Political System of Switzerland - Political Science Coaching Centre

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Political System of Switzerland

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1. Consider the following statements regarding the Swiss type of executive (KARNATAKA SET 2016 PAPER III)

1. Members of the executive participate in the proceedings of the legislature.

2. The executive are elected by the two houses of the legislature at a joint meeting.

3. The members of the executive do not enjoy any fixed tenure.

4. The executive does not quit office even if its policy is not approved by the legislature.

Of the above statements:

(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

(B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct

(C) 1, 2 and 4 are correct

(D) 1, 3 and 4 are correct

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2. Which of the following country is an example of 'coming together federation"? (CUET PG 2024)

1. Spain

2. Belgium

3. Switzerland

4. Nepal

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3. Referendum which is sometimes called as "citizen's veto" is popular in (University of Hyderabad MA 2021)

A. China

B. South Africa

C. Switzerland

D. Afghanistan

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4. Which of the following countries has a collegial executive ? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) India

(B) Switzerland

(C) USA

(D) UK

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5. Cantons are the federal units of which one of the following countries ? (Himachal Pradesh SET 2017)

(A) Switzerland

(B) Sweden

(C) France

(D) New Zealand

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6. The members of Federal Council of Switzerland are elected for a period of: (BHU MA 2019)

1. 5 years

2. 3 years

3. 4 years

4. 6 years

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7. Which of the following is not true about Swiss Federal Tribunal? (BHU MA 2019)

1. It has power of administering justice in federal matters.

2. It tries all civil cases between the confederation and the cantons.

3. It can declare unconstitutional a law passed by fedral legislature.

4. It can invalidate cantonal laws.

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8. Switzerland has the following feature: (WB PSC 2022)

(A) Referendum

(B) Indirect democracy

(C) Dictatorial system

(D) Authoritative system

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9. Which among the following is an incorrect statement? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER III)

(A) In Indian Constitutionalism has faced certain challenges.

(B) The American Constitution is the first written and enacted Constitution

(C) The Swiss Constitution was drafted in 1948

(D) The British Constitution is partly written and partly unwritten

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10. Which one of the following statements is incorrect? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2016 PAPER II)

(A) In USA every federating unit gets equal representation in the Senate

(B) In Switzerland judicial review is totally absent

(C) In Canada in the province of Quebec the problem of separatism prevails

(D) In India the residuary powers are with the centre

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11. Which of the following countries has adopted the method of amending the constitution by a popular vote? (MAHARASHTRA SET 2018 PAPER II)

(A) UK

(B) USA

(C) Switzerland

(D) India

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12. How many members are there in the Federal Council of Switzerland? (KERALA SET 2019 FEBRUARY)

A) 100

B) 5

C) 10

D) 7

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13. The tenure of the Swiss Federal Council: (KERALA SET 2020 FEBRUARY)

A) Four Years

B) Five Years

C) Six Years

D) Seven Years

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14. The system of 'citizen soldier' prevails in: (KERALA SET 2022 JULY)

A) USA

B) France

C) UK

D) Switzerland

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15. Which one of the following is not a feature of Swiss Constitution? (KERALA SET 2022 JULY)

A) Bi-cameral legislature

B) Dual citizenship

C) Rigid constitution

D) Unwritten constitution

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16. Which among the following is a country that had no colonies in Asia and Africa? (University of Hyderabad MA 2020)

A. France

B. Portugal

C. Netherlands

D. Switzerland

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17. Who among the following has the shortest tenure? (BHU MA 2014)

(1) The Indian President

(2) The French President

(3) The American President

(4) The Swiss President

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18. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (BHU MA 2016)

(1) India – Federation form

(2) U.S.A – Presidential form

(3) Australia – Unitary Government form

(4) Switzerland – Plural Executive

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19. The residuary powers rest with the states in the federal system of: (NET June 2008)

(i) USA

(ii) India

(iii) Switzerland

(iv) Canada

Code:

(A) (i) and (ii) are correct

(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct

(D) (i) and (iii) are correct

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20. The members of the second chamber are elected by the people of the constituent units in: (NET June 2009)

(i) India

(ii) USA

(iii) Switzerland

(iv) UK

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

(A) (i) and (ii)

(B) (ii) and (iii)

(C) (iii) and (iv)

(D) (i) and (iii)

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21. The Residuary Powers rest with the States/Units in the political systems of (NET December 2009 Paper II)

(A) U.S.A. and India

(B) U.S.A. and Switzerland

(C) Switzerland and India

(D) India and U.K.

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22. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: (NET June 2010 Paper II)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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23. Which of the following pairs is not correct? (NET June 2012 Paper II)

(a) U.S.A. - Double citizenship

(b) India - Procedure established by law

(c) Australia - Unitary form of Government

(d) Switzerland - Plural Executive

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24. Which of the following countries have dual citizenship - National citizenship and State citizenship? (NET December 2012 Paper III)

(a) India and U.S.A.

(b) India and Switzerland

(c) Switzerland and U.S.A.

(d) U.S.A. and U.K.

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25. Which of the following statements are not correct? (NET December 2012 Paper III)

The Swiss Federal Tribunal has the power to declare unconstitutional a law passed by the Federal Legislature.
The Communist Party is banned in the U.S.A.
The Constitution of India on the date of its commencement did have a provision that the advice of the Council of Ministers would be binding on the President.
Tories in England are known as Conservatives.

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 2 and 4

(d) 1 and 3

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