Question 1

One party system means:&#10;A)There is one dominant party, while the other parties occupy an insignificant position&#10;B)There may be number of political parties but the government is formed by one party viz.&#10;C)There is only one political party and no other political party is permitted to come into power&#10;D)None of these.

Accepted Answer

In a one-party system, only one political party is allowed to form the government, and no other parties are permitted to compete for power. This system restricts political competition and the existence of opposition parties.

Question 2

One party system is generally found in:&#10;A)Democratic countries&#10;B)Countries with constitutional monarchy&#10;C)Totalitarian states&#10;D)Aristocratic countries.

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One-party systems are most commonly associated with totalitarian states, where a single political party controls the government and no other parties are allowed or have any real chance of gaining power.

Question 3

One of the chief merits of multi-party system is:&#10;A)It leads to formation of stable government&#10;B)Change of the government is very convenient&#10;C)It is convenient for the voters to elect their representatives&#10;D)People have wider choice in the selection of their representatives.

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A multi-party system provides a wider range of political options for the electorate, allowing for more diverse representation and giving voters a broader selection of candidates and parties that align with their values and interests.

Question 4

The two major political parties of U.S.A are:&#10;A)Independent and Democratic&#10;B)Republican and Democratic&#10;C)Democratic and Socialist&#10;D)Republican and Communist.

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The two major political parties in the United States are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. These parties have dominated American politics for much of its history, with one or the other holding the presidency and controlling Congress for the majority of the time since the Civil War.

Question 5

Which one of the following is not a merit of Bi-party system?&#10;A)Difficult in the formation of ministry&#10;B)Stability of government&#10;C)Strong policies&#10;D)Easy choice of the people.

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In a bi-party system, the formation of the ministry is generally straightforward because there are only two major parties to choose from, making it easier to establish a majority government. This contrasts with multi-party systems, where coalition governments are more common due to the difficulty of any single party achieving a majority. Stability, strong policies, and easy choice for the people are considered merits of a bi-party system.

Question 6

One of the basic features of interest groups:&#10;A)To promote national interest&#10;B)To promote interest of its members&#10;C)It has close alignment with politics&#10;D)None of these.

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Interest groups are primarily formed to promote and advocate for the interests of their members, rather than the national interest or being inherently aligned with politics, although they may engage in political activities to achieve their goals.

Question 7

Interest groups are:&#10;A)Purely political organizations&#10;B)Purely military organizations&#10;C)Purely economic organizations&#10;D)Of universal character and includes groups like business, labours, farmers and other

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Interest groups are of universal character, encompassing a wide range of organizations including business, labor, farmers, and others, rather than being limited to purely political, military, or economic entities.

Question 8

Who defined Pressure groups as &#34;Non-partisan organizations which attempts some phase of public policy&#34;?&#10;A)Reynand&#10;B)Roche and Stedman&#10;C)Turner&#10;D)MacIver.

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Question 9

Pressure Groups are:&#10;A)political parties&#10;B)Contesting in election&#10;C)Directly participate in politics&#10;D)Influence the governmental policies.

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Pressure groups are organizations that seek to influence governmental policies without seeking to hold political office themselves. They do not contest in elections or directly participate in politics as political parties do, but rather work to sway political decision-making in favor of their interests or causes.

Question 10

Who said: &#34;Modern Democracy is everywhere characterized by presence of numerous groups and associations&#34;:&#10;A)Miller&#10;B)Castles&#10;C)Reynand&#10;D)Roche and Stedman.

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Question 11

Which is known as the 'Back bone of democracy'?&#10;A)Interest Groups&#10;B)Political Parties&#10;C)Legislature&#10;D)Pressure Groups.

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Question 12

&#34;A party-less regime is conservative regime, an anti-party regime is a reactionary regime&#34;. Who made this statement?&#10;A)K.C.Wheare&#10;B)Carl J.Friedrich&#10;C)Statori&#10;D)Samuel Huntington

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Question 13

The famous book 'Spirit of Law' was written by:&#10;A)Voltaire&#10;B)Plato&#10;C)Montesquieu&#10;D)Statori.

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Question 14

The theory of 'Separation of Powers' was associated with &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)Montesquieu&#10;B)Voltaire&#10;C)Lord Acton&#10;D)None of these.

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Question 15

The 'Mother of all Parliaments' is the Parliament of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. a.Britain b. India c. U.S.A d. France. 51. The name of Legislature of France known as:&#10;A)Parliament&#10;B)Congress&#10;C)National Assembly&#10;D)Federal Assembly

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Question 16

In which of the following country unicameral legislature exist:&#10;A)France&#10;B)Russia&#10;C)Italy&#10;D)Finlan

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Question 17

In Britain upper house and lower house are known as:&#10;A)House of Lords and House of Commons&#10;B)Congress and Senate&#10;C)Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha&#10;D)Senate and National Assembly.

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Question 18

The Upper house of Russian legislature is known as:&#10;A)Senate&#10;B)Federal Council&#10;C)Duma&#10;D)National Assembly.

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Question 19

Which among the following is considered to be the custodian of Indian Lok Sabha?&#10;A)Prime Minister&#10;B)Leader of Opposition Party&#10;C)Chief Whip of the ruling party&#10;D)Speaker.

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Question 20

The nominal executive in India is known as:&#10;A)The President&#10;B)The Cabinet&#10;C)Judiciary&#10;D)Army.

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Question 21

In which of the following country the nominated executive prevails:&#10;A)Chile&#10;B)Australia&#10;C)Mexico&#10;D)Brazil.

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Question 22

The Executive in India is based on:&#10;A)The American pattern&#10;B)The British pattern&#10;C)The Canadian pattern&#10;D)The Swedish pattern

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Deck 9: Political Systems, Parties, and Legislatures