Political Science-[FPSC-U.S A. CSS] MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Public opinion means:
Opinion of educated persons
Opinion of elites of the society
Majority opinion
Opinion of the majority which takes into consideration the interests of all

2. Which one of the following does not help in the formation of public opinion?
Newspapers
Educational system
Radio
Playground

3. Which one of the following is not very necessary for the formation of public opinion?
Cinema
Press
Neighbourhood
T.V.

4. Which one of the following is not true about the role of political parties in the formation of public opinion?
These hold public meetings
These spread political literature
These help in the selection of candidates
These highlight main political problems

5. Which one of the following is not true about political parties in the formation of public opinion?
These help in maintaining link between the people and the representatives
These provide political education to common man
These focus attention of the people on international political issues
These highlight failings and faltering of each other

6. If sound public opinion is to be formed for that it is essential that:
Press should be free
Religious bodies should be active
People should be given the right to property
There should be right to education

7. For the formation of sound public opinion it is essential that:
The government should be coalition one
The government should be non-aligned
The government should bot control mass media
There should be single party system

8. Which of the following is an essential element of public opinion?
Public issues
Views of the majority but not of all
National thinking
Sense of common good

9. Which of the following is not expected to be discharged by the public opinion?
To control the arbitrariness of the government
To awaken public consciousness on ;oblic issues
To help contact between de-facto and de-jure sovereign
To enable people to participate directly in the process of legislation

10. Which one of the following is not a great hindrance in the formation of sound public opinion?
Disparity in wealth
Right to leisure
Lethargy of the people
Illiteracy

11. Which one of the following is a great hindrance on the way of sound public opinion?
Controlled press
Free mass media
Cinema
Political literature

12. Public opinion can effectively be found out when:
There is economic inequality
There is no sharp social division
There is strict party discipline
There is spread of education

13. One of the important agencies which help in the formation of public opinion is:
Cooperative societies
Controlled
Committed judiciary
Open platform

14. One of the important agencies which help in the formation of public opinion is:
Free mass media
Unicameral legislature
Single party dominant government
Communist system of government

15. Which one of the following is not a hindrance in the formation of public opinion?
Committed press
Controlled mass media
Single party political system
Widespread education

16. Which one of the following is a hindrance in the formation of sound public opinion?
Circulation of political literature
Freedom to political parties to spread ideas
Removal of illiteracy
Widespread illiteracy

17. Which one of the following is not a good method for removal of hindrance on the formation of good public opinion?
Press should be made free
Illiteracy may be removed
Economic inequality may be wiped out
Committed education should be encouraged

18. Press can help in the formation of public opinion if:
It is under party control
It is under government control
It is highly critical of opposition policies
It is highly critical of government policies

19. Education can help in the formation of public opinion when it:
Imparts committed education
Helps in developing moral character
Helps in developing sound physique
Helps in developing freethinking

20. Legislature helps in the formation of public opinion because:
It is an important organ of government
It has the respobsibility of enacting laws
It practically controls the executive
It consists of elected representatives of the people

21. Public opinion means:
Sum-total of confused and incoherent opinions held by different groups of citizens
Unanimous opinion of all the citizens
A definite opinion which is the result of a process of clarification and co-ordination of views held by different persons
Majority opinion

22. Certain features of public opinion are given below but one of them has been wrongly listed. Tick the same.
Public opinion is definite opinion
Public opinion is based on sound arguments and reasons
Gererally it is the opinion of the intellectual minority
Public opinion is based on common good

23. Amongst the agencies of public opinion the press plays an inportant role. Press can be an effective agency of public opinion only if:
It is committed to the policies of the government
It is free and impartial
It supports the cause of the weaker sections
It is highly critical of government policies

24. There are numerous agencies for the formulation of public opinion. One of them has been wrongly listed below. Tick the same:
Political Parties
Radio and Cinema
Legislature
Judiciary

25. One of the strongest hindrances in the way of formation of sound public opinion is:
Propaganda of radio relevision and cinema
A dishonest and mischievous press
Progagands of political parties
Religious institutions

