A. The Press

B. Political Parties

C. Eeducational Institutions

B. Superstition and conservatism

C. Absence of civil liberties

D. Unscrupulous press

B. Views of the majority but not of all

C. Public issues

D. National thinking

A. It is committed to the policies of the government

B. It is highly critical of government policies

C. It supports the cause of the weaker sections

A. Television

B. Cinema

D. Radio

A. The people shall cease to have any public opinion

B. It would greatly weaken the country and undermine the legitimacy of the government

D. People would become indifferent towards government

B. Religious bodies should be active

C. People should be given the right to property

D. There should be right to leisure

E. There should be right to education

A. Freedom to political parties to spread ideas

B. Circulation of political literature

D. Removal of illiteracy

E. Periodical elections

A. Public opinion is based on common good

B. Public opinion is definite opinion

C. Public opinion is based on sound arguments and reasons

A. Communist system of government

C. None of the above

D. Single party dominant government

E. Unicameral legislature

A. These highlight failings and faltering of each other

C. These focus attention of the people on international political issues

D. These provide political education to common man

E. None of the above

A. Majority opinion

B. Minority opinion

C. Opinion of educated persons

D. Opinion of elites of the society

A. Graham Wallas

B. Barker

C. Garner

B. Public opinion is the opinion of all the people of the society

C. Public opinion is opposed to common good

D. Public opinion is necessarily majority opinion

A. Ensures that all get free education

B. Imparts committed education

C. Helps in developing moral character

E. Helps in developing sound physique

B. Enacting laws

C. By granting rights

D. By prescribing the duties of citizens

A. Educational institutions

B. Religious institution

D. Trade associations

B. Newspapers

C. Educational system

D. Radio

E. Television

A. Hobbes

C. Green

D. Laski

A. By criticizing the government

B. Propagating their own programme

D. By keeping direct contact with the people

B. Roucek

C. J.S. Mill

D. Laski

A. It works for the prosperity of the community

B. It protects the people

C. It ensures independence of judiciary

A. Sweden

B. Germany

D. Britain

B. Lethargy of the people

C. Disparity in wealth

D. Illiteracy

A. By paying attention to the physical and mental development of students

B. Imparting education

C. By inculcating moral qualities

B. Politically significant views shared and voiced by relatively large segments in a political community

C. The aggregate of personal opinions held by certain influential individuals

D. The sum-total of the opinions of a majority

A. Controlled

B. Committed judiciary

C. Single party legislature

D. Cooperative societies

A. It has wider appeal

B. It is the best way to win the support of the educated people

D. It can influence comparatively larger number of people

A. U.S.S.R.

C. India

D. All the above

B. Religious institutions

C. Propaganda of radio, relevision and cinema

D. Progagands of political parties

A. T.V.

B. Press

C. Political parties

D. Cinema

B. These hold public meetings

C. These spread political literature

D. These highlight main political problems

E. These draw attention to national affairs

A. Garner

B. Barker

C. MacIver

B. Dictatorial system

C. Both democratic as well as dictatorial systems

D. The smooth working of all types of political systems

A. Majority opinion

C. Unanimous opinion of all the citizens

D. Sum-total of confused and incoherent opinions held by different groups of citizens

A. It has the respobsibility of enacting laws

B. It focuses attention on issues public importance

C. It practically controls the executive

D. It is an important organ of government

A. Political activities should be encouraged

C. Economic inequality may be wiped out

D. Illiteracy may be removed

E. Press should be made free

A. Laski

B. J.S. Mill

C. Lord Bryce

A. H.J. Laski

B. Lord Bryce

C. Ernest Barker

A. Cinema

C. Political literature

D. Free mass media

A. Sweden

B. Britain

D. Germany

A. To enable people to participate directly in the process of legislation

B. To control the arbitrariness of the government

D. To awaken public consciousness on ;oblic issues

E. None of these

A. There should be single party system

B. The government should be coalition one

C. The government should be non-aligned

E. The women should have right to vote

A. It is under party control

C. It is highly critical of opposition policies

D. It is highly critical of government policies

E. It is under government control

A. Free press

B. Poverty of the people

C. Political Parties

A. There is strict party discipline

B. There is economic inequality

C. There is no sharp social division

A. Disparities in wealth

B. Single party political system

C. Controlled mass media

D. Committed press

B. A method of propagating a set of public opinion

C. A term used for general elections in

D. An American term used for midterm elections

A. Are generally opposed to each other

B. There is no relationship between the two

C. Generally conform to each other