This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 103 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 103 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Political parties exercise power through which of these functions? A) Parties contest elections. B) They play a decisive role in making laws for a country. C) They form and run government. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 2. Which one of the following was NOT given primacy by the markers of the Soviet System? A) Abolition of private property. B) Society based on the principle of equality. C) No opposition party to be allowed. D) No state control over economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Society based on the principle of equality. 3. Democrats tend to be more ..... and Republicans tend to be more ..... A) Conservative; moderate. B) Right; left. C) Liberal; conservative. D) Center; independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberal; conservative. 4. Choose the correct meaning for the expression below: "I'm on the fence about that." A) -I haven't made up my mind or taken a clear position on this issue yet. B) Let's focus on the most important and practical aspects of the problem. C) It's a distraction or irrelevant issue that's being introduced to divert attention. D) Taking a certain action could lead to unintended and negative consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -I haven't made up my mind or taken a clear position on this issue yet. 5. The word "Politics" comes from the Greek word "politiká" a derivation of "polis" which means ..... A) Public. B) Power. C) People. D) Town. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public. 6. How many articles were there originally in the Indian constitution? A) 395. B) 397. C) 410. D) 403. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 395. 7. Question:Which of the following countries disregards the United Nations and unilateral lakes a) France b) India c) UK d) US A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 8. Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001? A) Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the world's oil supply. B) The UN asked the United States to do so. C) The US thought Afghanistan was hiding weapons of mass destruction. D) The US believed Afghanistan was hiding Al-Qaeda, the organization responsible for 9/11. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The US believed Afghanistan was hiding Al-Qaeda, the organization responsible for 9/11. 9. Why is it better to be feared than loved if you cannot have them both? A) Love is fickle. B) A ruler can control the fears of his subjects more than their love. C) Love fades. D) Love is too emotional. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A ruler can control the fears of his subjects more than their love. 10. Which step in the polling process requires pollsters to identify the population the poll aims to measure? A) Define the universe. B) Construct a sample. C) Prepare valid questions. D) Interview. E) Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Define the universe. 11. In India who can vote under the concept of Universal Adult Franchise? A) Minors can also vote. B) Only educated people can vote. C) Foreign nationals can also vote. D) Adults who have the nationality of India, have the right to vote irrespective of any caste, colour, creed, or gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adults who have the nationality of India, have the right to vote irrespective of any caste, colour, creed, or gender. 12. Which of the following is not the founder member of ASEAN? A) Indonesia. B) Malaysia. C) India. D) Thailand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 13. Define recession A) Tendency of economy to alternate between growth and recession over several years. B) Period of economic decline; a shrinking GDP. C) A general, overall rise in prices. D) "The Fed" ; U.S. central bank that can raise and lower interest rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Period of economic decline; a shrinking GDP. 14. The ability to get another actor to do what it would not otherwise have done, or not to do what it would have done, is the definition of ..... A) Power. B) Anarchy. C) Rationality. D) Realism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power. 15. The German People are a A) State. B) Nation. C) Nation-state. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nation. 16. Which of the following international relations paradigms gained its popularity at the end of the Cold War? A) Realism. B) Constructivism. C) Liberalism. D) Neo-marxism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constructivism. 17. In which year socialist revolution took place in Russia A) 1916. B) 1917. C) 1918. D) 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1916. 18. The power of a political unit to rule over its own affairs. A) Sovereignty. B) Imperialism. C) Colonialism. D) Neocolonialism. E) Decolonization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sovereignty. 19. Thai administration in the Ayutthaya period has changed differently from Sukhothai.By being influenced by what A) Cambodian. B) Mon. C) Laos. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cambodian. 20. What court case forced the states to observe the one person-one vote principle? A) Dillon's Rule. B) Baker v. Carr. C) Marbury v. Madison. D) Gitlow v. New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baker v. Carr. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesOverview QuizzesPolitical Science Quiz 1Political Science Quiz 2Political Science Quiz 3Political Science Quiz 4Political Science Quiz 5Political Science Quiz 6Political Science Quiz 7Political Science Quiz 8Political Science Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books