The first mid-term elections for Lok Sabha were held in

(1) 1962

(2) 1971

(3) 1977

(4) 1980

The English Crown is an example of

(1) Real executive

(2) Quasi-real executive

(3) Nominal executive

(4) Nominated executive

To be a regional party the minimum percentage of votes, that a party needs to secure in any election is

(1) 2%

(2) 3%

(3) 4%

(4) 5%

Which of the following countries enjoys a federal form of government?

(1) China

(2) USA

(3) Cuba

(4) Belgium

Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by

(1) Edward Stone

(2) Le Corbusier

(3) Edwin Lutyens

(4) Tarun Dutt

Despotism is possible in a

(1) One party state

(2) Two party state

(3) Multi Party state

(4) Two and multi party state

In which the State of India, was a non-Congress government formed for the first time?

(1) West Bengal

(2) Tamil Nadu

(3) Pondicherry

(4) Kerala

Who had proposed partyless democracy in India ?

(1) Jaya Prakash Narayan

(2) Mahatma Gandhi

(3) Vinoba Bhave

(4) S.A. Dange

Who said, “A good citizen makes a good State and a bad citizen makes a bad State”?

(1) Plato

(2) Rousseau

(3) Aristotle

(4) Laski

Who said that “Oh! Disrespectable democracy! I love you!”?

(1) G.B. Shaw

(2) Carpenter

(3) Lord Bryce

(4) Appa Dorai

Compared with Society, the scope of State activity is

(1) Wider

(2) Narrow

(3) Just equal

(4) No comparison between the two