Political Science Quiz

Political science questions

Fundamental multiple choice quiz for Political Science:

Question: What is the meaning of the word ‘Polls’?
(a) Government
(b) Nation state
(c) City state
(d) House of the people

Answer: (c)

Question: For the liberals the most important right is
(a) Equality
(b) Property
(c) Freedom
(d) Religion
Answer: (c)

Question: Who is the father of Political Science?
(a) Marx
(b) Plato
(c) Austin
(d) Aristotle

Answer: (d)

Question: Which of the following is not an essential element of state?
(a) Population
(b) Government
(c) Political Parties
(d) Sovereignty

Answer: (c)

Question: The theory of corporate state is explained by
(a) Capitalism
(b) Fascism
(c) Liberalism
(d) Marxism

Answer: (b)

Question: What is the central subject in the Study of Political Science?
(a)

Elections
(b) government
(c) Constitutions
(d) State

Answer: (d)

Question: The state where there is division of powers between the central government and state government is
(a) Unitary state
(b) Welfare state
(c) Federal stale
(d) City slate

Answer: (c)

Question: Who defined the state as “a people organized for law within a definite territory”?
(a) Woodrow Wilson
(b) Roosevelt
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: (a)

Question: A nation which has an elected head of the state is known as __
(a) Democracy
(b) Parliamentary form of government
(c) Republic
(d) Monarchy

Answer: (c)

Question: Aggressive nationalism is the philosophy of
(a) Idealism
(b) Marxism
(c)  Kascism
(d) Individualism

Answer: (c)

Question: A socialist state lays emphasis on
(a) Political Liberty
(b) Economic equality
(c) Right to private property
(d) Independence of Judiciary

Answer: (b)

Question: Which Is the highest court of appeal in United Kingdom?
(a) Federal Court
(b) Supreme Court
(c) House of commons
(d) House of Lords

Answer: (d)

Question: Conventions and customs play more prominent role in a country with _
(a) An unwritten constitution
(b) A written eonsutution
(c) No constitutions
(d) Rigid constitution

Answer: (a)

Question: Which is the longest known constitution?
(a) American
(b) Canadian
(c) Indian
(d) British

Answer: (c)

Question: The state is a necessary evil’ is the view of
(a) Anarchists
(b) Individualists
(c) Marxists
(d) Neo-Liberals

Answer: (b)

Question: Rousseau’s teachings greatly influenced
(a) American war of Independence
(b) The Bolshevik Revolution
(c) The French Revolution
(d) The Glorious Revolution

Answer: (c)

Question: Which of the following states is a typical federal state?
(a) Australia
(b) America
(c) India
(d) Canada

Answer: (b)

Question: Which of the following is also known as Laissez faire theory?
(a) Idealism
(b) Totalitarianism
(c) Socialism
(d) Individualism

Answer: (d)

Question: In America the President is impeached by
(a) House of representatives
(b) Senate
(c) Federal court
(d) Special convention

Answer: (b)

Question: The Presidential government operates on the principles of
(a) Separation of powers
(b) Division of powers
(c) Fusion of powers
(d) Centralisation of powers

Answer: (a)

Question: The law executing organ of government is
(a) Legislature
(b) Executive
(c) Judiciary
(d) Political parties

Answer: (b)

Question: Who says that state is natural and necessary?
(a) Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) John Locke
(d) Montesquieu

Answer: (b)

Question: Socialism emerged as a sharp reaction against
(a) Collectivism
(b) Pluralism
(c) Idealism
(d) Individualism

Answer: (d)

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Question: A constitution where there is no difference between constitutional law and ordinary law is known as
(a) flexible constitution
(b) Unwritten constitution
(c) Rigid constitution
(d) written constitution

Answer: (a)

Question: What should be the ultimate aim of political parties?
(a) To make money
(b) To get lame
(c) To protect regional interest
(d) To protect national interest

Answer: (d)

Question: Which of the following state is not a federation?
(a) USA
(b) India
(c) Great Britain
(d) Canada

Answer: (c)

Question: The most important duty of a government is
(a) Maintenance of law and order
(b) Make laws for the people
(c) Provide health facility to all
(d) Give education to all

Answer: (a)

Question: The ideology which gives importance to individual freedom
(a) Communism
(b) Liberalism
(c) Socialism
(d) Idealism

Answer: (b)

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Question: Which one of the following factors influenced the evolution of state?
(a) Caste
(b) Authority
(c) Economic factors
(d) Education

Answer: (c)

Question: Which one of the following Is not a factor which influenced the evolution of state
(a) Kinship
(b) Religion
(c) Caste
(d) Political Consciousness

Answer: (c)

Question: Political parties are indispensable in a
(a) Aristocracy
(b) Democracy
(c) Dictatorship
(d) Monarchy

Answer: (b)

Question: The factor which worked behind the formation of large states is
(a) Political consciousness
(b) Kinship
(c) Force
(d) Religion

Answer: (c)

Question: Political equality is the characteristic feature of
(a) Monarchy
(b) Democracy
(c) Aristocracy
(d) Political parties

Answer: (b)

Question: What determines the form of government in a state?
(a) The ruler
(b) Constitution
(c) Political parties
(d) Interest groups

Answer: (b)

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Question: If there is no division of powers that government is known as
(a) Parliamentary government
(b) Federal government
(c) Unitary government
(d) Democratic government

Answer: (c)

Question: The real executive in America is
(a) The speaker of house of representatives
(b) Chief Justice of the supreme court
(c) The president
(d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

Question: Judicial review is a feature of
(a) Parliamentary govern merit
(b) Presidential government
(c) Unitary government
(d) Federal government

Answer: (d)

Question: The agency which functions as the organ of public opinion is
(a) The legislature
(b) The executive
(c) The judiciary
(d) The civil service

Answer: (a)

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