Democracy in the Contemporary World

This MCQ is based on Democracy in the Contemporary World(Democracy has expanded during the last hundred years to more and more countries in the world. More than half of the independent countries in the world today are democracies. The expansion of democracy has not been smooth and straight. It has seen several ups and downs in different countries. It still remains an unstable and uncertain achievement).

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What is meant by Universal Adult Franchise?

Right to vote to property owners Right to vote to women Right to vote to all adults Right to vote to blacks

Which award has been won by Suu Kyi?

Literary Award Oscar Award Nobel Peace Prize None of the above

Name the body of the U.N. which acts like a Parliament.

General Assembly Security Council International Court of Justice Social and Economic Council

Name the five permanent members of the Security Council.

US, Germany, France, China, Italy US, Britain, Germany, Italy, France US, France, Switzerland, China, Russia US, France, Britain, Russia, China

“Workers of my homeland! I have faith in Chile and its future…… It will be a moral lesson to castigate felony, cowardice, and treason.” Who said this?

General Augusto Pinochet General Alberto Bachelet Salvador Allende Michelle Bachelet

Who led the military coup in Chile in 1973?

General Alberto Bachelet Michelle Bachelet General Augusto Pinochet Salvador Allende

Who was elected as President of Chile in Jan. 2006?

Michelle Bachelet General Bachelet General Pinochet None of the above

The workers of Lenin Shipyard in the city of Gdansk went on a strike on

14 Aug 1980 15 Aug 1980 14 Sept 1980 None of the above

The three governments of Allende’s Chile, Walesa’s Poland and Michelle’s Chile had a

Democratic form of government Martial law Communist form of government All the above

The British colonies in North America declared themselves independent in:

1775 1776 1777 1778

The United States of America adopted a democratic constitution in: