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1) In Presidential Government: a. President is the head of state b. The executive is subordinate to the legislature c. The legislature is subordianate to the executive d. The legislature and executive are independent of each other
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2) The head of the state under Presidential system enjoys: a. Nominal powers b. Real powers c. Dictatorial powers d. No powers
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3) President under Presidential system is head of: a. State b. Government c. State as well as government d. None of the above
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4) In Presidential system of government, the head of the state: a. Cannot be removed by the Legislature b. Can be easily removed by the Legislature c. Can be removed by the legislature through a very difficult process d. None of the above
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5) The members of the Cabinet under Presidential System: a. Play an important role in initiating legislation b. Do not play any role in legislation because they are not members of Legislature c. Can paly an effective role in legislation only when the same Party enjoys majority in the Legislature to which the President belongs d. None of the above
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6) The Presidential government operates on the principle of: a. Separation of powers b. Division of powers c. Fusion of powers d. Centralization of powers
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7) The members of the cabinet under a Presidential system of government: a. Are taken from the two houses of Parliament b. Are taken from amongst persons who are not members of Parliament c. May be taken from the popular house d. Are nominated by the head of state on the advice of Supreme Court
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8) The executive under Presidential government: a. Enjoys a fixed tenure b. Holds office during pleasure of the legislature c. Holds office during the pleasure of the King d. Holds office during the pleasure of party bosses
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9) Under the President government: a. The executive head can dissolved the legislature before its normal term b. The legislature can oust the President by a vote of no confidence c. The legislature can be dissolved by the President with the consent of the judiciary d. Neither the executive can dissolve the legislature nor the legislature can remove the executive before its term
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10) Which one of the following countries possesses Presidential government? a. India b. Switzerland c. U.S.A. d. U.S.S.R.
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11) The members of the Cabinet under Presidential system are: a. Accountable to the President b. Individually accountable to legislature c. Collectively accountable to legislature d. Accountable to the electorate
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12) The members of the Cabnit under Presidential government are: a. Taken from all political parties in proportion to their strength in the legislature b. Are taken from the Party to which the President belongs c. Are not taken from any particular party d. Are taken from amongst the non-partisan persons
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13) Which one of the followings is a feature of Presidential government? a. Instability b. Irresponsibility c. Inalienability d. Stability
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14) Presidential system of government is: a. Representative responsible b. Responsible representative c. Neither responsible representative d. None of the above
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15) Which one of the following statements is not correct? a. Presidential government ensures a stable government b. Presidential government is more suited to deal with emergencies c. Presidential government enables the country to avail of the services of experts d. Presidential government cannot work properly in a country with multiple party system
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16) One of the chief merits of Presidential system of government is that: a. It enables the country to avail the services of experts b. It provides autocratic power to the executive c. The executive can easily shift its responsibility to the Legislature d. The executive is accountable to the elected representatives of the people
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17) One of the chief defects of the Presidential system of government is: a. No continuous and consistent policy can be followed b. It leads to instibility of government c. It lacks the representative character d. It leads to frequent conflicts between Legislature and executive
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18) Which one of the following statements is correct? a. Presidential government ensure complete cooperation between legislature and executive b. Presidential government ensure proper accountability of the executive to the legislature c. There is greater possibility of a despotic rule under presidential government d. Presidential government encourages party spirit
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19) In a Parliamentary form of government: a. The legislature is responsible to the executive b. The executive is responsible to the legislature c. The legislature is responsible to the judiciary d. The legislature controls the executives as well as the Judiciary
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20) Who of the following occupies a key position under Parliamentary system of government? a. The head of the state b. The Prime Minister c. The Vice-President d. The Speaker
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21) To which form of government the principle of separation of powers is applicable? a. Parliamentary b. Presidential c. Unitary d. Federal
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22) Which one of the following governments operates on the principle of collective responsibility? a. Parliamentary b. Presidential c. Unitary d. Federal
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23) Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of Parliamentary form of government? a. Presence of a nominal or titular head of state b. Separation of powers c. Collective responsibility of Cabinet d. Accountability of executive to the legislature
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24) In Presidential system of government the President is dependent on: a. The council of ministers b. The ligislature c. The political parties d. None of the above
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25) "The President of the U.S.A. is both more and less than a king. He is also both more and less than a Prime Minister." Who among the following commentatiors had made the above statement? a. H.J. Laski b. Charles Beard c. W.B. Munro d. C.F. Strong
