131. The declaration that Democracy is a Government of the people, by the people, for the people’s was made by:
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. George Washington
C. Theodre Roosevelt
D. Winston Churchill
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Indian Polity
132. The English Crown is an example of:
A. Real executive
B. Quasi-real executive
C. Nominal Executive
D. Nominated executive
✅ The correct answer is option C.
133. Which of the following countries enjoys a federal form of Government?
A. China
B. USA
C. Cuba
D. Belgium
✅ The correct answer is option B.
134. The Unitary system of Government possesses which of the following advantages?
A. Greater adaptability
B. Strong State
C. Greater participation by the people
D. Lesser chances of authoritarianism
✅ The correct answer is option B.
135. Consider the following statements – The objective of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 was: 1. To give power to the local government 2. To establish diarchy in the provinces 3. The extension of provincial government Which of these statements are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
✅ The correct answer is option C.
136. Consider the following Acts: 1. The Regulating Act, 1773 2. Pitt’s India Act, 1784 3. The Charter Act, 1793 4. Indian Council Act,1861 What is the correct chronological sequence of these Acts?
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 2, 1, 3, 4
C. 4, 3, 2, 1
D. 3, 4, 2, 1
✅ The correct answer is option A.
137. The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on:
A. the principle of federation and parliamentary system
B. the principle of succession of the British Indian provinces
C. acceptance of the idea of a Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution
D. None of these
✅ The correct answer is option A.
138. The Instrument of instructions contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 ha been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as –
A. Fundamental Rights
B. Directive Principles of the State Policy
C. Fundamental Duties
D. Emergency Provisions
✅ The correct answer is option B.
139. By virtue of which Act, diarchy was introduced in India?
A. Indian Council Act, 1909
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947
✅ The correct answer is option B.
140. Which of the following acts introduced communal electorate in India?
A. Indian Council Act, 1909
B. Indian Council Act, 1892
C. Indian Council Act, 1892
D. Government of India Act, 1935
✅ The correct answer is option A.