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81.

who of the following philosophers championed the cause of direct democracy?

A.	Hobbes	B.	Rousseau
C.	Marx	D.	Hegel

82.

Direct democracy is not possible in modern times because:

A.	People are indifferent towards the affairs of state	B.	Political parties are opposed to it
C.	Propertied classes are opposed to it	D.	Of the practical difficulties posed by the size and population of modem states

83.

Which one of the following conditions essential for the smooth working of democracy has been wrongly listed?

A.	Universal suffrage	B.	Free elections
C.	Minority rule	D.	Presence of opposition

84.

Which one of the following points given below as merits of democracy has been wrongly listed?

A.	Democracy promotes general welfare	B.	Democracy averts revolutions
C.	Democracy leads to frequent changes in the policy of government	D.	Democracy promotes patriotism

85.

Which one of the following statements is not correct? The successful working of democracy depends on:

A.	Presence of political parties based on political and economic principles	B.	Presence of educated electorate
C.	Presence of a strong propertied class	D.	Presence of a vigorous system of local government

86.

Democracy as a system of government

A.	Is a panacea for all political evils	B.	Is a perfect government
C.	Has its merits as well as demerits	D.	Is fact declining

87.

Democracy as a system of government is based on the principle of:

A.	Majority rule	B.	Absolute liberty
C.	End justifies the means	D.	Quality rule

88.

Democracy is rule of:

A.	Voters	B.	People
C.	Members of Parliament	D.	Political

89.

Who defined democracy as "Government of the people, by the people, for the people"?

A.	Woodrow Wilson	B.	Lord Bryce
C.	Abraham Lincoln	D.	Laski

90.

To a socialist democracy means a society in which:

A.	Inequalities of wealth should be removed by state action	B.	All the means of production and distribution are owned by the state
C.	Free enterprise and state enterprise exist side by side	D.	No body is without work