This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 136 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 136 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Chief Election commissioner is appointed by whom among the following? A) The vice-President of India. B) The Chief Justice of India. C) Lok Sabha Speaker. D) The President of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The President of India. 2. Which text is considered to be one of the first texts on modern economics? A) National System of Political Economy. B) The Wealth of Nations. C) The capital. D) Evolutionary Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Wealth of Nations. 3. Jayprakash Narayan, Ashok Mehta belongs to which party? A) Congress party. B) Swatantra party. C) Socialist party. D) Communist party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socialist party. 4. What does the word "amend" mean? A) Make better. B) Add to. C) Make worse. D) Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change. 5. Regarding the recognition of political parties in India, consider the following statements:1. For the recognition of a national party, the total legitimate votes cast in the Lok Sabha elections by a political party or 6% of the total valid votes cast in the assembly elections of four statesIt is necessary to get and win at least four seats in the Lok Sabha elections.2. For the recognition of state level parties, it is necessary to get 6% or more of the total valid votes cast in the state assembly elections and win at least 2 seats.Which of the above mentioned statements are correct? 1.Only 1 2. only 2 3. 1 and 2 both 4. Neither 1 nor 2 A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 6. Independent Regulatory Commissions A) Executive. B) Legislative. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Executive. 7. What political philosophy wants to minimize government as much as possible to prevent encroachment on individual freedoms? A) Anarchism. B) Libertarianism. C) Populism. D) Machiavelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Libertarianism. 8. The members of the Constituent Assembly were: A) Directly elected. B) Nominated by Congress and Muslim League. C) Indirectly elected. D) Appointed by the Governor-General and Governors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indirectly elected. 9. The Congress of Vienna ordered which defeated European nation to pay indemnities to other nations for war damages? A) Russia. B) Austria. C) Prussia. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France. 10. How many families live in Palampur? A) 150. B) 250. C) 450. D) 350. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 450. 11. Which Article talks about Free Legal Aid? A) Article 39. B) Article 36. C) Article 44. D) Article 39A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 39A. 12. The first Republican president was A) Andrew Jackson. B) George Washington. C) Abraham Lincoln. D) John Adams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abraham Lincoln. 13. SAARC is a geopolitical union, Why? Choose the incorrect option A) Has 21% of the World's population. B) Occupies 2% of the World's land area. C) Produces 1/10th of Global GDP. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occupies 2% of the World's land area. 14. Who is known as the father of Political Science: A) Aristotle. B) Plato. C) Austin. D) Karl Marx. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aristotle. 15. In this type of government the smaller local governments hold all the power. A) Confederate. B) Federal. C) Unitary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confederate. 16. A set of basic principles that define the structure and powers of a government. A) Ideology. B) Constitution. C) Democracy. D) Bureaucracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constitution. 17. The parliament of India has how many houses A) 3. B) 1. C) 2. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 18. When did the Election Commission of India get two more Election Commissioners? A) 1993. B) 1987. C) 1990. D) 1989. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1989. 19. Cesc means community engagement, solidarity and citizenship A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. How many articles of impeachment were passed in judiciary committee against President Nixon? A) 1. B) 2. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 21. Period of world war 1 was A) 1857. B) 1917. C) 1914-1918. D) 1939-1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1914-1918. 22. According to Aristotle, the end goal for human is ..... A) Wealth. B) Happiness. C) Power. D) Success. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happiness. 23. In 1789, the government's bureaucracy was A) Nonexistent. B) Miniscule. C) About half the size it is today. D) Organized around 5 departments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miniscule. 24. India opposed Imperialism in the Conference of Asian Countries held in A) Kathmandu and New Delhi. B) New Delhi and Bandung. C) Lahore and Mumbai. D) Maldives and Bhutan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New Delhi and Bandung. 25. What did Hobbes describe people as? A) Community builders. B) Generous. C) Selfish. D) Kindhearted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selfish. 26. Which of these is an important social context factor influencing India's place in the world? A) The world's second largest population. B) The birth place of 4 of the world's religions. C) The world's largest democracy. D) Some of the world's richest biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The world's second largest population. 27. Which article is for protection of interest for minorities? A) Article 30. B) Article 29. C) Article 26. D) Article 27. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article 29. 28. The Structure of the Judiciary is ..... A) Opaque. B) Pyramidal. C) Circular. D) Rectangular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pyramidal. 29. The rate of poverty is according to the 2011 census in India A) 22. 11. B) 22.9. C) 20.9. D) 21.9. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 21.9. 30. Which of the following are not usually regarded as arguments in favour of a two-partysystem (choose one answer only) A) Effective representation for minority groups and interests. B) A straightforward electoral choice between clear alternatives. C) Produces clear winners able to carry out their electoral manifestos without having tocompromise. D) Effective opposition. E) None of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effective representation for minority groups and interests. ← 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