Democracy MCQ
Q.1.The word ‘Democracy’ comes from the Greek word –
(a) Democracia (b) Demokratia (c) Demos (d) Kratia
Q.2.What kind of government is there in Myanmar?
(a) Government elected by the people (b) Communist government (c) Army rule (d) Monarchy
Q.3.The head of the government in Nepal is the:
(a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) King (d) Vice President
Q.4. Who led a military coup in Pakistan in 1999?
(a) Benazir Bhutto (b) Nawaz Sharif (c) Pervez Musharraf (d) None of the above
Q.5. In which case was the real power with external powers and not with the locally elected representatives?
(a) India in Sri Lanka (b) US in Iraq (c) USSR in Communist Poland (d) Both (b) and (c)
Q.6. ‘One person, one vote’ means
(a) One person is to be voted by all (b) One person has one vote and each vote has one value
(c) A person can vote only once in his life (d) both (a) and (c)
Q.7. How many members are elected to the National People’s Congress from all over China?
(a) 3050 (b) 3000 (c) 4000 (d) 2000
Q8. Why can the Chinese government not be called a democratic government even though elections are held there?
(a) Army participates in election (b) Government is not accountable to the people
(c) Some parts of China are not represented at all (d) Government is always formed by the Communist Party
Q9.Which party always won elections in Mexico since its independence in 1930 until 2000?
(a) Revolutionary Party (b) Mexican Revolutionary Party
(c) Institutional Revolutionary Party (d) Institutional Party
Q.10. Democracy must be based on
(a) Oneparty system (b) Free and fair election
(c) Choice from only the ruling party (d) All the above
Q.11. When did Zimbabwe attain independence and from whom?
(a) 1970, from Black minority rule (b) 1880, from White minority rule
(c) 1980, from Americans (d) 1980, from White minority rule
Q.12.Which party has ruled Zimbabwe since its independence and who is its ruler?
(a) ZANUPF, Robert Mugabe (b) ZANUPF, Kenneth Kaunda
(c) Zimbabwe Freedom Party, Nelson Mandela (d) Zimbabwe Party, P Johnson
Q.13 which of these features is/are necessary to provide the basic rights to the citizens?
(a) Citizens should be free to think (b) should be free to form associations
(c) Should be free to raise protest (d) All the above
ANS
1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (a) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6 (b) 7 (b) 8 (d) 9 (c) 10 (b) 11 (d) 12 (a)
