Political Science MCQs

Option A: Political parties impart political education to people

Option B: Political parties eliminate nepotism and favouritism

Option C: Political parties are essential for the successful working of Cabinet system of government

Option D: Political Parties check nepotism

Correct Answer: Political parties eliminate nepotism and favouritism ✔

Option A: They promote national unity

Option B: They encourage the ‘spoils system’

Option C: They give complete freedom to members to express their views without any fear

Option D: They rouse interest of people in questions of public importance

Correct Answer: They rouse interest of people in questions of public importance ✔

Option A: Herman Finel

Option B: Sabine

Option C: MacIver

Option D: Burke

Correct Answer: Herman Finel ✔

Option A: They render help to poor people

Option B: They run hospitals

Option C: They manage newspapers

Option D: They assist candidates in contesting elections

Correct Answer: They assist candidates in contesting elections ✔

Option A: MacIver

Option B: Burke

Option C: Bryce

Option D: Machiavelli

Correct Answer: MacIver ✔

Option A: Maintaining old institutions

Option B: Maintaining present institutions with modifications

Option C: In doing away with the present institutions and replacing them with new ones

Option D: Bringing changes revolutionary methods

Correct Answer: In doing away with the present institutions and replacing them with new ones ✔

Option A: Retaining the present institutions

Option B: Retaining the present institutions by new and radical institutions

Option C: Making reforms in the existing institutions

Option D: Conserving the old institutions

Correct Answer: Making reforms in the existing institutions ✔

Option A: Conserving the old institutions

Option B: Conserving the status quo

Option C: Reforming the present institutions

Option D: Establishing new institutions in place of present ones

Correct Answer: Conserving the status quo ✔

Option A: Clings to the old institutions

Option B: Wants to abolish the present institutions and establish absolutely new institutions in their place

Option C: Believes in reforming the old institutions and retaining them

Option D: Believesin conserving the present institutions as they are

Correct Answer: Clings to the old institutions ✔

Option A: Political party is a voluntary association

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

Option C: Political parties aim at capturing power through any method

Option D: Once the political party comes to power it tries to promote national rather than sectarian interests

