Political Science Quiz 180 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following factors BEST influenced the taxation of the British colonies after 1763?

Correct Answer: C) The costs of defending the colonists during the French and Indian War.

2. A shop which is multi-storeyed with air-conditioned shops is called as .....

Correct Answer: A) Mall.

3. The present composition of the Election Commission is a

Correct Answer: D) Three-member body.

4. Which amendment extended the right to vote to citizens over 18?

Correct Answer: C) 26th.

5. Members of Election Commission are appointed by

Correct Answer: A) President of India.

6. Factors that effect the diversity of a place

Correct Answer: C) Geographical and historical.

7. Which step in the polling process requires pollsters to use computers to store and manipulate data which helps them analyze the results?

Correct Answer: E) Report.

8. The type of propaganda technique that uses attack ads to discredit a candidate's opponent.

Correct Answer: A) Name Calling.

9. What is a small group of people who rule a country called?

Correct Answer: D) Oligarchy.

10. When Tashkent agreement was signed?

Correct Answer: C) 1966.

11. As on 1st May 2007, the following has served as the longest CM?

Correct Answer: D) Joti bass.

12. Who wrote 'The Republic'?

Correct Answer: B) Plato.

13. Article IV states that states may sign treaties with each other, so long as it is approved by congress. This is known as the ..... clause.

Correct Answer: D) Interstate compacts.

14. The head of municipal corporation is .....

Correct Answer: A) Mayor.

15. The parliament of China is known as the .....

Correct Answer: D) National People's Congress.

16. Groups that connect the American public to their government are called:

Correct Answer: B) Linkage Institutions.

17. Define centralization

Correct Answer: B) Control exercised by national headquarters.

18. As a result of the end of the following countries, the BRICS Consortium began

Correct Answer: C) India and China.

19. Expand NEFA

Correct Answer: A) North-East Frontier Agency.

20. In 1944 Periyar and Annadurai gave birth to a political party named .....

Correct Answer: D) Dravidian Corporation.