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Study political history through questions covering major political events, party conventions, alliances, and historical scandals. This material helps candidates preparing for civil services and polity examinations. Assess your knowledge of global political systems and historical campaigns with these practice questions.

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Political History and Events Questions

Multiple choice political science gender inequality across the wall gender disparity global problems and india's role human rights : origin, characteristics and types international problems problems affecting the world

While casting her vote in any election a woman exercises her ______.

  1. Civics right

  2. Social right

  3. Natural right

  4. Political right
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Casting vote is a political right granted by the government.
  • In India. voting powers are sourced from articles 326 and 325 of Indian Constitution.
Multiple choice history the world after 1945 current events of history end of colonialism and the cold war aftermath of world war -ii

Despite huge economic changes, political power in China was under the control of which party?

  1. Taliban

  2. Socialist Party

  3. Chinese Communist Party

  4. Al-Qaeda
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Despite huge economic changes, political power in China was under the control of the Chinese Communist Party.
  • The communists violently suppressed a student movement demanding democratic reform in 1989. It even succeeded in forcing internet companies to censor their content.
Multiple choice political science meaning and importance of political science introduction to political science study of political science scope and significance of political science

The caucus or committee type of party has___________.

  1. Open membership

  2. Close membership

  3. Small membership

  4. Secretive
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Dictionary meaning of Caucus is a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy. Caucas or committee type party is a group of legislators that share common interest and concern. They have small membership as compared to political parties as a whole.

Multiple choice political science meaning and importance of political science introduction to political science study of political science scope and significance of political science

The term 'Politics' has been drawn from the Greek word polis which means __________.

  1. City state

  2. Town state

  3. Mini state

  4. State
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The word "Politics" has been drawn from the Greek word "Polis" which means affairs of city-states. In Greece to refer city-states the word, "Polis" was used.

Multiple choice historical tools and life of people in britain life in britain in the twentieth century history

Which party won the 1983 general election with a huge majority?

  1. The Republican Party

  2. The Democratic Party

  3. The Conservative Party

  4. The British Union Party
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • Margaret Thatcher's personal popularity was greatly boasted by winning the war against Argentina.
  • Thus, the conservative party won the 1983 general election with a huge majority.
Multiple choice pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

The term "loose organization" is used for ____________.

  1. Interest group

  2. Movement

  3. Promotional group

  4. Political party
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Social Movements are organised group of people having common purpose and work toward a common goal. Social movement are organised or sometimes informal who launch their mode of work toward bringing a social change. A movement of people is always a collective action, it may either work toward bringing a change or resisting a change and they may be organised or non organised having different modes to achieve their aim. The loose organisation of movement allow mass participation and informal decision making.

Multiple choice pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

Groups that try to influence government policies are known as _______________.

  1. Movement groups

  2. Pressure groups

  3. Sectional groups

  4. Political parties

  5. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Social groups are the collection or group of people who interact with each other having common interests. A pressure group is a group of people who try to influence government policies or legislation in their interest. They are organized group who do not take part in the legislation making process but persuade the government to work for the fulfilment of their interest. These are also called Interest groups. E.g., Bharatiya Kisan Union.

Multiple choice pressure groups election, political parties and pressure groups recent social movements social movements in our time civics

Give an example of public interest group.

  1. DECOR

  2. RECORD

  3. FEDECOR

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

FEDECOR is an organization of human right activists, labour, and community people. It was an organization formed in Bolivia which wanted the government to end the privatization of water resources in the country. This organization consisted of engineers, economists, environmentalists, academicians etc. It was a kind of public interest group.

Multiple choice legal studies bureaucracy bureaucracy public administration and its importance bureaucracy in india

Bureaucracy that is committed to the programmes of the political party in power is called _________________.

  1. Depoliticised bureaucracy

  2. Semi-politicised bureaucracy

  3. Committed bureaucracy

  4. Fully politicised bureaucracy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Bureaucracy that is committed to the programmes of the political party in power is called as Committed bureaucracy. It is associated with the political party. 

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

The two functions of parties are ____________.

  1. electioneering and lobbying

  2. electioneering and governing

  3. fundraising and governing

  4. lobbying and governing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Political parties exist to contest elections (electioneering) and, if successful, to form and run the government (governing).

Multiple choice civics the president and the central council of ministers council of ministers prime minister and council of ministers the prime minister and council of ministers

A team of men selected by the party in opposition to take over the different portfolios in case the party is able to wrest power is known as ________________.

  1. inner Cabinet

  2. shadow Cabinet

  3. caucus

  4. prorogation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Shadow cabinet is a term used to represent the senior members of the Opposition party in the Legislature who forms an alternative cabinet in the leadership of the leader of the opposition. They scrutinize policy and action of government and to take over the functions of portfolios in case the ruling part fails.

Multiple choice political science election and democracy election commission the election commission and electoral reforms the electoral process

The ___________ allots symbols to the recognised political parties and the candidates for election. 

  1. Election Commission

  2. Planning Commission

  3. President

  4. Prime Minister
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Article 324 of the Indian constitution provides for the Election commission and its composition. Political parties are registered with the Election Commission under the law. The power to allot them election symbols rests with EC. Political Parties so registered with it are granted recognition at the State and National levels by the Election Commission on the basis of their poll performance at general elections according to criteria prescribed by it.

Multiple choice popular struggles and movements political science

What was  FEDECOR?

  1. It was a political party of Bolivia

  2. It was a group of parties of Bolivia

  3. It was an organization comprised of local professional, including engineers and environmentalists belonging to Bolivia

  4. It was an alliance of the people
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Bolivia's government was pressurized by the World Bank to give up its control of municipal water supply. The government sold these rights for the city Cochabamba to a multinational company. The company immediately increased the price of water four times. Due to the high prices of water, Bolivia faced a popular protest. This protest was known as Bolivia's water war. This protest in Bolivia was led by the organization called FEDECOR. This organization comprised local professionals including engineers and environmentalist. They were supported by a federation of farmers, the confederation of factory workers, middle-class students from the University of Cochabamba and the city's growing population of homeless street children.

Multiple choice popular struggles and movements political science

What as FEDECOR?

  1. It was a political party of Bolivia.

  2. It was a group of parties of Bolivia.

  3. It was an organization comprised of local professional, including engineers and environmentalists belonging to Bolivia.

  4. It was an alliance of the people.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

FEDECOR stands for Federacion Departmental Cochabambina de Regantes. It was the organization that led the protest against the privatization of water in Bolivia. The organization comprised of local professionals, engineers, and environmentalists. They were supported by the federation of farmers, factory worker's union and students. This movement was supported by the Socialist Party which came to power in 2006. Hence, option C is the correct answer.