World Politics & Government
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Q1.Lok Sabha is the Assembly Parliament of?
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Q2.10 Downing Street is the official residence of which official?
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10 Downing Street is the residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Q3.A monarchy where the ruler power is limited by a constitution is called what?
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In a constitutional monarchy the monarch powers are limited by law.
Q4.Direct democracy is most notably practised in which country through frequent referendums?
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Switzerland practises direct democracy through regular referendums.
Q5.Government by a small privileged group is known as what?
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Oligarchy is rule by a small, privileged group of people.
Q6.Government by hereditary nobility is known as what?
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Aristocracy is government by a privileged hereditary class.
Q7.Government by the wealthy is known as what?
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Plutocracy is rule by the wealthy class.
Q8.Government ruled in the name of religion is known as what?
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A theocracy is a system of government by religious authority.
Q9.How many states make up the United States of America?
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The United States is composed of 50 states.
Q10.In a federal system, powers are divided between which two levels?
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Federalism divides power between central and constituent unit governments.
Q11.In a parliamentary system, the executive is responsible to which body?
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In a parliamentary system the executive is accountable to the legislature.
Q12.In a presidential system, the head of state and head of government are which of the following?
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In a presidential system, the president is both head of state and head of government.
Q13.In which country is the presidential system of government most prominently practised?
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The United States is the classic example of a presidential system.
Q14.Pakistan follows which system of government?
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Pakistan follows a parliamentary system under the 1973 Constitution.
Q15.Saudi Arabia is an example of which type of monarchy?
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Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy.
Q16.The absence of any form of government is known as what?
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Anarchy refers to a state of society without government or law.
Q17.The British Parliament is known as the mother of which institution?
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The British Parliament at Westminster is called the mother of parliaments.
Q18.The concept of the social contract is associated with which philosopher among the following?
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote The Social Contract in 1762.
Q19.The doctrine of separation of powers was propounded by whom?
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Montesquieu elaborated the separation of powers in The Spirit of the Laws.
Q20.The Elysee Palace is the official residence of which official?
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The Elysee Palace in Paris is the residence of the French President.