Political science and economics

 

Very short answers type questions on Political science and economics:

Chapter: 2

Types and Classification of Government:

Questions :

a) Who  initiated the classification of the government?

Ans: Plato.

b) The states and governments of the world are classified into 

i) one type.   ii) two types.     iii) three types.    iv) different types.

Ans: Different types.

c) On what basis Plato and Aristotle classified the government?

Ans: On the basis of the number of rulers and the objectives of the government.

d) What is Monarchy?

Ans: When a single ruler ruled for the welfare of the common people,it is called Monarchy.

e) When a few people ruled , it was known as

i) polity.         ii) aristocracy 

iii) democracy.  iv) patriarchy.

Ans: Aristocracy.

f) When many people ruled it was called as 

i) polity.         ii) aristocracy 

iii) democracy.  iv) patriarchy.

 Ans: Polity.

g) If the single ruler governs against the interest of the common people,it is known as

i) Polity    ii) Tyranny    iii) Oligarchy     iv) Aristocracy

Ans: Tyranny.

h)  When a few people ruled against the interest of the common people it is known as

i) Polity.      ii) Tyranny 

 iii) Oligarchy     iv) Aristocracy

Ans: Oligarchy.

i) When many people ruled for the welfare of the people it is called

 i) Polity.      ii) Tyranny 

iii) Oligarchy     iv) Democracy

Ans: Democracy.

j) Name a country where king or queen is prevailed.

Ans: England.

k) Whose classification of government has been regarded as the most acceptable one?

Ans: Stephen Leecock.

l) Name a country where direct democracy was existed in ancient times.

Ans: Greek - Athens.

m) Name the dictator of Germany.

Ans: Adolf Hitler.

n) Who was Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck?

Ans: King of Bhutan.

o) There is a relationship between the executive and Legislature in 

i) parliamentary form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans: parliamentary form of government.

p) There are two heads in 

i) parliamentary form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans: parliamentary form of government.

q) There is a collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers in

i) parliamentary form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans: parliamentary form of government.

r) Rigid constitution found in 

i) parliamentary form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans:ii) presidential form of government

s) Single citizenship is a feature of

i) parliamentary form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans:unitary form of government

t) Flexible constitution is a feature of

i) parliamentary form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans:unitary form of government 

u) Duel citizenship is a feature of

i) federal form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans: federal form of government.

v) The written and rigid constitution found in

i) federal form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans: federal form of government.

 

w) Decentralisation of power existed in 

i) federal form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans: federal form of government.

x) Seperation of power is a feature of

i) federal form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans: federal form of government.

y) Weak judiciary is a feature of

i) parliamentary form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans:unitary form of government 

z) A strong central government is found in

i) parliamentary form of government

ii) presidential form of government

iii) democratic government

iv) unitary form of government

Ans:unitary form of government