A. U.S.A.
B. U.S.S.R.
C. India
D. All the above
Related Mcqs:
- In a democratic government, the importance of public opinion is wry great. Democracy becomes real only when there is strong and effective public opinion. Which one of the following statements is relevant regarding the meaning of public opinion?
A. Public opinion is necessarily majority opinion
B. Public opinion is the opinion of all the people of the society
C. Public opinion is opposed to common good
D. Public opinion is the reasoned and conscious opinion of the dominant action of community based on the ideal of general welfare and common-good - 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 - Amongst the agencies of public opinion the press plays an inportant role. Press can be an effective agency of public opinion only if:
A. It is committed to the policies of the government
B. It is free and impartial
C. It supports the cause of the weaker sections
D. It is highly critical of government policies - Who defined public opinion as ‘the opinion held by the majority and passively acquiesced in by the minority.”
A. Lord Bryce
B. Laski
C. J.S. Mill
D. Lowell - Public platform is a better agency of public opinion than the press because:
A. It has direct appeal
B. It is the best way to win the support of the educated people
C. It can influence comparatively larger number of people
D. It has wider appeal - “If all the mankind minus one were of one opinion and only one person was of the contrary opinion, the mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing the marking.” Who among the following made the above statement?
A. TH. Green
B. J.S. Mill
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. H.J. Laski - Which one of the following is a great hindrance on the way of sound public opinion?
A. Controlled press
B. Free mass media
C. Cinema
D. Political literature - Which of the following is not expected to be discharged by the public opinion?
A. To control the arbitrariness of the government
B. To awaken public consciousness on ;oblic issues
C. To help contact between de-facto and de-jure sovereign
D. To enable people to participate directly in the process of legislation
E. None of these - Which one of the following statements is the best definition of the public opinion?
A. The aggregate of all identical personal opinions on a specific issue
B. The sum-total of the opinions of a majority
C. The aggregate of personal opinions held by certain influential individuals
D. Politically significant views shared and voiced by relatively large segments in a political community - Which one of the following is not true about political parties in the formation of public opinion?
A. These help in maintaining link between the people and the representatives
B. These provide political education to common man
C. These focus attention of the people on international political issues
D. These highlight failings and faltering of each other
E. None of the above