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Political History and Events Questions

Multiple choice political science defence system of india introduction to defence and armed forces organisation of the defence forces defence forces of india central armed police forces second line of defence

In _________ about 600 people were put in jail by the US forces from all over the world.

  1. Saudi Arabia

  2. Guantanamo Bay

  3. Kosovo

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

Guantanamo Bay detention camp is the facility where the US held many prisoners from around the world following the war on terror.

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

Nepal witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in April 2006. The movement was aimed ________.

  1. To restore democracy

  2. To protect envirnoment

  3. To dismiss the king

  4. To rest Marxist rule
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Nepal won democracy in 1990. Although the King was formally remained the head of the country and the real power was enjoyed by the elected representative. King Birendra accepted this transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy.  He was killed in 2001. The next King Gyanendra was not prepared to accept democratic rule so he took advantage of the unpopularity of democratic government. In February 2005 he dismissed the Prime Minister and dissolved the elected Parliament. In 2006 people all over the country came together to pass the control from the king to the constitutional government. The movement of April 2006 in Nepal came to be known as Nepal's second movement for democracy.

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

The objective of the extraordinary movement of Nepal was ____________.

  1. Restoration of democracy

  2. Removal of Kingship

  3. Establishment of absolute monarchy

  4. Joining the political forces of country together
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The movement for establishment of Democracy occurred in Nepal in 2006. Although Nepal won Democracy in 1990but after the killing of King Birendra, King Gyanendra who did not want constitutional Monarchy over absolute monarchy led to the revolution of gaining popular control over the king. All major political parties went to strike and people came on street defying curfew. 

Multiple choice popular struggles and movements political science

Identify the element which is not shared both by the movement in Nepal and the struggle in Bolivia.

  1. A political conflict that led to popular struggle

  2. The struggle involved mass mobilization

  3. It was about the foundations of the country's politics

  4. It involved critical role of political organizations.

  5. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The movement for the establishment of Democracy occurred in Nepal in 2006. King Gyanendra who did not want constitutional Monarchy over absolute monarchy led to the revolution of gaining popular control over the king. 

All major political parties went to strike and people came on street defying curfew. It resulted in the establishment of a constitutional monarch. Bolivia witnessed a struggle against the privatization of water. The Bolivian Government sold the water right to a Multinational Company which raised the price of water many times. 
The people revolted against this and forced the official to give up water rights. Thus, the foundation of the country's politics is the element absent in these movements.

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.

Multiple choice history the rise of nationalism in europe reformation in europe national movements in europe historiography

Who believed that the traditional institutions like the Monarchy and the Church should be preserved?

  1. Conservatives

  2. Liberals

  3. Revolutionaries

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

Conservatives believed in preserving established institutions like the monarchy, the church, and social hierarchies, often favoring gradual change over radical revolution.

Multiple choice political science the first world war causes and results of the first world war nationalism in europe first world war

Name the two visions for Germany after its creation in 1870.

  1. Grossdeutschland and Frankreich

  2. Rhineland and Frankreich

  3. Kleindeutschland and Grossdeutschland

  4. Kleindeutschland and Rhineland
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
  • When Germany was created in 1870, there were two visions for the country, Kleindeutschland and Grossdeutschland.
  • Kleindeutschland would be made up of German states whereas Grossdeutschland would include all areas in which German was spoken including Austria and Alsace.
Multiple choice political science the electoral process election in indian democracy how the state government works working of state government

Which of the following parties came to power in Chile in $1970$?

  1. Liberal party

  2. Positive party

  3. Popular party

  4. Popular unity
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Salvador Allende was the founder leader of the Socialist Party of Chile and led the Popular Unity coalition to victory in the presidential election in 1970. After being elected as the President, Allende took several policy decisions to help the poor and the workers.

Multiple choice

Man who created Communism

  1. Thomas Hobbes

  2. John Locke

  3. Karl Marx

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

Karl Marx is the philosopher and economist who authored The Communist Manifesto, which laid the theoretical foundation for modern communism.

Multiple choice history the industrial revolution and social change (1750-1900 ce) industrial revolution and its effects industries and impact the industrial age and change of life of people

David Lloyd was a _________ politician.

  1. Communist Party

  2. Liberal Party

  3. Green Party

  4. Democratic Socialist Party
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

David Lloyd George was a prominent member and leader of the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom during the early 20th century.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

I have here in my hand a list of 205 that were known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping the policy of the state department. This statement began a brief period in U.S. history that became known for ______.

  1. Reform

  2. Reconstruction

  3. McCarthyism

  4. Watergate

  5. Reaganomics
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term refers to U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy  and has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting from the late 1940s through the 1950s.

Multiple choice political science world after 1945 cold war aftermath of world war -ii events in the 20th century the united nations (u.n.) united nation organisation (u.n.o) international institutions

Who established an extremist Islamic state in Afghanistan?

  1. Al-Qaeda

  2. Lashkar-e-Taiba

  3. ISIS

  4. Taliban
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Taliban emerged in the 1990s and established a strict, extremist interpretation of Islamic law (Sharia) after taking control of Afghanistan.