Public opinion means: _____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Public opinion means:

   A. Sum-total of confused and incoherent opinions held by different groups of citizens
   B. Unanimous opinion of all the citizens
   C. A definite opinion, which is the result of a process of clarification and co-ordination of views held by different persons
   D. Majority opinion

8. “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

9. Which one of the following is not a hindrance in the formation of public opinion?

   A. Committed press
   B. Controlled mass media
   C. Single party political system
   D. Widespread education
   E. Disparities in wealth

10. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as an agency of public opinion?

    A. The Press
    B. Eeducational Institutions
    C. Political Parties
    D. None of the above