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Military dictator of Chile who ruled from 1973 to 1990 was _____________.

  1. Augusto Pinochet

  2. Kim Jong-il

  3. Robert Mugabe

  4. Joseph Stalin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions can never be subjected to legal restraints. An autocratic government in which military leaders govern the state is called Military dictatorship. An example is a military dictator, Augusto Pinochet of Chile who ruled from 1973-1990. 

Which of the following statements is true?

A. In more and more countries rulers are elected by people.

B. There are no more dictators in the present world.

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the two statements are true


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Among the given statements, the true statement is, in present days, in many countries people elect their ruler which is a form of democratic and republic government. There are very few places which still follow monarchy and dictatorship.

In monarchical system of government power usually rests with __________.

  1. The most powerful military leader

  2. An elected head of the state

  3. The popularly elected monarch

  4. A hereditary ruler


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Type of government in which king or queen holds the power is called Monarchy. Monarchy is the form of government in which king exercises supreme power. He is the head of the country and rules it. The seat of the ruler is hereditary. It can be of two types:

  • Constitutional monarchy: In this type, powers of the monarch are very limited. An example is the queen of England

  • Absolute monarchy:  Monarch exercises supreme power in this case. An example is the king of Saudi Arabia.

An Economic and social system in which all properties and resources are collectively owned by a classless society and not by individual citizens ______________.

  1. Democracy

  2. Communism

  3. Anarchy

  4. Autocracy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An economic and social system in which all (or nearly all) property and resources are collectively owned by a classless society and not by individual citizens is called communism. It is a political thought which is the establishment of government by a specific community. In this, each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.

Sickle in the symbol of communism symbolises _________.

  1. Industrial workers

  2. Government officials

  3. Agricultural workers

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The hammer and sickle is a communist symbol that was conceived during the Russian Revolution. Hammer stood for industrial labour and sickle stood for the peasantry. They together stood for a worker-peasant alliance for socialism.

On what ideology is the Soviet theory based?

  1. The socialist system of government

  2. The communist system of government

  3. The democratic system of government

  4. None of the above.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Soviet theory is based on the ideology of communist system of government. According to this theory, the government undertakes or controls the total media and communication to serve working classes and their interest.  

Which of the following East European countries were ruled by communist parties in the 1980s?

  1. Poland

  2. Russia

  3. Romania

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the Communist form of government, a state plans and owns the economy. In this, each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. Among the given options Poland, Russia, and Romania are the examples of East European countries which were ruled by communist parties in the 1980s.

Hammer in the symbol of communism symbolizes _________.

  1. Industrial workers

  2. Government officials

  3. Agricultural workers

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Communism is a political thought which is the establishment of government by a specific community. In this form of government, a state plans and owns economy. In this each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. Symbol of communism is hammer and sickle. The hammer stands for the industrial working-class while the sickle represents the agricultural workers. Together represents unity of these two groups.

Symbol of communism contains __________.

  1. Sickle

  2. Hammer

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Communism is a political thought which is the establishment of government by a specific community. In this form of government, a state plans and owns economy. In this each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. Symbol of communism is hammer and sickle. The hammer stands for the industrial working-class while the sickle represents the agricultural workers. Together represents unity of these two groups.

Rule of Adolf Hitler in Germany is an example of __________.

  1. Democracy

  2. Monarchy

  3. Anarchy

  4. Military dictatorship


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions can never be subjected to legal restraints. An autocratic government in which military leaders govern the state is called Military dictatorship. Rule of Germany by Adolf Hitler is an example of military dictatorship.