This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 143 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 143 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is regarded as an essential function of the State A) To run schools for education. B) To provide defense against external attacks. C) To maintain good roads. D) To prevent diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide defense against external attacks. 2. Political science has been defined as the knowledge and understanding for those who control the state. This definition is define by ..... A) Harold d laswell. B) Bluntli. C) Austin early. D) Aristotle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harold d laswell. 3. Democracy leads to no corruption for it is based on electoral politics. * A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 4. The example of the union government is- A) America. B) Chine. C) Britain. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) America. 5. What term means a sharing of power between the federal government and the states? A) Federalism. B) Bill of Rights. C) Checks and Balances. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federalism. 6. What does Marxism advocate for in terms of means of production? A) State control of means of production. B) Private control of means of production. C) Individualism and laissez faire policy. D) Preservation of the status quo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State control of means of production. 7. The 18th NAM summit was held at Azerbaijan in 2019 and included 116 member states and 15 observer countries. True/ False A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 8. Which of these is a deficient vice of bravery? A) Modesty. B) Unfriendly. C) Rash. D) Cowardly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cowardly. 9. ..... means to judge people negatively ot see them as inferior. A) Discrimination. B) Stereotype. C) Prejudice. D) Diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prejudice. 10. The detention of a person protect the law and security of the nation is called as A) Habeas corpus. B) Mandamus. C) Preventive detention. D) Prohibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preventive detention. 11. Assertion The Shock Therapy brought success which was not anticipated at all.Reason Each of these countries was required to make a total shift to a capitalist economy, which meant rooting out completely any structures evolved during the Soviet period. 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: D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 12. What Petition needs to be filed tp request that the Supreme Court hear a case A) Writ of certiorari. B) Writ of habeas corpus. C) Writ of mandamus. D) Writ of attachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writ of certiorari. 13. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲? A) Jaibal Singh. B) Jaipal Singh. C) Baldev Singh. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baldev Singh. 14. The article advocates for a foreign policy that aims at establishing international peace and cooperation is A) Article 33. B) Article 42. C) Article 21A. D) Article 51. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 51. 15. The two side commit themselves to discussing the issues that divide them. A) Compromise. B) Consensus Building. C) Persuasion. D) Negotiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negotiation. 16. Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation in A) January 1972. B) March 1971. C) December 1971. D) November 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) December 1971. 17. According to the Mandal Commission Report which among the following is an Indicator to determine Social Backwardness of a Caste/Class? A) Caste/Classes where the student dropout rate in the age group of 5 to 15 years is atleast 25 per cent above the State average. B) Caste/Classes where the loan raised for consumption purposes is atleast 25 per cent above the State average. C) Caste/Classes in whose case the percentage of married women below 17years is 25 per cent above the State average in rural areas and 10 per cent above the State average in Urban areas. D) Caste/Classes among whom the proportion of matriculated is at least 25 per cent below the State average. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caste/Classes in whose case the percentage of married women below 17years is 25 per cent above the State average in rural areas and 10 per cent above the State average in Urban areas. 18. People from lower income households have limited access to the courts because of what reason A) Expensive legal fees. B) Lots of paperwork. C) Time intensive. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 19. How are ordinary laws amended? A) 2/3rd majority. B) 3/4th majority. C) Special majority + ratification by half of states. D) Simple majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple majority. 20. What is the meaning of atrocities? A) Acts of kindness. B) Loving gestures. C) Peaceful actions. D) Extremely cruel or brutal acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extremely cruel or brutal acts. 21. What is a swing state? A) The manipulation of electoral district boundaries to give an unfair advantage. B) A state in which the outcome of an election is uncertain. C) A piece of paper or electronic device used to cast a vote. D) The set of principles, policies, and goals that a political party or candidate supports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A state in which the outcome of an election is uncertain. 22. According to census of 2011, the poverty rate is A) 23.9%. B) 21.9%. C) 31.2%. D) 30.4%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 21.9%. 23. When shimla agreement was signed? A) 1972. B) 1973. C) 1977. D) 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1972. 24. What is gerrymandering? A) A designated location where voters go to cast their ballots. B) The set of principles, policies, and goals that a political party or candidate supports. C) A piece of paper or electronic device used to cast a vote. D) The manipulation of electoral district boundaries to give an unfair advantage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The manipulation of electoral district boundaries to give an unfair advantage. 25. Who can be called as the Father of political science? A) David Easton. B) Charles E merriam. C) Aristotle. D) Socrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aristotle. 26. The values of "liberty" , "equality" , and "fraternity" , are most commonly associated withthe (traditional) right wing of the political spectrum A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. To increase the reach of justice the Supreme Court devised ..... A) FIR. B) PIL. C) Both a and b. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PIL. 28. One of the goals is to study the nature of humanity to further examine our roles within a society. A) Anthropology. B) Sociology. C) Political Science. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sociology. 29. ..... is a term that people belonging to so-called lower castes use to address themselves A) Tribals. B) Dalit. C) Freedom fighters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dalit. 30. Choose an Option:Why should we not study political theory? A) We are all going to be citizens and will be entitled to vote. B) It doesn't expose us to systematic thinking on justice or equality. C) It is relevant for all people of the country. D) Freedom, Equality and secularism are not abstract ideas in our lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It doesn't expose us to systematic thinking on justice or equality. ← 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