MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS
Q1. King Birendra was killed in a mysterious massacre of the royal family in
(a) 2000 (b)
2001
(c) 2002 (d)
2003
Ans.
(b)
Q.2. When did King Gyanendra dismiss the then prime minister and dissolve the
Parliament?
(a) In February
2005
(b) In February
2006
(c) In March
2006 (d) In April 2006
Ans.
(a)
Q.3. The people of Bolivia led a successful struggle against
(a) limited
franchise
(b) government’s
apathy towards public
facilities
(c)
privatisation of water
(d) lack of
educational facilities
Ans.
(c)
Q.4. Which financial agency/organisation pressurised the government to give up
its control of municipal water supply?
(a)
International Monetary Fund
(b) World Bank
(c) Central Bank
of Bolivia
(d) None of
these
Ans.
(b)
Q.5. Choose the incorrect statement.
(a) The MNC
raised the price of water by
four times.
(b) Many people
received monthly water
bills of Rs
1000.
(c) This huge
hike in water bill led to a
popular protest.
(d) None of
these
Ans.
(d)
Q.6.
Who won Bolivia’s water war ?
(a) People (b)
Government
(c) MNC (d) None
of the above
Ans.
(a)
Q.7. Most of the time democracy evolves through :
(a) consensus
(b) popular
struggles
(c) both the
above
(d) none of the
above
Ans.
(b)
Q.8. ‘Defining moments’ of democracy usually involve a conflict between
(a) Two most
powerful groups
(b) Those groups
who have exercised
power and those
who aspire for a
share in power
(c) Two
powerless groups
(d) People and
people’s representatives
Ans.
(b)
Q.9. Outstanding democratic conflicts are usually resolved through
(a) mass
mobilisation
(b) institutions
like the Parliament or the
Judiciary
(c) both the
above
(d) none the
above
Ans.
(a)
Q.10. Which of these is not one of the agencies of organised politics?
(a) Political
parties
(b) Pressure
groups
(c) Movement
groups
(d) None of
above
Ans.
(d)
Q.11. The movement Kittiko-Hachchiko started in Karnataka in 1987, was based on
(a) non-violent
protest by farmers
(b) violent
protest by farmers
(c) violent
protest by workers of
Karnataka
Pulpwood Limited
(d) none of
these
Ans.
(a)
Q.12. Which party spearheaded the mass upsurge in Nepal?
(a) Seven-Party
Alliance (SPA)
(b) Nepalese
Communist Party (Maoist)
(c) Nepalese
Communist Party
(d) Nepalese
Congress Party
Ans.
(a)
Q.13.
Which party did not believe in parliamentary democracy and was involved in an
armed struggle but
joined the popular protest?
(a) Nepalese
Congress Party
(b) Nepalese
Communist Party
(c) Nepalese
Communist Party (Maoist)
(d) None of
above
Ans.
(c)
Q.14.
Which of the following organisations/ institutions did not join the protest
movement?
(a) Labour
unions and their federations
(b) Organisation
of indigenous people
(c) Organisation
of teachers, lawyers and
human rights
groups
(d) Army
Ans.
(d)
Q.15. The protest against water privatization in Bolivia was led by
(a) Socialist
Party
(b) An
organisation called FEDECOR, Confederation of factory workers’ unions
(c) Federation
of farmers
(d)
Confederation of Factory Workers’ Unions
Ans.
(b)
Q.16. Which political party that supported the protest in Bolivia, came to power
in Bolivia in 2006?
(a) Socialist
Party
(b) Communist
Party
(c) Congress
Party of Bolivia
(d) None of
above
Ans.
(a)
Q.17. Which of the roles is not played by political parties?
(a) Direct
participation in competitive
politics
(b) Contesting
elections
(c) Forming
governments
(d) None of
these
Ans.
(d)
Q.18. Which of the following is not a movement?
(a) Narmada
Bachao Andolan
(b) Struggle in
Nepal for democracy
(c) Women’s
movement
(d) All India
Trade Union Congress
Ans.
(d)
Q.19. Choose the incorrect statement.
