parliamentary and presidential systems MCQs – Page 2

Practise focused parliamentary and presidential systems questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

parliamentary and presidential systems Mcqs
51. Presidential form of government is prevalent in:_________?
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A. U.S.S.R.

B. Canada

C. England

D. India

E. U.S.A.
52. In Parliamentary form of Government:
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A. None of the above

B. The executive is responsible to legislature

C. The legislature is respobsible to Government

D. The legislature is responsible to judiciary

E. The judiciary is respobsible to legislature

53. Which one of the following countries possesses Presidential government?
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A. U.S.A.

B. Switzerland

C. U.S.S.R

D. India

54. Which one of the following is not the characteristics of Presidential form of Government:
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A. The President cannot enter the House of Parliament

B. The President can dismiss his Secretaries at any time

C. The President cannot canclude treaties

D. The President has fixed tenure

55. The members of the Cabinet under Presidential government are:
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A. Are not taken from any particular party

B. Are taken from amongst the non-partisan persons

C. Taken from all political parties in proportion to their strength in the legislature

D. Are taken from the Party to which the President belongs

56. A Presidential system, the executive has _________?
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A. Exercises all the powers to his satisfaction

B. Has powers but have been delegated

C. Is only nominal head

D. Has no effective power

57. President under Presidential system is head of: _____________?
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A. None of the above

B. State as well as government

C. State

D. Government

58. Parliamentary form of Government today is commonly known as: _______________?
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A. Prime Ministerial Government

B. None of the above

C. Authoriatarian Government

D. Totalitarian Government

59. Whether a Government is Parliamentary or not is decided on the basis of relationship of the executive with:
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A. Legislature

B. Civil servants

C. Judiciary

D. Local self-Government institutions

60. The members of the cabinet under a Presidential system of government:
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A. Are taken from amongst persons who are not members of Parliament

B. Are taken from the two houses of Parliament

C. May be taken from the popular house

D. Are nominated by the head of state on the advice of Supreme Court

61. The executive under Presidential government:
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A. Holds office during pleasure of the legislature

B. Enjoys a fixed tenure

C. Holds office during the pleasure of party bosses

D. Holds office during the pleasure of the King

62. In a Parliamentary form of Government cabinet meetings are presided over by: ______________?
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A. None of the above

B. The Prime Minister

C. The President

D. Chairman of the Upper house

E. Speaker of the Lower House

63. Which one of the followings is a feature of Presidential government?
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A. Instability

B. Inalienability

C. Stability

D. Irresponsibility

64. Which one of the following is unavoidable for successful working of a parliamentary form of Government?
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A. Well organised political party system

B. Multi-party system

C. A written constitution

D. A federal system

E. A written constitution

65. The Parliamentary government:
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A. Is not able to adopt itself according to changing requirements

B. Encourages despotic tendencies of government

C. Leads to frequent confliicts between the Legislature and the executive

D. Secures swiftness in decision and vigour in action
66. One of the following is not correct about Presidential system of Government; pick that up:
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A. It is based on the theory of separation of powers

B. It is based on the principle of combination of powers

C. Head of the state enjoys real powers

D. Babinet consists of nominees of the President

67. The members of the Cabinet under Presidential System:
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A. Can paly an effective role in legislation only when the same Party enjoys majority in the Legislature to which the President belongs

B. Play an important role in initiating legislation

C. None of the above

D. Do not play any role in legislation because they are not members of Legislature
68. Parliamentary government is based on: __________?
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A. Fusion of legislature and executive

B. None of These

C. Independence of Judiciary

D. Separation of the three organs of government

69. Presidential executive is also called: _________?
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A. No fixed executive

B. Fixed executive

C. Dependent executive

D. Responsible executive

70. These days which of the following presents the best example of Presidential form of Government?
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A. India

B. USA

C. Japan

D. Switzerland

E. Canada

71. In Parliamentary system each cabinet minister is: _________?
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A. Colletively responsible to upper House

B. Individually responsible to the Parliament

C. For all effective purposes collectively responsible to House

D. Responsible to the Upper House

72. The executive is crippled by not getting the laws it needs, and the legislature is spoiled by having to ad without responsibility, the Executive becomes unfit for its name, since it cannot execute what it decides on; the legislature is demoralized by liberty by taking decisions for which others (and not itslef) will suffer the effects. About which form of government has Bagehot talked in the above statement.
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A. Unitary

B. Presidential

C. Federal

D. Parliamentary

73. In Presidential system of government the President is dependent on: _____________?
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A. The ligislature

B. The council of ministers

C. None of the above

D. The political parties

74. The head of the state under a parliamentary government:
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A. Is a hereditary person

B. Is an elected representative

C. May be elected, hereditary or nominated person

D. Is a nominated person

75. The Cabinet under Parliamentary government is accountable to: ___________?
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A. The President

B. The Prime Minister

C. The Council of Ministers

D. The legislature
76. Which of the following is incorrect about presidential form of Government?
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A. In it the President is the real executive

B. The President is not responsible to the legislatuer

C. The cabinet is part of the legislature

D. In it there is separation of powers

77. In a parliamentary form of Government:
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A. The term of the executive is fixed

B. Executive can be dislodged from power with a vote of no confidence

C. Executive and legislature work independently

D. It is based on theory of separation of powers

78. In a parliamentary system the Ministers of the Cabinet:
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A. Do not take interest in legislative business

B. Are the members of the legislature

C. Are not the members of the legislature

D. Are not required to make policy statements in the legislature

79. The President of the U.S.A. is both more and less than a king. He is also both more and less than a Prime Minister. Who among the following commentatiors had made the above statement?
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A. C.F. Strong

B. H.J. Laski

C. Charles Beard

D. W.B. Munro

80. The members of the Cabinet under Presidential system are: ___________________?
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A. Accountable to the President

B. Collectively accountable to legislature

C. Accountable to the electorate

D. Individually accountable to legislature