Political Science Mcqs
Under Parliamentary system government bureaucracy exercises:

A. Only those powers which are vested in it
B. Only those powers which are vested in the ministers
C. Powers which are vested in it as well as powers vested in the ministers
D. None of the above

Which one of the following functions of the bureaucracy has been wrongly listed?

A. It enforces the laws passed by the legislature
B. It prepares the bills for the approval of the legislature
C. It prepares the budget for the country
D. It recommends to the head of the state cases for grant of pardon

The rise of delegated legislation has resulted in: ___________?

A. Increase in the powers of the bureaucracy
B. Decline in the powers of the bureaucracy
C. Beither increase nor decline in the powers of bureaucracy
D. None of the above

The rise of delegated legislation has resulted in: ____________?

A. Increase in the powers of the bureaucracy
B. Decline in the powers of the bureaucracy
C. Either increase nor decline in the powers of bureaucracy
D. None of the above

The growing powers of the bureaucracy propose any threat to democracy because the final authority:

A. Rests with the head of the state
B. Rests with the council of ministers
C. Rests with parliament
D. With all the above

Which one of the following judicial functions is performed by the civil servants?

A. They assist the head of the state in appointment of judges
B. They ensure that rule of law prevails in the country
C. The take number of administrative and quasi-judicial decisions of final nature
D. They take administrative and quasi-judicial decisions which can be challenged only in the courts

In recent years the powers of bureaucracy have:

A. Considerably declined
B. Enormously increased
C. Not undergone any changes
D. None of the above

Which one is not an important cause for increased work-load of bureaucracy?

A. Work-load with government has increased
B. States are performing both compulsory and optional functions
C. States have become police states
D. The ministers are amateurs

The legislative wing of the state or central government exercises control over local bodies:

A. By passing their budgets
B. By enacting necessary laws for these bodies
C. By prescribing their organizations and functions through statutes
D. Through all the above methods