1. Who hosts the flag on Independence Day at Delhi Fort?
A. President B. Chief Justice
C. Prime Minister D. Vice President
Answer: C
2. Where is the Election Commission located
A. Chennai B. New Delhi
C. Mumbai D. Kolkata
Answer: B
3. The head of the Indian Parliament system is the
A. Prime Minister B. President
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha D. Speaker of Rajya Sabha
Answer: B
4. Who is the constitution head of India?
A. Prime Minister B. Chief Justic of the Supreme Court
C. President D. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer: C
5. Number of schedules in Indian constitution
A. 7 B. 8
C. 9 D. 12
Answer: D
6. Who was the temporary Chairman of the constituent assembly?
A. Dr. Ambedkar B. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Answer: D
7. Who was India’s first President?
A. Radha Krishnan B. Zakir Hussain
C. V.V. Giri D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: D
8. Who was the first chairman of the planning commission?
A. Guljari Lal Nanda B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Narayanan D. Malaviya
Answer: B
9. Maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha is in
A. Bihar B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh D. West Bengal
Answer: B
10. Who is the sovereign in India?
A. President B. Prime minister
C. Parliament D. Constitution
Answer: D
11. Machiavelli's confidence in the capacity of
the people to further the public good can
best be interpreted as part of a broader effort
to:
A. remove barriers to mass participation
in early modern government.
B. adapt classical republican thought to
the historical circumstances of the
early modern era.
C. purge early modern European society
of feudal influences.
D. reduce the power of ecclesiastical
authorities in early modern political
life.
Answer : B
12. For which of the following reasons would a
British political leader most likely invoke
Magna Carta?
A. to clarify the relationship between the
prime minister and Parliament
B. to restrict the influence of special
interest groups on parliamentary
proceedings
C. to support programs intended to
address serious social problems
D. to protest measures designed to limit
the due process rights of citizens
Answer : D
13. As leader of the Soviet Union, Lenin used
the principles of democratic centralism and
the dictatorship of the proletariat mainly to:
A. reconcile differences within the
Bolshevik party.
B. win adherence to the policy of
"socialism in one country."
C. promote mass participation in political
life.
D. justify the suppression of opposing
parties and factions.
Answer : D
14. Which of the following government
functions represents a major judicial power
of the legislative branch of the U.S.
government?
A. determining the punishments for
federal crimes
B. appointing members of the federal
judiciary
C. determining the constitutionality of
federal statutes
D. granting pardons and reprieves for
federal crimes
Answer : A
15. In the congressional process of lawmaking,
the role of conference committees can be
best described as:
A. determining whether bills should be
considered by the full House or
Senate.
B. reconciling differences between
House and Senate versions of bills.
C. enabling individual members of the
House and Senate to promote shared
legislative interests.
D. conducting joint House-Senate
investigations of complex legislative
issues.
Answer : B
16. Which of the following government
functions represents a concurrent power of
the states and the federal government in the
U.S. system of government?
A. treaties between nations
B. chartering banks and corporations
C. ratifying amendments to the U.S.
Constitution
D. regulating commerce between states
Answer : B
17. In a town in Massachusetts with a town
meeting form of government, the role of the
town manager typically includes:
A. defining the town's strategic directions
and priorities.
B. carrying out policies adopted by the
town's elected body.
C. presiding over the proceedings at
annual town meetings.
D. supervising the work of the town's
board of selectmen.
Answer : B
18. Critics of the Electoral College contend that
the system should be abolished primarily
because it:
A. discourages third-party candidacies.
B. strengthens the political influence of
special interest groups.
C. discriminates against small states.
D. undermines the one-person, one-vote
doctrine.
Answer : D
19. The New Deal realignment of U.S. electoral
politics during the 1930s centered on
competing party responses to which of the
following questions?
A. Did the nation's growing cultural
pluralism threaten U.S. society?
B. What role should government play in
the U.S. economy?
C. Should the country expand its
participation in international affairs?
D. What could be done to restore
traditional values?
Answer : B
20. In the U.S. election process, which of the
following issues most often serves as a
barrier to the success of third parties?