26. Public platform is a better agency of public opinion than the press because:
It has direct appeal
It is the best way to win the support of the educated people
It can influence comparatively larger number of people
It has wider appeal

27. The political parties influence the public opinion by:
Propagating their own programme
By criticizing the government
By acquainting the people with important public questions
By keeping direct contact with the people

28. Educational institutions help in the formulation of public opinion by:
Imparting education
By paying attention to the physical and mental development of students
By inculcating moral qualities
By cultivating habit of independent thinking and formulating correct opinion

29. The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by:
Enacting laws
By prescribing the duties of citizens
By granting rights
By focusing public attention on various problems facing the country during the course of parliamentary debates

30. Law and public opinion:
Are generally opposed to each other
Generally conform to each other
There is no relationship between the two
Law creates the public opinion

31. The importance of pblic opinion for the successful working of democracy lies in the fact that:
It shapes the policies of the government and exercises control over it
It works for the prosperity of the community
It protects the people
It ensures independence of judiciary

32. Which one of the following agencies exercises maximum influence on the formulation of public opinion:
Educational institutions
Religious institution
Trade associations
Press and radio

33. The hindrances in the way of formulation of sound public opinion are given below. Which one of them is not correct?
Unscrupulous press
Superstition and conservatism
Absence of civil liberties
Educational institutions

34. Which one of the following statements is the best definition of the public opinion?
The aggregate of all identical personal opinions on a specific issue
The sum-total of the opinions of a majority
The aggregate of personal opinions held by certain influential individuals
Politically significant views shared and voiced by relatively large segments in a political community

35. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as an agency of public opinion?
The Press
Eeducational Institutions
Political Parties
None of the above

36. Who said The success of democratic government depends upon the degree to which the public opinion is sound well developed and effective in controlling the actions and policies of government
Barker
Garner
MacIver
Gettell

37. Public opinion is commonly used to denote the aggregate of the views men held regarding matters that affect or interest the community. Who made the above statement?
Bryce
Barker
Garner
Graham Wallas

38. Which one of the following factors hampers the growth of a healthy public opinion in a country?
Free press
Political Parties
Poverty of the people
Illiteracy

39. In a democratic government the importance of public opinion is wry great. Democracy becomes real only when there is strong and effective public opinion. Which one of the following statements is relevant regarding the meaning of public opinion?
Public opinion is necessarily majority opinion
Public opinion is the opinion of all the people of the society
Public opinion is opposed to common good
Public opinion is the reasoned and conscious opinion of the dominant action of community based on the ideal of general welfare and common-good

40. Of a government constantly ignores republic opinion:
People would become indifferent towards government
People would revolt against the government
The people shall cease to have any public opinion
It would greatly weaken the country and undermine the legitimacy of the government

41. Which one of the followings is suicidal to the growth of healthy public opinion?
Television
Radio
Cinema
Tellow journalism

42. In which of the following countries opinion polls are extensively used to know the public opinion on current issues?
U.S.A.
U.S.S.R.
India
All the above

43. Gallup Poll is:
A method of propagating a set of public opinion
A method of gauging public opinion on specific issues through sample questioning of individuals representing cross section of society
An American term used for midterm elections
A term used for general elections in

44. George Hoarace Gallup who invented the method of Gallup Poll hailed from :
Britain
Germany
Sweden
U.S.A.

45. Public Opinion plays a vital role in:
Democratic system
Dictatorial system
Both democratic as well as dictatorial systems
The smooth working of all types of political systems

46. Who defined public opinion as the aggregate of the view men hold regarding matters that affect or interest the community?
J.S. Mill
Roucek
Lord Bryce
Laski

47. Who defined public opinion as the opinion held by the majority and passively acquiesced in by the minority.
Lord Bryce
Laski
J.S. Mill
Lowell

48. Who compared the voice of the people with the voice of God:
Hobbes
Laski
Machiavelli
Green

49. Who said The success of democratic government depends upon the degree to which the public opinion is sound well developed and effective in controlling the actions and policies of the government?
Ernest Barker
H.J. Laski
Lord Bryce
Gettell