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political parties and pressure group Mcqs
51. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of political party system?
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A. Its members should have common programme

B. Its members should keep party above nation

C. Its members should follow common line of action

D. Its members should obey discipline

52. Which of the following is not an element of political party?
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A. An organised group of persons

B. None of these

C. Fedility to certain common principles

D. Acommon religion

E. A common programme

53. A conservative party believes in:
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A. Establishing new institutions in place of present ones

B. Reforming the present institutions

C. Conserving the old institutions

D. Conserving the status quo
54. Who said that parties are the power behind the throne:
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A. Grotius

B. Finer

C. Rousseau

D. Sabine

E. Montesquieu

55. The system under which there is only one effective political party in the country which controls political life is called:
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A. None of these

B. Multi-party

C. Single party system

D. Bi-party system

56. One-party system means:
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A. There may be number of political parties but the government is formed by only one party viz., the party securing maximum of votes

B. There is one dominant party, while the other parties occupy an insignificant position

C. None of the above things

D. There is only one political party and no other political party is permitted to come into existence
57. An interest group is converted into a pressure group when it:
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A. Resorts to use of military force

B. Exerts pressure on government to enact laws in the interest of its members

C. Resorts to general strike and band

D. Resort to other than constitutional methods

58. Under a single party system the membership is: __________?
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A. Given only to trusted workers

B. Open to all citizens

C. Given on hereditary basis

D. Compulsory for an

59. A totalitarian state has generally:
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A. A multi-party system

B. Single party system

C. No political parties

D. A bi-party system

60. A person can be member of: _________?
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A. Any number of pressure groups at the same time

B. Only one pressure group at time

C. Either a pressure group or a political party

D. Not more than three pressure groups at a time

61. Political parties are indispensable in: _________?
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A. Dictatorial regime

B. A parliamentary system government

C. Monarchical system of government

D. A presidential system of government

62. A radical political party believes in:
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A. In doing away with the present institutions and replacing them with new ones

B. Bringing changes revolutionary methods

C. Maintaining present institutions with modifications

D. Maintaining old institutions

63. Britain possesses:
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A. Bi-party System

B. No party system

C. Single-Party system

D. Multi-Party system

64. In bi-party system chances are that:
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A. Cabinet might become dictator

B. There may be wider choice of candidates

C. Majority party might feel submissive and adjusting

D. Vested interests will not get promoted

65. In our times a political party means:
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A. People who have different political viewpoints

B. People have common opinion

C. People who have united for achieving political ends

D. People who have joined because they have common opinion
66. Which one of the following functions is performed by political parties?
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A. They assist candidates in contesting elections

B. They manage newspapers

C. They render help to poor people

D. They run hospitals

67. A reactionary political party is one which:
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A. Wants to abolish the present institutions and establish absolutely new institutions in their place

B. Clings to the old institutions

C. Believesin conserving the present institutions as they are

D. Believes in reforming the old institutions and retaining them

68. Which one of the following is not true about pressure group?
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A. Group tries to create bolly in its favour

B. Member of one pressure group cannot become that of the other

C. Its membership is narrower

D. It acts from behind

E. Group does not contest elections

69. Which one of the following is not a feature of pressure group?
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A. It tries to influence from outside

B. Its membership is large

C. Its members can join any number of groups

D. It actively joins political parties
70. In single party system the organ of Government whose importance increases is:
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A. Judiciary

B. Tribunals

C. Legislature

D. Executive

71. In Pakistan we have: ________________?
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A. Single party system

B. Multi-party system

C. Bi-party system

D. No party system

72. Who describes the Pressure groups as the Third House of the Legislature?
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A. G.D.H. Code

B. Finer

C. A.V.Dicey

D. Bryce

73. The main political parties in England are: _________?
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A. Liberal Socialists and Radical Socialists

B. Liberal and Communist

C. Conservative and Labour

D. Democratic and Republic

74. The pressure groups are:
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A. Moral organisations

B. Economic organisation

C. Political organisations

D. Organisations of universal character
75. The means of the two major political parties in Britain are:
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A. Conservatives and Liberals

B. Conservative and Socialists

C. Labour and Liberal

D. Labour and Conservative
76. A political party is a body of men, united for the purpose of promoting, by the purpose of promoting, by their joint endeavours, the public interest upon. Some principles on which they are agreed. Who said this?
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A. Burke

