Mock Test of Political Science Unit II 1 for STGT
Marks-100 Time-50 Minute
Chung Sajak
1. What is power sharing?
A) Concentration of power in one authority
B) Distribution of power among organs and levels of government
C) Transfer of power to the army
D) Elimination of power divisions
2. Which form of government is based on power sharing?
A) Monarchy
B) Dictatorship
C) Democracy
D) Theocracy
3. Why is power sharing essential in democracy?
A) To maintain concentration of power
B) To promote equality and avoid dictatorship
C) To weaken the government
D) To reduce participation
4. What does power sharing ensure in governance?
A) Checks and balances
B) Unlimited powers
C) Military control
D) None of these
5. What is the key principle behind power sharing?
A) Power should be centralized
B) Power should not be concentrated in one person or group
C) Power should be limited to the executive
D) None of the above
6. Name three organs of government where power is shared.
A) Army, Police, Court
B) Legislature, Executive, Judiciary
C) Bureaucracy, Army, Parliament
D) None of these
7. What does vertical power sharing mean?
A) Division of power among central, state, and local levels
B) Sharing of power among organs of government
C) Sharing of power between men and women
D) None of these
8. What is horizontal power sharing?
A) Power shared among legislature, executive, and judiciary
B) Power shared between central and state
C) Power shared between communities
D) None of these
9. Give an example of power sharing in society.
A) Reservation of seats for minorities and women
B) Centralization of power
C) Military rule
D) None of these
10. What is meant by community government?
A) Government formed by only one community
B) Power sharing among different social communities
C) Central government
D) None of these
11. How does power sharing prevent dictatorship?
A) By concentrating power
B) By dividing power among institutions
C) By removing elections
D) None of these
12. How does power sharing help minorities?
A) By protecting their rights and interests
B) By excluding them
C) By giving them no role in governance
D) None of these
13. What does power sharing promote among communities?
A) Hatred
B) Harmony and trust
C) Division
D) None of these
14. How does power sharing strengthen democracy?
A) By reducing citizen participation
B) By promoting decision-making by citizens
C) By giving power to one person
D) None of these
15. What happens when power is concentrated?
A) It leads to efficiency
B) It leads to misuse of power or dictatorship
C) It improves democracy
D) None of these
16. How does power sharing bring stability?
A) By increasing conflicts
B) By reducing social and political conflicts
C) By ignoring public opinion
D) None of these
17. What does power sharing encourage?
A) Public participation in governance
B) Suppression of people
C) Dictatorship
D) None of these
18. How does power sharing affect governance?
A) Makes governance more effective and fair
B) Makes governance slow and weak
C) Reduces public trust
D) None of these
19. Why is power sharing important in a diverse country like India?
A) To ensure representation of all regions and communities
B) To promote one culture
C) To ignore regional needs
D) None of these
20. What is the ultimate aim of power sharing?
A) To ensure fairness, equality, and peace
B) To create competition
C) To promote inequality
D) None of these
21. Name two types of power sharing.
A) Horizontal and Vertical
B) Internal and External
C) Direct and Indirect
D) Central and Local
22. What is coalition government?
A) Rule by a single party
B) A power-sharing arrangement between multiple parties
C) Military control of government
D) Dictatorship
23. Give an example of vertical power sharing in India.
A) Between Legislature and Judiciary
B) Between Union and State Governments
C) Between Political Parties
D) Between Communities
24. What is meant by sharing power among organs of government?
A) Administrative division
B) Horizontal division of power
C) Regional division of power
D) Political division of power
25. Who interprets the laws in a democracy?
A) Legislature
B) Executive
C) Judiciary
D) Bureaucracy
26. Who makes laws in a democracy?
A) Legislature
B) Judiciary
C) Executive
D) Bureaucracy
27. Who implements laws in a democracy?
A) Executive
B) Legislature
C) Judiciary
D) None of these
28. Give an example of community-based power sharing.
A) Belgium’s community government
B) Indian Parliament
C) U.S. Congress
D) British Parliament
29. Name a type of power sharing in society.
A) Sharing among linguistic or religious communities
B) Sharing between state and centre
C) Sharing among organs
D) Sharing through elections
30. Name a type of power sharing in politics.
A) Sharing through multi-party systems
B) Sharing through religious groups
C) Sharing among soldiers
D) Sharing through monarchy
31. How is power shared between Centre and States in India?
A) Through monarchy
B) Through federalism
C) Through dictatorship
D) Through coalition
32. Who heads the Union Government in India?
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Chief Minister
D) Speaker
33. Who heads the State Government in India?
A) Governor
B) Chief Minister
C) Prime Minister
D) Speaker
34. Who ensures power sharing at the village level?
A) Parliament
B) Panchayati Raj Institutions
C) High Court
D) State Assembly
35. How does India share power with minorities?
A) Through reservation policies and constitutional safeguards
B) By excluding them from politics
C) By ignoring their demands
D) By centralizing power
36. Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution divides powers?
