This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 117 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 117 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which year Rajindar Sachar Committee was established A) 2008. B) 2007. C) 2006. D) 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2005. 2. Define secular realignment A) Degree of commitment to one's religion; often affects political beliefs. B) Opinion fleeing the center to form two hostile camps. C) A slow, gradual shift in party ID. D) Dealignment Major, long-term decline in party ID. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A slow, gradual shift in party ID. 3. Which of the following documents contained the phrase: "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed ..... " A) Bill of Rights. B) Magna Carta. C) Declaration of Independence. D) U.S. Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declaration of Independence. 4. What is the historical origin of the word 'democracy'? A) It has its origins in the Greek language, combining 'demos' meaning the people and 'kratos' meaning the power or rule. B) It has its origins in the English language, combining 'demos' meaning the people and 'kratos' meaning the power or rule. C) It has its origins in the Latin language, combining 'demos' meaning the people and 'kratos' meaning the power or rule. D) It has its origins in the French language, combining 'demos' meaning the people and 'kratos' meaning the power or rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It has its origins in the Greek language, combining 'demos' meaning the people and 'kratos' meaning the power or rule. 5. In a poll, what term is given to the population the poll aims to measure? A) Sample. B) Audience. C) Pollsters. D) Universe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Universe. 6. Public Prosecutor is..... A) One who represents the interests of the state. B) One who investigates crime. C) Both (a) & (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One who represents the interests of the state. 7. "Sovereignty resides with general Will"said by A) T.H.Green. B) Austin. C) Bodin. D) Rousseau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rousseau. 8. State that is independent to make their own decisions and laws is said to have ..... A) Nationalism. B) Legality. C) Pluralism. D) Sovereignty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sovereignty. 9. Wallpaper project involves: A) Stories. B) Poems. C) Case Studies. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 10. Which type of PAC is most likely to contribute to candidates from any party that support their ideals/agendas? A) Labor Group PAC. B) Corporation PAC. C) Political party PAC. D) Ideological PAC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ideological PAC. 11. Whic of the following amendments to the United States Constitution requires that senators be elected by a popular vote A) 17th. B) 14th. C) 10th. D) 21st. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 17th. 12. Define constitutional law A) Noncriminal disputes among individuals. B) That which grows out of a country's basic documents. C) Mutual application of legal standards. D) Applying the same standards to all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That which grows out of a country's basic documents. 13. Which of the following factors BEST influenced the taxation of the British colonies after 1763? A) The coronation of King George III. B) The establishment of more colonies. C) The costs of defending the colonists during the French and Indian War. D) The Revolutionary War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The costs of defending the colonists during the French and Indian War. 14. A shop which is multi-storeyed with air-conditioned shops is called as ..... A) Mall. B) Chain. C) Weekly market. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mall. 15. The present composition of the Election Commission is a A) Two-member body. B) Three-member body. C) As decided by President. D) One-member body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three-member body. 16. Which amendment extended the right to vote to citizens over 18? A) 26th. B) 19th. C) 32nd. D) 21st. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26th. 17. Members of Election Commission are appointed by A) President of India. B) Chief Justice of India. C) Prime Minister of India. D) Elected by the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President of India. 18. Factors that effect the diversity of a place A) Geographical. B) Historical. C) Geographical and historical. D) Unity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographical and historical. 19. Which step in the polling process requires pollsters to use computers to store and manipulate data which helps them analyze the results? A) Report. B) Interview. C) Define the universe. D) Construct a sample. E) Prepare valid questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Report. 20. The type of propaganda technique that uses attack ads to discredit a candidate's opponent. A) Name Calling. B) Transfer. C) Glittering Generalities. D) Stacked Cards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Name Calling. 21. What is a small group of people who rule a country called? A) Autocracy. B) Democracy. C) Oligarchy. D) Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligarchy. 22. When Tashkent agreement was signed? A) 1965. B) 1961. C) 1967. D) 1966. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1966. 23. As on 1st May 2007, the following has served as the longest CM? A) But. B) Tarun Gogoi. C) MKarunanidhi. D) Joti bass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joti bass. 24. Who wrote 'The Republic'? A) Plato. B) Aristotle. C) T.H. Green. D) Socrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plato. 25. 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. A) Full Faith and Credit. B) Privileges and Immunities. C) Extradition. D) Interstate compacts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interstate compacts. 26. The head of municipal corporation is ..... A) Mayor. B) Municipal commissioner. C) Collector. D) Prime-minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mayor. 27. The parliament of China is known as the ..... A) Congress. B) National People's Congress. C) Communist House. D) Duma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National People's Congress. 28. Groups that connect the American public to their government are called: A) Policy Making Institutions. B) Linkage Institutions. C) Independent parties. D) Political clubs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linkage Institutions. 29. Define centralization A) Control exercised by national headquarters. B) Very conservative Republicans. C) Institutions take on lives of their own, sometimes disconnected from electorates. D) Sticking together to make a rational whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Control exercised by national headquarters. 30. As a result of the end of the following countries, the BRICS Consortium began A) India and Pakistan. B) India and Russia. C) India and China. D) India and America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India and China. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesOverview QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Science Quiz 1Political Science Quiz 2Political Science Quiz 3Political Science Quiz 4Political Science Quiz 5Political Science Quiz 6Political Science Quiz 7Political Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books