Who defined public opinion as the aggregate of the view men hold regarding matters that affect or interest the community?
A. J.S. Mill
B. Roucek
C. Lord Bryce
D. Laski
Public Opinion
In which of the following countries ‘opinion polls’ are extensively used to know the public opinion on current issues?
In which of the following countries ‘opinion polls’ are extensively used to know the public opinion on current issues?
A. U.S.A.
B. U.S.S.R.
C. India
D. All the above
In a democratic government, the importance of public opinion is wry great. Democracy becomes real only when there is strong and effective public opinion. Which one of the following statements is relevant regarding the meaning of public opinion?
In a democratic government, the importance of public opinion is wry great. Democracy becomes real only when there is strong and effective public opinion. Which one of the following statements is relevant regarding the meaning of public opinion?
A. Public opinion is necessarily majority opinion
B. Public opinion is the opinion of all the people of the society
C. Public opinion is opposed to common good
D. Public opinion is the reasoned and conscious opinion of the dominant action of community based on the ideal of general welfare and common-good
“Public opinion is commonly used to denote the aggregate of the views men held regarding matters that affect or interest the community”. Who made the above statement?
“Public opinion is commonly used to denote the aggregate of the views men held regarding matters that affect or interest the community”. Who made the above statement?
A. Bryce
B. Barker
C. Garner
D. Graham Wallas
Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as an agency of public opinion?
Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as an agency of public opinion?
A. The Press
B. Eeducational Institutions
C. Political Parties
D. None of the above
The hindrances in the way of formulation of sound public opinion are given below. Which one of them is not correct?
The hindrances in the way of formulation of sound public opinion are given below. Which one of them is not correct?
A. Unscrupulous press
B. Superstition and conservatism
C. Absence of civil liberties
D. Educational institutions
The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by:
The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by:
A. Enacting laws
B. By prescribing the duties of citizens
C. By granting rights
D. By focusing public attention on various problems facing the country during the course of parliamentary debates
Which one of the following is not true about political parties in the formation of public opinion?
Which one of the following is not true about political parties in the formation of public opinion?
A. These help in maintaining link between the people and the representatives
B. These provide political education to common man
C. These focus attention of the people on international political issues
D. These highlight failings and faltering of each other
E. None of the above
For the formation of sound public opinion it is essential that:
For the formation of sound public opinion it is essential that:
A. The government should be coalition one
B. The government should be non-aligned
C. The government should bot control mass media
D. There should be single party system
E. The women should have right to vote
Which one of the following is not a great hindrance in the formation of sound public opinion?
Which one of the following is not a great hindrance in the formation of sound public opinion?
A. Disparity in wealth
B. Right to leisure
C. Lethargy of the people
D. Illiteracy