The word ‘Democracy’ comes from the Greek word
       (A)Democracia              (B) Demokratia             (C) Demos       (D) Kratia

What kind of government is there in Myanmar?
       (A) Government elected by the people                (B) Communist government
       (C) Army rule                                                     (D) Monarchy

The head of the government in Nepal is the:
       (A) President                 (B) Prime Minister         (C) King       (D) Vice President

Who led a military coup in Pakistan in 1999?
       (A) Benazir Bhutto         (B) Nawaz Sharif           (C) Pervez Musharraf                     (D) None of the above

In which case was the real power with external powers and not with the locally elected representatives?
       (A) India in Sri Lanka                                        (B) US in Iraq
       (C) USSR in Communist Poland                         (D) Both (B) and (C)

‘One person, one vote’ means
       (A) One person is to be voted by all                   
       (B) One person has one vote and each vote has one value
       (C) A person can vote only once in his life          (D) both (A) and (C)

How many members are elected to the National People’s Congress from all over China?
       (A) 3050                        (B)3000                        (C) 4000       (D) 2000

Why can the Chinese government not be called a democratic government even though elections are held there?
       (A) Army participates in election
        (B) Government is not accountable to the people
       (C) Some parts of China are not represented at all
        (D) Government is always formed by the Communist Party

Which party always won elections in Mexico since its independence in 1930 until 2000?             
       (A)Revolutionary Party                                       (B) Mexican Revolutionary Party
       (C) Institutional Revolutionary Party                  (D) Institutional Party

Democracy must be based on
       (A) One-party system                                         (B) Free and fair election
       (C) Choice from only the ruling party                 (D) All the above

When did Zimbabwe attain independence and from whom?
       (A) 1970, from Black minority rule                     (B) 1880, from White minority rule
       (C) 1980, from Americans                                  (D) 1980, from White minority rule

Which party has ruled Zimbabwe since its independence and who is its ruler?
       (A) ZANU-PF, Robert Mugabe                             (B) ZANU-PF, Kenneth Kaunda
       (C) Zimbabwe Freedom Party, Nelson Mandela   (D) Zimbabwe Party, P Johnson

Which of these features is/are necessary to provide the basic rights to the citizens?
       (A) Citizens should be free to think                    (B) should be free to form associations
       (C) Should be free to raise protest                      (D) All the above

Which organ of the government is required to protect the rights of the citizens?
       (A) Executive                                                     (B)      Legislature
        (C) Independent judiciary                                  (D) Police

What is Constitutional Law?
       (A) Provisions given in the Constitution             (B) Law to make Constitution
       (C) Law to set up Constituent Assembly             (D) none of the above

Which of these is permitted under the Rule of Law?
       (A) Prime Minister can be punished for violating the Constitution.
       (B) Police has a right to kill anybody.
        (C) Women can be paid lesser salaries
        (D) President can rule for as long as he wants.

Some of the drawbacks of democracy is
       (A) Instability and delays                                   (B) corruption and hypocrisy
       (C) Politicians fighting among themselves          (D) all the above

In which of these cases can democracy not provides a complete solution?
       (A) Removing poverty completely                        (B) Providing education to all
        (C) Giving jobs to all                                          (D) All the above

In which period did China face one of the worst famines that have occurred in the world?
       (A) 1932-36                   (B) 1958-61                  (C) 2001-2002                             (D) 2004-2007

A democratic government is better than a non-democratic government because
       (A) It may or may not be accountable
        (B) It always responds to the needs of the people
        (C) It is a more accountable form of government            
        (D) None of the above

Who became the chief executive of Pakistan in 1999
        (A) General Musharraf                                       (B) General Ziya ul Haque
        (C) Nawaz Sharif                                               (D) Benzir Bhutto

What is the name of the China Parliament?
        (A) Cenete                                                         (B) Loksabha
        (C) National People’s Congress                           (D) None of these

In which party was Mexico ruled from 1930 to 2000?
        (A) Labour Party                             (B) Institutional Revolutionary Party
        (C) Congress Party                          (D) Conservative Party

In ............. women do not have the right to vote.
        (A) Turkey                     (B) Pakistan                  (C) Bangladesh                   (D) Saudi Arabia

When did Zimbabwe gain freedom from white minority rule?
        (A) 1970                        (B) 1975                       (C) 1980      (D) 1985

In which country the people belonging to Russian minority find it difficult to get the right to vote -
        (A) Estonia                    (B) Poland                     (C) Chile      (D) Russia

A combination of parties to share power in the government is called -
        (A) Constitution             (B) Multiparties            (C) Coalition                       (D) All of these

Rules of laws according to which the government of the state runs is called -
        (A) Constiution              (B) Book                        (C) Documents                   (D) None of these

Prisoners held in a prison for a opposing the government is called -
        (A) Criminal                  (B) Thief                        (C) Political prisoners         (D) None of these

Identify which of the following is a non democratic country-
        (A) India                              (B) U.S.A.                (C) China                                     (D) U.K.