Correct Answer: Political parties aim at capturing power through any method ✔

Option A: Essential for democracy

Option B: Not essential for democracy

Option C: Essential for totalitarian government

Option D: Not essential either for democracy or totalitarian government

Correct Answer: Essential for democracy ✔

Option A: Its objects are limited

Option B: Its membership is limited

Option C: It can use both constitutional and unconstitutional means

Option D: It can be organised

Correct Answer: It tries to capture political power ✔

Option A: To create public opinion

Option B: To capture political power

Option C: To implement its policies

Option D: To criticise government

Correct Answer: To promote spiritualism and morality ✔

Option A: An organised group of persons

Option B: Fedility to certain common principles

Option C: A common programme

Option D: Acommon religion

Correct Answer: Acommon religion ✔

Option A: They finance political parties

Option B: They sponsor their favourite candidates at the time of elections

Option C: They develop cantacts with legislators

Option D: They avoid going near the centre of authority

Correct Answer: They avoid going near the centre of authority ✔

Option A: One party system

Option B: Two party system

Option C: Multi-party system

Option D: Plural party system

Correct Answer: One party system ✔

Option A: Conservative and Labour

Option B: Social Democrats and Liberal Democrats

Option C: Democratic and Liberal

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Democratic and Liberal ✔

Option A: Democratic and Republic

Option B: Conservative and Labour

Option C: Liberal and Communist

Option D: Liberal Socialists and Radical Socialists

Correct Answer: Conservative and Labour ✔

Option A: Caste

Option B: Religion

Option C: Region

Option D: Special

Correct Answer: Religion ✔

Option A: Its membership is narrower

Option B: Member of one pressure group cannot become that of the other

Option C: Group does not contest elections

Option D: Group tries to create bolly in its favour

Correct Answer: Group tries to create bolly in its favour ✔

Option A: Karl Marx

Option B: MacIver

Option C: Burke

Option D: Gettel

Correct Answer: Burke ✔

Option A: Trying to use students to its advantage

Option B: Trying to keep students away from politics

Option C: Ignoring the students and adopting indifferent attitude

Option D: Leaving the students to its own care

Correct Answer: Trying to use students to its advantage ✔

Option A: It finances political parties

Option B: It organises demonstrations

Option C: It clearly aligns with a political party

Option D: It tries to influence policy makers

Correct Answer: It clearly aligns with a political party ✔

Option A: It has no political programme

Option B: It does no aim at capturing power

Option C: It exerts pressure on executive

Option D: It tries to have formal control over the government

Correct Answer: It tries to have formal control over the government ✔

Option A: It tries to influence from outside

Option B: Its membership is large

Option C: It actively joins political parties

Option D: Its members can join any number of groups

Correct Answer: It actively joins political parties ✔

Option A: Multi-party system

Option B: Single party system

Option C: Bi-party system

Option D: No party system

Correct Answer: Multi-party system ✔

Option A: Multi-party system

Option B: No party system

Option C: Bi-party system

Option D: Single party system

Correct Answer: Bi-party system ✔

Option A: People have common opinion

Option B: People who have united for achieving political ends

Option C: People who have joined because they have common opinion

Option D: People who have different political viewpoints

Correct Answer: People who have joined because they have common opinion ✔

Option A: Bi-party system

Option B: Single party system

Option C: Multi-party system

Option D: No party system

Correct Answer: Bi-party system ✔

Option A: Its members should have common programme

Option B: Its members should obey discipline

Option C: Its members should follow common line of action

Option D: Its members should keep party above nation

Correct Answer: Its members should keep party above nation ✔

Option A: These help in the spread of education

Option B: These try to capture power

Option C: These help in the formation of public opinion

Option D: These spread moral education

Correct Answer: These spread moral education ✔

Option A: Democratic

Option B: Bureaucratic

Option C: Aristocratic

Option D: Totalitarian

Correct Answer: Totalitarian ✔

Option A: Executive

Option B: Judiciary

Option C: Legislature

Option D: Tribunals

Correct Answer: Legislature ✔

Option A: Is open to all

Option B: Can be easily obtained

Option C: Is given to only few trusted and dependable workers

Option D: Importance of legislature considerably increases

Correct Answer: Is given to only few trusted and dependable workers ✔

Option A: Multi-party system

Option B: Bi-party system

Option C: Single arty system

Option D: No party system

Correct Answer: Single arty system ✔

Option A: Cabinet might become dictator

Option B: There may be wider choice of candidates

Option C: Vested interests will not get promoted

Option D: Majority party might feel submissive and adjusting

Correct Answer: Cabinet might become dictator ✔

Option A: Multi-party

Option B: Bi-party system

Option C: Single party system

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: Single party system ✔

Option A: It unites the nation

Option B: It does not offer opportunity to demagogues

Option C: Helps in getting the grievances of the people redressed

Option D: It does not promote vested interests

Correct Answer: Helps in getting the grievances of the people redressed ✔

Option A: Gettell

Option B: Finer

Option C: Garner

Option D: Ebenstein

Correct Answer: Ebenstein ✔

Option A: A small group within a party which fights for the interests of members, of its own category

Option B: Any small group, which contests elections, with the sale objective of protecting Interestsof Its members

Option C: A group of people who with the help of money try to secure control overgovernment

Option D: A group of people with common objectives which tries to influence the

Correct Answer: A group of people with common objectives which tries to influence the ✔

Option A: Single party system

Option B: A bi-party system

Option C: A multi-party system

Option D: No political parties

Correct Answer: Single party system ✔

Option A: Religious principles

Option B: Common interests

Option C: Economic and political principles

Option D: Caste

Correct Answer: Economic and political principles ✔

Option A: Open to all citizens

Option B: Given only to trusted workers

Option C: Compulsory for an

Option D: Given on hereditary basis

Correct Answer: Given only to trusted workers ✔

Option A: Democratic countries

Option B: Countries with monarchy

Option C: Totalitarian states

Option D: Can exist in any country

Correct Answer: Totalitarian states ✔

Option A: The people can easily influence the political decisions

Option B: Large number of people can be admitted as its members

Option C: Elections are free

Option D: Members have to abide by iron discipline of the party

Correct Answer: Large number of people can be admitted as its members ✔

Option A: There is one dominant party, while the other parties occupy an insignificant position

Option B: There may be number of political parties but the government is formed by only one party viz., the party securing maximum of votes

Option C: There is only one political party and no other political party is permitted to come into existence

Option D: None of the above things

Correct Answer: There is only one political party and no other political party is permitted to come into existence ✔

Option A: Pressure groups influence enactment of laws

Option B: Pressure groups help the administrative departments in the formulation of policy

Option C: Pressure groups provide funds to its members to contest elections

Option D: Pressure groups play an important role in bringing about political, social and economic reforms

Correct Answer: Pressure groups provide funds to its members to contest elections ✔

Option A: Temporary

Option B: Parmenent

Option C: Some are temporary while others are permanent

Option D: Formed for a fixed term

Correct Answer: Some are temporary while others are permanent ✔

Option A: They contest elections

Option B: They have large membership

Option C: They pursue broader objectives

Option D: Their field of operation is very limited

Correct Answer: Their field of operation is very limited ✔

Option A: Purely political organisations

Option B: Purely military organisations

Option C: Purely economic organisations

Option D: Of universal character and include groups like business, labour, farm co-operatives, church, other professional groups, etc.

