political science MCQs – Page 82

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

1621. Which of the following is an essential element of public opinion?
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A. Views of the majority but not of all

B. Public issues

C. National thinking

D. Sense of common good

1622. One of the important agencies, which help in the formation of public opinion, is:
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A. None of the above

B. Communist system of government

C. Free mass media

D. Unicameral legislature

E. Single party dominant government

1623. 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 obey discipline

C. Its members should follow common line of action

D. Its members should keep party above nation

1624. Which one of the followjng has been wrongly listed as constituting equality?
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A. Provision of adequate opportunities for all

B. Provision of equal pay for all

C. Absence of distinctions based on class, caste, etc.

D. Absence of discrimination

1625. Which one of the following is true about economic equality. It means:
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A. Minimum basic needs of the rich

B. None of These

C. Possession of equal property by all

D. Minimum basic needs of all

1626. A totalitarian state has generally:
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A. No political parties

B. A bi-party system

C. A multi-party system

D. Single party system

1627. The hindrances in the way of formulation of sound public opinion are given below. Which one of them is not correct?
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A. Superstition and conservatism

B. Unscrupulous press

C. Educational institutions

D. Absence of civil liberties

1628. Political parties are:
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A. Not essential for democracy

B. Essential for democracy

C. Essential for totalitarian government

D. Not essential either for democracy or totalitarian government

1629. The Limited Vote Plan is defective in so far as it
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A. Provides representation to the majorities alone

B. Provides no representation to the minorities

C. Provides representation to small minorities alone

D. Provides representation to large minorities only

1630. Who compared the voice of the people with the voice of God:
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A. Green

B. Hobbes

C. Laski

D. Machiavelli

1631. Amongst the agencies of public opinion the press plays an inportant role. Press can be an effective agency of public opinion only if:
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A. It is free and impartial

B. It supports the cause of the weaker sections

C. It is highly critical of government policies

D. It is committed to the policies of the government

1632. One of the strong advocates of Functional Representation was:
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A. Mirabeau

B. Engels

C. Rousseau

D. Marx

1633. A political party serves as important link between the legislature and: _________?
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A. The voters

B. The people

C. Judiciary

D. Executive

1634. One of the major defects of pressure groups is: _________?
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A. They interfere in the formulation of government policy

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

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

D. They try to influence the public opinion

1635. What is the main objective of proportional representation system?
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A. It aims at giving representation to minorities

B. It aims at protecting the interests of women

C. Its aim is to protect the rights of various occupations

D. It aims at giving more opportunities to the voters to participate in governmental affairs

1636. Which one of the following is not a valid criticism against compulsory voting?
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A. It will reduce the importance of vote

B. Voting cannot be a matter of compulsion

C. It aims at forcing disinterested people to vote

D. It may result in the election of non-deserving persons

E. Vote cannot be national trust to be exercised by all compulsorily

1637. Joint electorate system means:
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A. Where people of all religions are allowed to vote together

B. Where voters belonging to all categories, castes and religion vote together

C. Where only women are allowed to vote together

D. Where men and women are allowed to vote together

1638. Which one of the following is true about freedom of speech in Pakistan?
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A. It has been provided in the constitution

B. None of the above

C. It has been forcibly obtained by the opposition

D. For it the people had to put in hard struggle

E. It has been given to the people by the President

1639. A sinle-member constituency means:
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A. A constituency from which a candidate is returned unopposed

B. None of the above

C. A constituency from which only one candidate contests the election

D. A constituency from which a number of candidates may contest but only one member is elected

1640. England is known for: _______?
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A. Single party system

B. Bi-party system

C. Multi-party system

D. No party system

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