Political parties have been described as power behind the throne by:
A. Herman Finel
B. Sabine
C. MacIver
D. Burke
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Which one of the following functions is performed by political parties?
Which one of the following functions is performed by political parties?
A. They render help to poor people
B. They run hospitals
C. They manage newspapers
D. They assist candidates in contesting elections
A political party has been defined as “an association organised in support of some principles or policy which by constitutional means endeavours to make the determinant of government” by:
A political party has been defined as “an association organised in support of some principles or policy which by constitutional means endeavours to make the determinant of government” by:
A. MacIver
B. Burke
C. Bryce
D. Machiavelli
A radical political party believes in:
A radical political party believes in:
A. Maintaining old institutions
B. Maintaining present institutions with modifications
C. In doing away with the present institutions and replacing them with new ones
D. Bringing changes revolutionary methods
A liberal party believes in:
A liberal party believes in:
A. Retaining the present institutions
B. Retaining the present institutions by new and radical institutions
C. Making reforms in the existing institutions
D. Conserving the old institutions
A conservative party believes in:
A conservative party believes in:
A. Conserving the old institutions
B. Conserving the status quo
C. Reforming the present institutions
D. Establishing new institutions in place of present ones
A reactionary political party is one which:
A reactionary political party is one which:
A. Clings to the old institutions
B. Wants to abolish the present institutions and establish absolutely new institutions in their place
C. Believes in reforming the old institutions and retaining them
D. Believesin conserving the present institutions as they are
Which one of the following features of a political party has been wrongly listed?
Which one of the following features of a political party has been wrongly listed?
A. Political party is a voluntary association
B. Members of political parties hold identical views on basic political, economic and other matters
C. Political parties aim at capturing power through any method
D. Once the political party comes to power it tries to promote national rather than sectarian interests
Political parties are:
Political parties are:
A. Essential for democracy
B. Not essential for democracy
C. Essential for totalitarian government
D. Not essential either for democracy or totalitarian government
Which of the following is not true about pressure group?
Which of the following is not true about pressure group?
A. Its objects are limited
B. Its membership is limited
C. It can use both constitutional and unconstitutional means
D. It can be organised
E. It tries to capture political power