political science MCQs – Page 161

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

1. bureaucracy 2. electorate and representation 3. property 4. ibn e khaldun 5. rule of law muslim political thoughts 6. sovereignty of state 7. parliamentary and presidential systems 8. the rights 9. france constitution 10. liberty 11. pakistan constitution 12. india constitution 13. political parties and pressure group 14. usa federalism 15. international law 16. state of local govt 17. plato 18. usa constitution 19. liberalism 20. al ghazali 21. development theories and under development 22. constitutional development and national movement in subcontinent 23. marxian socialism 24. marxian theory of origin of state 25. u s s r constitution 26. nizam ul mulk tusi 27. the state 28. england constitution 29. nature theories and state function 30. constitution and constitutional government 31. allama iqbal 32. shah walliullah 33. public opinion 34. cabinet government 35. al mawardi muslim political thoughts 36. muslim political thoughts al farabi 37. justice 38. freedom of speech and press role 39. western political thoughts 40. origin of state 41. evolutionary socialism 42. fascism 43. democracy 44. aristotle 45. equality

3201. The pressure groups try to promote the interests of their members by exerting pressure on:
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A. All the above

B. The judiciary

C. The executive

D. The legislature

3202. Which of the following is not true about pressure group?
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A. Its objects are limited

B. Its membership is limited

C. It can use both constitutional and unconstitutional means

D. It can be organised

E. It tries to capture political power

3203. One of the chief merits of political parties is: ________?
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A. They promote national unity

B. They rouse interest of people in questions of public importance

C. They encourage the spoils system

D. They give complete freedom to members to express their views without any fear

3204. Pressure groups first of all originated in: _________?
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A. U.S.S.R.

B. Britain

C. Switzerland

D. U.S.A.

3205. A very important advantage of bi-party system is that:
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A. It becomes easy to fix responsibility for failures

B. Party control lessens

C. Selection of candidates becomes easy

D. Choice of candidates becomes very wide

3206. Which of the following is not one of the functions of the political party?
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A. To implement its policies

B. To promote spiritualism and morality

C. To create public opinion

D. To capture political power

E. To criticise government

3207. Interest groups are:
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A. Purely political organisations

B. Purely military organisations

C. Of universal character and include groups like business, labour, farm co-operatives, church, other professional groups, etc.

D. Purely economic organisations

3208. One-Party system is found in:
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A. Switzerland

B. China

C. Britain

D. West Germany

3209. Who believed that a political party consists of a group of citizens more or less organised who act as a political unit:
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A. Ebenstein

B. Garner

C. Finer

D. Gettell

E. Gilchrist

3210. U.S.A. is known for: __________?
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A. No party system

B. Bi-party system

C. Single party system

D. Multi-party system

3211. Two-Party system is better because:
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A. It given an opportunity to the opposition party to indulge in an irresponsible criticism of government

B. It gives despotic powers to the Cabinet

C. It leads to the formation coalition governments

D. It makes smooth changes in government possible

3212. Which one of the following merits of political parties has been wrongly listed?
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A. Political Parties check nepotism

B. Political parties are essential for the successful working of Cabinet system of government

C. Political parties impart political education to people

D. Political parties eliminate nepotism and favouritism

3213. Political Parties are indispensable for the successful working of: ________?
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A. Democracy

B. Dictatorship

C. Both democracy and dictatorship

D. None of the above

3214. The function of associational pressure groups is to: __________?
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A. Articulate the demands

B. Aggregate the demands

C. Communicate the demands

D. Regulate the demands

3215. Which one fo the following is not one of the methods used by pressure groups for achieving their objectives?
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A. They develop cantacts with legislators

B. They sponsor their favourite candidates at the time of elections

C. They avoid going near the centre of authority

D. They finance political parties

3216. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of political party system?
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A. Its members should have common programme

B. Its members should keep party above nation

C. Its members should follow common line of action

D. Its members should obey discipline

3217. Which of the following is not an element of political party?
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A. An organised group of persons

B. None of these

C. Fedility to certain common principles

D. Acommon religion

E. A common programme

3218. A conservative party believes in:
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A. Establishing new institutions in place of present ones

B. Reforming the present institutions

C. Conserving the old institutions

D. Conserving the status quo

3219. Who said that parties are the power behind the throne:
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A. Grotius

B. Finer

C. Rousseau

D. Sabine

E. Montesquieu

3220. The system under which there is only one effective political party in the country which controls political life is called:
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A. None of these

B. Multi-party

C. Single party system

D. Bi-party system

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