Correct Answer: Of universal character and include groups like business, labour, farm co-operatives, church, other professional groups, etc. ✔

Option A: To promote national interest

Option B: To promote interest of its members

Option C: It has close alignment with politics

Option D: They are found only in communist countries

Correct Answer: To promote interest of its members ✔

Option A: Only in democratic countries

Option B: In capitalist society

Option C: Only in totalitarian countries

Option D: In all countries

Correct Answer: In all countries ✔

Option A: Articulate the demands

Option B: Aggregate the demands

Option C: Regulate the demands

Option D: Communicate the demands

Correct Answer: Articulate the demands ✔

Option A: Switzerland

Option B: Britain

Option C: U.S.S.R.

Option D: U.S.A.

Correct Answer: U.S.A. ✔

Option A: Switzerland

Option B: Britain

Option C: U.S.A

Option D: France

Correct Answer: U.S.A ✔

Option A: Bryce

Option B: Finer

Option C: G.D.H. Code

Option D: A.V.Dicey

Correct Answer: Finer ✔

Option A: Barker

Option B: Bryce

Option C: Herman Finer

Option D: Harold Laski

Correct Answer: Herman Finer ✔

Option A: Violent methods

Option B: Persuasive methods

Option C: Agitational methods

Option D: All the above methods

Correct Answer: Persuasive methods ✔

Option A: The Socialist Party

Option B: The Bolshevik Party

Option C: The Communist Party

Option D: The Revolutionary Party

Correct Answer: The Communist Party ✔

Option A: Greece

Option B: Britain

Option C: U.S.A

Option D: U.S.S.R

Correct Answer: Britain ✔

Option A: Britain

Option B: France

Option C: U.S.A

Option D: All the above

Correct Answer: U.S.A ✔

Option A: Democracy

Option B: Dictatorship

Option C: Both democracy and dictatorship

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Democracy ✔

Option A: The people

Option B: The voters

Option C: Executive

Option D: Judiciary

Correct Answer: The voters ✔

Option A: They exercise undue pressure on the government with the help of majority at their disposal

Option B: They try to promote the interests of their membes at the cost of the common people

Option C: They try to influence the public opinion

Option D: They interfere in the formulation of government policy

Correct Answer: They try to promote the interests of their membes at the cost of the common people ✔

Option A: Herman Finel

Option B: Lord Bryce

Option C: Harold J.Laski

Option D: Mather

Correct Answer: Lord Bryce ✔

Option A: A group formed to protect the interests of members of a group by contesting elections

Option B: A group of people which tries to capture power with the help of money

Option C: A group of people with common objectives, which tries to promote the interests of its members by influencing the government policies

Option D: A military group, which comes to the assistance of the state when the police force is unable to maintain law and order

Correct Answer: A group of people with common objectives, which tries to promote the interests of its members by influencing the government policies ✔

Option A: The pressure groups try to promote the interests of its members

Option B: The pressure groups can be both temporary as well as permanent

Option C: The pressure groups generally do not have any poliitical alignment

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: The pressure groups can be both temporary as well as permanent ✔

