Democracy as a system of government is based on the principle of: _________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Who defined democracy saying that ‘democracy is a form of Government in which will of the majority of the qualified persons rules’?

   A. Dicey
   B. Bryce
   C. Leacock
   D. Woodrow Wilson
   E. Lincoln

2. Parliamentary government is based on the principle of collective responsibility which means:

   A. The minister is accountable to the Cabinet
   B. The minister is accountable for everthing done by him to the Parliament as wel as Cabinet
   C. All the ministers are collectively responsible to the legislature
   D. The ministers are directly accountable to parliament as well as the electorate

3. The basic principle of Liberal democracy that the sovereign drew his authority from the people was first developed by:

   A. J.S.Mill
   B. Hobbes
   C. Locke
   D. None of the above

4. In democracy public opinion is necessary. Which of the following is true about the meaning public opinion in democracy?

   A. It means majority opinion
   B. It means unanimous opinion
   C. It means opinion of intelligent people in the society
   D. It means opinion of dominant sections based on common good

5. Which theory of justice is based on the principle ‘kill the sin and not the sinner’?

   A. Retributive theory of justice
   B. Reformative Theory
   C. Deterrent Theory of Justice
   D. None of the above

6. The monistic theory regarding the functions of the state is based on the principle that:

   A. The individual and the state exist for each other
   B. The individual exists for sake of the state
   C. The state exists for the sake of the individual
   D. The individual and the state are opposed to each other

7. Marx’s principle of ‘materialistic conception of history’ is based on the assumption that:

   A. The course of history remains unchanged
   B. The course of history is determined by the leaders of society
   C. The course of history is determined by the conscience of men
   D. The course of history is determined by the mode of production

8. “Really I think that the poorest he that is in England bath a life, as the greatest he, and therefore truly, sir, I think it is clear that every man that is to live under a government ought first by his own consent to put himself under the government, and I do think that the poorest ram in England is not at all bound in a strict sense to the Government that he bath not had a voice to put himself under”. The statement argues for

   A. Rule according to the consent of the governed
   B. Rule of the poor
   C. Expropriation of the rich
   D. Distribution of wealth equally to all

9. Who defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?

   A. Woodrow Wilson
   B. Lord Bryce
   C. Abraham Lincoln
   D. Laski

10. Democracy is a system of government in which the final power rests with

    A. The mob
    B. The people
    C. The politicians
    D. The civil servants