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(USA) Political Science Parliamentary and Presidential Systems Set 1
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1. In Parliamentary system real power is exercised by:
Parliament
Lower House
President
Cabinet
2. In Parliamentary system each cabinet minister is:
Individually responsible to the Parliament
Responsible to the Upper House
Colletively responsible to upper House
For all effective purposes collectively responsible to House
3. In Parliamentary system the executive has:
Some minimum fixed tenure
Must hold position for the entire period for which initially elected
No fixed tenure
All of the above
4. A Presidential system the executive has:
Has no effective power
Is only nominal head
Has powers but have been delegated
Exercises all the powers to his satisfaction
5. A Presidential system is one in which executive can be removed:
By a vote of no condidence in the upper House
By a vote of no confidence in the lower House
By a vote of no confidence by 51% of the total electorates
By the system of impeachment
6. Presidential form of government is prevalent in:
U.S.A.
India
U.S.S.R.
England
7. Parliamentary form of government is quite common in:
India
Switzerland
U.S.A.
France
8. Who has said that In the state with cabinet form of government the executive head shares directly in legislation as members of law making body guiding and directing its policy as long as they possess its support:
Ebestein
MacIver
Finer
Gettel
9. The real executive chief in presidential form of Government:
Is not a member of the legislature
Should be a member of legislature
Is accountable to the legislature
Introduces all bills in the lower house of legislature
10. In a parliamentary system the Ministers of the Cabinet:
Are not the members of the legislature
Are the members of the legislature
Do not take interest in legislative business
Are not required to make policy statements in the legislature
11. The executive in the presidential form of Government:
Does not sit with the legislature
Takes part in the deliberation of the legislature
Presides over the meetings of the power House
Presides over the meetings of the upper House
12. Presidential executive is also called:
No fixed executive
Responsible executive
Dependent executive
Fixed executive
13. Parliamentary executive in effect means:
Political homogeneity of the cabinet
Freedom to express different views on the floor of the House by the Ministers
Disunity among the Ministers
Subordination of legislature
14. In Parliamentary form of Government cabinet is responsible to:
The legislature
The nominal executive
The judiciary
None of the above
15. In India the President of the republic is elected in the same manner as head of the state:
In U.S.A
In U.K.
In Pakistan
None of the above
16. In a parliamentary form of government a minister is responsible to:
Upper House
Lower House
Nominal head of the state
Parliament
17. All bills in a parliamentary form of Government become Acts as soon as these are passed by:
Cabinet
Cabinet secretary
Upper House
Head of the state
18. Lord Bryce has written That form of Government in which ruling power of the state is legally vested not in any particular class but in the members of community as a whole. Which form of Government he is referring to?
Democracy
Federal
Unitary
Presidential
19. Which one one the following is true about Presidential form of Government?
In it secretaries are real policy makers
It it secretaries work on equal footings with the President
In it secretaries work on the basis of joint responsibilities
In it secretaries are subordinates of President.