A. state laws restricting ballot access
B. lack of ideological clarity and
distinctiveness
C. constitutional requirements for
candidate eligibility
D. general voter satisfaction with the
status quo
Answer : A
21. Which of the following actions can be best
described as a civic responsibility of U.S.
citizenship?
A. providing for the education of schoolage children
B. obeying the laws of the land
C. serving as a witness in court trials
when summoned
D. registering to vote and participating in
the democratic process
Answer : D
22. To be an effective citizen in a democratic
system of government most often requires
that individuals are willing and able to:
A. be vigilant in protecting their own
civil rights.
B. educate themselves on the critical
issues of the day.
C. take leadership roles in varied civic
contexts.
D. challenge and debate those with
competing views.
Answer : B
23. In the U.S. model of government, the
constitutional principle of federalism was
designed to carry out which of the following
purposes of government?
A. to promote the general welfare
B. to form a more perfect union
C. to provide for the common defense
D. to insure domestic tranquility
Answer : B
24. Compared with totalitarian governments,
authoritarian governments are more likely
to:
A. restrict the role of political parties in
policy formation.
B. have a guiding state ideology.
C. permit some measure of pluralism in
social organization.
D. regulate economic activity through
state planning.
Answer : C
25. As influences on the historical development
of political thought, Confucianism and
classical republicanism were most alike in
their shared emphasis on the:
A. establishment of mixed governments.
B. cultivation of civic virtue.
C. promotion of popular participation in
government.
D. protection of individual rights.
Answer : B
26. The Equal Protection Clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution is most relevant in carrying out
which of the following functions of
government?
A. promoting justice for all citizens
B. maintaining social order
C. safeguarding individual freedoms
D. providing public services
Answer : A
27. A major function of the United Nations
Economic and Social Council is to:
A. enforce decisions of the International
Court of Justice.
B. dispatch UN observer missions and
peacekeeping forces.
C. settle disputes among member nations
of the General Assembly.
D. coordinate UN policy on sustainable
development and the environment.
Answer : D
28. Which of the following elements of
international law places the greatest
limitation on the ability of the United
Nations to address global issues?
A. the principle of national sovereignty
B. just war theory
C. the protocols of the Geneva
Conventions
D. natural law doctrine
Answer : A
29. When historians discuss the failure of
appeasement policy during the 1930s, they
most often reference events surrounding the:
A. Japanese invasion of Manchuria in
1931.
B. Japanese withdrawal from the League
of Nations in 1933.
C. Nazi annexation of the Sudetenland in
1938.
D. Nazi-Soviet Nonagression Pact of
1939.
Answer : C
30. International cooperation is most necessary
for the development of effective means of
addressing which of the following global
issues?
A. climate change
B. solid waste disposal
C. groundwater pollution
D. tropical deforestation
Answer : A
31. In which of the following areas did ancient
Roman achievements most clearly surpass
the accomplishments of ancient Greece?
A. philosophy and historical writing
B. medicine and scientific theory
C. poetry and drama
D. engineering and road building
Answer : D
32. Protestant biblicism most directly influenced
which of the following developments in
early modern Europe?
A. the spread of literacy among the
common people
B. the rise of absolutist government
C. the establishment of institutions of
higher learning
D. the expansion of market forms of
exchange
Answer : A
33. Which of the following factors was most
significant in triggering the onset of World
War I?
A. political instability within the
Ottoman Empire
B. social conflict within the Russian
Empire
C. economic stagnation within the
German Empire
D. nationalist unrest within the Austrian
Empire
Answer : D
34. In which of the following respects do market
economies differ most from command
economies?
A. the types of economic incentives
employed to maximize production
B. the use of money as a medium of
exchange
C. the scale of production in
manufacturing and agricultural
industries
D. the types of labor-saving devices used
to increase productivity
Answer : A
35. Which of the following questions most
clearly reflects the role of consumers in the
operation of the U.S. economy?
A. What can be done to moderate
fluctuations in the business cycle?
B. What quantity of goods and services
should be produced?
C. What can be done to reduce inequities
in the distribution of income?
D. What methods should firms use to
produce goods and services?