(a) Like an
interest group, a movement does not take part in electoral competition
(b) Like an
interest group, a movement attempts to influence politics
(c) Unlike the
interest groups, movements have a loose organisation
(d) Like the
interest groups, movements have a loose organisation
Ans.
(d)
Q.20. Which of the following is a movement?
(a) CII (b)
AITUC
(c) NGOs
(d)
Environmental movement
Ans.
(d)
Q.21. Usually sectional interest groups seek to promote
(a) the
interests of a particular section of group of society
(b) the
interests of the society in general
(c) the
well-being and betterment of their members
(d) both (a) and
(c)
Ans.
(d)
Q.22.
Which of the following is not a sectional interest group?
(a) Trade unions
(b) Business
associations
(c) Professional
groups
(d) Bolivian
organisation, FEDECOR
Ans.
(d)
Q.23. What is not true regarding public interest groups?
(a) They
represent some common or
general interest
(b) Members of
the organisation may not benefit from the cause that the organisation represents
(c) They promote
collective rather than selective good
(d) They aim to
help their own members
Ans.
(d)
Q.24. ‘A group fighting against bonded labour’ is an example of
(a) sectional
interest group
(b) promotional
group
(c) public
interest group
(d) either (b)
or (c)
Ans.
(d)
Q.25. Which of the following is not a type of movement group?
(a) Single-issue
movements
(b) Generic
movements
(c) Multiple
movements
(d) None of
these
Ans.
(c)
Q.26. What is not true regarding single-issue movements?
(a) These
movements seek to achieve a single objective within a limited time frame.
(b) These
movements tend to have a clear leadership.
(c) These have
some kind of organisation but their active life is usually short.
(d) None of
these
Ans.
(d)
Q.27.
Which of the following is not a single issue movement?
(a) Movement for
democracy in Nepal
(b) Narmada
Bachao Andolan
(c) Women’s
movement
(d) None of
these
Ans.
(c)
Q.28. Which of the following is not a generic movement?
(a) Environment
movement
(b) Women’s
movement
(c) Narmada
Bachao Andolan
(d) None of
these
Ans.
(c)
PREVIOUS YEARS’
QUESTIONS
Q.1. Which of the following is a pressure group ?
(a) Narmada
Bachao Movement
(b) Anti-Liquor
Movement
(c) Women’s
Movement
(d) Worker’s
Trade Union
Ans.
(d)
Q.2. In a democracy which of the following is not a direct way of influencing
the decisions by the people ?
(a) Formation of
interest groups
(b) Formation of
Government
(c) Formation of
political parties
(d) Contesting
Elections
Ans.
(a)
Q.3. Which one of the following is not true regarding the outcome of the
April 2006 Movement in Nepal ?
(a) Girija
Prasad Koirala became the new Prime Minister.
(b) The Maoists
came to power with a clear majority.
(c) The
Parliament was restored.
(d) The new laws
reduced the power of the king.
Ans.
(b)
Q.4. Which one of the following is not true regarding Bolivia’s Water
War?
(a) The struggle
involved mass mobilisation.
(b) A political
conflict led to popular struggle.
(c) It resulted
in the restoration of the water supply at the old rates
(d) It lacked
spontaneous public participation.
Ans.
(b)
Q.5. Which one of the following is not true regarding the influence of
pressure groups on politics ?
(a) They
influence the media and gain public support to influence policies.
(b) They
organise protest activities like strikes and distrupt government programmes.
(c) They are
sometimes formed or led by members of political parties.
(d) They do not
enter into dialogue or discussion with political parties.
Ans.
(d)
Q.6. Which one of the following is NOT the way to resolve a conflict in a
democracy ?
(a) Mass
Mobilisation
(b) Using
Parliament
(c) Using
Judiciary
(d) Armed
Revolution
Ans.
(d)
Q.7. Which one of the following is an example of public interest groups ?
(a) Trade Unions
(b) Business
Associations
(c) BAMCEF
(d) FEDECOR
Ans.
(c)
Q.8. Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the public interest
groups ?
