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This set of Comparative Politics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Comparative Politics Set 1

Q1 | In which form of Government, bicameralism is an essential feature?
  • presidential
  • parliamentary
  • federal
  • unitary
Q2 | Comparative politics is mostly methodological which focuses on
  • how part of an analysis
  • what part of an analysis
  • both (a) and (b)
  • none of these
Q3 | For comparative politics study in a country, which one of the following can be taken for study?
  • political parties
  • militaries
  • parliament
  • all of these
Q4 | Comparative politics focus on:
  • themes
  • regions
  • countries
  • all of these
Q5 | Filibuster is related to :
  • a long speech in parliament to delay a vote
  • opposition leader‟s speech
  • prime minister‟s vote of thanks
  • speaker‟s power to stop a member
Q6 | The American Declaration of Independence was issued in:
  • 1772
  • 1776
  • 1783
  • 1786
Q7 | The American Constitution consists of a Preamble and :
  • 7 articles
  • 17 articles
  • 27 articles
  • 24 articles
Q8 | The American Constitution is based on the Principle of:
  • separation of powers
  • co-ordination of powers
  • both (a) and (b)
  • none of these
Q9 | The New Jersey Plan would most likely to be supported by:
  • states with large populations
  • states with small populations
  • states that were mostly agricultural
  • states in south
Q10 | Who is known as the Father of the American Constitution?
  • james madison
  • benjamin franklin
  • thomas jefferson
  • abraham lincoln
Q11 | Which two political thinkers represent the Institutional Approach of Comparative Politics?
  • almond and coleman
  • easton and dahl
  • duverger and sartori
  • leo strauss and dicey
Q12 | Which political scientist defined politics as an “authoritative allocation of values”?
  • david easton
  • laski
  • plato
  • jean blondel
Q13 | The Structural-functional approach and the input- output approach have been derived from:
  • the political stimulation approach
  • the quantitative approach
  • the general systems theory approach
  • the sociological approach
Q14 | The Input-output approach was developed by:
  • samuel lubell
  • david easton
  • laski
  • plato
Q15 | Which one of the following is not relevant to Traditional Approach?
  • philosophical
  • behavioural
  • institutional
  • historical
Q16 | Evolutionary approach is also known as:
  • legal approach
  • historical approach
  • institutional approach
  • behavioural approach
Q17 | Which political thinker called politics as „Master Science‟?
  • aristotle
  • plato
  • laski
  • hobbes
Q18 | Which of the following did not adopt legal approach for the study of politics?
  • herman finer
  • hobbes
  • a.v. dicy
  • bodin
Q19 | When did the Post Behaviourlist approach emerge?
  • mid eighties
  • mid sixties
  • mid seventies
  • mid fifties
Q20 | Political culture changes______
  • frequently
  • very slowly
  • with each generation
  • very quickly
Q21 | Churches, Clubs, Business are all elements of______
  • political culture
  • political trust
  • civil society
  • civil engagement
Q22 | In 1787, American Constitution was ratified by:
  • 9 states
  • 10 states
  • 11 states
  • 12 states
Q23 | The first ten amendments in the Constitution of U.S.A. are called:
  • the bill of rights
  • the implied powers
  • judicial review
  • veto
Q24 | Declaration of American Independence was made on:
  • march 21, 1776
  • april 20, 1776
  • july 4, 1776
  • none of the above
Q25 | Who compared the voice of the people with the voice of God?
  • hobbes
  • laski
  • machiavelli
  • green