Answer : B
36. Constitution of India was adopted by constituent assembly on ?
A. 25 October, 1948 B. 25 October, 1949
C. 26 November, 1948 D. 26 November, 1949
Answer: D
37. Constitution of India came into effect from ?
A. 15 January, 1950 B. 26 January, 1950
C. 15 August, 1950 D. 15 January, 1950
Answer: B
38. Setting a supreme court was Calcutta is a part of ?
A. Regulating Act of 1773 B. Pitts India Act of 1784
C. Charter Act of 1793 D. Charter Act of 1893
Answer: A
39. Which Act is associated with "Courts can interpret the rules and regulations." ?
A. Regulating Act of 1773 B. Pitts India Act of 1784
C. Charter Act of 1793 D. Charter Act of 1893
Answer: C
40. The Christian Missionaries were allowed to spread their religion in India, under the Act ?
A. Pitts India Act of 1784 B. Charter Act of 1813
C. Charter Act of 1833 D. Charter Act of 1853
Answer: B
41. A separate Governor for Bengal to be appointed under the act ?
A. Pitts India Act of 1784 B. Charter Act of 1793
C. Charter Act of 1733 D. Charter Act of 1753
Answer: D
42. The first statute for the governance of India, under the direct rule of the British Government,
was the
A. Government of India Act, 1858 B. Government of India Act, 1861
C. Government of India Act, 1892 D. Government of India Act, 1915
Answer: A
43. Which Act enabled the Governor General to associate representatives of the Indian People with
the work of legislation by nominating them to his expanded council ?
A. Government of India Act, 1858 B. Government Act of India Act, 1861
C. Government of India Act, 1892 D. Government of India Act, 1915
Answer: B
44. Under which Act, The councils were having a power to discuss the budget and addressing
questions to the executive.
A. Government of India Act, 1858 B. Government of India Act, 1861
C. Government of India Act, 1892 D. Government of India Act, 1915
Answer: C
45. Which Act was passed to consolidate the provisions of the preceding Government of India Acts ?
A. Government of India Act, 1858 B. Government of India Act, 1861
C. Government of India Act, 1892 D. Government of India Act, 1915
Answer: D
A. President B. Chief Justice
C. Prime Minister D. Vice President
Answer: C
2. Where is the Election Commission located
A. Chennai B. New Delhi
C. Mumbai D. Kolkata
Answer: B
3. The head of the Indian Parliament system is the
A. Prime Minister B. President
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha D. Speaker of Rajya Sabha
Answer: B
4. Who is the constitution head of India?
A. Prime Minister B. Chief Justic of the Supreme Court
C. President D. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer: C
5. Number of schedules in Indian constitution
A. 7 B. 8
C. 9 D. 12
Answer: D
6. Who was the temporary Chairman of the constituent assembly?
A. Dr. Ambedkar B. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
Answer: D
7. Who was India’s first President?
A. Radha Krishnan B. Zakir Hussain
C. V.V. Giri D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: D
8. Who was the first chairman of the planning commission?
A. Guljari Lal Nanda B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Narayanan D. Malaviya
Answer: B
9. Maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha is in
A. Bihar B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh D. West Bengal
Answer: B
10. Who is the sovereign in India?
A. President B. Prime minister
C. Parliament D. Constitution
Answer: D
11. Machiavelli's confidence in the capacity of
the people to further the public good can
best be interpreted as part of a broader effort
to:
A. remove barriers to mass participation
in early modern government.
B. adapt classical republican thought to
the historical circumstances of the
early modern era.
C. purge early modern European society
of feudal influences.
D. reduce the power of ecclesiastical
authorities in early modern political
life.
Answer : B
12. For which of the following reasons would a
British political leader most likely invoke
Magna Carta?
A. to clarify the relationship between the
prime minister and Parliament
B. to restrict the influence of special
interest groups on parliamentary
proceedings
C. to support programs intended to
address serious social problems
D. to protest measures designed to limit
the due process rights of citizens
Answer : D
13. As leader of the Soviet Union, Lenin used
the principles of democratic centralism and
the dictatorship of the proletariat mainly to:
A. reconcile differences within the
Bolshevik party.
B. win adherence to the policy of
"socialism in one country."