A) Fifth Schedule
B) Seventh Schedule
C) Ninth Schedule
D) Tenth Schedule
37. What is the role of the Election Commission in power sharing?
A) Makes laws
B) Conducts free and fair elections
C) Interprets laws
D) Implements policies
38. What kind of structure does India follow for power sharing?
A) Federal structure
B) Unitary structure
C) Monarchic structure
D) Theocratic structure
39. Who ensures independence of judiciary in India?
A) Prime Minister
B) Parliament
C) The Constitution
D) President
40. How does the Indian Constitution promote power sharing?
A) By dividing power among legislature, executive, and judiciary
B) By concentrating power in one body
C) By removing checks and balances
D) By abolishing elections
41. Name a country with successful power sharing among communities.
A) Sri Lanka
B) Belgium
C) Myanmar
D) China
42. What is the main ethnic division in Belgium?
A) Hindu and Muslim
B) Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities
C) Tamil and Sinhala
D) Arab and Jewish
43. How does Belgium share power with communities?
A) Through monarchy
B) Through a community government
C) Through military rule
D) Through dictatorship
44. Name a country that failed due to lack of power sharing.
A) Switzerland
B) Sri Lanka
C) Belgium
D) India
45. What led to conflict in Sri Lanka?
A) Economic crisis
B) Marginalization of Tamil minority
C) Overpopulation
D) Natural disasters
46. How can countries avoid conflict?
A) By adopting power-sharing measures
B) By concentrating power
C) By ignoring minorities
D) By restricting democracy
47. Which European country has strong regional power sharing?
A) Belgium
B) France
C) Switzerland
D) Spain
48. Why is Belgium’s system unique?
A) It gives all power to one leader
B) It shares power at regional, linguistic, and community levels
C) It has no local governments
D) It has one dominant language
49. Which country shows power sharing through Cantons?
A) India
B) Belgium
C) Switzerland
D) Sri Lanka
50. Which country’s civil war shows the importance of power sharing?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Belgium
