CSS Political Science Test With Answers

CSS Political Science Test

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1 Which of the following is the same as a monarchy? Dictatorship Parliamentary government Anarchy Aristocracy
2 Left-wing dictatorships seek government control of business and the economy are pro-religion/anti-education seek to impose free-market institutions on the government are pri-business/anti-military
3 A telling example of a fusion of the presidential and parliamentary forms of government is provided by Switzerland Canada France Germany
4 Which one of the following statement is wrong? Under the parliamentary system there exits the leadership of the Prime Minister, but under the presidential system the President is the leader of the government Under the parliamentary system there exist both titular head and the actual head, but under the presidential system there is only one head Under the parliamentary system there is the integration between the legislature and the executive but under the presidential system there is separation Under the parliamentary system sovereignty rests with Parliament but under the presidential system the President is sovereign
5 When the military dominates a political system The government is always headed by a single individual It often rules as an institution There is little chance of a return to civilian rule Large-scale public works projects are often instituted
6 Which one of the following principles distinguishes the cabinet system from the Presidential system? Fixed tenure of government Judicial review The relationship of the legislature with the executive The concentration or division of government powers
7 The authority possessed by local bodies in a unitary system of government is Derived from the central government Derived from the Constitution Derived from the people Derived from the people
8 Dictatorship of the Proletariat is one of the concepts of : Karl Marx Max Weber Maodzedung None of these
9 "To rule is to educate" is said by: Muhammad (SAW) Al- Ghazali Allama Iqbal None of these
10 Which of the following is a good example of a dictatorship? Tyranny Oligarchy Democracy None of these : Aristocracy
11 Federation implies Fusion of powers Separation of powers Division of powers Devolution of powers
12 In a federal system The union is dissolvable The states can secede from the Union The Union is indestructible The Union and states are indestructible
13 Type of government where one person or small group holds all the power Monarchy Direct democracy Dictatorship Republic
14 The recent histories of France Germany, and Japan demonstrate that Democracy will flourish whenever a country is prosperous Strong executives can lead to weak judiciaries it is possible to provide a stable social environment despite inadequate economic growth Constitutional democracy is highly adaptable
15 Which of the following is true of a constitutional democracy? Majority rule is limited All minorities combined must have power equal to that of the majority Minorities must have their own representation in the legislature Elections are free and fair but held very infrequently
16 "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely." --Lord Action, British historian Based on this quotation, why type of government would Lord Action most Likely support? Dictatorship Absolute monarchy Totalitarian state Representative democracy
17 What type of government elects representative to make all government decisions? Republic Direct democracy Dictatorship Monarchy
18 Type of government where all voters in a community meet to make laws and decide actions Monarchy Republic Dictatorship Direct democracy
19 'Democratic deficit' denote a perceived deficiency in the Way a particular political arrangement works in practice against a benchmark as to how it is supposed to work in theory Practice of fiscal policies in a democratic State Participative management practices in public sector undertakings Political economies of countries undergoing structural adjustment policies in the post-globalized period
20 Which one or the following statements regarding Parliamentary and Presidential forms of government is correct? In both , the executive is responsible to the legislature In both, the Chief Executive is nominal In both , command of confidence of the legislature is necessary for the executive to remain in office Both the forms are representative in characters
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