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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. | |