of universal characters | |
| 166. |
Which of the following article deals with the tenure of president? |
| A. | article 53 |
| B. | article 56 |
| C. | article 55 |
| D. | article 52 |
| Answer» B. article 56 | |
| 167. |
The Pressure group tried to promote the interests of their members by exerting pressure on: |
| A. | the legislature |
| B. | executive |
| C. | judiciary |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 168. |
The political parties impart to the citizens |
| A. | political education |
| B. | legal education |
| C. | general education |
| D. | general education |
| Answer» A. political education | |
| 169. |
Who described political parties as power behind the throne? |
| A. | mac iver |
| B. | lord bryce |
| C. | burk |
| D. | herman finer |
| Answer» D. herman finer | |
| 170. |
The functions of associational pressure group is to |
| A. | articulate the demand |
| B. | aggregate demand |
| C. | regulate the demand |
| D. | communicate the demand |
| Answer» A. articulate the demand | |
| 171. |
Who is known as the father of Comparative Politics |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Socrates |
| D. | Machiavelli |
| Answer» A. Aristotle | |
| 172. |
The General System Theory was expounded by ………………………. |
| A. | Morton Kaplan |
| B. | Lunsdwing Von Bertallanfy |
| C. | David Easton |
| D. | Karl Deutch. |
| Answer» B. Lunsdwing Von Bertallanfy | |
| 173. |
The Input-Output approach and Structural –Functional approach have been derived form : |
| A. | The Political Stimulation approach |
| B. | The Quantitative approach |
| C. | The General System Theory |
| D. | Sociological approach. |
| Answer» C. The General System Theory | |
| 174. |
Who said “Political Science is the study of sharing and shaping of power” |
| A. | Lasswell and Kaplan |
| B. | Robert A. Dhal |
| C. | David Easton |
| D. | Paul Janet |
| Answer» A. Lasswell and Kaplan | |
| 175. |
Who said “Political system is a sub-system of social system” |
| A. | David Easton |
| B. | Gabriel Almond |
| C. | Morton Kaplan |
| D. | Karl Deutch |
| Answer» A. David Easton | |
| 176. |
Which of the following is not a property of political system explained by Almond: |
| A. | Comprehensiveness |
| B. | Interdependence |
| C. | Existence of boundaries |
| D. | Development |
| Answer» D. Development | |
| 177. |
Who said “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely”: a. Robert |
| A. | Dhal |
| B. | David Easton |
| C. | Lord Acton |
| D. | Paul Janet. |
| Answer» C. Lord Acton | |
| 178. |
The Five Characteristics of political system was explained by ……………… |
| A. | Almond and Powell |
| B. | Robert A. Dhal |
| C. | Talcott Parson |
| D. | David Easton |
| Answer» A. Almond and Powell | |
| 179. |
Black-Box Model was the contribution of ………………. |
| A. | Morton Kaplan |
| B. | Lunsdwing Von Bertallanty |
| C. | David Easton |
| D. | Karl Deutch |
| Answer» C. David Easton | |
| 180. |
Which of the following is an input function according to Almond: |
| A. | Political culture |
| B. | Political development |
| C. | Interest Articulation |
| D. | Political structure. |
| Answer» C. Interest Articulation | |
| 181. |
Which of the following is an input function according to David Easton: |
| A. | Decisions |
| B. | Communication |
| C. | Supports |
| D. | None of these. 12. In the Input-Output Approach of David Easton, Feedback means: |
| Answer» C. Supports | |
| 182. |
Which one of the following is not a type of interest articulation according to Almond? |
| A. | Institutional Interest Groups |
| B. | Non- associational Interest Groups |
| C. | Associational Interest Groups |
| D. | Non-institutional Interest Groups |
| Answer» D. Non-institutional Interest Groups | |
| 183. |
Interest articulation is the function of ……………. |
| A. | Religious Groups |
| B. | Social Groups |
| C. | Political parties |
| D. | Media. |
| Answer» C. Political parties | |
| 184. |
The main exponent of Political Communication was ……………… |
| A. | Karl Deutch |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Bingham Powell |
| D. | Carl J.Friedrich. |
| Answer» A. Karl Deutch | |
| 185. |
