CSS Political Science Test With Answers

CSS Political Science Test

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1 In which one of the following systems of governments bicameralism an essential feature? Presidential system Parliamentary system Federal system Unity system
2 In the parliamentary form of government the members of the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to The Head of state The Chairman of the Upper House and the Speaker of the Lower House The popular House of the Parliament The Prime Minister
3 The most powerful legislature in the world is the Indian Parliament U.S. Congress Swiss legislature British Parliament
4 The feature which is present in the Presidential system but lacking the Parliamentary system is the Distinction between the real and the nominal executive Fixed tenure of the Chief executive Formation of the Executive from the members of legislatures Responsibility of the Executive to the Legislature
5 Which one of the following is not an essential feature of the parliamentary system? Fusion of the Executive and the Legislature Nominal head of the state Collective responsibility Fixed tenure
6 The statement it brings about a chasm between sources of knowledge and legislative centers of their application applies to The Presidential system of government The practice of delegated legislation Dictatorship of the Cabinet The relationship between ministers and civil servants
7 The concept of 'democratic overload implies An unwarranted State intervention in private and voluntary sectors of the economy The population explosion in countries with democratic political regimes The paralysis of a political system due to unrestrained group and electoral pressures Severe fiscal pressures and revenue losses in the economy of a democratic State
8 Which one of the following combinations all federal states U . S . A Canada. Australia. Sri Lanka France. Malaysia, Canada, U.S.A Pakistan. South Africa. Sri Lanka Canada U. S. A Australia. Pakistan Canada
9 In which one of the following countries does a mixture of Parliamentary and Presidential form of Government exist? Switzerland France United states of America Germany
10 In a parliamentary form of government, miisters are appointed by The head of the state at his discretion The head of the government The head of the state on the recommendations of the head of the government The legislature
11 In the Presidential system of government , the cabinet members are Elected by the legislature All members of the political party to which the President belongs Nominated by President All elected representative of the legislature
12 "The Cabinet is the hyphen that joins the buckle that fastens the executive to the legislature", according to Charles Merriam joseph Schumpeter C.F. Strong Walter Bagehot
13 The basic problem in the working of parliamentary system in Pakistan arises out of Lack of a cohesive and viable party system The absence of an efficient and independent bureaucracy Lack of clear constitutional provisions Weak political executive on account of its dependence on the legislative
14 Who among the following thinkers has claimed that the history of ideas has ended with the recognition of liberal democracy as 'the final form of human government'? Ralph miliband Noam Chomsky Francis Fukuyama None of these
15 The idea that peace between countries have democratic form of government at the democratic level was first propounded by hegel Immanuel Kant J.S Mill Karl Marx
16 Deliberative theory of democracy arose as a protest against Rational choice theory Polyarchy Voter apathy in well-established democracies All of them
17 The word "Democracy" has been derived from the language Greek Latin English None of them
18 The best form of federalism suited for countries like Pakistan is Centralized federalism Bargaining federalism Cooperative federalism Conflicting federalism
19 Single Transferable vote system was suggested for proportional representation by Thomas Hare Lord Courtney J. S. Mill None of these
20 Liberal Democracy means Government by majority Government by people Limited majority rule None of these
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