NTSE MAT Class 8 Civics Questions and Answers Set B

Question. Name the party led by Aung San Suu Kyi
(a) National League for Democracy
(b) ZANU – PF
(c) Revolutionary Command Council
(d) Myanmar Nationalist Party
Answer: (a) National League for Democracy

Question. Find the wrong sentence
(a) Women do not have the right to vote in Saudi Arabia.
(b) PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) is the winning party in Mexico from 1930 to 2000.
(c) In China, the government is always formed by the Chinese Communist Party.
(d) Indian Fijians have not been given right to vote in Fiji.
Answer: (d) Indian Fijians have not been given right to vote in Fiji.

Question. Which country had faced the worst recorded famine is the world history in the year 1958 to 1960?
(a) Mexico
(b) India
(c) Pakistan
(d) China
Answer: (d) China

Question. Which Act under British rule first prescribed a federation for India ?
(a) Government of India Act, 1919
(b) Government of India Act, 1935
(c) Indian Council Act, 1935
(d) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer: (b) Government of India Act, 1935

Question. The most profound influence was exerted on the Constitution of India by
(a) The Government of India Act, 1935
(b) England constitution
(c) US Constitution
(d) Canadian Constitution
Answer: (a) The Government of India Act, 1935

Question. The constitution provides three methods of amendments of different portions of the constitution under Article
(a) 326
(b) 356
(c) 368
(d) 370
Answer: (c) 368

Question. Here are some of the guiding values of the Constitutions and their meanings. Match them correctly:
Guiding Values:                  Meanings:
(A) Sovereign               (i) Government will not favour any religion
(B) Republic                 (ii) People have the supreme right to make decision
(C) Fraternity               (iii) The state is ruled by the elected representatives
(D) Secular                  (iv) People should live like brother and sister
(a) (i), (i), (iv), (iii)
(b) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(c) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(d) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
Answer: (d) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

Question. Which of these is not a good reason to say that Indian elections are democratic ?
(a) India has the largest number of voters in the world.
(b) India’s Election Commission is very powerful.
(c) In India, every one above the age of 18 has a right to vote.
(d) In India, the losing parties accept the electoral verdict.
Answer: (a) India has the largest number of voters in the world.

Question. Which of the following is not a function of the Election Commission in India?
(a) Implementing Code of Conduct
(b) Reservation of seats
(c) Free and fair elections
(d) Appointing chief Electoral Officers
Answer: (b) Reservation of seats

Question. By Parliament, we mean
(a) Lok Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(c) Rajya Sabha
(d) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President
Answer: (d) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the President

Question. The right against exploitation prohibits children
(a) Below 14 years of age from employment in family business
(b) Below 14 years of age from being employed in hazardous occupations
(c) Below 14 years from working on family farms
(d) From doing all the above
Answer: (b) Below 14 years of age from being employed in hazardous occupations

Question. To which article of the Indian constitution is the verdict of S. R. Bommai versus Union of India related ?
(a) Article – 2
(b) Article – 32
(c) Article – 353
(d) Article – 356
Answer: (d) Article – 356

Question. Which of the following system of power sharing is called checks and balance?
(a) Separation of power
(b) Federal division of powers
(c) Horizontal division of powers
(d) Vertical divisions of powers
Answer: (c) Horizontal division of powers

Question. What is the objective of Panchayati Raj System?
(i) Decentralization of Power
(ii) Local participation in the government system
(iii) Undemocratization of system
(iv) Unitary government
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (a) and (ii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) All the above
Answer: (b) (a) and (ii)

Question. Which of the following statement is correct ?
(a) Haryana, UP and Punjab have bicameral Legislatures
(b) UP, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir have bicameral Legislatures.
(c) Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh have bicameral Legislatures.
(d) Bihar, Tamil Nadu & Kerala have bicameral Legislatures.
Answer: (b) UP, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir have bicameral Legislatures.

Question. The following statements are about democracy in the contemporary world.
A. Democracy expanded throughout the 20th century.
B. Democracy did not spread evenly throughout the world.
C. All the member states of the International Monetary Fund (lMF) are democracies.
D. All the pennant members of the United Nations Security Council are democracies.
(a) A and B
(b) A, B and C
(c) A, B and D
(d) B. C and D
Answer: (a) A and B

Question. Which of the following factors does affect the voting behavior of voters in India?
(i) Caste
(ii) Religion
(iii) Constitution
(iv) Region
(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) All the above
Answer: (c) (i), (ii) and (iv)

Question. Consider the following statements-on the meaning of communal politics, identify the correct statements from the options given thereafter.
Communal politics is based on the belief that
(i) One religion is superior to that of others
(ii) People belongings to different religions cannot live together happily as equal citizens
(iii) Followers of a particular religion constitute one community
(iv) State power cannot be used to establish the domination of one religious group over others
(a) a, b, c
(b) a, b, d
(c) a, c, d
(d) b, c, d
Answer: (a) a, b, c

Question. Which party has been, in power in West Bengal without a break for 30 years ?
(a) Communist Party of India (CPI).
(b) Communist Party of Marxist (CPI – M)
(c) Nationalist Congress Party.
(d) Trinamool Congress.
Answer: (b) Communist Party of Marxist (CPI – M)

Question. A coalition government in a country is generally formed where there is
(a) One party system
(b) Two party system
(c) No party system
(d) Multi party system dominated by one party
Answer: (d) Multi party system dominated by one party