(a) They promote
collective rather than selective good.
(b) They aim to
help groups other than their own members.
(c) They
undertake activity that benefits them as well as others too.
(d) Their
Principal concern is the betterment and well-being of their members.
Ans.
(d)
Q.9. Which one of the following features is NOT common in most of the
democracies of the world?
(a) They hold
elections
(b) They have
formal constitution
(c) They are
efficient and effective
(d) They
guarantee rights to the citizens
Ans.
(c)
Q.10. FEDECOR comprised of :
(a)
professionals like engineers and environmentalists
(b) leaders of
political parties
(c) federation
of farmers who did not rely on irrigation.
(d)
confederation of household workers unions.
Ans.
(a)
Q.11. Which one of the following political parties was founded by reviving the
Bharatiya Jana Sangha ?
(a) Samajwadi
Party
(b) Rashtriya
Janata Dal
(c) Bharatiya
Janata Party
(d) Bahujan
Samaj Party
Ans.
(c)
Q.12. Who amongst the following Nepalese Kings was killed in a mysterious
massacre ?
(a) King
Gyanendra
(b) King
Birendra
(c) King
Mahendra
(d) None of them
Ans.
(b)
Q.13. The interest groups like trade unions, business associations and
professional bodies etc. are referred to as :
(a) Public
Interest group
(b) Sectional
Interest group
(c) Movement
group
(d) Pressure
group
Ans.
(b)
Q.14. Who plays a decisive role in making laws for a country ?
(a) Leaders (b)
Parties
(c) Voters (d)
Constituencies
Ans.
(b)
Q.15. The city of Cochamamba is related to which issue?
(a) Nepal’s
popular struggle
(b) Bolivia’s
water war
(c)
Environmental Movement
(d) Narmada
Bachao Movement
Ans.
(b)
Q.16. Which one of the following distinctions between pressure groups and
political parties is false ?
(a) Parties take
political stances, while pressure groups do not bother about political issues.
(b) Pressure
groups are confined to a few people, while parties involve a large number of
people.
(c) Pressure
groups do not seek to get into power, while political parties do.
(d) Pressure
groups are least concerned with the people while parties fully depend on the
people.
Ans.
(d)
Q.17. Which pressure groups seek to promote collective good ?
(a) Sectional
interest group
(b) Public
interest group
(c) Movement
group
(d) People’s
group
Ans.
(b)
Q.18. Which amongst the following was an organisation of Bolivia comprising
local professionals, engineers and environmentalists?
(a) BAMCEF (b)
FEDECOR
(c) SPA (d) NAPM
Ans.
(b)
Q.19. In which year did Nepal witness an extraordinary political movement ?
(a) 1990 (b) 1998
(c) 2001 (d)
2006
Ans.
(d)
Q.20. Which of the following statements is not true about Nepal ?
(a) King
Gyanendra, the new king of Nepal, was not prepared to accept democratic rule.
(b) Nepal
witnessed an extraordinary popular movement in April 2001.
(c) On 24th
April, king Gyanendra conceded to all the demands of SPA.
(d) Girija
Prasad Koirala was chosen as the new prime minister of the interim government.
Ans.
(b)
Q.21. An organised group which seeks to influence the government’s decision is
called a/an :
(a) Pressure
group
(b) Interest
group
(c) Sectional
interest group
(d) Political
party
Ans.
(a)
Q.22. Which one of the following is true regarding sectional interest groups ?
(a) They promote collective rather than
selective good.
(b) Their
principal concern is the betterment and well-being of their members, not society
in general.
(c) They aim to
help groups other than their own members.
(d) They do not
seek to promote the interest of a particular sector or group of society.
Ans.
(b)
Q.23. Which one of the following is true regarding the extraordinary popular
movement that emerged in Nepal in 2006 ?
(a)
Consolidation of monarchy
(b) Abolition of
democracy
(c) Restoration
of democracy
(d)
Establishment of dictatorship
Ans.
(c)
Q.24. Which one of the following is true regarding public interest
groups?
