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1. Cabinet System of Government was first of all initiated in:
India
Japan
Britain
China

2. The Cabinet Government is also known as:
Absolute Government
Responsible Government
Non-parliamentary Government
Coalition Government

3. The Cabinet System of Government which made a beginning during the times of George I suffered a setback:
During the times of George II
During the Glorious Revolution of 1688
During the Second World War
During the times of George III

4. Most of the principles of Cabinet Government took permanent shape:
By the close of eighteenth century
By the middle of the nineteenth century
During the twentieth century
By 1688

5. The Cabinet was for the first time accorded legal recognition in Britain in:
1914
1689
1937
1884

6. Which one of the following features of Cabinet Government has been wrongly listed?
The President is the Head of the Cabinet
The President enjoys only nominal executive powers
There is close co-operation between the legislature and executive
All the Ministers of the Cabinet are taken from the same party

7. Under Cabinet Government the administration of the state is carried on in the name of:
The people
The Prime Minister
The Council of Minsters
The nominal Executive Head

8. The real executive authority under Cabinet Government rests with:
The Council of Ministers
The Prime Minister
The Constitution
The Parliament

9. The real executive under Cabinet Government is accountable to:
None
The head of the State
The Parliament
The people directly

10. Under Cabinet Government the ministers:
Must be members of Parliament
Cannot be members of Parliament
Mayor may not be members of Parliament
Must be members of Popular house of Parliament

11. Which one of the following functions has been wrongly attributed to the Cabinet under Cabinet System?
It introduces important bills in the house
It defends the policy of the Government on the floor of house
In introduces the budget in the Parliament
None of the above

12. Cabinet Government is based on:
Separation of legislature and executive
Fusion of legislature and executive
Fusion of legislature executive and judiciary
None of the above

13. Political homogeneity, which is a feature of Cabinet Government implies:
All the members of Cabinet must be taken from the same political party
The members of the/Cabinet should be taken from all the political parties
Members of Cabinet should be taken from various parties in
None of the above

14. Cabinet Government works best under:
Single party system
Two-party system
Multi-party system
Partyless system

15. The Prime Minister is central to the formation of the Cabinet because:
He presides over the meetings of the Cabinet
Cabinet is constituted around him
He can include anyone he likes in his Cabinet
He can dismiss any member of the Cabinet

16. Collective Responsibility of the Cabinet means:
All the ministers swim or sink together
All the decisions are taken by the Cabinet Ministers collectively
The decisions taken by the Cabinet must be-formally signed by all the ministers
None of the above

17. Which one of the following functions of the Prime Minister has been wrongly listed?
He presides over the meetings of the Cabinet:
He prepares the agenda for the meetings of the Cabinet
He co-ordinates the working of various departments
He chairs the meetings of the various standing and ad-hoc Committees of parliament

18. Cabinet Government averts conflicts between the legislature and the exec dive by:
Only his resignation
By ensuring harmonious relations between the two
By freeing the executive of all control by the legislature
By protecting the legislature against undue interference by the executive

19. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a merit of Cabinet Government
It makes changes in government possible without formal elections
It makes changes in government possible through elections
It ensures the accountability of the ministers to the people through their representatives
It appraises the people with the problems facing the country

20. Cabinet Government has great educative value because:
It invariably provide; freedom to press
It makes provision for free and compulsory education
All the problems facing the country are freely discussed parliament and through other medias
Of all the above rea

21. Which one of the following defects has been wrongly listed as a demerit of Cabinet Government?
It encourages dictatiorship of Cabinet
It provides for an instable government
It ensures efficiency of administration
It is not suitable for dealing effectively with the emergencies

22. The formation of Cabinet starts with the appointment of the Prime Minister, who is:
The leader of the majority party in the Parliament
Nominated by the Speaker of the popular house
Nominated by the head of the state D. None of the above
None of the above

23. A person can be a member of Cabinet without being a member of Parliament for a maximum period of:
Three months
Six months
One year
Two years

24. Generally, the majority of the members of Cabinet are taken from:
The popular house
The upper house
None of the two houses
Experienced civil servants

25. The members of the Cabinet hold office:
For a fixed term
. During the pleasure of the head of the date
As long as it enjoys support of majority of the members of Parliament popular house
None of the above

26. Under Cabinet Government the right to reshuffle the Cabinet rests with:
The head of the state
The Prime Minister
The Speaker
The Select Committee of the Cabinet

27. The head of the state can remove a member of the Cabinet
The Speaker
In his discretion
On the advice of the Prime Minister
None of the above