Deck 7: Political Parties and Systems of Government

Question 1

Which type of parties cling to the old socio-economic and political institutions?

A)Reactionary parties
B)Conservative parties
C)Liberal parties
D)Radical parties

Answer 1

Reactionary parties

Question 2

Which type of parties aim at reforming the existing institutions?

A)Reactionary parties
B)Conservative parties
C)Liberal parties
D)Radical parties

Answer 2

Liberal parties

Question 3

Which type of parties aim at establishing a new a new order by overthrowing the
Existing institutions?

A)Reactionary parties
B)Conservative parties
C)Liberal parties
D)Radical parties

Answer 3

Radical parties

Question 4

Which among the following follows one party system?

A)USA
B)USSR
C)Britain
D)France

Question 5

Which among the following follows two-party system?

A)Britain
B)France
C)Italy
D)Switzerland

Question 6

Which among the following follows multi-party system?

A)Britain
B)USA
C)Switzerland
D)East European countries

Question 7

When were the first general elections held?

A)1942
B)1952
C)1962
D)1966

Question 8

What system of government does India have?

A)One party system
B)Two party system
C)Multi-party system
D)All the above

Question 9

How many parties are registered with the Election Commission of India?

A)750 parties
B)Less than750 parties
C)More than 750 parties
D)None of the above

Question 10

Who described political parties as 'power behind the throne'?

A)MacIver
B)Lord Bryce
C)Karl Marx
D)Herman Finer

Question 11

Which of the following is associated with the Spoils System?

A)Britain
B)France
C)USA
D)All the above

Question 12

In which of the following countries two party systems first of all originated?

A)Greece
B)Britain
C)USA
D)U.S.S.R

Question 13

The means of the two major political parties in Britain are:

A)Labour and Conservative
B)Labour and Liberal
C)Conservative and Socialists
D)Conservative and Liberals

Question 14

The two major political parties of U.S.A. are

A)Independent and Democratic
B)Republican and Democratic
C)Democratic and Socialist
D)Republican and Communist

Question 15

How many seats have been secured by the MNF in the legislative assembly election
Held in 2018?

A)24
B)24.
C)26
D)27

Question 16

Which of the following is the characteristic of a political party?

A)Group of people organized for betterment of their locality.
B)Group of people sharing similar religious views.
C)Group of people having common principles and views on public matters.
D)Group of people attending an election meeting.

Question 17

Which of the following is not an element of political party?

A)A common religion
B)An organized group of persons
C)A common programme
D)Fidelity to certain common principles

Question 18

What is an 'Affidavit'?

A)Over-regulation of political parties
B)Decision making body of the party
C)Details of a contesting candidate
D)None of the above

Question 19

Which type of group is formed on the basis of its members sharing some common attitudes and values?

A)Interest group
B)Attitude group
C)Value group
D)Skill group

Question 20

The term party derives from Latin verb 'partire', which means

A)To divide
B)To gather
C)To mingle
D)To come together

Question 21

Name the oldest political party of India.

A)Bahujan Samaj Party
B)Indian National Congress
C)The Communist Party
D)Bharatiya Janata Party

Question 22

Which type of group is formed on the basis of its members sharing some common attitudes and values?

A)Interest group
B)Anomic group
C)Attitude group
D)None of the above

Question 23

Which of the following is an example of the attitude group?

A)C.N.D
B)R.S.P.C.A
C)The Calcutta Beautification Society
D)All the above

Question 24

A pressure group is distinct from a political party in as much as it does not directly

A)Contest elections
B)Finance a candidate
C)Propagate a policy
D)Resort to mobilization of opinion

Question 25

(A): pressure groups involve themselves in politics and policy making process in India through direct and indirect means.
(B): they aspire to come to power to achieve their goals.

A)Both A and B are individually true and B is the correct explanation of A
B)Both A and B are individually true and B is not the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but B is false
D)A is false but B is true

Question 26

Which of the following is not a function of pressure groups?

A)Interest articulation
B)Political communication
C)Education
D)None of the above

Question 27

What are the required conditions for recognition as a National Party?
(i) If it secures 6% of valid votes polled in any four or more states at a general election to the Lok Sabha or to the Legislative assembly; and in addition, it wins four seats in the Lok Sabha from any state or states
(ii) If it wins 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha at a general election; and these candidates are elected from three states
(iii) If it is recognized as a state party in four states.
(iv) If it secures 8% of the total valid votes polled in the state.

A)(i) and (iv)
B)(i), (ii) and (iii)
C)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
D)(i), (iii), and (iv)

Question 28

Which of the following is not a National Party?

A)Shiv Sena
B)Bahujan Samaj Party
C)Indian National Congress
D)Bharatiya Janata Party

Question 29

What is the symbol reserved for Communist Party of India (CPI)?

A)Ears of Corn and Sickle
B)Hammer, Sickle and Star
C)Ears of Sickle and Star
D)Ears of Hammer and Sickle