(a) Betterment and well-being of members
of a particular group
(b) Suppression
of some general interest
(c)
Representation of interests of one section in society
(d) Promotion of
collective good
Ans.
(d)
Q.25. Which one of the following political parties came to power in Bolivia in
2006?
(a) The
Socialist Party
(b) The
Republican Party
(c) The
Conservative Party
(d) The
Communist Party
Ans.
(a)
Q.26. FEDCOR is the example of :
(a) Public interest group
(b) Sectional
interest group
(c) Movement
group
(d) Pressure
group
Ans.
(b)
Q.27. What was the aim of the popular movement of Nepal in April 2006 ?
(a) Restoration of monarchy
(b) Dissolution
of Parliament
(c) Restoration
of democracy
(d) Restoration
of peace
Ans.
(c)
Q.28. The aim of a public interest group is to promote:
(a) Collective
good
(b) Selective
good
(c) The interest
of its own members
(d) The interest
of a particular groups of
society.
Ans.
(a)
Q.29. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of people movement ?
(a) They try to influence government
policies
(b) Pressure
groups are formed when people with a common occupation come together.
(c) Pressure
groups have a common objective to achieve.
(d) Pressure
groups contest election to hold power in the government
Ans.
(d)
Q.30. Which king of Nepal refused to accept democratic rule ?
(a) King
Birendra
(b) Girija
Prasad Koirala
(c) King
Gyanendra
(d) King
Mahendra
Ans.
(c)
Q.31. Which pressure group seeks to promote collective good ?
(a) Sectional
Interest Groups
(b)Public
Interest Group
(c) Movement
Group
(d) Loose
organisation
Ans.
(b)
Q.32. What type of government was adopted in Nepal in the year 1990 ?
(a) Monarchy (b)
Dictatorship
(c) Colonial (d)
Democratic
Ans.
(d)
Q.33. Democracy evolves through
(a) Popular struggles
(b) Elections
and political parties
(c) Pressure
groups
(d) Social
differences
Ans.
(a)
Q.34. Identify the element which is not shared both by the movement of
Nepal and struggle in Bolivia :
(a) A political
conflict that led to popular struggle
(b) The struggle
involved mass Mobilization
(c) It was about
the foundation of the country’s politics
(d) It involved
critical role of political organisation
Ans.
(d)
Q.35. Which one of the following promotes the interest of a particular group ?
(a) Public interest groups
(b) Political
parties
(c) Sectional
interest groups
(d) Government
Ans.
(c)
Q.36. A democratic government is :
(a) an accountable government.
(b) a responsive
government.
(c) a legitimate
government
(d) all the
above
Ans.
(d)
Q.37. Which of these is NOT a good argument in favour of democracy ?
(a) People feel
free and equal in democracy.
(b) Democracies
resolve conflicts in a better way than others.
(c) Democratic
government is more accounatable to the people.
(d) Democracies
are more prosperous than others.
Ans.
(d)
Q.38. When did Nepal first win democracy ?
(a) 1985 (b) 1995
(c) 1990 (d)
1965
Ans.
(c)
Q.39. Which one of the following was not a demand of the Seven-Party
Alliance during the strike in Kathmandu ?
(a) To restore the Parliament
(b) To fight
against the Maoist insurgents
(c) To give
power to an all-party government
(d) To form a
new Constituent Assembly
Ans.
(b)
Q.40. Which one of the following is not true about the pressure groups ?
(a) They are
directly engaged in party politics
(b) They take a
political stance
(c) They
organise protests
(d) They try to
gain public support
Ans.
(a)
Q.41. What was common in both the struggles held in Nepal and Bolivia?
(a) In both the case the struggle
involved mass mobilisation
(b) In both the
cases people used violence
(c) In both the
cases the demands of people were not fulfilled
(d) In both the
cases government ignored the people
Ans.
(a)
Q.42. What was the result of Bolivia water war?
(a) People were
forced to pay the increased water rates
(b) People lost
the war
(c) Government
of Bolivia resisted
(d) The water
contract with the MNC was cancelled and water supply was restored to the
municipality at old rates.