The Governance System of India MCQ

The Governance System of India MCQ

1. Which type of governance system was provided by the Constitution of India?
(A) Democratic
(B) Presidential
(C) Parliamentary
(D) Semi-democratic

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2. Which of the following is not a feature of good governance?
(A) Accountability
(B) Transparency
(C) Rule of Law
(D) Red Tapism

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3. Which one is the most prominent element of a state?
(A) Flag
(B) Capital
(C) Sovereignty
(D) Head of State

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4. “The State is everywhere: it leaves hardly a gap”. This statement explains the concept of______
(A) Welfare State
(B) Communist State
(C) Democratic State
(D) Police State

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5. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?
(A) Parliamentary Government
(B) Presidential Government
(C) Independence of Judiciary
(D) Federal Government

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6. Out of the following statements, choose the one that brings out the principle underlying the Cabinet form of Government.
(A) An arrangement for minimizing the criticism against the Government whose responsibilities are complex and hard to carry out to the satisfaction of all
(B) A mechanism for speeding up the activities of the Government whose responsibilities are increasing day by day
(C) A mechanism of parliamentary democracy for ensuring collective responsibility of the Government to the people
(D) A device for strengthening the hands of the head of the Government whose hold over the people is in a state of decline

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7. In which report of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission barriers of Good Governance in India have been identified?
(A) ‘Ethics in Governance’
(B) ‘Citizen-Centric Administration: The Heart of Governance’
(C) ‘Prompting E-Governance’
(D) ‘Local Governance’

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8. There is a parliamentary system of Government in India because the______
(A) Lok Sabha is elected directly by the people
(B) Parliament can amend the Constitution
(C) Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved
(D) The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha

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9. The main advantage of the parliamentary form of government is that ______
(A) the executive and legislature work independently
(B) it provides continuity of policy and is more efficient
(C) the executive remains responsible to the legislature
(D) the head of the government cannot be changed without an election

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10. In a Parliamentary system of Government.
(A) Judiciary controls Executive
(B) Executive controls Judiciary
(C) Executive controls Legislature
(D) Legislature controls Executive

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11. In a Presidential Government, all the executive powers are vested in______
(A) President
(B) Cabinet
(C) Legislature
(D) Upper House

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12. Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian polity?
(A) A Government following the Constitution
(B) Democratic Government
(C) Rule of Law
(D) Authoritarian Government

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13. ‘Welfare State’ aims to______
(A) Secure maximum welfare of maximum numbers
(B) Management of the welfare of weaker sections
(C) Provide health facilities
(D) None of the above

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14. Which one of the following is not the Philosophy of the Constitution of India?
(A) Welfare State
(B) Socialist State
(C) Political Equality
(D) Communist State

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15. Which one of the following statement is correct?
(A) The Constitution of India is Presidential
(B) India is a titular monarchy
(C) India is an aristocracy
(D) India is a Parliamentary Democracy

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16. What is the main source of Political Power in India?
(A) The People
(B) The Constitution
(C) The Parliament
(D) The President

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17. Which one of the following is a basic feature of the Presidential Government?
(A) Rigid Constitution
(B) Single Executive
(C) Supremacy of the Legislature
(D) Residual Powers of the States

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18. Which of the following is correct?
The main feature of a Presidential form of Government is/are______
(A) The Head of the Executive is the President
(B) The President appoints his Council of Ministers
(C) The President cannot dissolve the Legislature
(D) All of the above

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19. The Democracy of India is based on the fact that ______
(A) The Constitution is written
(B) Fundamental rights have been provided
(C) The Public enjoys the right to choose and change the Government
(D) Directive principles of state policy have been provided here

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20. Democracy’s superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into activity______
(A) The intelligence and character of ordinary men and women
(B) The methods for strengthening executive leadership
(C) A superior individual with dynamism and vision
(D) A band of dedicated party workers

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21. Which one of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is Federal?
(A) Written and non-flexible Constitution
(B) Free Judiciary
(C) Residuary powers are vested in the centre/union
(D) Distribution of powers between union and states

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22. Indian Constitution is______
(A) Rigid
(B) Flexible
(C) Neither rigid nor flexible
(D) Partly rigid and partly flexible

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23. Which one of the following points differentiates the Indian Parliamentary System and the British Parliamentary System?
(A) Collective Responsibility
(B) Judicial Review
(C) Bi-cameral Legislature
(D) Real and Nominal Executive

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24. Which of the following is not a federal feature of the Indian Constitution?
(A) Distribution of power between Centre and States
(B) Entirely written Constitution
(C) Single Citizenship
(D) Independent Judiciary

