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Practise focused democracy questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

democracy Mcqs

41. In democracy the final authority rests with: __________?
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A. Parliament

B. People

C. Civil servants

D. Council of Ministers

42. Who of the following thinkers asserted the principle that consent of the people is the basis of state?
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A. Herbert Spencer

B. Locke

C. Adam Smith

D. Bentham

43. Democracy is a system of government in which the final power rests with
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A. The people

B. The civil servants

C. The politicians

D. The mob

44. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a critic of democracy?
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A. Lecky

B. Locke

C. Leveleye

D. Maine

45. When the voters take part in the elections of representative bodies themselves and elect the members, the system is known as:
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A. Representative democracy

B. Indirect democracy

C. Direct election

D. Proportional democracy

E. Universal adult suffrage

46. Out of the following who championed the cause of direct democracy?
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A. Stalin

B. Herbert Spancer

C. Rousseau

D. Jawahar Lal Nehru

47. According to Mosca main reason for controlling power by elite group in democracy is:
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A. That they are rich

B. That they have influence in the masses

C. That they are educated

D. That they are an organised minority

E. That they have control over economic activity

48. Success of democracy depends on giving right to the:
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A. Muddle in the affairs of Government quite frequently

B. People to hold property

C. People to criticise Government

D. People to get higher education

49. Which one of the following is not true about Pluralist theory of democracy?
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A. It is opposed to concentration of power

B. It is opposed to holding frequent elections

C. It attaches great importance to elections

D. It believes that political power should be divided in groups

E. It is of the view that elections help in knowing public opinion

50. Who of the following believed that political freedom without economic democracy is a sham?
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A. Socialists

B. Fascists

C. Individualists

D. Idealists

E. Utilitarian

51. Which of the following is not true about Paretos views about democracy?
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A. The elites run and govern democracy

B. The people are the real sovereign in society

C. The society is divided between the upper and lower stratas

D. There are governing and non-governing elites in society

E. Governing elites are very capable people

52. Which one of the following is not true about liberal democracy?
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A. It does not suggest concrete means for implementing fundamental values.

B. It denies the freedom of expression to a common man

C. It is based on the concept of common good, which is vague

D. It believes that power does not rest with small elites of society

53. Western thinkers believe that the most potential threat to democracy is from:
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A. Guld socialists

B. Capitalists

C. None of the above

D. Communists

E. Utilitarian

54. Who of the following is not associated with the concept of liberal democracy?
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A. Rousseau

B. Locke

C. Hobbes

D. Machiavelli

55. Modern democracy functions in one of the following principles, point the out:
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A. Means should justify ends

B. Ends should justify means

C. People have ultimate power

D. Pressure groups should run administration

56. Lord Bryce defines democracy as: ________________________?
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A. A form of government in which the will of majority of qualified rules.

B. Government by the freely chosen representatives of the people and not by the people themselves.

C. Nothing more than an experiment in government.

D. The progress of all, through all under the leadership of the best and the wisest.

57. One of the features of democracy is that:
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A. Only elites feel satisfied

B. Develops creative thinking among masses

C. Few enjoy monopoly of pwer

D. It subjects people to hardships

58. There are a number of devices of direct democracy. The two most popular of these devices are:
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A. Landsgemeinde and Parliament

B. Referendum and initiative

C. Elections and Political Parties

D. Political Parties and Press

59. Which of the following does not constitute an essential attribute of domocracy?
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A. Freedom of religion

B. Equality of property

C. Freedom of association

D. Equality before law

E. Freedom of speech

60. Who of the following is associated with the democracy?
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A. Hobhouse

B. Lindsay

C. Barker

D. G.D.H. Cole

E. Burham

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