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parliamentary and presidential systems Mcqs
1. The head of state under a Parliamentary government enjoys:
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A. Limited powers

B. Absolute powers

C. Nominal powers

D. No powers

2. Which one of the following is not true about Presidential system of Government?
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A. There is no collective responsibility of cabinet

B. The executive has no fixed tenure

C. There is system of checks and balances

D. There is system of separation of powers

3. Who of the following occupies a key position under Parliamentary system of government?
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A. The head of the state

B. The Speaker

C. The Vice-President

D. The Prime Minister
4. Generally the members of the Cabinet under a Parliamentary system are:
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A. Taken from various political parties according to their strength in the legislature

B. Taken from the same political party

C. Taken from amongst persons who are not members of legislature

D. Taken on the basis of merit

5. In a parliamentary form of a government:
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A. The executive is responsible to the legislature

B. The legislature is responsible to the executive

C. The legislature is responsible to Judiciary

D. The Judiciary is responsible to the legislature

6. Which of the following is not associated with parliamentary form of Government?
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A. In this there is system of adjustment

B. The Council of Ministers has no fixed tenure of office

C. In this there is leadership of Prime Minister

D. The head of the state can remove cabinet at his will
7. In Parliamentary system real power is exercised by:
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A. Parliament

B. Upper House

C. Lower House

D. President

E. Cabinet
8. Presidential system of government is: ____________?
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A. Neither responsible representative

B. None of the above

C. Representative responsible

D. Responsible representative

9. In which of the following country parliamentary form of Government does not exist?
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A. Canada

B. England

C. India

D. U.S.A.

E. Australia

10. Parliamentary form of government is quite common in: __________?
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A. U.S.A.

B. Switzerland

C. India

D. France

11. To which form of government the principle of separation of powers is applicable?
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A. Unitary

B. Parliamentary

C. Federal

D. Presidential
12. The Cabinet under the Parliamentary system of government:
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A. Can get the legislature dissolved with the consent of all political parties

B. Can get the legislature dissolved after seeking advice from the Judiciary

C. Cannot get the legislature dissolved before normal term

D. Can get the legislature dissolved before the expiry of its normal term
13. Which one of the following is not true about Parliamentary form of Government?
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A. Prime Minister is the leader of the team

B. There is the system of joint respobsibility

C. There is complete separation of powers

D. The Ministers are the colleagues of the Prime Minister

14. In U.S.A. there is: _______________?
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A. Presidential system of Government

B. Supremacy of Congress over the President

C. Monarchy

D. Totalitarian system

E. Dictatorship of cabinet

15. In a Presidential form of Government the head of the state: ________________?
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A. Enjoys real powers

B. Is only nominal

C. Can be removed by the judiciary

D. None of the above

16. In a parliamentary form of government a minister is responsible to:________?
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A. Lower House

B. Parliament

C. Upper House

D. Nominal head of the state

17. Parliamentary government is based on the principle of collective responsibility which means:
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A. The ministers are directly accountable to parliament as well as the electorate

B. The minister is accountable to the Cabinet

C. The minister is accountable for everthing done by him to the Parliament as wel as Cabinet

D. All the ministers are collectively responsible to the legislature
18. The Presidential government operates on the principle of: ________________?
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A. Centralization of powers

B. Fusion of powers

C. Separation of powers

D. Division of powers

19. Governments are classified as Parliamentary and Presidential on the basis of: ____________?
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A. Written and unwritten constitutions

B. Regid and flexible constitutions

C. Relations between the politicians and civil servants

D. Relations between the legislature and the executive
20. The real executive power under a parliamentary government rests with:
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A. The Civil Servants

B. Concil of Ministers

C. The King

D. The Parliament

21. One of the chief merits of Presidential system of government is that:
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A. The executive is accountable to the elected representatives of the people

B. It enables the country to avail the services of experts

C. The executive can easily shift its responsibility to the Legislature

D. It provides autocratic power to the executive

22. A Parliamentary government cannot operate without:
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A. Political parties

B. A written constitution

C. A rigid constitution

D. An independent judiciary

23. Which one of the following is not an advantage of Parliamentary form of Government?
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A. It is flexible form of Government

B. There is cooperation between the executive and the legislture

C. It is a respobsible Government

D. The decisions can be quickly taken

E. The executive knows fully well the feelings of the legislature

24. Which one of the following is not a demerit of parliamentary form of Government?
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A. In it executive works in cooperation with the legislature

B. It promotes partisan spirit

C. None of the above

D. In this alternative on the fall of Government is available

E. In this talents of all cannot be used

25. In a Presidential Government the President is: ______________?
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A. Dependent on judiciary

B. Dependent on the legislature

C. Independent from the legislature

D. Dependent on the Council of Ministers

26. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of Parliamentary form of government?
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A. Collective responsibility of Cabinet

