This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 34 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who gave the name Harijan to the untouchables? A) BR Ambedkar. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi. 2. Which leader is associated with the era of the primacy of a party in India A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Pandit jawaharlal nehru. C) Sardar Patel. D) Lal Bahadur Shastri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pandit jawaharlal nehru. 3. Power sharing is: A) The very spirit of democracy. B) Separation of powers. C) System of checks and balance. D) Balancing the power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The very spirit of democracy. 4. For a state to be internationally recognized, it should also be a member of the United Nations. What body of the United Nations approves the application of a county to be part of the organization? A) Economic and Social Council. B) Trusteeship Council. C) International Court of Justice. D) Security Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Security Council. 5. Political Science is the process by which people try to influence their government. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 6. Government that benefits the individual rather than society in general A) Individual subculture. B) Traditional subculture. C) Moralistic subculture. D) Political culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Individual subculture. 7. What is the name of the committee formed to alleviate regional inequality A) KM Nanjappa Committee. B) Vaidyanathan Committee. C) Nanjundappa committee. D) Hooler committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nanjundappa committee. 8. What was the subtreasury plan proposed by the Populist Party? A) Recognition of labor unions. B) Graduated income tax. C) Storing grain in government warehouses. D) Government ownership of railroads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Storing grain in government warehouses. 9. The Government of India planned an Operation Vijay to liberate Goa from slavery in: A) December 1962. B) December 1961. C) December 1960. D) December 1963. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) December 1961. 10. Which government divides power between a regional and central government? A) Democracy. B) Federalism. C) Constitutional monarchy. D) Feudalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federalism. 11. The council of ministers was the highest executive and: A) Legislative organ in USSR. B) Administrative organ in the USSR. C) Political organ in the USSR. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Administrative organ in the USSR. 12. Which of the following is a function of a political party? A) Nominate candidates for office. B) Inform and motivate supporters/voters. C) Dictate legislation in the government. D) All of these are functions of a political party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are functions of a political party. 13. Why is history important for the future? A) Because robots will now what tv shows we used to see. B) Allows us to observe and understand how people and societies behaved. C) There's not importance in the future cuz it's the past. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allows us to observe and understand how people and societies behaved. 14. ..... " a group of officers use their troops totake over the governmental apparatus &run itthemselves" A) Military coup. B) Monarchy. C) Theocracy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Military coup. 15. Disintegration of the Soviet Union took place in A) 1991. B) 1989. C) 1985. D) 1990. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1991. 16. The New Jersey Plan proposes a one-house legislature. What is another name for a one-house legislature? A) Bicameral. B) Tricameral. C) Octicameral. D) Unicameral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unicameral. 17. The name of a candidate for the office of President of India may be proposed by A) Any five citizens of India. B) Any five members of the Parliament. C) 50 members of electoral college and supported by another 50 members. D) Ten members of Electoral college. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50 members of electoral college and supported by another 50 members. 18. In India, International treaties are ratified by: A) Prime Minister. B) The Union Cabinet. C) President. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 19. Since 1860s the ..... and ..... party have dominated American politics. A) Green, Libertarian. B) Democratic, Republican. C) Communists, Socialists. D) Anarchist, Theocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic, Republican. 20. After the Civil War, which goal did the federal government hope to accomplish during Reconstruction? A) Extending rights to southern women. B) Establishing freedoms for former slaves. C) Ensuring political power for Southern Democrats. D) Guaranteeing southern white control over the social and economic condition of African-Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Establishing freedoms for former slaves. 21. Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) was formed in which year? A) 1975. B) 1980. C) 1985. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1980. 22. Today most people in the United states are either ..... or ..... in their ideology. A) Moderate/libertarian. B) Liberal/conservative. C) Conservative/Moderate. D) Libertarian/Liberal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservative/Moderate. 23. It is the study of the origin of human and its culture. A) Sociology. B) Anthropology. C) Political Science. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropology. 24. Direct democracy practice in the A) Federal republic of Switzerland. B) Russia. C) United states of America. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federal republic of Switzerland. 25. Division of powers between higher and lower levels of government is called? A) Horizontal division. B) Parallel division. C) Vertical division. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertical division. 26. Interest groups in the United States are groups that A) Advance policy goals through lobbying and other activities. B) Are formed to promote a political party. C) Are formed to elect specific candidates. D) Are formed to run the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advance policy goals through lobbying and other activities. 27. What name is the elected representative who are not the members of the ruling party? A) Independent candidate. B) Opposition. C) Majority. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposition. 28. These people looked less western and were considered more inferior. They were generally shorter, more muscular, darker skinned and had more pronounced facial features. A) Zulu. B) Twa. C) Hutu. D) Tutsi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hutu. 29. Sati pratha was banned on the following year- A) 1875. B) 1929. C) 1829. D) 1856. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1829. 30. What is philosophy? A) The study of the Earth. B) The study of understanding. C) The study of knowledge. D) The study of plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The study of knowledge. ← 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