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51.

Who was the prime minister of China at the time Indo-China war of 1962?

A. Chou En Lai.
B. Huo Jintao
C. Sun Yat-Sen
D. Mao-Tse- Tung.
Answer» B. Huo Jintao
52.

Communist party rule was started in China in the year--------------

A. 1917.
B. 1947.
C. 1949.
D. 1954.
Answer» D. 1954.
53.

As a tradition, the prime minister of Britain belongs to _________

A. The House of Lords.
B. The House of Commons.
C. The senate.
D. The Privy Council.
Answer» C. The senate.
54.

The old name of ‘Conservative party ‘ in Britain was:

A. Tories
B. Whigs.
C. Liberal
D. Communists.
Answer» B. Whigs.
55.

The lower house of Britain is, ------.

A. House of Commons,
B. House of Lords.
C. Senate.
D. House of the people.
Answer» B. House of Lords.
56.

Prof .A.V. Dicey interpreted the concept of ‘rule of law’ in his famous book:

A. Law of the constitution
B. Justice and administrative law
C. Constitutional law.
D. .Administrative law in England.
Answer» B. Justice and administrative law
57.

Who organizes the cabinet in Britain?

A. The prime minister.
B. The speaker of House of Commons.
C. The King.
D. .None of the above.
Answer» B. The speaker of House of Commons.
58.

‘Buckingham palace’ is the official residence of:

A. The President of USA.
B. The President of India.
C. The Prime Minister of Britain.
D. .The King of Great Britain.
Answer» E.
59.

What is the lower house of the Swiss federal legislature?

A. .National Council.
B. House of the people.
C. Council of states.
D. Senate.
Answer» B. House of the people.
60.

Which one of the following is not a power of the British Prime Minister?

A. Formation of the cabinet.
B. Chairman of the Cabinet.
C. Leader of the House of Commons.
D. Dissolution of the House of Commons.
Answer» E.
61.

Which of the following is not a character of Comparative Politics.

A. Comparative politics is the modern way of studying politics.
B. Comparative Politics has a very wide and comprehensive scope.
C. Comparative Politics depends upon scientific- empirical methods of study.
D. Comparative politics has a very narrow scope.
Answer» E.
62.

Bicameralism (Two- house system) was evolved in ---------------

A. USA
B. Great Britain.
C. France
D. China.
Answer» C. France
63.

Which of the following is not a qualification for election to American Presidency?

A. A natural born citizen of USA.
B. Attained the age of 35 years.
C. A resident of USA for fourteen years.
D. A member of American Senate.
Answer» E.
64.

The Supreme Court of Great Britain was established in the year?

A. 2011.
B. 2008.
C. 2009
D. 2010.
Answer» D. 2010.
65.

Margaret Thatcher, the first lady Prime Minister of Great Britain, belongs to :

A. Conservative party.
B. Labour party.
C. Liberal party.
D. Socialist party.
Answer» B. Labour party.
66.

A member of the House of Representative must be an inhabitant of :

A. the state from which he is elected.
B. any state of US Federation.
C. outside the state from which he is elect
Answer» B. any state of US Federation.
67.

‘Ministerial responsibility’ implies:

A. Responsibility of ministers towards the King.
B. Individual responsibility of every minister before the parliament.
C. Collective responsibility of the ministry before the House of Commons.
D. All of these.
Answer» E.
68.

The system of ‘ rule of law ‘ was evolved in :

A. India .
B. China
C. USA.
D. Great Britain.
Answer» E.
69.

The system of ‘rule of law’ was evolved in -------------

A. USA
B. Great Britain.
C. France
D. China.
Answer» C. France
70.

The two prominent political parties in USA are:

A. Democratic Party and Republican Party .
B. .Conservative party and Labour party.
C. Democratic party a
D. Socialist party.
Answer» B. .Conservative party and Labour party.
71.

Who presents the annual Budget of Britain?

A. The Prime Minister.
B. The Lord Chancellor.
C. The Chancellor of Exchequer.
D. None of these.
Answer» D. None of these.
72.

Glorious revolution was in the year------------.

A. 1688.
B. 1866.
C. 1868.
D. 1658.
Answer» E.
73.

‘The Westminster model’ means:

A. British parliamentary government.
B. Indian parliamentary model.
C. American model administration.
D. None of the other.
Answer» B. Indian parliamentary model.
74.

The famous French Revolution was in the year ………

A. 1789.
B. 1788.
C. 1777
D. 1766
Answer» B. 1788.
75.

Which country of the following is an example of parliamentary supremacy?

A. USA.
B. France.
C. Communist China.
D. Great Britain.
Answer» E.
76.

”Let the hundred flowers blossom: let the hundred schools of thought contend” Who saidthese words?

A. Karl Marx.
B. Lenin.
C. Joseph Stalin.
D. Mao-Tse- Tung.
Answer» E.
77.

Which Article of the US constitution vests the legislative power with the Congress?