Which of the following is not a capability of political system according to Almond: |
| A. | Responsive capabilities |
| B. | Symbolic capabilities |
| C. | Creative capabilities |
| D. | Regulative capabilities |
| Answer» C. Creative capabilities | |
| 186. |
Which of the following is not an Output function according to Almond? |
| A. | Legislature |
| B. | Political parties |
| C. | Executive |
| D. | Judiciary. |
| Answer» B. Political parties | |
| 187. |
‘A Framework for Political Analysis’ and ‘A System Analysis of Political Life’ are the books written by ………………….. |
| A. | Almond and Powell |
| B. | Robert A. Dhal |
| C. | Talcott Parson |
| D. | David Easton. |
| Answer» D. David Easton. | |
| 188. |
‘Process of Government’ was written by: a. Robert |
| A. | Dhal |
| B. | Talcott Parson |
| C. | David Easton. |
| D. | Arthur Bentley |
| Answer» D. Arthur Bentley | |
| 189. |
Which one of the following is the two environments exist in Input-Output approach according to David Easton: |
| A. | International and National environments |
| B. | Social and Political environments |
| C. | Internal and External environments |
| D. | Intra-societal and Extra-societal environments. |
| Answer» D. Intra-societal and Extra-societal environments. | |
| 190. |
Political system has been defined as “that system of interactions in any society through which binding or authoritative allocation are made and implemented” by: |
| A. | Robert A. Dhal |
| B. | David Easton |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | Paul Janet. |
| Answer» B. David Easton | |
| 191. |
‘The attitudes, beliefs and orientations of the people towards Politics’ is known as: |
| A. | Political Socialization |
| B. | Political Culture |
| C. | Political Analysis |
| D. | Political Process. |
| Answer» B. Political Culture | |
| 192. |
Which one of the following is not a dimension of individual orientation? |
| A. | Cognitive orientation |
| B. | Authoritative orientation |
| C. | Affective orientation |
| D. | Evaluative orientation. |
| Answer» B. Authoritative orientation | |
| 193. |
Cognitive orientation means: |
| A. | Knowledge of |
| B. | Feelings for |
| C. | Judgment about |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» A. Knowledge of | |
| 194. |
Which of the following is not a type of political culture according to Almond? |
| A. | Parochial political culture |
| B. | Subjective political culture |
| C. | Participant political culture |
| D. | Objective political culture |
| Answer» D. Objective political culture | |
| 195. |
‘The process of transforming attitudes, beliefs and orientation of the people towards politics from one generation to another’ is known as: |
| A. | Political Culture |
| B. | Political Development |
| C. | Political Socialization |
| D. | Political Modernization. |
| Answer» C. Political Socialization | |
| 196. |
The process of political socialization which is continuous and consistent, type is known as: |
| A. | Heterogeneous political socialization |
| B. | Homogeneous political socialization |
| C. | Manifest political socialization |
| D. | Latent political socialization. |
| Answer» B. Homogeneous political socialization | |
| 197. |
Which one of the following is not a primary agency of political socialization? |
| A. | Mass media |
| B. | Family |
| C. | School |
| D. | Political parties |
| Answer» A. Mass media | |
| 198. |
Which is the most important method used by pressure groups to influence the government? |
| A. | Contest election |
| B. | Lobbying |
| C. | Strike |
| D. | None of these. 30. Who said: “Parties are inevitable. No free country has been without them”: |
| Answer» B. Lobbying | |
| 199. |
Who said: “Political parties are an organized body with voluntary membership”: |
| A. | Finer |
| B. | MacIver c. G. |
| C. | Fielsd |
| D. | Sorel. |
| Answer» A. Finer | |
| 200. |
Which of the following is not a merit of single party system? |
| A. | Stable Government |
| B. | Strong |
| C. | Slow decision |
| D. | Unity. 33. Single party system prevailing in |
| Answer» B. Strong | |
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