A. People are indifferent towards the affairs of state
B. Political parties are opposed to it
C. Propertied classes are opposed to it
D. Of the practical difficulties posed by the size and population of modem states
Related Mcqs:
- Modern democracy functions in one of the following principles, point the out:
A. Means should justify ends
B. Ends should justify means
C. People have ultimate power
D. Pressure groups should run administration - The modern democracy is known as: _________?
A. Direct democracy
B. People’s democracy
C. Representative democracy
D. Socialist democracy - who of the following philosophers championed the cause of direct democracy?
A. Hobbes
B. Rousseau
C. Marx
D. Hegel - Initiative is a device of direct democracy, which confers a right on the people:
A. To suggest candidates for appointment to various offices
B. To suggest legislative measures which the legislature is not enacting
C. To reject the laws passed b the legislature
D. To seek judicial opinion regarding the constitutionality of laws enacted by the legislature - Referendum is a device of direct democracy, which authorises the people:
A. To direct the Legislature to enact laws desired by them
B. To demand reference of laws passed by the legislature to people
C. To refer the bill to the Court to ascertain its constitutional validity
D. To request the head of the state to withhold signature on the bill passed bythe legislature - There are a number of devices of direct democracy. The two most popular of these devices are:
A. Referendum and initiative
B. Elections and Political Parties
C. Political Parties and Press
D. Landsgemeinde and Parliament - Land of direct democracy is ___________?
A. India
B. East Germany
C. USSR
D. France
E. Switzerland - Out of the following who championed the cause of direct democracy?
A. Stalin
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Rousseau
D. Herbert Spancer - Direct democracy is a system of government in which :______________?
A. People directly representatives
B. People take direct part in the administration of the country
C. People appoint the civil servants
D. All government officials are appointed subject to the final approval of the people - Direct democracy associated with: ___________?
A. Russia
B. Britain
C. India
D. Greece
