Political GK Questions for Competitive Exams

Political GK

Q.25 The Executive in Presidential form of government is powerful because—

(A) the Legislature is weak

(B) judges are appointed by the President

(C) it enjoys the fixity of tenure

(D) the procedure of impeachment is cumbersome

Q.26 Presidential form of government is based on the principle of—

(A) accountability of Executive to Judiciary

(B) independence of the Executive

(C) separation of powers

(D) the sovereignty of the Legislature

Q.27 Which one of the following thinkers proposed the criterion of falsifiability as the measure of scientific truth?

(A) Levi-Strauss 

(B) Max Weber

(C) Karl Popper  

(D) Karl Marx

Q.28 For Aristotle, the State should be governed by a political statesman having which one of the following virtues?

(A) Reason 

(B) Knowledge

(C) Prudence      

(D) Wealth

Q.29 Who among the following has coined the term power elite?

(A) Robert Dahl   

(B) Wright Mills

(C) Karl Marx      

(D) V. Pareto

Q.30 Which one of the following is suggested by the concept of universal citizenship?

(A) Identical rights for all persons

(B) Identical rights for all citizens

(C) Common rights for all with some special rights for minorities

(D) Single citizenship in the world

Q.31 The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because

(A) it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution

(B) it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution

(C) the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution

(D) All of the above

Q.32 The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in

(A) 1970    

(B) 1971

(C) 1972    

(D) 1973

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