This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 104 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 104 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A Constitution is a body of A) Rules. B) Principles. C) Moral values. D) Basic laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Basic laws. 2. In this type of government the power is shared between the central and local governments. A) Confederate. B) Federal. C) Unitary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federal. 3. There is a provision for reservation for women in the election of local bodies of Bihar. A) 50%. B) 40%. C) 27%. D) 33%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50%. 4. First Five Year plan was based on A) P.C.Mahalabis Model. B) Harrod judges model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harrod judges model. 5. Which of the following is NOT a role that interest groups play? A) Campaign funding. B) Participation. C) Program monitoring. D) Agenda building. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Campaign funding. 6. What impact did the Crimean War have on the Concert of Europe? A) It made the Concert of Europe stronger. B) It had no impact on the Concert of Europe. C) It destroyed the Concert of Europe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It destroyed the Concert of Europe. 7. What term is defined as the most basic activities that we all have the right to enjoy, such as voting? A) Checks and balances. B) Due process of law. C) Judicial review. D) Civil rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civil rights. 8. Assertion:The nationalist leaders were clear that the economic concerns of the government of free India would have to be different from the narrowly defined commercial functions of the colonial government.Reason It was further clear that the eradication of the poverty was not the responsibility of the government, but the people. A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A). B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. 9. India led the world protest against US when the latter attacked Egypt over Suez canal issue in 1956. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 10. Blacks, coloured and Indians fought against the Apartheid since ..... A) 1850. B) 1950. C) 1750. D) 1650. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1950. 11. Which one of the following statements about power-sharing arrangements is correct? A) Power sharing is necessary only in societies which have religious, linguistic or ethnic divisions. B) Power sharing is suitable only for big countries that have regional divisions. C) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions. D) Power-sharing is not necessary at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Every society needs some form of power sharing even if it is small or does not have social divisions. 12. The largest influence on a person's political ideology is ..... A) Race. B) Family. C) Gender. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 13. A "good" constitution must be ..... A) Unwritten and rigid. B) Written and rigid. C) Definite and clear in meaning. D) Bulky and elaborate to avoid any doubt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Definite and clear in meaning. 14. Sadhbhawana Diwas was observed on: A) 21st May. B) 20th August. C) 29th August. D) 15th August. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20th August. 15. What is the difference between general law and constitutional law? A) General law needs simple majority votes in order to be amended while constitutional law needs two-third majority majority to do so. B) Constitutional law tells about the power of branches of government while general law concerns with rights and duties of citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General law needs simple majority votes in order to be amended while constitutional law needs two-third majority majority to do so. 16. Primary source of democracy is ..... A) Market. B) People. C) Food. D) President. E) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People. 17. India is the world's 3rd highest emitter of greenhouse gasses, which two countries emit more greenhouse gasses than India? A) Brazil and Russia. B) Mexico and South Africa. C) China and USA. D) China and Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China and USA. 18. Branch of government that accepts amicus curiae briefs. A) Executive. B) Legislative. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial. 19. Identify the correct statement A) Soviet Union was committed to the ideology of capitalism. B) First World War ended in 1920. C) United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945. D) Cuba was an ally of USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945. 20. Who is the author of the book 'Grammar of Politics" ? A) Locke. B) Aristotle. C) Plato. D) Fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fat. 21. Which of the following was an example of a strength in the Articles of Confederation? A) Congress couldn't collect taxes. B) Provided no common currency amongst the 13th states. C) Weak national government. D) Provided a sense of unity and nationhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provided a sense of unity and nationhood. 22. The following are the goals of anthropology EXCEPT A) Describe and analyze the biological evolution of humankind. B) Describe and assess the cultural development of our species. C) Describe, explain, and analyze the present-day human cultural similarities and differences. D) Describe how political activities are organized in and out of our country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Describe how political activities are organized in and out of our country. 23. Which of the following commission was appointed by the Central Government on Union-State relations in 1983? A) Dutt commission. B) Sarkariya commission. C) Setalvad commission. D) Rajamannarcommission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarkariya commission. 24. The 73rd amendment of the Indian Constitution is related to which option in Nimakit? A) Municipal Corporation. B) Village Court. C) Panchayati Raj. D) Gram Panchayat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Panchayati Raj. 25. The Governor can easily dismiss the Chief Minister of a state based on his whims and fancies A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Who exercises more powers in money matters? A) Lok Sabha. B) Rajya Sabha. C) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. D) Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lok Sabha. 27. Principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity in the constitution of India are inspired from the constitution of A) England. B) France. C) America. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France. 28. ..... happens when people act on their prejudices or stereotypes. A) Discrimination. B) Prejudice. C) Equality. D) Inequality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discrimination. 29. A congressional function where officials are removed from office following impeachment in the House of Representatives and a trial in the Senate for "treason, bribery, or high crimes or misdemeanors." A) Oversight. B) Impeachment. C) Rules and Regulations. D) Executive Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impeachment. 30. The main goal of the Congress of Vienna was to A) Re-establish the balance of power after Napoleon's defeat. B) Return dethroned kings to power. C) Create a wall of barrier states around France. D) Punish France. 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