C. promote mass participation in political
life.
D. justify the suppression of opposing
parties and factions.
Answer : D
14. Which of the following government
functions represents a major judicial power
of the legislative branch of the U.S.
government?
A. determining the punishments for
federal crimes
B. appointing members of the federal
judiciary
C. determining the constitutionality of
federal statutes
D. granting pardons and reprieves for
federal crimes
Answer : A
15. In the congressional process of lawmaking,
the role of conference committees can be
best described as:
A. determining whether bills should be
considered by the full House or
Senate.
B. reconciling differences between
House and Senate versions of bills.
C. enabling individual members of the
House and Senate to promote shared
legislative interests.
D. conducting joint House-Senate
investigations of complex legislative
issues.
Answer : B
16. Which of the following government
functions represents a concurrent power of
the states and the federal government in the
U.S. system of government?
A. treaties between nations
B. chartering banks and corporations
C. ratifying amendments to the U.S.
Constitution
D. regulating commerce between states
Answer : B
17. In a town in Massachusetts with a town
meeting form of government, the role of the
town manager typically includes:
A. defining the town's strategic directions
and priorities.
B. carrying out policies adopted by the
town's elected body.
C. presiding over the proceedings at
annual town meetings.
D. supervising the work of the town's
board of selectmen.
Answer : B
18. Critics of the Electoral College contend that
the system should be abolished primarily
because it:
A. discourages third-party candidacies.
B. strengthens the political influence of
special interest groups.
C. discriminates against small states.
D. undermines the one-person, one-vote
doctrine.
Answer : D
19. The New Deal realignment of U.S. electoral
politics during the 1930s centered on
competing party responses to which of the
following questions?
A. Did the nation's growing cultural
pluralism threaten U.S. society?
B. What role should government play in
the U.S. economy?
C. Should the country expand its
participation in international affairs?
D. What could be done to restore
traditional values?
Answer : B
20. In the U.S. election process, which of the
following issues most often serves as a
barrier to the success of third parties?
A. state laws restricting ballot access
B. lack of ideological clarity and
distinctiveness
C. constitutional requirements for
candidate eligibility
D. general voter satisfaction with the
status quo
Answer : A
21. Which of the following actions can be best
described as a civic responsibility of U.S.
citizenship?
A. providing for the education of schoolage children
B. obeying the laws of the land
C. serving as a witness in court trials
when summoned
D. registering to vote and participating in
the democratic process
Answer : D
22. To be an effective citizen in a democratic
system of government most often requires
that individuals are willing and able to:
A. be vigilant in protecting their own
civil rights.
B. educate themselves on the critical
issues of the day.
C. take leadership roles in varied civic
contexts.
D. challenge and debate those with
competing views.
Answer : B
23. In the U.S. model of government, the
constitutional principle of federalism was
designed to carry out which of the following
purposes of government?
A. to promote the general welfare
B. to form a more perfect union
C. to provide for the common defense
D. to insure domestic tranquility
Answer : B
24. Compared with totalitarian governments,
authoritarian governments are more likely
to:
A. restrict the role of political parties in
policy formation.
B. have a guiding state ideology.
C. permit some measure of pluralism in
social organization.
D. regulate economic activity through
state planning.
Answer : C
25. As influences on the historical development
of political thought, Confucianism and
classical republicanism were most alike in
their shared emphasis on the:
A. establishment of mixed governments.
B. cultivation of civic virtue.
C. promotion of popular participation in
government.
D. protection of individual rights.
Answer : B
26. The Equal Protection Clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution is most relevant in carrying out
which of the following functions of
government?
A. promoting justice for all citizens
B. maintaining social order
C. safeguarding individual freedoms
D. providing public services
Answer : A
27. A major function of the United Nations
Economic and Social Council is to:
A. enforce decisions of the International
Court of Justice.
B. dispatch UN observer missions and
peacekeeping forces.
C. settle disputes among member nations
of the General Assembly.
D. coordinate UN policy on sustainable
development and the environment.
Answer : D
28. Which of the following elements of
international law places the greatest
limitation on the ability of the United
Nations to address global issues?
