political Science
Power sharing
Which one of the following countries does not share its boundary with Belgium
(a) France
b) Luxembourg
C) Netherlands
d) Sweden
Ans (d) Sweden
2. In Belgium, the percentage of French community is
a) 54%
b) 30%
c) 40%
d) 10%
Ans. 40%
3.Which language is dominantly spoken in Belgium?
a) Dutch
b) France
c) Dutch
d) Spanish
Ans. Dutch
4. Power struggle demanding separate Eelam was Launched by
a) Sinhalese
b) Tamilians
c) Buddhists
d) none of these
Ans. Tamilians
5 Which of the following is the capital city of Belgium
(a) Bruges
(b) Ghent
(c) Brussels
(d) Brussels
Ans. Brussels
6.Belgium shares its border with
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Luxembourg
(d) all of the above
Ans : (d) all of the above
7.What proportion of population speaks French in the capital city of Belgium?
(a) Bruges
(b) Ghent
(c) Brussels
(d) Antwep
Aus : (d) Antwep
8.Power shared among governments at different levels is also called:
(a) horizontal distribution
(b) vertical distribution
(c) slant distribution
(d) none of the above
Ans: (b) vertical distribution
9. A war like conflict between two opposite groups is a country is called in_______
(a)Cold war
(b)Eepic war
(c) Civil war
(d) Name of these
Ans: (c) Civil war
10. Belgium has worked on the principles of:
(a) majoritarianism
(b) both (a) and (b)
(c) accommodation
(d) none of the above
11. Sri Lanka is an island nation. just a few kilometers from the Southern coast of
(a) Goa
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Lakshadweep
Ans: (b) Tamil Nadu
12.Majoritarianist constitution was adopted by
(a) Belgium
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) India
(d) Pakistan
13. What is the percentage of Sinhala-speaking people in Sri Lanka?
(a) 74%
(b) 14%
(c) 71%
(d) 19%
Ans: (c) 71%
14. What is the percentage of Sri Lankan Tamils out of the total population of Sri Lanka?
(a) 10 percent
(b) 13 percent
(c) 19 percent
(d) 25 percent
Ans: (b) 13 percent
15. Power sharing is desirable because it
(a) helps the people of different communities to celebrated their festivals.
(b) imposes the will of the majority community over others.
(c) reduces the conflict between social groups.
(d) ensures the stability of political order.
Ans: (c) reduces the conflict between social groups
16.Intelligent sharing of power ie disease among
(a) Legislature and Central Government
(b) Judiciary
(c) Legislature and Executive
(d) Legislature Executive and Judiciary
Aus : (d) Legislature, Executive and Judiciary
17. Division of power between higher and lower level of government is known as
(a) vertical division of power
(b) horizontal distribution of power
(c) union division of power
(d) community division of power
Ans: (a) vertical division of power
18. The capital city of Belgium is:
(a) Dutch
(b) France
(c) none of the above
(d) Brussels
Ans: (d) Brussels
19. Power sharing is a good way to ensure the stability
(a) political order
(b) population
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above
Ans : (a) political order
20. When power is shared among different organs of the government it is called as
(a) horizontal distribution of power
(b) community distribution of power
(c) coalition of power
(d) federal distribution of power
Ans : (a) horizontal distribution of power
21.Which of the following is not the benefit of power sharing
(a) It upholds the spirit of democracy
(b) Political parties get their expected share.
(c) It ensures political stability in the long-run
(d) It reduces the possibility of conflict between Social groups.
Ans: (b) Political parties get their expected share.
22. An Act of recognizing Sinhala as the official language was signed in
(a) 1956
(b) 1948
(c) 1942
(d) 1954
Ans : (a) 1956
23. Which of the following is not the form of power
(a) Vertical division of power sharing
(b) horizontal division of power
(c) Division of power between people
(d) Division of power among social group
Ans(c) Division of power between people
24. Power struggle demanding separating Elam launched In
A. Sinhalese
B. Buddhists
C. Tamilians
Ans: Tamilians
2. FILL IN THE BLANK
DIRECTION Complete the following statements with appropriate word(e)
1.In Belgium three communities are living___________ and __________________
Ans: French Dutch and German making
2.____________ has startles power struggle demanding separate Eelam in Sri Lanka
Ans : Tamilian political organisation
3.__________ was started in Sri Lanka due to distrust language the communities
Ans: Civil War
4.Is Belgium, lastly the power is shared between________, ______ and______
Ans. Central, State, Community Government
Federalism
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Which type of government does the Belgium have?
