political science MCQs – Page 83

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1641. The Universal Adult Franchise is a indication of the principle of the:
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A. Political sovereignty

B. Popular sovereignty

C. National sovereignty

D. Legal sovereignty

1642. The system of adult franchise is keeping with the concept of:
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A. Popular sovereignty

B. Legal sovereignty

C. De-Jure sovereignty

D. Titular sovereignty

1643. Equality in the positive sense means:
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A. Equal health facilities

B. Following the same religion

C. Following the same political ideology

D. Equality before law

E. Equal opportunity to get higher education
1644. The Pressure groups try to achieve their objectives through:
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A. Agitational methods

B. All the above methods

C. Persuasive methods

D. Violent methods

1645. On which of the following ground freedom of speech in a parliamentary democracy can reasonably be restricted?
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A. When foreign governments do not like criticism

B. When the right endangers well established social norms

C. When people begin to vehemently criticise the government

D. When the majority does not want driticism

E. When the right endangers well established social norms
1646. Constituency means:
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A. The areas of the country as defined in the constitution

B. None of the above things

C. The division of the country into electoral areas for the purpose of conducting the elections

D. A law according to which the territory is divided into a sumber of units for the purpose of elections

1648. Legislature helps in the formation of public opinion because:
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A. It consists of elected representatives of the people

B. It practically controls the executive

C. It has the respobsibility of enacting laws

D. It focuses attention on issues public importance

E. It is an important organ of government

1649. In the List System of voting, the voter indicates his:
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A. Choice for a political party

B. Choice for a candidate

C. Like or dislike for the ruling party

D. Preferential order among the candidates

1650. The terms press includes:
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A. Weekly and monthly periodicals only

B. Newspapers, weeklies, monthlies and other published material

C. None of the above

D. Newspapers only

1652. A system under which a representative is required to work under instructions from his electorates is known as:
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A. System of secret ballot

B. Public voting system

C. Plural voting system

D. System of instructed representation

E. System of functional representation
1653. The Universal Adult feature of: _________?
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A. All systems

B. Democratic system

C. None of the above

D. Totalitarian system

1654. Woman franchise is pleaded because:
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A. Women can ably perform their duties

B. As weaker section of society they need protection

C. For women proper place is not the home but politics

D. Feminine qualities will develop among women

1656. One of the arguments advanced against Women Suffrage is:
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A. Their participation in the political life would lead to corruption

B. Women are ill-fitted to represent their own interests

C. Menfolk can represent the interests of women better

D. Women would lose many of their feminine qualities
1657. 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. To promote national interest

D. It has close alignment with politics

1658. The Limited vote Plan, which is a scheme for minority representation, entitles each voter to cast
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A. As many votes as there are candidates to be elected

B. Cast all his votes in favour of any single candidate

C. One vote less than the seats to be filled up

D. Only one vote

1660. One great advantage of proportional representation is that:
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A. It ends distinction between the majority and the minority

B. Minorities get proper representation

C. It can easily be practised in big countries

D. It is a simple system