This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 150 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 150 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many independent Republics were formed when Soviet Union was disintegrated? A) 10. B) 7. C) 13. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15. 2. Which political concept describes a ruling body's ability to influence the actions, behaviors, or attitudes of a person or community? A) Legitimacy. B) Authority. C) Sovereignty. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Power. 3. Which group tends to vote more than others? A) Young. B) Wealthy. C) Uneducated. D) Poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wealthy. 4. Oliver Martinez would like to turn back the clock to earlier ways. Oliver is a A) Moderate. B) Reactionary. C) Conservative. D) Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservative. 5. Collection of what became difficult? A) Garbage. B) Coins. C) Stamps. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garbage. 6. Srilanka emerged as an independent country in ..... A) 1948. B) 1947. C) 1949. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1948. 7. To determine the problem of the Philippine political system, Ryan compared and contrasted their political system to other successful democracies in the ASEAN Region. What branch of political sciences is being referred to? A) Public Policy/Public Law. B) Comparative Politics. C) Political Theory. D) International Relations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparative Politics. 8. Paying taxes is an example of adult socialization A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. What is the meaning of prominently? A) In a way that is easily seen or noticed; conspicuously. B) In a way that is occasionally seen or noticed; sporadically. C) In a way that is not easily seen or noticed; inconspicuously. D) In a way that is hidden or disguised; covertly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a way that is easily seen or noticed; conspicuously. 10. Which of the following are functions of NITI Aayog? 1) To formulate credible plans at the village level2) Partnerships with National and International Think Tanks3) To focus on technology upgradation and capacity building for implementation of programmes and initiatives A) 1, 3. B) 1, 2. C) 2, 3. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. Hiring executive officials based on qualifications, test scores, and ability, other than loyalty. A) Spoils System. B) Merit System. C) English System. D) Metric System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Merit System. 12. Which organ of the government implements the laws? A) Legislature. B) Judiciary. C) Executive. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Executive. 13. The entity (person or institution) that holds supreme authority over a domain A) Kingship. B) Real Power. C) Absolute. D) Sovereign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sovereign. 14. A boy under ..... years of age and ..... can not be called to the police station only for questioning. A) 14 and men. B) 15 and women. C) 12 and old people. D) 10 and mothers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15 and women. 15. Which one of the following is a human right as wall as a fundamental right under the constitution of India? A) Right to Housing. B) Right to Education. C) Right to information. D) Right to Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right to Education. 16. We have more than ..... languages that are people's mother tongue A) 1900. B) 1800. C) 1600. D) 1700. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1600. 17. Mohammed Ali Jinnah addressed the constituent assembly of Pakistan in Karachi on: A) 11th August, 1947. B) 15th August, 1947. C) 12th August, 1947. D) 14th August, 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11th August, 1947. 18. Two "classes" according to Marx? A) Upper and lower. B) Proletariat and bourgeoisie. C) Poor and rich. D) Nobles and clergy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proletariat and bourgeoisie. 19. What are public goods and services? A) Goods and services produced by the government for personal use. B) Goods and services produced by private companies for personal use. C) Goods and services that markets will not provide in sufficient quantities. D) Goods and services that are only available to people with higher incomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goods and services that markets will not provide in sufficient quantities. 20. What are the advantages and disadvantages of globalisation? A) Advantages:increased economic growth, access to a wider variety of goods and services, and cultural exchange. Disadvantages:job outsourcing, income inequality, and loss of cultural identity. B) Advantages:stagnant economic growth, restricted access to goods and services, and cultural homogeneity. Disadvantages:job security, income equality, and preservation of cultural diversity. C) Advantages:reduced economic growth, limited access to goods and services, and cultural isolation. Disadvantages:job creation, income equality, and preservation of cultural identity. D) Advantages:increased economic growth, access to a wider variety of goods and services, and cultural exchange. Disadvantages:job outsourcing, income inequality, and loss of cultural identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advantages:increased economic growth, access to a wider variety of goods and services, and cultural exchange. Disadvantages:job outsourcing, income inequality, and loss of cultural identity. 21. Which form of government is responsible for implementation of laws? A) Executive. B) Legislature. C) Judiciary. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Executive. 22. How was the apartheid era for the black natives? A) Racist, brutal and repressive. B) Honorable, peaceful and with equality. C) Racist and equal. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Racist, brutal and repressive. 23. In which year first five year plan was started? A) 1951. B) 1952. C) 1950. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1951. 24. Which of the following statements about the NIEO is not false? A) Obtain access to western markets. B) Provide the developed countries with a greater role in international economic institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obtain access to western markets. 25. The CIS formally came into being on A) December 20, 1992. B) December 21, 1991. C) January 21, 1990. D) January 21, 1991. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) December 21, 1991. 26. Advocates of the free market think that ..... A) The resources should be distributed evenly. B) The resources should be distributed in a way that benefits the lowest rungs of society. C) People should be free to compete and gain and succeed according to their abilities. D) Some individuals cannot compete equally because of entrenched societal inequalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People should be free to compete and gain and succeed according to their abilities. 27. Which of the following put a tax on all printed materials? A) Stamp Act. B) Proclamation of 1763. C) Sugar Act. D) Intolerable Acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stamp Act. 28. According to Thoreau, which type of government is best? A) A governemnt that is involved. B) A government that governs least. C) Dictatorship. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A government that governs least. 29. The most powerful upper chamber in the world is A) House of Councillors. B) Rajya Sabha. C) House of Lords. D) Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Senate. 30. Pluralism leads to defend their particular interests through the government by creating A) Social equilibrium. B) Economic equilibrium. C) Competitive equilibrium. D) None of above. 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