(a) Unitary
(b) Communist
(a) Central
(d)Federal
Ans:(d)Federal
2. In power is divided between various constituent units
(a)central authority
(b) states
(c)both
(d) and none of the above
Ans: (a) central authority
3.Which countries follow the unitary system government?
(a)Belgium, Spain and and Belgium
(b) United states, China and Sri Lanka
(c) France, Germany and India USA Japan and Belgium
(d) USA Japan
Ans:(d) USA, Japan
4. In federal system, central government cannot order the:
(a)local government
(b) state government none of the above
(c) state government
Ans:(a)local government
5. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and various constituent unit of the country is called
(a) Federalism
(b) Socialism
(c) Communal
(d) Democracy
Ans: (a) Federalism
6. State government has powers of its own for which it is not answerable to the:
(a) central government
(b) judiciary
(c) both (a) and (1)
(d) none of the above
Ans: (b) judiciary
8. Which country is an example of coming together federation?
(a) Belgium
(b) USA
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) India
Ans: (b) USA
9.Power to interpret the constitution is with the
(a) courts
(b) state government
(c) judiciary
(d) none of the above
10. In Unitary form of government
(a) all the power is divided between the centre/union and the state provincial government.
(b) all the power is with the citizens.
(c) State Government has all the powers
(d) power is concentrated with the Central Government
Ans: (d) power is concentrated with the Central Government
11. The place of Rajasthan where India conducted its nuclear tests is
(a) Kalikat
(b) Kavaratti
(c) Pokhara
(d) Karaikal
Ans: (c) Pokhara
12. The coming together federation is
(a) India
(b) USA
Ans (b) USA
13.The first and major test. for democratic politics it our country was
(a) caste problem
(b) language problem
(c) problems related to union territories
(d) creation of linguistic state
Ans : (d) creation of linguistic state
14 Indian official language is:
(a) Hindi
(b) Urdu
(c) English
(d) None of these
Ans: None of these
15. How many languages are included in the Eight Schedule of the Indian
Constitution
(a) 15
(b) 20 A
(c) 22
(d) 22
Ans: 22
16. The municipal corporation offices are called:
(a) Mayors
(b) Sarpanches
(c) MLA
(d) none of these
Ans : (a) Mayors
17. Who can make laws relating to the subjects mentioned in the Union list?
(a) Local Government
(b) State Government
(c) Union Government
(d) State and Union
Ans (c) Union Government
18. Federations have been formed with the two kinds of
(a) states
(b) routes
(c) none of the above
(d) people
Ans : (a) states
19. The state which violently demanded that the use of English for official purpose should be continued
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (c) Tamil Nadu
20. To make India strong federation, we need:
(a) written constitution
(b) rigid constitution
(c) independent judiciary
(d) all of the above
Ans(d) all of the above
21.Major step towards decentralisation in India we taken up in
(a) 1992
(b) 1991
(c) 1993
(d) 1990
Ans: (a) 1992
22. Who have special power in administering the Union Territories in India?
(a) Central Government
(b) Chief Minister
(c) President
(d) Governor
Ans : (a) Central Government
23. Who is the end of urban local government?
(a) Sarpanch
(b) Ward commissioner
(c) Mukhiya
(d) Mayor
Ans: (d) Mayor
24. When power is taken away from state governments and is given to local government, it is called
(a) Decentralisation
(b) Centralization
(c) Panchayat Samiti
(d) Federalism
Ans Decentralisation
2. FILL IN THE BLANK
DIRECTION Complete the following with appropriate word.)
1.Holding together country decides to divide its power between the ____________and ___________
Ans: the national government ,constituent states
2. First major test of democratic politics in our country was the creation of
Ans. Linguistic states
3.Under the system, either there in only one level of government or the sub units are subordinate to the central government.
And Unitary
4.__________ list includes subjects of national importance such as defence of the country,
Ans : Union
5. The were the implementation of constitution and procedures
Ans Judiciary
6 ___________In India enjoys a special state This state has its own constitution.
Ans. Jammu and Kashmir
TRUE/FALSE
DIRECTION Read each of the following statements and write if it is true or false
1.Besides Hindi, India has 21 official language.
