This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 125 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 125 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who among the following is the founder of Independent Labour Party? A) B R Ambedkar. B) J Nehru. C) MK Gandhi. D) Rajenda Prasad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B R Ambedkar. 2. What type of election is done within a party where the party identifies candidates and appoints staff? A) Open. B) Closed. C) Partisan. D) Nonpartisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Partisan. 3. Name the first President of India. A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. B) Pandit jawaharlal nehru. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Sardar Patel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. 4. Who is Saint Augustine? A) A bishop of Hippo. B) A renowned theologian and prolific writer. C) A skilled preacher and rhetorician. D) All above mentioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All above mentioned. 5. The "strict constructionists" on the Supreme Court are generally committed to A) The principle of judicial restraint. B) The principle of judicial activism. C) The idea of the Constitution as a living, changing body based on the times. D) Using the Court to express a liberal or progressive viewpoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The principle of judicial restraint. 6. The following are the three disciplines of social sciences that interlinked and therefore, you cannot separate one from another EXCEPT A) Astronomy. B) Sociology. C) Political Science. D) Anthropology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astronomy. 7. The Mandal Commission used ..... Indicators to identify Social, Educational and Economic backwardness. A) Ten. B) Eleven. C) Twelve. D) Thirteen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eleven. 8. Full form of NITI Aayog is- A) National Institution for Transforming India. B) National Institution for Transmitting India. C) National Institute for Transmitting India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Institution for Transforming India. 9. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Right to Information Act-20052. Maintenance and welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act-2007 A) 1 only. B) 2 only. C) Both 1 & 2. D) Neither 1 nor 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1 & 2. 10. Name the Political thinker who first used the word state A) Niccole Machiavelli. B) Plato. C) Aristotle. D) Locke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Niccole Machiavelli. 11. Government Corporations A) Executive. B) Legislative. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Executive. 12. When was the Communist Party of India formed? A) December 1922. B) December 1923. C) December 1924. D) December 1925. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) December 1925. 13. As originally enacted the preamble described the state as a ..... A) Sovereign. B) Democratic. C) Republic. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 14. One whose legalized force and power is restricted through spread out and specific powers in government A) Limited Government. B) Unlimited Government. C) Social Contract. D) State of Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limited Government. 15. What is a platform? A) The set of principles, policies, and goals that a political party or candidate supports. B) An organized group of people with similar political beliefs. C) The process of choosing a person for a particular position. D) A series of organized activities to promote a specific cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The set of principles, policies, and goals that a political party or candidate supports. 16. SAFTA is an agreement Signed by members of- A) SAARC. B) ASEAN. C) The EU. D) SSA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ASEAN. 17. What is the significance of globalisation for developing countries? A) Globalisation has no significance for developing countries. B) Globalisation allows developing countries to access new markets, attract foreign investment, and benefit from technological advancements and knowledge transfer. C) Globalisation leads to cultural homogenization and loss of traditional values in developing countries. D) Globalisation increases income inequality and exploitation in developing countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Globalisation allows developing countries to access new markets, attract foreign investment, and benefit from technological advancements and knowledge transfer. 18. "Literacy in itself is not education" "English education has enslaved us" These words were spoken by whom? A) Henry Thomas Colebrooke. B) In the god of the god. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Husband Dayanand Saraswati. E) Pandita Ramabai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi. 19. The Constitution does not guarantee the protection of minorities by the majority. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Who was the Chairmen/Chairperson of the Planning Commission? A) Prime Minister. B) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime Minister. ← 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