A. People would become indifferent towards government
B. People would revolt against the government
C. The people shall cease to have any public opinion
D. It would greatly weaken the country and undermine the legitimacy of the government
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 - 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 - 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 - In which of the following countries ‘opinion polls’ are extensively used to know the public opinion on current issues?
A. U.S.A.
B. U.S.S.R.
C. India
D. All the above - Who said ‘The success of democratic government depends upon the degree to which the public opinion is sound, well developed and effective in controlling the actions and policies of the government?
A. Ernest Barker
B. H.J. Laski
C. Lord Bryce
D. Gettell - Who said “The success of democratic government depends upon the degree to which the public opinion is sound, well developed and effective in controlling the actions and policies of government”
A. Barker
B. Garner
C. MacIver
D. Gettell - “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 - 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 - In 1990 ______ became president of the Russian republic and in 1991 he was reelected to the position in the republic’s first popular election.
A. Borix Yeltsin
B. Marx
C. Stalin
D. None of them - Pick up one of the following which in your opinion is not the advantage of Parliamentary form of Government?
A. In it partisan spirit is encouraged
B. In it there is dignity of every individual
C. It is a good check on despotism
D. It has great educative value
