This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 121 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 121 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many Lok Sabha seats were there during first general election? A) 545. B) 489. C) 350. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 489. 2. In which year did the Constituent Assembly of India accept? A) 1950. B) 1870. C) 1952. D) 1857. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1952. 3. Define immobilism A) Large, ideologically loose party that welcomes all. B) How parties interact with each other. C) Frequent changes of cabinet. D) Getting stuck over a major political issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Getting stuck over a major political issue. 4. Who was the first deputy prime minister of India A) Live ji. B) Sardar v b palet. C) Devi Lal. D) Jagjivan Ram. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sardar v b palet. 5. Who was the father of the Constitution A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. B) K. M. Munshi. C) Sardar v pale. D) Dr. B.SuAmbedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dr. B.SuAmbedkar. 6. When someone violates the law, we immediately inform the ..... A) Police. B) Relatives. C) Neighbours. D) Judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Police. 7. According to David Easton, political science is the human interaction involved in the authoritative allocation of ..... for society. A) Values. B) Resources. C) Power. D) Norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Values. 8. Ballot initiatives allow citizens to A) Call conventions to revise state constitutions. B) Write in candidates of their choice for legislative office. C) Propose legislation that will be directly voted on by citizens. D) Call a special electionto remove an elected official from office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Propose legislation that will be directly voted on by citizens. 9. What do most political scientists do for a living? A) Run as candidates for a political party. B) They teach Political Science courses. C) They work as consultants. D) They qre lobbyists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They teach Political Science courses. 10. In a democracy, the final decision must rest with those leaders who are ..... A) Selected by the president. B) Elected by the people. C) Selected by the supreme court. D) Selected by the prime-minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elected by the people. 11. It is one of the different versions of Diffusion theory which states that cultures have originated from one culture center. A) Heliocentric Diffusion. B) Culture Circles. C) Egalitarian Society. D) Superstructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heliocentric Diffusion. 12. The original government bureaucracy included the Attorney General's Office and the departments of A) Security, Treasury, and the Interior. B) State, War, and Energy. C) State, War, and Treasury. D) Defense and Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State, War, and Treasury. 13. Who was the constitutional advisor of Constituent assembly? A) Rajendra Prasad. B) Sadhakrishnan. C) BR Ambedkar. D) BN Rao. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BN Rao. 14. The day on which several states hold primaries or caucuses. It usually takes place in February or March of a presidential election year. A) Super Tuesday. B) Super Monday. C) Super Duper. D) Super Vote Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Super Tuesday. 15. When was the first meeting of the Constitution Committee A) 20 January 1977. B) 9 December 1946. C) 13 December 1946. D) 11 December 1946. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 11 December 1946. 16. Indian Constitution is A) World's Longest Constitution. B) Federal System with Unitary Features. C) Makes India a Parliamentary Form of Government. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. A tolerance shift can lead to public opinion and advocacy for public policy A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 18. What serves as a rule book for our government? A) Confederacy. B) Free Market. C) Consensus. D) Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constitution. 19. What is the number of women in the fifteenth Lok Sabha? A) 59. B) 15. C) 69. D) 79. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 59. 20. Article ..... lays down principles for international Security and ..... A) 52, Environment. B) 54, Law. C) 50, Safety. D) 51, Peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 51, Peace. 21. Judiciary settles..... A) Prime minister's schedule. B) Rule of law. C) Disputes. D) In India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disputes. 22. In 1956, the Oil and Natural Gas Commission was established to search ..... A) 1. The deposits of mineral oil. B) 2. Natural gas. C) 3. To increase their production. D) 4. All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. All the above. 23. The statement below is from a political party platform. We, the workers and our allies, need to take power from the hands of the wealthy few, their corporations, and their political operatives. Which political party's position is represented in the statement? A) Democratic. B) Communist. C) Socialist. D) Republican. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communist. 24. What is feminism? A) Extreme form of nationalism with elements of racism, socialism, and militarism. B) Ideology of psychological, political, and eco-nomic equality for women. C) Someone who believes passionately in an ideology. D) Belief system that society can be improved byfollowing certain doctrines; usually ends in ism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ideology of psychological, political, and eco-nomic equality for women. 25. If a case is remanded, it A) Is sent to the supreme court of the state in question. B) Is sent back to the court that originally heard the case. C) Can only be of a civil nature criminal cases cannot be remanded. D) Must be decided within the calendar year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is sent back to the court that originally heard the case. 26. Why did industrial workers not join the Populist movement? A) The Populist calls for free coinage of silver would lead to inflation. B) They were opposed to government intervention. C) They were not interested in political reform. D) They were already satisfied with their working conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Populist calls for free coinage of silver would lead to inflation. 27. Define moral hazard A) Government subsidies through tax breaks. B) Stuck on welfare with no incentive to get off. C) Programs limiting the duration of welfare payments and requiring recipients to work or get job training. D) Shielding firms from the risky consequences of their behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shielding firms from the risky consequences of their behavior. 28. Happiness Index is the creation of which one of the following countries? A) Nepal. B) Bhutan. C) China. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhutan. 29. Politics is derived from which word POLIS? A) Latin. B) Greek. C) French. D) Non of the above. E) Greek. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greek. 30. Which of the following has been a Hindu Kingdom-? A) India. B) Bhutan. C) Nepal. D) Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nepal. ← 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