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An Economic and social system in which all properties and resources are collectively owned by a classless society and not by individual citizens ______________.

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  1. Democracy

  2. Communism

  3. Anarchy

  4. Autocracy

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An economic and social system in which all (or nearly all) property and resources are collectively owned by a classless society and not by individual citizens is called communism. It is a political thought which is the establishment of government by a specific community. In this, each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.

Sickle in the symbol of communism symbolises _________.

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  1. Industrial workers

  2. Government officials

  3. Agricultural workers

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: C
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The hammer and sickle is a communist symbol that was conceived during the Russian Revolution. Hammer stood for industrial labour and sickle stood for the peasantry. They together stood for a worker-peasant alliance for socialism.

On what ideology is the Soviet theory based?

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  1. The socialist system of government

  2. The communist system of government

  3. The democratic system of government

  4. None of the above.

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Correct Option: B
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Soviet theory is based on the ideology of communist system of government. According to this theory, the government undertakes or controls the total media and communication to serve working classes and their interest.  

Which of the following East European countries were ruled by communist parties in the 1980s?

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  1. Poland

  2. Russia

  3. Romania

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the Communist form of government, a state plans and owns the economy. In this, each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. Among the given options Poland, Russia, and Romania are the examples of East European countries which were ruled by communist parties in the 1980s.

Hammer in the symbol of communism symbolizes _________.

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  1. Industrial workers

  2. Government officials

  3. Agricultural workers

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: A
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Communism is a political thought which is the establishment of government by a specific community. In this form of government, a state plans and owns economy. In this each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. Symbol of communism is hammer and sickle. The hammer stands for the industrial working-class while the sickle represents the agricultural workers. Together represents unity of these two groups.

Symbol of communism contains __________.

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  1. Sickle

  2. Hammer

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Communism is a political thought which is the establishment of government by a specific community. In this form of government, a state plans and owns economy. In this each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. Symbol of communism is hammer and sickle. The hammer stands for the industrial working-class while the sickle represents the agricultural workers. Together represents unity of these two groups.

Rule of Adolf Hitler in Germany is an example of __________.

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  1. Democracy

  2. Monarchy

  3. Anarchy

  4. Military dictatorship

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Correct Option: D
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An autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions can never be subjected to legal restraints. An autocratic government in which military leaders govern the state is called Military dictatorship. Rule of Germany by Adolf Hitler is an example of military dictatorship.

The military dictatorship of Chile came to an end in which year?

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  1. 1973

  2. 1990

  3. 1995

  4. 2000

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Correct Option: B
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An autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions can never be subjected to legal restraints. An autocratic government in which military leaders govern the state is called Military dictatorship. An example is a military dictator, Augusto Pinochet of Chile who ruled from 1973-1990. The military dictatorship of Chile came to an end in 1990.

Communism is founded by ___________.

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  1. Plato

  2. Adolf Hitler

  3. Karl Marx

  4. Socrates

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Correct Option: C
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Communism is a political thought which is the establishment of government by a specific community. In this form of government, a state plans and owns economy. In this each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. Communism is founded by Karl Marx.

Which type of government will most likely lead to a military dictatorship?

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  1. A strong central government with a standing army

  2. A confederacy of competing states

  3. A monarchy that is well protected on all frontiers

  4. A nation that only relies on a military

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions can never be subjected to legal restraints. An autocratic government in which military leaders govern the state is called Military dictatorship. The main reason that leads to military dictatorship is when the competitive states form alliance against the nation.