This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 159 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 159 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many members are nominated in Rajya sabha by president? A) 10. B) 15. C) 20. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 2. In Honduras, who elects the president of Congress A) The deputies. B) The president of the excutive branch. C) The people of the country that can vote. D) The president of the judicial branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The deputies. 3. Which is incorrect about John Locke's theory of social contract? A) His state of nature was pre-political and not pre-social. B) Locke's state of nature was a state of peace, goodwill, mutual assistance and preservation. C) There are two contracts:social contract and governmental contract. D) People agreed to surrender their natural rights into the hands of a common superior and to obey his commands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People agreed to surrender their natural rights into the hands of a common superior and to obey his commands. 4. Political Theory is defined as A) Examines the passage and implementation of all types of government policies, particularly those related to civil rights, defense, health, education, economic growth, urban renewal, regional development, and environmental protection. B) Includes classical political philosophy and contemporary theoretical perspectives (e.g., constructivism, critical theory, and postmodernism). C) Studies constitutions, legal systems, civil rights, and criminal justice (now increasingly its own discipline). D) Studies the role of the bureaucracy. It is the field most oriented toward practical applications within political science and is often organized as a separate department that prepares students for careers in the civil service. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Includes classical political philosophy and contemporary theoretical perspectives (e.g., constructivism, critical theory, and postmodernism). 5. What is the role of interest groups in politics? A) Interest groups have no role in politics. B) Interest groups have no role in politics. C) Interest groups represent the interests of corporations, and seek to maximize profits. D) Interest groups represent the interests of specific individuals or groups in society, and seek to influence government policy and decision-making. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest groups represent the interests of specific individuals or groups in society, and seek to influence government policy and decision-making. 6. The group of Nations that established with the continued efforts of India and China in 2015 is A) ASIAN. B) SAARC. C) WARSAW. D) BRICS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BRICS. 7. Sadhbhawana Diwas is on: A) 11th July. B) 20th September. C) 20th August. D) 29th August. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20th August. 8. A Synthesis of Political Life was published in the year A) 1995. B) 1985. C) 1975. D) 1965. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1965. 9. Swaraj was the concept by A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Aristotle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi. 10. Who elects the panchayat head A) All members of gram sabha. B) Villagers. C) Secretary. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All members of gram sabha. 11. In a democracy people choose their representatives A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 12. ..... organized cooperatives of milk producers into a nationwide milk grid. A) Operation Milk. B) Operation Food. C) Operation Flood. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Operation Flood. 13. On what terms did the blacks agree upon while making the constitution of South Africa? A) None of these. B) All people are subjects to the head of the state. C) Minority dominates majority. D) None should be treated inferior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None should be treated inferior. 14. Choose the correct meaning for the expression below: "This policy is a double-edged sword." A) This outcome benefits everyone involved. B) Let's focus on the most important and practical aspects of the problem. C) It has both advantages and disadvantages. D) To argue a position you don't necessarily believe in, in order to stimulate discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has both advantages and disadvantages. 15. A form of government in which one person has absolute power. A) Federalism. B) Dictatorship. C) Ideology. D) Authoritarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dictatorship. 16. Panchsheel does not include one of the following five principles of foreign policy: A) Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty. B) Non-aggression against each other. C) Non-interference in each other's external affairs. D) Equality and mutual benefit. E) Peaceful co-existence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-interference in each other's external affairs. 17. The Lower House of the Indian Parliament is known as: A) Legislative Assembly. B) Rajya Sabha. C) Council of Janta. D) Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lok Sabha. 18. In terms of evaluation of democracy, none of these things is in line with democratic systems- A) Independent and fair election. B) Equality before law. C) Rule of majority. D) A person's dignity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rule of majority. 19. Which of the following word has not been written in the preamble of the Indian Constitution? A) (B) Socialist. B) (D) Indians. C) (C) Democratic. D) Sovereign. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (D) Indians. 20. What are human freedoms with which the government may not interfere? A) Civil Rights. B) Civil Liberties. C) Collective Actions. D) Public Interests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civil Liberties. 21. Apolitical party is composed of A) Leader. B) Follower. C) Active member. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 22. Under whose advice the president of India Declares Emergency Under Article 352?(On whose suggestions did the President of India declared the Emergency under Article 352?) A) Prime Minister. B) Chief Ministers of all states. C) Cabinet. D) Council of Ministers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cabinet. 23. The members of the Parliament can express themselves in the house in A) English or Hindi. B) Not only. C) English, Hindi or mother tongue. D) English only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) English, Hindi or mother tongue. 24. Tamil speakers in Srilanka are ..... A) 74%. B) 18%. C) 7%. D) 13%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18%. 25. Which of the following country is not the member of SAARC? Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Maldives A) Nepal. B) Myanmar. C) Maldives. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myanmar. 26. Which day is Indian Republic Day. A) 15August. B) 31 December. C) 1may. D) 26 January. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26 January. 27. What do you mean by Special majority? A) One-thirds majority of those present and voting. B) Two-thirds majority of those present and voting. C) 50% majority of those present and voting. D) 50+1 majority of those present and voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-thirds majority of those present and voting. 28. Which part of the legislative process differs in the House and the Senate? A) How debates about a bill are conducted. B) Who may introduce the bill. C) Who may veto the bill. D) What wording the bill contains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How debates about a bill are conducted. 29. Which group of people did not support the Constitution the way it was originally written? A) The King. B) Founding Fathers. C) Federalists. D) Anti-hedralists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anti-hedralists. 30. The activities or actions which formulates or make decision to achieve the goal of the country using power which came from the Greek word polis which means city-state. A) Politics. B) Government. C) Political science. D) Governance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Politics. ← 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