Political Science MCQs for Competitive Exams Test No. 33

1- Who defined democracy as “a government in which everyone has a share”?

A). Rousseau

B). Bryce

C). Seeley✔️

D). Abraham Lincoln

2-The two forms of democracy are:

A). Parliamentary and Presidential

B). Direct and indirect✔️

C). Monarchical and Republican

D). None of the above

3- Which one of the following ancient thinkers regarded democracy as a perverted form of government?

A). Plato

B). Socrates

C). Aristotle✔️

D). Rousseau

4-Who said “Democracy is merely a mechanism for choosing and  authorizing governments or  in some other way getting laws and political decision made”.

A). Macpherson ✔️

B). J.S.Mill

C). Joseph Schumpeter

D). Lipset

5- The concept of tyranny  of majority in democracy is advocated by:

A). Green

B). J.S.Mill✔️

C). Thomas Paine

D). De Tocqueville

6- Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a feature of Liberal Democracy:

A). Party system

B). Periodic Elections

C). Fundamental rights

D). Democratic centralism✔️

7- Which theory of democracy attaches great importance to economic rights of citizens:

A). Marxist theory✔️

B). Elitist theory

C). Pluralist theory

D). All the above

8- The word ‘ Cratio’ stands for:

A). Power

B). People✔️

C). State

D). Sovereign

9- Who said that ‘ democracy is a form of government in which everyone has a share’?

A). Gettell✔️

B). Herodotus

C). Dicey

D). Seeley

10- Who defined democracy saying that ‘ democracy is a form of government in which will of the majority of the qualified persons rules’?

A). Dicey

B). Bryce✔️

C). Woodrow Wilson

D). Leacock

11- In democracy, sovereignty resides in:

A). Head of the state

B). Head of the government

C). Head of the judiciary

D). Among the people✔️

12- In a democratic society the people are valued on the basis of:

A). Their property

B). Their educational qualifications

C). Their nature of work

D). Their abilities and capabilities✔️

13- Land of direct democracy is:

A). India

B).USSR

C). East Germany

D). Switzerland✔️

14- Demos’ and ‘ Cratio’ are the words of language:

A). German

B). Greek✔️

C). Latin

D). Roman

15- The word ‘ Demos’ stands for:

A). Authority

B). Position

C). Power

D). People✔️

16- The word’ Cratio’ stands for:

A). Power

B). People

C). State

D). Government✔️

17- Who defined democracy saying that ‘ democracy is a form of Government in which will of the majority of the qualified persons rules’?

A). Dicey

B). Bryce✔️

C). Leacock

D). Woodrow Wilson

18- Who said that democracy is the Government of the people, for the people and by the people?

A). Lincoln✔️

B). Bryce

C). Dicey

D). Herodotus

19- In democracy, sovereignty resides in:

A). Head of the state

B). Head of the Government

C). Head of the judiciary

D). Among the people✔️

20- In true democracy interest looked after are those of:

A). Government

B). Party in power

C). Associations

D). Societies

E). People as a whole✔️

21- In a democratic society the people are valued on the basis of:

A). Their property

B). Their educational qualifications

C). Their nature of work

D). Their abilities and capabilities✔️

22- Land of direct democracy is:

A). India East Germany

B). USSR Switzerland✔️

C). One of the important

D). None of the above

23- One of the essential conditions for the success of democracy is that the people should be:

A). Propertied one

B). Educated✔️

C). Devoted to social service

D).Well versed in the game of politics

24- When the voters take part in the elections of representatives bodies themselves and elect the members, the system is known as:

A). Representative Democracy

B). Direct election✔️

C). Universal adult suffrage

D). Indirect democracy

25- Which of the following does not constitute an essential attribute of democracy?

A). Freedom of speech

B). Freedom of association

C). Freedom of religion

D). Equality of property✔️

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