Political Science Mcqs
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

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

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

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

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

The members of the Cabinet hold office:

A. For a fixed term
B. During the pleasure of the head of the date
C. As long as it enjoys support of majority of the members of parliament popular house
D. None of the above

Which one of the following functions of the ‘Prime Minister’ has been wrongly listed?

A. He presides over the meetings of the cabinet:
B. He prepares the agenda for the meetings of the cabinet
C. He co-ordinates the working of various departments
D. He chairs the meetings of the various standing and ad-hoc committees of parliament

Under Cabinet Government the right to reshuffle the Cabinet rests with:

A. The head of the state
B. The prime minister
C. The speaker
D. The select committee of the cabinet

Which one of the following is not an important cause for increased work of bureaucracy?

A. Committee work has increased
B. Bureaucracy is required to perform judicial work
C. Delegated legislation has increased
D. Ministers have become experts