This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 118 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 118 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In 1944 Periyar and Annadurai gave birth to a political party named ..... A) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. B) All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. C) Communist Party of India. D) Dravidian Corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dravidian Corporation. 2. A nation can be formed based on any combination of the following: A) Language, religion, common experience, shared traditions, familial ties, etc. B) A nation cannot be formed. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language, religion, common experience, shared traditions, familial ties, etc. 3. Abolition of Untouchability deals with: A) Article 18. B) Article 17. C) Article 32. D) Article 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article 17. 4. Weber was interested in the ways in which traditional authority preserve structure ofauthority, and the ways in which charismatic authority changes the minds of actors. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 5. Planning Commission was formed in India in which year A) In 1951. B) In the 1950s. C) In 1953. D) In 1952. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the 1950s. 6. It means a government that allows people to choose their representatives ..... A) Anarchy. B) Democracy. C) Monarchy. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democracy. 7. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝? A) 1939. B) 1935. C) 1936. D) 1835. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1935. 8. National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on: A) 18th August. B) 24th May. C) 21st May. D) 6th May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 21st May. 9. What is the minimum age for holding office in Lok Sabha? A) 25. B) 18 years. C) 21. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25. 10. 1st general election in India was held in the year ..... A) 1957. B) 1952. C) 1947. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1952. 11. Which one of the following is Not the way to resolve a conflict in a democracy? A) Mass mobilisation. B) Using parliament. C) Using judiciary. D) Armed revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Armed revolution. 12. Who wrote Prince A) Machiavelli. B) Aristotle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Machiavelli. 13. Choose the correct statement A) Democracy can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different group. B) Dictatorship can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different group. C) No regime can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different group. D) None of this. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No regime can fully and permanently resolve conflicts among different group. 14. Which Caste is considered as the lowest Caste in India? A) Kshatriyas. B) Vaishyasya. C) Brahmins. D) Shudrasya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shudrasya. 15. Rousseau's political philosophy furnished basis for A) Political sovereignty. B) Limited sovereignty. C) Popular sovereignty. D) Absolute sovereignty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Popular sovereignty. 16. Which of the following is a cue or shortcut that voters are most likely to rely on when deciding whether to vote for a candidate A) The Party of candidate. B) The popularity of the candidate. C) The experience of the candidate. D) The position of the cnadidate's name on the ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Party of candidate. 17. Which of the following subjects is included in the Union List? A) (a) Gas and gas works. B) ( b) Marriage and divorce. C) (c) Agriculture. D) (d) Extradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (d) Extradition. 18. The two groups begin to agree on some common points. A) Negotiation. B) Compromise. C) Consensus Building. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consensus Building. 19. Countries like Iran and North Korea are unique because ..... A) They do not have a party system. B) They have a one party system. C) They have a multi-party system. D) They have a two party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have a one party system. 20. The term sovereignty has been drawn from the Latin word A) Supranus. B) Supreme. C) Sovereign. D) Soviet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supranus. 21. What does the big bang LPG stand for? A) Law, politics and government. B) Liberal political government. C) Liberalization, politicization and globalization. D) Liberalization, privatization and globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberalization, privatization and globalization. 22. How many schedules in the Indian constitution? A) 15. B) 13. C) 14. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 23. Which of the following BEST defines the spoils system? A) Using civil service exams to hire qualified individuals. B) The brainchild of President Abraham Lincoln. C) Making the impounding of federal spending illegal. D) The awarding of government jobs to political supporters and friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The awarding of government jobs to political supporters and friends. 24. Because the Supreme Court has so much influence over American law and politics, virtually all presidents have made an effort to select justices who A) Share their political philosophies. B) Have won judicial elections. C) Have had careers as law professors. D) Are considered moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Share their political philosophies. 25. Branch most relevant to the term Apportionment A) Executive. B) Legislative. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legislative. 26. When was Panchayati Raj established at the national level in India? A) 1957. B) 1958. C) 1959. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1959. 27. Democratic reforms mainly- A) Political party. B) Majority party. C) Public. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 28. Identify the argument for or support the democracy. A) Leaders keep changing in a democracy. This leads to instability. B) Democracy is all about political competition and power play. C) Elected leaders do not know about the best interest of the people. D) Democratic government is a responsible government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic government is a responsible government. 29. The President of India is the A) Head of the government. B) Head of the state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head of the state. 30. What political ideology would a person that favors government intervention in economic affairs believe in? A) Moderate. B) Conservative. C) Libertarian. D) Liberal. 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