A. Article 1
B. Article 2
C. Article 3
D. Article 4.
Answer» B. Article 2
78.

‘Committee of the whole house’ in Britain is:

A. A Committee consists of all members of the House.
B. A Committee consists of all members of the select committee.
C. A committee consists of all the members of both House of Commons a
D. House of Lords
Answer» B. A Committee consists of all members of the select committee.
79.

The co-equal powers of the House of Lords with House of Commons has been diminishedby the Parliamentary Act of ----------

A. 1911
B. 1905
C. 1919
D. 1947.
Answer» B. 1905
80.

’Kitchen cabinet’ means:

A. Group of ministers who enjoy the full confidence of Prime Minister and are very close to him .
B. Cabinet organized by the opposition leader.
C. The administration of a kitchen.
D. A cabinet organized by the King to check the administration.
Answer» B. Cabinet organized by the opposition leader.
81.

Federal Council in Switzerland consists of -------------members.

A. 07 .
B. 06
C. Any number
D. None of these.
Answer» B. 06
82.

”Gerrymandering” in USA means:

A. The adjustment of districts in such a way that the interests of the dominant party will be served.
B. The adjustments of districts in such a way that the interest of the opposition party will be served.
C. The adjustment of seats to Senate in such a way that the interests of the dominant party will be serv
Answer» B. The adjustments of districts in such a way that the interest of the opposition party will be served.
83.

The most powerful lower chamber of parliament in the world is ---------

A. Lok- Sabha.
B. The House of Commons.
C. The Senate of USA.
D. NPC of Communist China
Answer» C. The Senate of USA.
84.

Who said that “ the Cabinet in England is the steering wheel of the ship of the state.”?

A. Ramsay Muir.
B. Ivor Jennings .
C. Winston Churchill.
D. Gladstone.
Answer» B. Ivor Jennings .
85.

Articl 1 of the Constitution of India describes India as a --------------------

A. Union of states.
B. Association of states
C. Federation of states .
D. Confederation of states.
Answer» B. Association of states
86.

The French legal and judicial system bears the imprint of-------------------.

A. Roman Law.
B. Greek Law.
C. British Law.
D. None of these.
Answer» B. Greek Law.
87.

The Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation in the year …………..

A. 1766.
B. 1777
C. 1788
D. 1789
Answer» C. 1788
88.

Which of the following is not related with the British Prime Minister?

A. Formation of the cabinet.
B. Distribution of portfolios.
C. Chairman of the Cabinet.
D. Formation of ‘shadow cabinet’.
Answer» E.
89.

The theory of separation of powers’ is mainly associated with ……………..

A. Montesquieu
B. John Locke.
C. Blackstone.
D. James Madison.
Answer» B. John Locke.
90.

The forerunner of the constitution of USA:

A. British constitution.
B. Magna Carta.
C. Bill of rights.
D. Articles of Confederation.
Answer» E.
91.

The first Premier of France under the fifth Republic of France :

A. General De Gaulle
B. Michel Debre
C. Napoleon .
D. Marshal Petain.
Answer» C. Napoleon .
92.

The most powerful lower chamber in the world is:

A. Lok Sabha.
B. House of Commons .
C. House of Representatives
D. National Assembly.
Answer» C. House of Representatives
93.

The system of government enshrined in US constitution is …………….

A. A federal system
B. A unitary system.
C. A mixture of both federal a
D. unitary. D. None of these.
Answer» B. A unitary system.
94.

Which one of the following is not a feature of the Constitution of USA?

A. Popular sovereignty.
B. A federal system.
C. check a
D. balance system. D. Unwritten nature.
Answer» E.
95.

Policy determination is mainly a function of:

A. The Cabinet
B. The Prime Minister
C. The King
D. .The Opposition Leader.
Answer» B. The Prime Minister
96.

The salary and other emoluments of the US President is fixed by ……….

A. The President himself.
B. The Congress.
C. The Supreme Court.
D. The electorate.
Answer» C. The Supreme Court.
97.

The power to try for impeachments in USA is vested with ---------.

A. The House of Representatives.
B. The Senate.
C. Both, House of Representatives a
D. Senate.
Answer» C. Both, House of Representatives a
98.

The “’King in parliament’ means that the king is:

A. An integral part of the Parliament.
B. The King is the presiding officer of the parliament
C. The parliament makes the King
D. The King is an elected member of the parliament.
Answer» B. The King is the presiding officer of the parliament
99.

’The Declaration of Independence’ adopted in the year 1776, announced the birth of …………………………..

A. USA.
B. USSR
C. UK.
D. India.
Answer» B. USSR
100.

Which prime minister is saluted as the ‘iron lady of Great Britain’?

A. Tony Blair
B. Cromwell.
C. Lo
D. Clarendon. D .Margaret Thatcher.
Answer» E.