B. Accountability of executive to the legislature

C. Separation of powers

D. Presence of a nominal or titular head of state

27. Which of the following is associated with parliamentary form of Government?
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A. Executive is dependent on judiciary

B. Executive and legislature work in close cooperation

C. Legislature is dependent on judiciary

D. Executive and legislature work independently

28. In Presidential Government: ____________________?
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A. President is the head of state

B. The legislature is subordianate to the executive

C. The legislature and executive are independent of each other

D. The executive is subordinate to the legislature

29. Under the President government:
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A. The executive head can dissolved the legislature before its normal term

B. The legislature can be dissolved by the President with the consent of the judiciary

C. Neither the executive can dissolve the legislature nor the legislature can remove the executive before its term

D. The legislature can oust the President by a vote of no confidence

30. Under a Parliament system of government the ministers hold office:
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A. For a fixed term and cannot be removed before the expiry of that term

B. As long as they enjoy the confidence of at least two-thirds of the members of legislature

C. As long as they enjoy the confidence of majority of the members of the of legislature

D. During the pleasure of the head of state

31. In Parliamentary system, the executive has:________?
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A. None of These

B. No fixed tenure

C. Must hold position for the entire period for which initially elected

D. Some minimum fixed tenure

32. Which of the following is not associated with Presidential Government?
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A. Consistent policy

B. Stability

C. Administrative efficiency

D. Irresponsibility
33. The Parlimentry Government is often described as government by: ____________?
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A. Technocrats

B. Experts

C. Specialists

D. Amateurs
34. The Parliamentary system of government is good because:
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A. It provides autocratic powers to the executive

B. It makes the opposition behave in a responsible manner

C. It ensures continuity and consistency of policy

D. It provides a flexible form of government
35. The head of the state under Presidential system enjoys:
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A. Nominal powers

B. Real powers

C. Dictatorial powers

D. No powers

36. One of the chief defects of the Presidential system of government is: ____________?
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A. It leads to instibility of government

B. It lacks the representative character

C. No continuous and consistent policy can be followed

D. It leads to frequent conflicts between Legislature and executive
37. Parliamentary executive in effect means: __________?
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A. Freedom to express different views on the floor of the House by the Ministers

B. Subordination of legislature

C. Disunity among the Ministers

D. Political homogeneity of the cabinet
38. A Presidential system is one in which executive can be removed:
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A. By a vote of no confidence by 51% of the total electorates

B. By a vote of no condidence in the upper House

C. By a vote of no confidence by judiciary

D. By the system of impeachment

E. By a vote of no confidence in the lower House

39. In which of the following country there is Presidential system of Government?
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A. Japan

B. None of the above

C. U.S.A.

D. India

E. U.S.S.R.

40. The Presidential system of government first originated in: ______________?
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A. France

B. U.S.A.

C. U.K.

D. Australia

41. Which one of the following governments operates on the principle of collective responsibility?
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A. Unitary

B. Parliamentary

C. Presidential

D. Federal

42. In Presidential system of government, the head of the state:
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A. Can be easily removed by the Legislature

B. Can be removed by the legislature through a very difficult process

C. None of the above

D. Cannot be removed by the Legislature

43. In a Parliamentary form of government:
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A. The legislature is responsible to the executive

B. The executive is responsible to the legislature

C. The legislature controls the executives as well as the Judiciary

D. The legislature is responsible to the judiciary

44. Which one of the following is not the advantage of Parliamentary form of Govrnment?
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A. In it there is complete separation of powers

B. In it there is widespread political education

C. In it there is flexibility

D. It is self corrective form of Government

45. Pick up one of the following which in your opinion is not the advantage of Parliamentary form of Government?
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A. It is a good check on despotism

B. In it there is dignity of every individual

C. It has great educative value

D. In it partisan spirit is encouraged
46. In a Parliamentary form of government the members of the Council of Ministers:
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A. May be taken from Parliament but have to resign their seats as soon as they assume charge as Ministers

B. Are never taken from the Parliament

C. None of the above

D. Are always taken from the Parliament
47. The head of the executive under a Presidential system is representative in so far as _________________?
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A. People can approach him any time

B. He can address the people whenever he chooses

C. He consults the elected representatives of the people on all important national issues

D. He is an elected representative of the people
48. In a Parliamentary system of government
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A. The members of Cabinet cannot be members of Parliament

B. The members of Cabinet hold office, during the pleasure of the Parliament

C. Members of the Cabinet cannot be members of Parliament

D. Members of the Cabinet are appointed for a fixed term and cannot be removed before the expiry of that term

E. The members of the Cabinet are not accountable to the Parliament

49. In a parliamentary form of Government for all purposes the Council of Ministers is accountable to:
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A. Prime Minister

B. The head of the State

C. The judiciary is responsible to legislature

D. Parliament

E. None of these

50. The Parliamentary government first developed in:
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A. Switzerland

B. France

C. Greece

D. Britain