Ans: True
2 1980s was the era of coalition government
Ans: False
3. Second test for the Indian Federation was the language policy
Ans. True
4 When the power is taken from the local and state government and given to central government, It is called decentralisation
Ans : False
5 Decentralisation helps to build effective communication,
Ans: True
Political Parties
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1 Which is not the component of a political party?
(a) The lenders
(b) The followers
(c) The native members
(d) The ministers
Ans : (d) The ministers
2. The clearly visible institutions of a democracy are
(a) people
(b) societies
(c) political parties
(d) pressure groups
Ans: (C) political parties
3.Which is not a function of political party?
(a) To contest election
(b) Faith in violent methods
(c) Political education to the people
(d) Form public opinion
Ans : (b) Faith in violent methods
4.Without the political parties, the utility of the government will remain:
(a) uncertain
(b) peaceful
(b) powerful
(d) none of the above
Ans : (a) uncertain
5....... is an organised group of person who come together to contest election and try to hold power in government.
(a) Political party
(d) Parliament
(c) Democracy
(d) None of these
6.Political parties can be reformed by
(a) reducing the role of muscle power
(b) reducing the role of money
(c) state funding of election
(d) All of the above
Ans : (d) All of the above
7.The political parties of a country live a fundamental political in a society.
(a) choice
(b) support
(c) division
(d) power
Ans: (b) division
8 Political parties are there in a country to give people:
(a) freedom
(b) protection
(c) choice
(d) none of the above
Ans: (c) choice
9.Members of ruling party follows the directions of
(a) people
(b) party leaders
(c) pressure groups
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) party leaders
10.Which of the following is a regional party?
(a) Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP)
(b) Bahunjan Samaj Party (BSP)
(c) (DMK)
(d) Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI
Ans: (c) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
11.Name the party that emerged out of mass movement.
(a) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
(b) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
(c) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RID)
(d) Janta Dal
Ans: (a) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
12. Which is the essential element of a political party?
(a) Organisation
(b) National interest
(c) Fundamental principles
(d) All of the above
Ans : (d) All of the above
13. A political party is an association of
(a) people
(b) parties
(c) children
(d) none of the above
14. Parties are a necessary condition for a:
(a) democracy
(b) dictatorship
(c) authoritarian
(d) none of the above
15. Choose the wrong statement about political party.
(a) Political party contents election
(b) Political party acts as an opposition party,
(c)Political party does not make law.
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Political party does not make law.
16. How many national parties are there in India.?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 07
(d) 20
Ans: (c) 07
17. many political parties are in India (approximately)?
(d) 650
(c) 200
(d) 500
Ans: (a) 750
18. In a democratic country, any group of citizens is free to form
(a) a political party
(b) society
(c) religion
Ans: (a) a political party
19. Under which system, only one-party is allowed to function?
(a) Single-party system
(b) Bi-Party system
(c) Multi-party system
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) Single-party system
20. Elephant is the election symbol of
(a) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
(b) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
(c) Indian National Congress (INC)
(d) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
Ans : (a) Balm Jan Samaj Party (BSP)
21.Bhartiya Jana Sangh is the mother party of
(a) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
(b) Indian National Congress (INC)
(c) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
(d) Samajwadi Party (SP)
Ans: (a) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
22. Bahujan Samaj Party stands for the cause
(a) interest of literate
(b) interest of oppressed people
(c) interest of elite class.
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b) interest of oppressed people
23. Lack of Internal democracy is the challenge faced by
(a) national party
(b) regional party
(c) political party
Ans : (c) political party
2. FILL IN THE BLANK
DIRECTION : Complete the following statements with appropriate word(s).
1...............,...…. and are recognised an national parties in India
. Ans: INC, DJP, DSP, CPI, CPI-M, NCP Congress
2 A political party components like__________________
Ans leaders, the active members, the followers
3 Every party in the country has to register within the
Ans: Election Commission
3. TRUE/FALSE
DIRECTION : Read each of the following statements and write if it is true or false
1. In some cases, parties support criminals who can win elections.
Ans : True
2 National parties have representation in less than four states.
Ans: False
3. BSP was formed in 1984 under the leadership of Kanshi Ram.
Ans: True
4 The state party secures at least 6 percent of the total vote in an election to the legislative assemblies of a state.
Ans: True
Outcomes of democracy
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Which country has democratic government since Independence?
