This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 229 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 229 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which subject was transferred from State List to Concurrent List by the 42nd amendment of the Constitution? A) Agriculture. B) Education. C) Irrigation. D) Local Self Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Education. 2. Cuban Missile Crisis took place in? A) 1960. B) 1961. C) 1962. D) 1963. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1962. 3. In a 'Holding together federation':A. A large country divides its power between constituent states and the national government. B. The Central government tends to be more powerful vis-a-vis the StatesC. All the constituent states usually have equal powers.D. Constituent states have unequal powers. A) A, B, C and D. B) A and D. C) B and C. D) A, B and D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, B and D. 4. Which one of these rivers ISN'T one of the 4 main rivers of the UK? A) River Rhine. B) River Severn. C) River Thames. D) River Trent. E) River Wye. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) River Rhine. 5. How many senators make up the House of Representative? A) 13. B) 24. C) 12. D) 34. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 6. In the US, What is the supreme law of the land? Choose one: A) The Articles of Confederation. B) The Emancipation Proclamation. C) The Declaration of Independence. D) The Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Constitution. 7. When did women get the right to vote? A) 1776. B) 1865. C) 1920. D) 2003. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1920. 8. Which of the following are the features on the basis of which the Parliamentary system of government in india operates? A) Nominal and real executive. B) Exicutive responsible to lower house. C) Prime minister is the real executive. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. What percentage of reservations were given to SEBC? A) 30%. B) 29%. C) 28%. D) 27%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 27%. 10. What was the purpose of the Civil Service Act of 1883? A) To increase political favoritism. B) To create a merit system for federal employees. C) To reduce government spending. D) To promote corruption in government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create a merit system for federal employees. 11. Which amendment allowed all women the right to legally vote? A) 16th. B) 19th. C) Display. D) 15th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 19th. 12. Who was the first Education minister of India? A) Princess Amrit Kaur. B) Acharya Narendra Dev. C) Mawlana Apple is like the mother Azad. D) .A Gopalan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mawlana Apple is like the mother Azad. 13. The two major ethnic groups in Rwanda are: A) Hera and Tari. B) Hutu and Tari. C) Hutu and Tulsi. D) Hutu and Tutsi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hutu and Tutsi. 14. The percentage of Tutsi's in Rwanda approximately are: A) 14%. B) 18%. C) 85%. D) 73%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 14%. 15. Who forms the government in a state? A) Opposition party. B) Majority party. C) Both of these. D) People of country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Majority party. 16. What idea requires that a person's vote counts just the same as another, wherever they live. A) One Person-One Vote Principle. B) Federalism. C) Separation of Powers. D) Equal Representation Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One Person-One Vote Principle. 17. Mississippi has voted for every Republican presidential candidate except A) Bill Clinton in 1996. B) Barack Obama in 2008. C) Al Gore in 2000. D) Jimmy Carter in 1976. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jimmy Carter in 1976. 18. Harold Lasswell's perspective on political science primarily revolves around the study of: A) Geographical distribution of populations. B) Historical political events and social movements. C) Evolution of societies and political development. D) Distribution of value patterns and power dynamics in society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distribution of value patterns and power dynamics in society. 19. There is no disruption factor in political socialization- A) Acute urbanization. B) Contingency change in social values. C) Violent change. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religion. 20. Democracy is a form of government "from above" , in which authority is exercisedregardless of popular consent. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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