Merits and Demerits

Q. In which year did Zimbabwe attain independence?

1. 1980

Q. Which of the following systems ensures harmony between Legislature and Executive?

1. Parliamentary system
2. Presidential System
3. Dictatorship
4. Non Parliamentary system

Q. Given below are a few merits/demerits of Presidential and Parliamentary forms of government.

(I) Decision making is much quicker
(II) Difficulty in maintaining continuity of policies
(III) Can degenerate into dictatorship
(IV) Legislature and Executive usually share a peaceful relationship

Using your knowledge of the two systems, choose the correct statement from the following options.

1. (I) and (II) are related to Presidential Democracies
2. (I) and (III) are applicable to Presidential Democracies
3. (II) and (IV) are demerits of Parliamentary systems
4. (II) and (IV) are true for Parliamentary Democracies

Q. Which one of the following countries has a federal system of government?

1. Congo
2. Sudan
3. Tanzania
4. South Africa

Q. Which of the following statements about Parliamentary Democracies is incorrect?

1. The executive and legislative bodies are interdependent
2. The relationship between the executive and legislative branches is usually peaceful
3. The relationship between the executive and legislative branches is usually strained
4. Formulation of long-term policies can be difficult in such systems

Q. I was a revolutionary nationalist, and I helped lead my country to independence. After independence, I became the first Head of the Government, and ruled over the country for more than three decades. In this time, I changed the Constitution of the country multiple times. In 2017, I was overthrown in a coup and placed under house arrest.

Who am I?

1. Grace Mugabe
2. Robert Mugabe
3. Nelson Mandela
4. Emmerson Mnangagwa

Q. In which year was Robert Mugabe ousted from his position?

1. 2017

Q. As of 2020, Zimbabwe is a Parliamentary Democracy.

1. True
2. False

Q. Pick the correctly matched pair from the following:

1. Unitary system - Administrative delay
2. Federal system - Checks despotism of centre
3. Federal system - Rigid Constitution
4. Unitary system - conflicts between centre and state

Q. Assertion (A): Robert Mugabe amended the Constitution of Zimbabwe multiple times.

Reason (R): He wanted to confer absolute power to the military.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

Q. The constitution has laid out three lists to demarcate certain subjects. Select the name of the lists from the following.

1. The National list
2. The State list
3. The Concurrent list
4. The Union list