Functional Representation means: _________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Who of the following said “All true and democratic representation is functional representation. The omni-competent parliament is unsuitable to any really democratic country’?

   A. G.D.H. Cole
   B. Rousseau
   C. Karl Marx
   D. J.S.Mill
   E. Herbert Spencer

2. One of the chief merits of functional representation is:

   A. It encourages people to think in terms of their class interests
   B. It ensures equitable representation to the various professions
   C. It promotes national unity
   D. It secures representation to various interests and makes the parliament a truly representative body

3. Under functional representation, representatives are elected on:

   A. Income basis
   B. Territorial basis
   C. Functional basis
   D. Property basis

4. Who has said that functional representation system is artificial as well as unreal?

   A. Bentham
   B. G.D.H.Cole
   C. Leacock
   D. Gilchrist

5. One advantage of functional representation is that:

   A. All aspects of life can be covered in this system
   B. It can help uniting all economic groups
   C. Legislative work can be conducted by very competent persons
   D. National interests can be cared more than ever

6. One serious problem of functional representation is that:

   A. It introduces all evils of territorial representation
   B. The consumers will not get proper representation
   C. The producers will not get proper representation
   D. It will divide society in small economic groups

7. One of the strong advocates of Functional Representation was:

   A. Rousseau
   B. Mirabeau
   C. Marx
   D. Engels

8. Proportional representation primarily aims at giving representation to:

   A. Religious minority
   B. Linguistic majority
   C. Caste majority
   D. Minorities in societies

9. Proportional Representation is a method of representation which:

   A. Provides votes to the people keeping in view their property
   B. Provides extra votes to the educated people
   C. Provides representation to all the political parties
   D. Provides representation to each group of party in proportion to its voting strength

10. Minority representation means

    A. Representation to persons below the age of about hood, so that they may be able to protect the interests of the minors
    B. Representation to the various minorities present in a state
    C. Representation to propertied classes which form a minority of the total community
    D. None of the above