This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 50 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After the passage of the 19th Amendment A) Poll taxes became illegal. B) Some states implemented grandfather clauses. C) Women had the legal right to vote but had a difficult time exercising it. D) Women did not face the discriminatory voting laws that African Americans did. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Women did not face the discriminatory voting laws that African Americans did. 2. All of the following is a function of a political party except ..... A) Write Editorials. B) Nominate Candidates. C) Win elections. D) Educate the electorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Write Editorials. 3. Who is famously know as the DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH? A) St.Thomas Aquinas. B) Plato. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) St.Thomas Aquinas. 4. Define higher law A) That which comes from God. B) That which comes from nature, understood by reasoning. C) Taking a case to a higher court. D) Written summary submitted by one side giving relevant facts, laws, and precedents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That which comes from God. 5. Fundamental Rights are incorporated in which part of the Constitution? A) Part II. B) Part III. C) Part V. D) Part IV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part III. 6. Which of the following is a right of the accused? A) No forced labor. B) Abolition of untouchability. C) Right. D) You cannot be punished for the same offense more than once. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You cannot be punished for the same offense more than once. 7. A writ of certiorari by the Supreme Court orders A) Both parties in a case to reach agreement without further litigation. B) State courts to abide by the decisions of the Supreme Court. C) A lower court to send up the record of a case for review. D) Congress to rewrite unconstitutional legislation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lower court to send up the record of a case for review. 8. What refers to an act that the law defines as a crime? A) Detention. B) Offence. C) Witness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offence. 9. The Rajya Sabha gives representation to ..... states and ..... Union territories in India A) 28 & 9. B) 28 & 8. C) 38 & 8. D) 25 & 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 28 & 9. 10. The first type of sampling was: A) Gallup polls. B) Random sampling. C) Exit polling. D) Straw polls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Straw polls. 11. The attack on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai took place A) 26 November 2007. B) 25 November 2008. C) 2007 January 26. D) 26 December 2007. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26 November 2007. 12. Which statement in the following is not correct in the context of democratic governance? A) Faith in democracy. B) Harmony in variations. C) Acute economic growth rate. D) Political awareness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acute economic growth rate. 13. Principle that government power over the individual is limited, that there are some personal liberties that even a majority cannot regulate, and that government itself is restrained by law A) Limited government. B) Totalitarianism. C) Authoritarianism. D) Paradox of democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limited government. 14. Tagore's Santiniketan is a book A) Yes, It's a book. B) No, It's a club. C) No, It's an institution. D) No, It's a movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, It's an institution. 15. Presidential debates are an important part of the political process. Which function best describes the purpose of these debates? A) Helping candidates learn what is important to the opposing party. B) Recruiting and nominating candidates. C) Monitoring the actions of officeholders. D) Educating the electorate about campaign issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Educating the electorate about campaign issues. 16. When was the the report towards a new trade policy for development brought out A) 1972. B) 1971. C) 1969. D) 1958. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1972. 17. When did political factions began to form? A) During 2004. B) During WW2. C) During the struggle of ratification of the federal constitution of 1787. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During the struggle of ratification of the federal constitution of 1787. 18. In Case a President Dies Heil in Office, The Vice-PresIDent Can Act as President for a Maximum Period (If President dies while dies while president can be president until the maximum period) A) 12 months. B) 6 months. C) 3 months. D) 9 months. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 months. 19. Democracy is better form of government because it A) Promote equality among citizens. B) Enhance the dignity of the individual. C) Provides a method to resolve conflict. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 20. In Lok Sabha elections, the election campaign stops ..... hours before the polling time. A) 72. B) 36. C) 24. D) 48. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 48. 21. The type of government the United States has is A) A confederation. B) A representative democracy. C) A constitutional monarchy. D) A direct democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A representative democracy. 22. What are some negatives of globalization? A) Workers are exploited in sweatshops. B) Pollution and deforestation. C) Low wages for factory workers in Asia and Africa. D) All of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers are correct. 23. Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for A) Heavy taxation of manufacturers. B) Government investments in major industries. C) Strict government control of the economy. D) Minimal government involvement in the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minimal government involvement in the economy. 24. Which country does not have multi-party system? A) India. B) Bangladesh. C) Britain. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Britain. 25. Any decision by a government, such as a law, regulation, or ruling, that attempts to guide human behavior A) Real Decision. B) Public Policy. C) Public Opinion. D) Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public Policy. 26. How many types of Government System? A) 2. B) 4. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 27. This method of Political Science deals with the gathering of statistical data on various government agencies. A) Mathematical Method. B) Quantitative Analysis. C) Numerical facts. D) Statistical Method. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mathematical Method. 28. Which form of local government is made up of 3 people with both legislative and executive authority over one specific area of responsibility? A) Political Machines. B) Weak Mayor/City Manager/ City Council Arrangement. C) The Commission. D) Strong Mayor/City Council Arrangement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Commission. 29. Studies on political and social inequalities in democracy show that A) Democracy and development go together. B) Inequalities exist in democracies. C) Inequalities do not exist under dictatorship. D) Dictatorship is better than democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inequalities exist in democracies. 30. What is the significance of studying political science? A) Studying political science is not significant because it has no practical applications in the real world. B) The significance of studying political science is overrated and exaggerated. C) Studying political science is significant because it helps us understand the political systems, institutions, and processes that shape our society. D) Political science is a boring and irrelevant subject with no real-world implications. 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