Option A: The legislature

Option B: The executive

Option C: The judiciary

Option D: All the above

Correct Answer: All the above ✔

Option A: Political organisations

Option B: Economic organisation

Option C: Organisations of universal character

Option D: Moral organisations

Correct Answer: Organisations of universal character ✔

Option A: Political education

Option B: Political as well as legal education

Option C: Political as well as general education

Option D: No education

Correct Answer: Political education ✔

Option A: MacIver

Option B: Lord Bryce

Option C: Burke

Option D: Herman Finer

Correct Answer: Herman Finer ✔

Option A: Taking up their cause with the government

Option B: Providing free legal assistance to needy persons

Option C: Providing them necessary funds to contest elections

Option D: All the above measures

Correct Answer: Providing them necessary funds to contest elections ✔

Option A: Common interests

Option B: Common economic and political principles

Option C: Common group interests

Option D: All the above

Correct Answer: Common economic and political principles ✔

Option A: It provides ready-made opinion to the people

Option B: It helps the government in knowing public mind

Option C: It helps the government in preparation of electoral lists

Option D: It acquaints the people with the various problems facing the country

Correct Answer: It helps the government in preparation of electoral lists ✔

Option A: Spread of education

Option B: Invention of printing machines

Option C: Manufacture of paper in large quantity

Option D: Introduction of quick means of transportation

Correct Answer: Manufacture of paper in large quantity ✔

Option A: The working labourers

Option B: Unemployed youth

Option C: Peasants and agriculturists

Option D: Skilled technocrats

Correct Answer: People of the armed forces ✔

Option A: Build healthy public opinion

Option B: Cash on sensational news

Option C: Be motivated by profit motives

Option D: Seek directions of the ruling party

Correct Answer: Build healthy public opinion ✔

Option A: Lay more stress on national rather than international events

Option B: Give fair picture of national progress

Option C: Focus attention on failures of the government

Option D: Draw attention only on the achievements of the government

Correct Answer: Give fair picture of national progress ✔

Option A: Expression of views of the opposition

Option B: Publication of the views of the intelligentsia

Option C: Publication of letters to the editor

Option D: Commenting on the views of political leadership

Correct Answer: Suppression of the views of the opposition ✔

Option A: The Governments want to give it to the people

Option B: The Governments have now no means to restrict this freedom

Option C: The people are awakening everywhere

Option D: There is keen competition in the press industry

Correct Answer: The people are awakening everywhere ✔

Option A: The government are highly educated

Option B: Propagate violence

Option C: The people are highly educated

Option D: It is implied in the right of expression

Correct Answer: It is implied in the right of expression ✔

Option A: Spreads communal hatred

Option B: Propagate violence

Option C: Sides with the elites

Option D: Sides with educated

Correct Answer: Gives an impartial account of events ✔

Option A: It should give the viewpoint of the government only

Option B: It should focus opposition viewpoint only

Option C: It should devote attention both to the government and opposition viewpoint

Option D: It should prefer government viewpoint over opposition

Correct Answer: It should devote attention both to the government and opposition viewpoint ✔

Option A: It should not defame the nation

Option B: It should not criticise the government bluntly

Option C: It should not disturb peace

Option D: It should not instigate communal feelings

Correct Answer: It should not criticise the government bluntly ✔

Option A: It has been given to the people by the President

Option B: It has been forcibly obtained by the opposition

Option C: For it the people had to put in hard struggle

Option D: It has been provided in the constitution

Correct Answer: It has been provided in the constitution ✔

Option A: There should be no restriction on it

Option B: There should be some reasonable restrictions on it

Option C: There should be absolute freedom

Option D: It should be left to the decision of the executive head

Correct Answer: There should be some reasonable restrictions on it ✔

Option A: It is provided in the constitution as a fundamental right

Option B: The government of the day will it

Option C: The people are vigilant

Option D: The opposition is strong and well organised

Correct Answer: It is provided in the constitution as a fundamental right ✔

Option A: When people begin to vehemently criticise the government

Option B: When the right endangers well established social norms

Option C: When the right endangers well established social norms

Option D: When foreign governments do not like criticism

Correct Answer: When the right endangers well established social norms ✔

Option A: To create healthy public opinion

Option B: To promote cultural heritage

Option C: To help in the eradication of social evils

Option D: To encourgae communal disharmony

Correct Answer: To encourgae communal disharmony ✔

Option A: Democratic Constitutions

Option B: Totalitarian Constitutions

Option C: Democratic as well as totalitarian constitutions

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Democratic Constitutions ✔

Option A: Swiss Constitution of 1874

Option B: USSR Constitution of 1936

Option C: Japanese Constitution of 1946

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: None of the above ✔

Option A: Women

Option B: Enemies of socialism

Option C: Proletariat

Option D: All the above three categories of persons

Correct Answer: Enemies of socialism ✔

Option A: Freedom of propagation of ideas

Option B: Freedom of circulation one’s ideas

Option C: Freedom of publish one’s ideas

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: None of the above ✔

Option A: Right to print public news and views

Option B: Right to gather news

Option C: Freedom not to publish any news, article, correspondence or other matter

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: None of the above ✔

Option A: Does not include freedom of press

Option B: Includes freedom of press

Option C: Includes freedom of press only in certain respects

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Includes freedom of press ✔

Option A: When security of state is in danger

Option B: When stability of Government is in danger

Option C: When public order is likely to be disturbed

Option D: When relations with foreign Government are likely to be spoiled

Correct Answer: When stability of Government is in danger ✔

Option A: Right to print and publish news and views

Option B: To distribute or circulate the printed matters

Option C: To comment on public affairs and criticize public men and measures

Option D: All the above

Correct Answer: Right to print and publish news and views ✔

Option A: Newspapers only

Option B: Weekly and monthly periodicals only

Option C: Newspapers, weeklies, monthlies and other published material

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Newspapers, weeklies, monthlies and other published material ✔

Option A: J.S. Mill

Option B: Roucek

Option C: Lord Bryce

Option D: Laski

Correct Answer: Lord Bryce ✔

Option A: Britain

Option B: Germany

Option C: Sweden

Option D: U.S.A.

Correct Answer: U.S.A. ✔