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26) "The executive is crippled by not getting the laws it needs, and the legislature is spoiled by having to ad without responsibility, the Executive becomes unfit for its name, since it cannot execute what it decides on; the legislature is demoralized by liberty by taking decisions for which others (and not itslef) will suffer the effects." About which form of government has Bagehot talked in the above statement. a. Parliamentary b. Presidential c. Unitary d. Federal
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27) Cabinet System of Government was first of all initiated in: a. India b. Japan c. Britain d. China
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28) The Cabinet Government is also known as: a. Absolute Government b. Responsible Government c. Non-parliamentary Government d. Coalition Government
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29) The Cabinet System of Government which made a beginning during the times of George I suffered a setback: a. During the times of George II b. During the Glorious Revolution of 1688 c. During the Second World War d. During the times of George III
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30) Most of the principles of Cabinet Government took permanent shape: a. By the close of eighteenth century b. By the middle of the nineteenth century c. During the twentieth century d. By 1688
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31) The Cabinet was for the first time accorded legal recognition in Britain in: a. 1914 b. 1689 c. 1937 d. 1884
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32) Which one of the following features of Cabinet Government has been wrongly listed? a. The President is the Head of the Cabinet b. The President enjoys only nominal executive powers c. There is close co-operation between the legislature and executive d. All the Ministers of the Cabinet are taken from the same party
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33) Under Cabinet Government the administration of the state is carried on in the name of: a. The people b. The Prime Minister c. The Council of Minsters d. The nominal Executive Head
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34) The real executive authority under Cabinet Government rests with: a. The Council of Ministers b. The Prime Minister c. The Constitution d. The Parliament
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35) The real executive under Cabinet Government is accountable to: a. None b. The head of the State c. The Parliament d. The people directly
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36) Under Cabinet Government the ministers: a. Must be members of Parliament b. Cannot be members of Parliament c. Mayor may not be members of Parliament d. Must be members of Popular house of Parliament
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37) Which one of the following functions has been wrongly attributed to the Cabinet under Cabinet System? a. It introduces important bills in the house b. It defends the policy of the Government on the floor of house c. In introduces the budget in the Parliament d. None of the above
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38) Cabinet Government is based on: a. Separation of legislature and executive b. Fusion of legislature and executive c. Fusion of legislature executive and judiciary d. None of the above
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39) Political homogeneity, which is a feature of Cabinet Government implies: a. All the members of Cabinet must be taken from the same political party b. The members of the/Cabinet should be taken from all the political parties c. Members of Cabinet should be taken from various parties in proportion to their strength in the Parliiament d. None of the above
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40) Cabinet Government works best under: a. Single party system b. Two-party system c. Multi-party system d. Partyless system
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41) The Prime Minister is central to the formation of the Cabinet because: a. He presides over the meetings of the Cabinet b. Cabinet is constituted around him c. He can include anyone he likes in his Cabinet d. He can dismiss any member of the Cabinet
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42) Collective Responsibility of the Cabinet means: a. All the ministers swim or sink together b. All the decisions are taken by the Cabinet Ministers collectively c. The decisions taken by the Cabinet must be-formally signed by all the ministers d. None of the above
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43) A vote of 'no confidence' against Defence Minister entails: a. Only his resignation b. Resignation of Defence Minister as well as the Prime Minister c. Resignation of the entire Cabinet d. None of the above
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44) Cabinet Government averts conflicts between the legislature and the exec dive by: a. Clearly ear-marking the spheres of the two organs of government b. By ensuring harmonious relations between the two c. By freeing the executive of all control by the legislature d. By protecting the legislature against undue interference by the executive
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45) Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a merit of Cabinet Government a. It makes changes in government possible without formal elections b. It makes changes in government possible through elections c. It ensures the accountability of the ministers to the people through their representatives d. It appraises the people with the problems facing the country
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46) Cabinet Government has great educative value because: a. It invariably provide; freedom to press b. It makes provision for free and compulsory education c. All the problems facing the country are freely discussed parliament and through other medias d. Of all the above reasons
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47) Which one of the following defects has been wrongly listed as a demerit of Cabinet Government? a. It encourages dictatiorship of Cabinet b. It provides for an instable government c. It ensures efficiency of administration d. It is not suitable for dealing effectively with the emergencies
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48) The formation of Cabinet starts with the appointment of the Prime Minister, who is: a. The leader of the majority party in the Parliament b. Nominated by the Speaker of the popular house c. Nominated by the head of the state d. None of the above
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49) A person can be a member of Cabinet without being a member of Parliament for a maximum period of: a. Three months b. Six months c. One year d. Two years
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50) Generally, the majority of the members of Cabinet are taken from: a. The popular house b. The upper house c. None of the two houses d. Experienced civil servants
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