Political Science
Political Science MCQs with Answers and Explanations
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Which organ of the United Nations is responsible for coordinating the economic and social work of the UN and its specialized agencies?
ATrusteeship Council
BSecretariat
CEconomic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
DGeneral Assembly
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) veto power is held exclusively by the five permanent members (P5), which are:
AUnited States, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and Russia
BUnited States, China, India, Brazil, and Russia
CUnited States, France, Germany, China, and Russia
DUnited States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, and China
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) consists of how many judges elected for 9-year terms?
A15 Judges
B10 Judges
C20 Judges
D12 Judges
The Organization of American States (OAS) is a regional intergovernmental organization headquartered in:
ABuenos Aires, Argentina
BWashington, D.C., USA
CGeneva, Switzerland
DBrasília, Brazil
The concept of ‘Alienation’ (Entfremdung) under capitalism was systematically analyzed by Karl Marx in his:
ADas Kapital Volume 3
BCivil War in France
CEconomic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844
DGrundrisse
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established in 2001 in Shanghai by China, Russia, and four Central Asian states excluding:
AKazakhstan
BKyrgyzstan
CTurkmenistan
DUzbekistan
The concept of ‘Soft Power’ was introduced by Joseph Nye in his 1990 book titled:
ABound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power
BSoft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
CThe Future of Power
DThe Paradox of American Power
Which political concept describes a situation where power is distributed among two dominant sovereign states?
AUnipolarity
BBipolarity
CMultipolarity
DAnarchy
The term ‘Gerrymandering’ refers to the political practice of:
ABribery of public officials during election campaigns
BDisqualifying candidate nominations on legal technicalities
CManipulating electoral district boundaries to favor a particular political party
DHolding secret votes in parliamentary committees
Which voting system guarantees that political parties receive parliamentary seats proportional to the votes cast for them?
AFirst-Past-The-Post (FPTP)
BAlternative Vote System
CBlock Voting
DProportional Representation (PR)