This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 206 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 206 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is an anthropological perspective which believes that cultural development should be studied on its own cultural context through ethnographic data. A) Cultural Materialism. B) Social Evolutionism. C) HistoricalParticularism. D) Diffusionism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HistoricalParticularism. 2. The Nazis were super-patriots or A) Revolutionaries. B) Reactionaries. C) Fascists. D) Liberals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fascists. 3. Which of thefollowing is not a contributor of Political Science? A) Sigmund Freud. B) Aristotle. C) John Locke. D) John Stuart Mill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sigmund Freud. 4. When did South Africa become a democratic country A) 27 April, 1994. B) 26 April, 1996. C) 26 April, 1995. D) 26 April, 1994. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26 April, 1994. 5. Which is the capital of India? A) Moon. B) Delhi. C) Kolkata. D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delhi. 6. Who are allowed to celebrate festivals. A) Private schools. B) Courts. C) Police stations. D) Parliaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Private schools. 7. The tenure of the Union Council of Ministers is A) Five years. B) Fixed by the president. C) Fixed by parliament. D) Not fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not fixed. 8. A state with only one nation within its borders A) Stateless-Nation. B) Nation-State. C) Ethnocentric Nation. D) Statehood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nation-State. 9. Which direct democracy tool allows citizens to vote yes or no on a law that has been proposed by the legislature, but given to the people for consideration? Does not require petitions to be signed! A) Direct Initiative. B) Indirect Initiative. C) Referendum. D) Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Initiative. 10. AG Garner defines Political Science ..... ? A) As a master science. B) Begins and ends with state. C) Studies human behavior. D) The function of the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begins and ends with state. 11. False claim on political administration under the Soulbury Political Organization A) The so-called cabinet. B) Members of the People's Representatives were appointed by the President. C) Presided over by a minister called the Prime Minister. D) Had to collectively accountable to parliament. E) The legal department was able to be removed by a no-confidence motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Members of the People's Representatives were appointed by the President. 12. What reforms did glasnost bring to the Soviet Union? A) Openness of the government. B) Accountability of government officials. C) Some freedom of speech. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Drawing congressional district boundaries to give one party an advantage over another party is know as A) Divided government. B) Logrolling. C) Reapportionment. D) Gerrymandering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerrymandering. 14. The national government and local government share power in a Federal system A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which of the following neighbouring country has better performance in terms of human development than India? A) Bangladesh. B) Sri Lanka. C) Nepal. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sri Lanka. 16. What was the outcome of the 1896 presidential election? A) The business classes supported William McKinley. B) The election ended in a tie. C) The Populist Party gained significant power. D) William Jennings Bryan won. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The business classes supported William McKinley. 17. Which among the following are examples of 'Coming together federations'? A) India, Spain and Belgium. B) India, USA and Spain. C) USA, Switzerland and Australia. D) Belgium and Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USA, Switzerland and Australia. 18. Government in which the citizens elect representatives who rule in their place. Has a Constitution. A) Constitutional Monarchy. B) Dictatorship. C) Oligarchy. D) Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republic. 19. Which form of government is ruled by religious leaders? A) Theocracy. B) Democracy. C) Republic. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theocracy. 20. The Parliament of India can make use of the residuary powers A) At all times. B) Only during national emergency. C) During national as well as constitutional emergency as well. D) None of the above. 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