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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