Political Systems and Government

CRPF stands for Central Reserve Police Force, which is India's largest central armed police force. It operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs and assists states/union territories in law enforcement. The other options are incorrect: 'CONTROL RESERVE' is wrong, 'POLITICAL' should be 'POLICE', and 'FOCUS' is meaningless in this context.

In India's parliamentary system, the Executive (Council of Ministers) is drawn from and responsible to the Legislature (Parliament) - hence 'Executive follows Legislature'. However, the Judiciary is completely independent of both under the Constitution's separation of powers doctrine. This ensures judicial independence while maintaining parliamentary accountability of the executive.

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was formed in December 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It originally included 12 republics of the former USSR. Georgia withdrew in 2009, leaving 11 current members, but the question likely refers to the founding count.

Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy, meaning it has a parliamentary system with the British monarch as the ceremonial head of state. The country combines federal states with a constitutional monarchical structure.

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy, meaning it has a king or queen as the ceremonial head of state while actual governance is handled by elected representatives.

The 'Fourth Estate' refers to the Press/Media. The term comes from the traditional Three Estates (Clergy, Nobility, Commoners) in European society, with the Press being recognized as the fourth power that can check and influence government. Police and Judiciary are part of the state machinery, not an 'estate'. Option D 'Tea State' appears to be a typo/error.

This definition precisely matches Max Weber's concept of bureaucracy as a rational-legal authority system with hierarchical coordination for achieving large-scale organizational goals. Oligarchy, aristocracy, and monarchy are traditional rule-based systems, not rational-coordinated ones.

Oligarchy literally means 'rule by the few' in Greek, where a small group of people hold all the power. Monarchy and autocracy involve single rulers, while plutocracy specifically refers to rule by the wealthy, not necessarily a small group.

The verb 'correspond' takes the preposition 'with' when meaning to be similar to or to match something else in another system. 'In', 'after', and 'against' do not fit the idiomatic usage here.

Ascendancy refers to a controlling influence or dominant position over others. It describes a state of power or superiority. Option B (ancestor) is 'ascendant,' while C and D are unrelated.

Bowdlerize means to expurgate or remove material considered offensive or inappropriate from a text or work, named after Thomas Bowdler who cleaned up Shakespeare. Option C 'expurgate' is the correct synonym. The other options are incorrect: A refers to oligarchy, B means equilibrium, and D describes trivialities.

Bicameral describes something with two chambers, specifically a legislative body with two houses (like the U.S. Congress with Senate and House). Option B is correct. Options A, C, and D are incorrect - a V-shaped cut, enclosed territory, and proverb respectively.

Autocratic describes a ruler with absolute, unlimited power. Option A precisely defines this concept of unchecked authority. Options B, C, and D define cot, provident, and polish respectively - unrelated terms.

A functionary is an official who performs their duties according to established procedures - a bureaucrat or administrator with specific responsibilities. B describes someone propagandizing, C is a noun for disagreement, D is a crowd or disorderly group.