B. Karl Marx

C. Laski

D. MacIver

E. Gettel

77. Which one of the following demerits of political parties has been wrongly indicated?
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A. Political parties encourage political favouritism

B. Political parties break the rigidity of the separation of power

C. Political parties divide the people and disrupt national unity

D. Political parties deny freedom of speech and expression to an individual and he becomes a mere cog in the party machinery

78. Which one of the following features of a political party has been wrongly listed?
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A. Political parties aim at capturing power through any method

B. Members of political parties hold identical views on basic political, economic and other matters

C. Once the political party comes to power it tries to promote national rather than sectarian interests

D. Political party is a voluntary association

79. A liberal party believes in:
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A. Retaining the present institutions

B. Retaining the present institutions by new and radical institutions

C. Making reforms in the existing institutions

D. Conserving the old institutions

80. In which of the following countries two party system first of all originated?
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A. Greece

B. U.S.A

C. U.S.S.R

D. Britain
81. The political parties impart to the citizens:
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A. Political as well as general education

B. Political as well as legal education

C. No education

D. Political education
82. In U.S.S.R. there is:
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A. Plural party system

B. Multi-party system

C. One party system

D. Two party system

83. Spoils system which one of the defects of paty system, means:
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A. Allocation of offices to the people from the locality even though they do not deserve the same on merit

B. Distribution of jobs to the supporters of the party in power

C. Giving tickets for election to party supporters without due regard to their merit

D. None of the baove things

84. Political parties are undermocratic in so far as: ____________?
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A. They try to contest elections and capture power

B. They criticise the policies of the government

C. They do not permit their members to express their views independently

D. They try to implement their programme once they come into power

85. Who said that a political party is an organised body with voluntary membership:
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A. MacIver

B. G.C.Field

C. G.D.H. Cole

D. Finer

E. Sorel

86. In a good democratic system the members should be: ____________?
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A. To organise sub-groups within the party

B. To disobey their leader

C. Well disciplined

D. Free to come and go to the meetings as and when they like

87. Political parties contribute to the proper working of parliamentary government by:
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A. By maintaining peace in the country

B. By educating the public about the variour problems facing the country

C. By providing organised majority to back the Council of minsters

D. Assisting poor candidates with financer to contest the election

88. Political parties render great service to the poor people by: __________?
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A. All the above measures

B. Providing free legal assistance to needy persons

C. Taking up their cause with the government

D. Providing them necessary funds to contest elections
89. The chief defect of the multi-party system is:
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A. It leads to frequent constitutional crisis

B. The opposition cannot freely criticise the policies of the government

C. It leads to cabinet dictatorship

D. People have very limited choice in the selection of their representatives

90. Political parties are:
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A. Essential for totalitarian government

B. Essential for democracy

C. Not essential for democracy

D. Not essential either for democracy or totalitarian government

91. Interest groups are found:
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A. Only in totalitarian countries

B. In all countries

C. In capitalist society

D. Only in democratic countries

92. Multi-Party system means:
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A. Government is formed by all the political parties present in the country

B. There are number of political parties but the government is formed by that single party which secures largest number of seats

C. There is one dominant party which keeps the other political parties under its umbrella

D. That the country has more than two political parties which aim at capturing power
93. The two major political parties of U.S.A. are ____________?
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A. Republican and Democratic

B. Republican and Communist

C. Democratic and Socialist

D. Independent and Democratic

94. England is known for: _______?
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A. No party system

B. Bi-party system

C. Single party system

D. Multi-party system

95. Which one of the following countries possesses a single-party system?
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A. China

B. Britain

C. U.S.A.

D. France

96. One serious drawback of political party system is that:
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A. The masses are misled

B. It does not help in the selection of candidates

C. It does not provide a good link with the Government

D. It is not responsive to public opinion

97. A political party has been defined as an association organised in support of some principles or policy which by constitutional means endeavours to make the determinant of government by:
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A. Burke

B. Bryce

C. MacIver

D. Machiavelli

98. Two-Party system means:
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A. There are only two political parties in the country

B. There are only two major political parties which share power

C. None of the above things

D. There is only one political party but its followers are divided into two parts those who form the government and those who form opposition

99. Who described political parties as power behind the throne?
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A. MacIver

B. Herman Finer

C. Lord Bryce

D. Burke

100. The officially recognised party of Soviet Union is known as: __________?
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A. The Communist Party

B. The Revolutionary Party

C. The Bolshevik Party

D. The Socialist Party