20. Which one of the following is not true about Presidential system of Government?
The executive has no fixed tenure
There is system of separation of powers
There is system of checks and balances
There is no collective responsibility of cabinet
21. In a Presidential Government the President is:
Independent from the legislature
Dependent on the legislature
Dependent on judiciary
Dependent on the Council of Ministers
22. Which one of the following is not true about Parliamentary form of Government?
There is the system of joint respobsibility
Prime Minister is the leader of the team
There is complete separation of powers
The Ministers are the colleagues of the Prime Minister
23. Which one of the following is not the characteristics of Presidential form of Government:
The President has fixed tenure
The President cannot enter the House of Parliament
The President cannot canclude treaties
The President can dismiss his Secretaries at any time
24. In Parliamentary form of Government:
The legislature is respobsible to Government
The legislature is responsible to judiciary
The executive is responsible to legislature
The judiciary is respobsible to legislature
25. In a Presidential form of Government:
The President is respobsibleto the legislature
The judiciary is responsible to legislature
The legislature is responsible to executive
None of the above
26. Which one of the following is not the advantage of Parliamentary form of Govrnment?
In it there is widespread political education
In it there is complete separation of powers
In it there is flexibility
It is self corrective form of Government
27. Which one of the following is not an advantage of Parliamentary form of Government?
The executive knows fully well the feelings of the legislature
The decisions can be quickly taken
There is cooperation between the executive and the legislture
It is a respobsible Government
28. In a parliamentary form of Government:
Executive and legislature work independently
Executive can be dislodged from power with a vote of no confidence
The term of the executive is fixed
It is flexible form of Government
29. Pick up one of the following which in your opinion is not the advantage of Parliamentary form of Government?
In it partisan spirit is encouraged
In it there is dignity of every individual
It is a good check on despotism
It has great educative value
30. Which one of the following is not a demerit of parliamentary form of Government?
It promotes partisan spirit
In this talents of all cannot be used
In this alternative on the fall of Government is available
In it executive works in cooperation with the legislature
31. Which of the following is associated with parliamentary form of Government?
Executive and legislature work independently
Executive and legislature work in close cooperation
Executive is dependent on judiciary
Legislature is dependent on judiciary
32. Which of the following is not associated with parliamentary form of Government?
In this there is leadership of Prime Minister
In this there is system of adjustment
The head of the state can remove cabinet at his will
The Council of Ministers has no fixed tenure of office
33. In U.S.A. there is:
Monarchy
Totalitarian system
Dictatorship of cabinet
Presidential system of Government
34. One of the following is not correct about Presidential system of Government pick that up:
Head of the state enjoys real powers
It is based on the theory of separation of powers
It is based on the principle of combination of powers
Babinet consists of nominees of the President
35. Which of the following is not an essential feature of parliamentary system of Government?
There is a nominal head of the state
The cabinet is the real executive
Cabinet functions on the principle of joint responsible to the legislature
There is the system of separation of powers
36. Parliamentary form of Government today is commonly known as:
Totalitarian Government
Authoriatarian Government
Prime Ministerial Government
None of the above
37. In which of the following country parliamentary form of Government does not exist?
England
Canada
India
U.S.A.
38. In a Presidential form of Government the head of the state:
Enjoys real powers
Is only nominal
Can be removed by the judiciary
None of the above
39. Whether a Government is Parliamentary or not is decided on the basis of relationship of the executive with:
Legislature
Judiciary
Civil servants
Local self-Government institutions
40. In which of the following country there is Presidential system of Government?
India
Japan
U.S.A.
None of the above
41. Which of the following is not correct about Presidential system of Government?
In this there is spread of education
In this elections are periodically held
It this there is no fixed tenure for the political executive
It is most suited to poor nations
42. Which of the following is correct about Presidential form of Government?
The executive is responsible to the legislature
The executive is responsible to the Supreme Court
The executive is responsible to the Upper House of Congress/Parliament
There is the system of checks and balance
43. Which of the following is incorrect about presidential form of Government?
In it there is separation of powers
In it the President is the real executive
The cabinet is part of the legislature
The President is not responsible to the legislatuer
44. In a parliamentary form of Government for all purposes the Council of Ministers is accountable to:
The head of the State
The judiciary is responsible to legislature
Prime Minister
Parliament
45. Which of the following is correct about Presidential form of Government?
The members of the cabinet are also members of legislature
The cabinet is collectively responsible to legislature
The legislature can remove the members of the cabinet at any time
The members of thecabinet hold office during the pleasure of the President
46. In a Parliamentary form of Government cabinet meetings are presided over by:
The President
Speaker of the Lower House
Chairman of the Upper house
The Prime Minister
47. These days which of the following presents the best example of Presidential form of Government?
India
Canada
USA
Japan
48. Which of the following is not associated with Presidential Government?
Stability
Irresponsibility
Administrative efficiency
Consistent policy
49. Which one of the following is unavoidable for successful working of a parliamentary form of Government?
A written constitution
Multi-party system
A federal system
Well organised political party system
50. Which of the following is correct about parliamentary form of Government?
In the cabinet talents from all parties are included
The members of the cabinet are taken purely on merits
The cabinet consists of only those who are not the members of the legislature
The cabinet includes usually people belonging to ruling party E. None of the above
51. Governments are classified as Parliamentary and Presidential on the basis of:
Relations between the legislature and the executive
Relations between the politicians and civil servants
Written and unwritten constitutions
Regid and flexible constitutions
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