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25. Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?
(A) There is an independent judiciary in India
(B) Powers have been clearly divided between the Centre and the States
(C) The federating units have been given unequal representation in the Rajya Sabha
(D) It is the result of an agreement among the federating units

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26. The reason for the Indian Constitution being the bulkiest is that ______.
(A) it incorporates the experience of many Constitutions
(B) it contains detailed administrative provisions
(C) it deals with the Government of a large country
(D) it contains the Constitution of both Union and State Governments

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27. Who called Indian Federalism as the Co-operative Federalism?
(A) G. Austin
(B) K.C. Wheare
(C) Sir Ivor Jennings
(D) D.D. Basu

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28. Who said, “India is a quasi-federal state”?
(A) Harold Laski
(B) Ivor Jennings
(C) Lord Bryee
(D) K.C. Wheare

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29. Who rejected the ‘Principles of Administrative as myths and proverbs’?
(A) Herbert Simon
(B) Dwight Waldo
(C) Frank Marini
(D) F.W. Riggs

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30. In relation to Indian Constitution who said that the “Indian Constitution establishes a good balance between Rigidity and Flexibility”?
(A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) M.P. Payli
(C) Alexandrovics
(D) K.C. Wheare

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31. Who of the following has stated that “The Constitution has not been set in a tight mould of Federalism”?
(A) D.D. Basu
(B) K.M. Munshi
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
(D) K.S. Aiyer

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32. Which one of the following is incorrect about the Indian Political System?
(A) Secular State
(B) Parliamentary System of the Government
(C) Federal Policy
(D) Presidential System of Government

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33. Which one of the following is not true in relation to democratic determination?
(A) A state in which people are supreme
(B) Supreme power is vested in an elected head
(C) Supreme power is vested in a person (solely) likewise a king
(D) A government formed by representatives elected by people

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34. In the context of India, which of the following principles is/are implied institutionally in the Parliamentary Government?
1. Members of the Cabinet are the Members of the Parliament.
2. Ministers hold the office till they enjoy confidence in the Parliament.
3. The Cabinet is headed by the Head of the State.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) Only 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) All of these

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35. The cardinal features of a political system in India are______
1. It is a democratic republic.
2. It has a Parliamentary form of government.
3. The supreme power vests in the People of India.
4. It provides for a unified authority.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) All the four

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36. Consider the following statements.
1. India is a democratic polity.
2. India is a sovereign state.
3. India has a democratic society.
4. India is a welfare state.
Which of the above statements are true?
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 1, 2 and 3
(C) Only 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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37. Which of the following statements about the federal system in India are correct?
1. The Constitution introduces a federal system as the basic structure of Government.
2. There is a strong admixture of a unitary bias.
3. Both the Union and State Legislatures are sovereign. The legislative, financial and
4. judicial powers have been divided between the Union and its units.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Code
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3
(D) All the four

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38. Consider the following statements.
1. A Constitutional Government is one which_______
2. Places effective restriction on individual liberty in the interest of the state Authority.
3. Places effective restriction on the Authority of the State in the interest of individual liberty.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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39. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given at the end.
Assertion (A): The Constitution of India provides for a federal system.
Reason (R): It has created a very strong centre.
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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40. Which of the following is a unitary element in India’s Federal System?
1. Decentralization of Powers
2. Appointment of Governors
3. Unequal representation in the Rajya Sabha
4. Judicial Review
5. All India Services
6. Bi-cameral legislature
(A) 1, 3 and 6
(B) 2, 3 and 5
(C) 3, 5 and 6
(D) 2, 4 and 5

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41. Here are two statements.
Assertion (A): The President of India is elected indirectly.
Reason (R): The parliamentary system in India has been combined with Republicanism.
Which of the following is correct in the above context?
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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42. Here are two statements.
Assertion (A): Political Parties are life-blood of democracy.
Reason (R): Normally people blame political parties for bad governance.
Which of the following is correct in the above context?
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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43. Here are two statements.
Assertion (A): Federalism is not practical in India.
Reason (R): India is not a Federal State.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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44. Here are two statements.
Assertion (A): The primary objective of India’s federal design was to weave a nation out of its many diverse parts and protect national integration.
Reason (R): Accommodation of diversities has built a stronger, not weaker, Indian nationhood.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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45. Assertion (A): Women, Dalits, Poor and Minority groups are the biggest stakeholders of Democracy in India.
Reason (R): Democracy in India has emerged as the carrier for the desire for self-respect.
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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46. Assertion (A): The Indian Constitution is quasi-federal.
Reason (R): The Indian Constitution is neither federal nor unitary.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

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