C) India
D) Nepal
51. What is the backbone of democracy?
A) Elections
B) Judiciary
C) Power sharing
D) Constitution
52. How does power sharing relate to elections?
A) Elections give absolute power to one party
B) Elections distribute power through representation
C) Elections prevent citizens from participating
D) Elections centralize authority
53. Why is judiciary independent?
A) To enforce laws strictly
B) To ensure unbiased justice
C) To support the executive
D) To control legislature
54. What does power sharing ensure in a multi-ethnic country?
A) Centralization of power
B) Representation of all ethnic groups
C) Minority exclusion
D) Absolute majority rule
55. How does power sharing check corruption?
A) By giving unlimited power to one organ
B) Through division and accountability of power
C) By ignoring public opinion
D) By reducing elections
56. What is the relationship between power sharing and decentralization?
A) They are opposite concepts
B) Decentralization is a form of power sharing
C) Decentralization reduces citizen participation
D) They are unrelated
57. How does power sharing affect policymaking?
A) Makes policies exclusive
B) Makes policies more inclusive
C) Delays policy implementation
D) Centralizes decision-making
58. Why is power sharing called a democratic spirit?
A) Because it limits elections
B) Because it gives voice to all sections of society
C) Because it centralizes power
D) Because it reduces democracy
59. How does power sharing promote equality?
A) By giving absolute power to one group
B) By representing all groups fairly
C) By ignoring minorities
D) By centralizing authority
60. How does power sharing reduce violence?
A) By preventing exclusion and marginalization
B) By centralizing power
C) By limiting citizen participation
D) By ignoring conflicts
61. What is the main feature of power sharing?
A) Concentration of power
B) Division of power among multiple authorities
C) Exclusive rule by one authority
D) Reduction of citizen participation
62. Name an institutional mechanism of power sharing.
A) Elections
B) Separation of powers
C) Coalition government
D) Panchayati Raj
63. What type of government encourages power sharing?
A) Monarchy
B) Democratic government
C) Dictatorship
D) Military rule
64. What does horizontal power sharing ensure?
A) Centralization of authority
B) Checks and balances
C) Minority exclusion
D) Absolute rule of executive
65. What does vertical power sharing promote?
A) Centralization
B) Decentralization
C) Authoritarianism
D) Monarchy
66. Why is power sharing a political necessity?
A) To maintain unity and stability
B) To create conflicts
C) To centralize power
D) To reduce citizen participation
67. What does community government represent?
A) Political parties
B) Ethnic and linguistic groups
C) Executive branch
D) Judiciary
68. How is power sharing reflected in federalism?
A) Through centralization of authority
B) Through division of power between centre and states
C) Through one-party dominance
D) Through military control
69. What is the benefit of coalition governments?
A) Representation of multiple political parties
B) Absolute rule by one party
C) Ignoring minorities
D) Reducing democracy
70. What is the essence of democracy?
A) Absolute power
B) Sharing of power among citizens
C) One-party rule
D) Limiting participation
71. How is power sharing practiced in schools?
A) Through student councils and committees
B) By giving power to teachers only
C) By holding assembly without participation
D) By centralized decision-making
72. What role do local bodies play in power sharing?
A) They centralize authority
B) They give power to grassroots levels
C) They reduce citizen participation
D) They ignore local needs
73. How is power shared in families?
A) Through collective decision-making
B) By the eldest member deciding alone
C) By ignoring other members
D) By strict hierarchy
74. Which organization promotes global power sharing?
A) World Bank
B) United Nations
C) IMF
D) WTO
75. How does media ensure power sharing?
A) By hiding government actions
B) By holding government accountable
C) By limiting citizens’ voices
D) By centralizing information
76. What is a referendum?
A) Government decree
B) A direct vote by citizens on policies
C) Election of president
D) Decision by judiciary
77. Name a form of power sharing in workplaces.
A) CEO decisions only
B) Workers’ unions
C) Autocratic management
D) Ignoring employees
78. Which election body ensures fair power distribution?
A) Parliament
B) Election Commission
C) Prime Minister
D) Judiciary
79. How do NGOs promote power sharing?
A) By supporting the government only
B) By giving voice to marginalized communities
C) By centralizing decisions
D) By lobbying exclusively for elite groups
80. How is power sharing linked to transparency?
A) Shared power reduces secrecy in governance
B) Shared power increases secrecy
C) It has no relation
D) It centralizes authority
81. Who said “Power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely”?
A) Montesquieu
B) Lord Acton
C) Arend Lijphart
D) Rousseau
82. Which theory justifies power sharing in democracy?
A) Theory of Absolute Power
B) Theory of Separation of Powers
C) Monarchy Theory
D) Dictatorship Theory
83. Who proposed separation of powers?
A) Locke
B) Montesquieu
C) Rousseau
D) Hobbes
84. What is meant by decentralization?
A) Concentration of authority
B) Distribution of power to local levels
C) Ignoring citizen participation
D) Absolute executive control
85. What is majority rule?
A) Decision-making by most voters
B) Decision-making by minorities
C) Autocratic decision
D) No voting
86. Why is majority rule insufficient alone?
A) It ignores minorities
B) It ensures equality
C) It reduces conflict
D) It guarantees justice
87. Which concept balances majority and minority rights?
A) Dictatorship
B) Power sharing
C) Absolute monarchy
D) Majority rule only
88. What is consociationalism?
A) Rule by one party
B) A system of power sharing among diverse groups
C) Centralized decision-making
D) Majority rule only
89. Who supports the idea of consociational democracy?
A) Montesquieu
B) Lord Acton
C) Arend Lijphart
D) Locke
90. Which democratic principle ensures fair participation?
A) Majority rule
B) Political equality
C) Absolute power
D) Autocracy
91. How is power sharing related to governance?
A) It centralizes decision-making
B) It makes governance more inclusive
C) It reduces citizen participation
D) It ignores minorities
92. Which Indian article promotes Panchayati Raj?
A) Article 370
B) Article 243
C) Article 356
D) Article 19
93. What is the role of opposition parties in power sharing?
A) To support ruling party blindly
B) To question and balance ruling parties
C) To ignore governance
D) To centralize power
94. How does judiciary enforce power sharing?
A) By creating laws
B) By reviewing laws and decisions
C) By ignoring governance
D) By supporting executive only
95. Which amendment made local self-government a reality?
A) 42nd Amendment
B) 61st Amendment
C) 73rd and 74th Amendments
D) 44th Amendment
96. How does reservation promote power sharing?
A) By excluding weaker sections
B) By including weaker sections in governance
C) By centralizing authority
D) By ignoring minorities
97. What is linguistic federalism?
A) Power sharing based on language regions
B) Power sharing based on caste
C) Centralized rule
D) Monarchy
98. How do pressure groups influence power sharing?
A) By lobbying for community interests
B) By ignoring governance
C) By centralizing power
D) By reducing democracy
99. Name one challenge of power sharing.
A) Political instability in coalition governments
B) Inclusion of minorities
C) Citizen participation
D) Transparent governance
100. What is the goal of power sharing?
A) Absolute power
B) To achieve justice, equality, and peace
C) Centralization
D) Majority rule only
