CSS Political Science Test With Answers

CSS Political Science Test

Sr. # Questions Answers Choice
1 The referendum allows voters to: Vote on particular issues Vote for candidates of their choice Cote out the government Vote out the judges
2 How are democratic elections best defined? By elections where there are multiple parties By free and fair elections By universal right to vote By right to citizens to stand for office
3 In which year were the first general election held in Pakistan? 1950 1951 1962 None of these
4 Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan? Justice Abdus Sattar F. M. . khan N. A. Farooq Justice Sajad Ahmad Jan
5 Where are the headquarters of the Election Commission of Pakistan situated? Karachi Lahore Islamabad None of these
6 What is the tenure of office for the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan? 5 years 6 years 3 years 5 years
7 Currently, there are how many members in the Election Commission of Pakistan? 2 6 5 7
8 Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan Election Commission? Prime Minister Chief Justice of Pakistan president National Assembly
9 Which article in the Constitution of Pakistan provides for the Election Commission? Article 216 Article 217 Article 218 Article 219
10 In Democracy Elections are important because The formation of government becomes easy They help in the formation of opposition party They are a check on the working of the government All of the above
11 By-Election is the election which is held Directly indirectly To fill up a vacancy in the legislature When a legislature is dissolved before the expiry of its normal term
12 What does the word "Democratic" mean? Absolutely independent, System of political economy that ensures equitable distribution of wealth and protects from exploitation Having no official state religion and Granting every citizen the right to freely follow any religion of his or her choice Granting equal voting rights to every single citizen of the nation
13 Which Articles in the Constitution give provisions for the electoral system in our country? Articles 124-128 Articles 222-226 Articles 256-259 Articles 274-279
14 Political participation is any attempts that affect government policies in addition to voting. Which is not a form of participation fitting above definition? Discussing politcs Sending letters to representatives Contributing money to campaigns Civil disobedience All of the above fits the definition
15 Political culture is a set of values and beliefs about government shared by most in society . Please select the least likely values below Liberty. Equality and property Community service and personal achievement Support for religion Prosperity, capitalism and entrepreneurship all of the choice above are correct
16 Civil disobedience is Peaceful refusal to obey laws believed to be unjust such as boycotts and sit-ins Violent refusal to obey laws believed to be unjust such as riots A refusal to obey laws that you don't want to follow An act that blatantly opposes any political actions None of the above
17 Political Socialization is all possible because of several agents. which group does not have anything to do with Political Socialization? Family: Children have a strong tendency to adopt the party identification of their parents Friends tend to reinforce our beliefs since we associate ourselves with like-minded people as we get older Media: impact varies depending on viewing and reading habits Both A and B are considered as agents but not C All of them are considered as agents for Political Socialization
18 Which of the following is an incorrect assessment of elite opinion? Elites influence which issues will capture the public's attention Elites are unified in their interests and opinions Elites state the norms by which issues should be settled Elites influence how issues are debated and decide
19 The terms liberal and conservative are______political elites Irrelevant to Somewhat irrelevant to Avoided by Very meaningful for Consistently Misunderstood by
20 When politic al scientists see how accurately they can predict a person's view on one issue based on views on a different issue , then the focus is on "Constraint" "Salience" "Congruence" "Linearity" "Robustness"
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