political science MCQs – Page 159

Practise multiple-choice questions from political science for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

political science Mcqs
3161. The First President of India was: _________?
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A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B. None of these

C. Sardar Patel

D. Dr. Ambedkar

3162. The Mount batten or Partition Plan was accepted on: __________?
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A. August 8,1942

B. None of these

C. June 3,1947

D. May 16,1946

3163. The present Constitution of India was framed by the Constitution Assembly of India with accordance to the: _________?
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A. The Mountbatten Plan

B. The Wavell Paln

C. The Indian Independence Act, 1947

D. The Cabinet Mission Plan

3164. Which Indian Act created Federal polity for the whole of the Indian.
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A. India Act of 1861

B. India Act of 1919

C. India Independence Act of 1947

D. India Act of 1935
3165. Under which of the following Act, the Constituent Assembly of India decided that India should remain a member of the Commonwealth:
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A. The Indian Act of 1935

B. None of these

C. The Indian Act of 1919

D. The Indian Independence Act of 1947
3166. One of the basic features of interest groups is: __________?
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A. They are found only in communist countries

B. To promote interest of its members

C. It has close alignment with politics

D. To promote national interest

3167. After independence in India each political party is:
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A. Trying to use students to its advantage

B. Trying to keep students away from politics

C. Ignoring the students and adopting indifferent attitude

D. Leaving the students to its own care

3168. The Pressure groups try to achieve their objectives through:
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A. All the above methods

B. Violent methods

C. Agitational methods

D. Persuasive methods
3169. Political parties are generally formed on the basis of: __________?
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A. Common interests

B. Economic and political principles

C. Religious principles

D. Caste

3171. One of the major defects of pressure groups is: _________?
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A. They interfere in the formulation of government policy

B. They try to promote the interests of their membes at the cost of the common people

C. They exercise undue pressure on the government with the help of majority at their disposal

D. They try to influence the public opinion

3172. Government in a single party is usually:
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A. Bureaucratic

B. Democratic

C. Aristocratic

D. Totalitarian
3173. The main political parties in U.S.A. are:
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A. Democratic and Liberal

B. Social Democrats and Liberal Democrats

C. None of these

D. Conservative and Labour

3174. Interest group means:
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A. Any small group, which contests elections, with the sale objective of protecting Interestsof Its members

B. A group of people who with the help of money try to secure control overgovernment

C. A group of people with common objectives which tries to influence the

D. A small group within a party which fights for the interests of members, of its own category

3175. A pressure group is: ___________?
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A. A group formed to protect the interests of members of a group by contesting elections

B. A military group, which comes to the assistance of the state when the police force is unable to maintain law and order

C. A group of people which tries to capture power with the help of money

D. A group of people with common objectives, which tries to promote the interests of its members by influencing the government policies
3176. Which one of the following is not true about political parties?
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A. These spread moral education

B. These help in the formation of public opinion

C. These help in the spread of education

D. These try to capture power

3177. Single party system primarily functions in: __________?
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A. France

B. U.S.S.R

C. India

D. U.K.

E. U.S.A

3178. One great advantage of political party is that:
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A. Helps in getting the grievances of the people redressed

B. It does not offer opportunity to demagogues

C. It does not promote vested interests

D. It unites the nation

3180. Multi-party system prevails in: __________?
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A. Hungary

B. France

C. U.S.S.R.

D. China

E. U.S.A.