A. the principle of national sovereignty
B. just war theory
C. the protocols of the Geneva
Conventions
D. natural law doctrine
Answer : A
29. When historians discuss the failure of
appeasement policy during the 1930s, they
most often reference events surrounding the:
A. Japanese invasion of Manchuria in
1931.
B. Japanese withdrawal from the League
of Nations in 1933.
C. Nazi annexation of the Sudetenland in
1938.
D. Nazi-Soviet Nonagression Pact of
1939.
Answer : C
30. International cooperation is most necessary
for the development of effective means of
addressing which of the following global
issues?
A. climate change
B. solid waste disposal
C. groundwater pollution
D. tropical deforestation
Answer : A
31. In which of the following areas did ancient
Roman achievements most clearly surpass
the accomplishments of ancient Greece?
A. philosophy and historical writing
B. medicine and scientific theory
C. poetry and drama
D. engineering and road building
Answer : D
32. Protestant biblicism most directly influenced
which of the following developments in
early modern Europe?
A. the spread of literacy among the
common people
B. the rise of absolutist government
C. the establishment of institutions of
higher learning
D. the expansion of market forms of
exchange
Answer : A
33. Which of the following factors was most
significant in triggering the onset of World
War I?
A. political instability within the
Ottoman Empire
B. social conflict within the Russian
Empire
C. economic stagnation within the
German Empire
D. nationalist unrest within the Austrian
Empire
Answer : D
34. In which of the following respects do market
economies differ most from command
economies?
A. the types of economic incentives
employed to maximize production
B. the use of money as a medium of
exchange
C. the scale of production in
manufacturing and agricultural
industries
D. the types of labor-saving devices used
to increase productivity
Answer : A
35. Which of the following questions most
clearly reflects the role of consumers in the
operation of the U.S. economy?
A. What can be done to moderate
fluctuations in the business cycle?
B. What quantity of goods and services
should be produced?
C. What can be done to reduce inequities
in the distribution of income?
D. What methods should firms use to
produce goods and services?
Answer : B
36. Constitution of India was adopted by constituent assembly on ?
A. 25 October, 1948 B. 25 October, 1949
C. 26 November, 1948 D. 26 November, 1949
Answer: D
37. Constitution of India came into effect from ?
A. 15 January, 1950 B. 26 January, 1950
C. 15 August, 1950 D. 15 January, 1950
Answer: B
38. Setting a supreme court was Calcutta is a part of ?
A. Regulating Act of 1773 B. Pitts India Act of 1784
C. Charter Act of 1793 D. Charter Act of 1893
Answer: A
39. Which Act is associated with "Courts can interpret the rules and regulations." ?
A. Regulating Act of 1773 B. Pitts India Act of 1784
C. Charter Act of 1793 D. Charter Act of 1893
Answer: C
40. The Christian Missionaries were allowed to spread their religion in India, under the Act ?
A. Pitts India Act of 1784 B. Charter Act of 1813
C. Charter Act of 1833 D. Charter Act of 1853
Answer: B
41. A separate Governor for Bengal to be appointed under the act ?
A. Pitts India Act of 1784 B. Charter Act of 1793
C. Charter Act of 1733 D. Charter Act of 1753
Answer: D
42. The first statute for the governance of India, under the direct rule of the British Government,
was the
A. Government of India Act, 1858 B. Government of India Act, 1861
C. Government of India Act, 1892 D. Government of India Act, 1915
Answer: A
43. Which Act enabled the Governor General to associate representatives of the Indian People with
the work of legislation by nominating them to his expanded council ?
A. Government of India Act, 1858 B. Government Act of India Act, 1861
C. Government of India Act, 1892 D. Government of India Act, 1915
Answer: B
44. Under which Act, The councils were having a power to discuss the budget and addressing
questions to the executive.
A. Government of India Act, 1858 B. Government of India Act, 1861
C. Government of India Act, 1892 D. Government of India Act, 1915
Answer: C
45. Which Act was passed to consolidate the provisions of the preceding Government of India Acts ?
A. Government of India Act, 1858 B. Government of India Act, 1861
C. Government of India Act, 1892 D. Government of India Act, 1915
Answer: D
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