(a) India
(b) Bhutan
(c) Pakistan
(d) Nepal
Ans: (a) India
2. Choose the correct statement.
(a) Democracy not to lag behind dictatorship.
(b) Democracy is not guarantee of economic development.
(c) Economic growth is better in non-Democratic government.
(d) USA is a democratic government but remarkable economic development.
Ans: (b) Democracy is not guarantee of economic development
3.Democracy is felt to be not so good its:
(a) practice
(b) outcomes
(c) none of the above
(d) both (a) and (b)
Ans: (d) both (a) and (b)
4.We can judge democracy by its:
(a) people
(b) outcomes
(c) political parties
(d) none of the above
Ans: (b) outcomes
5. How many countries of the world have democratic set up of government?
(a) More than hundred countries
(b) Less than hundred countries
(c) Less than fifty countries
(d) More than fifty countries
Ans : (a) More than hundred countries
6. People feel that democracy is better as it promotes:
(a) equality
(b) dignity
(c) freedom
(d) all of the above
Ans : (d) all of the above
7.Rule of law is the feature of which form of government?
(a) All of these
(b) Dictatorship
(c) Monarchy
(d) Democracy
Ans: (b) Democracy
8. Many countries of the world claim and practice:
(a) authoritarianism
(b) democracy
(c) dictatorship
(d) none of the above
Ans: (b) democracy
9. Democracy is preferred over dictatorship everywhere Except
(a) Nepal
(b) India
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bangladeshi
10. The successful democracy needs:
(a) right to vote
(b) freedom
(c) periodic elections
(d) all of the above
Ans: d) all of the above
11. The record of democracies is not impressive because
(a) It often frustrates the needs of the people
(b) It often ignores demands of a majority of its population
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Both a and b
12. People should be vigilant and participate actively in the process of:
(a) representation
(b) choosing party
(c) governance
(d) all of the above
13. Choose the wrong statement about democracy.
(a) Promotes equality among citizens
(b) Enhances the dignity of the individual
(c) Provide a method to resolve conflicts
(d) Does not have room to correct mistakes
Ans: (d) Does not have room to correct mistakes
14. The political parties and democratic government accountable to:
(a) people
(b) world
(c) society
(d) none of the above
15. Rule of one individual is feature of
(a) Dictatorship
(b) Democracy
Ans: (a) Dictatorship
16.Democracy has failed on which grounds?
(a) Corruption
(b) Economic inequality
(c) All of these
(c) Literacy rate
Ans: (c) All of these
17. Which government is superior to any other government in promoting dignity?
(a) Monarchy
(b) Democracy
(c) Dictatorship
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Democracy
18. In democracy, we do come across evil practices, such as,
(a.) corruption
(b) both (a) and (b)
Ans : (b) both (a) and (b)
19: Democracy can lead to
(a) handle social differences
(b) secular society
(c) harmonious social life
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above
20.Least expectation from democracy is that
(a) It cannot accommodate various social life
(b) It should produce a harmonious social life
(c) It develops procedure to conduct competition
(d) It reduces the possibility of violent tensions
Ans: (a) It cannot accommodate various social life
21. Democracy attain people happiness by
(A) government function to represent general view
(b) equal distribution of resources
(c) better governance
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above
23. Democracy even course the decision-making based
(a) norms
(b) both (a) and (b)
(c) procedures
Ans: (c) both (a) and (c)
23. Why is the democratic government regarded as a better choice?
(a) It promotes equality among citizen
(b) It ensures economic development
(c) It provides a method to resolve conflict
(a) Both a and c
Ans : (d) Both a and c
Fill in the blanks
1..Democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and
Ans: negotiation
2 Democracy has more positive outcomes than ..........
Ans : dictatorship
3. Democracies are based on political .........
Ans: equality
4.In poverty. more than half of its population live in
Ans : Bangladesh
5. Practically, democracies do not appear to be very successful in reducing....... inequalities.
Ans : economic
3. TRUE/FALSE
DIRECTION : Read each of the following statements and write if it is true or false
1. Military rule form of government has a support in genial.
Ans : False
2.Responsive and accountable government are the results of democracy
Ans: True
3 The right and mans to examine the decisions taken by the government to every citizen. This helps in transparency
Ans : True
4.governments are better than its Democratic alternatives.
Ans: True
5. Mahatma Gandhi said, "Democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people."
Ans : False
6. Democracy offers certain economical and social rights also.
Ans : True