Famous Political and Social Terms..
 

1. [B]APARTHEID:[/B]
Policy of racial segregation practiced by the South African Government.
2. [B]ADJOURNMENT:[/B]
A motion moved by a member of a legislature to adjourn consideration of the issues in hand for discussing a matter of urgent public importance.
3. [B]AMNESTY:[/B]
Grant of pardon or exemption from prosecution to political importance.
4. [B]ARMISTICE:[/B]
Temporary cessation of hostilities pending formal negotiations for peace.
5. [B]APPEASEMENT [/B]
The policy of gratifying one's enemy with concession and special grants by sacrificing even principles.
6. [B]AUTONOMY[/B]:
Power to control internal affairs.
7. [B]BILATERAL AGREEMENT:[/B]
An agreement between two countries.
8. [B]BLOCKADES:[/B]
Imposing closure of ports and waterways to prevent ships from reaching or leaving it.
9. [B]BOLSHEVISM:[/B]
The doctrine of Proletarian Dictatorship as propounded by Lenin.
10. [B]BOURGEOISE:[/B]
Capitalist class in Marxian terminology.
11. [B]BUFFER STATE: [/B]
A small neutral state between two big states.
12. [B]BY-ELECTION:[/B]
A mid term election to fill a seat rendered vacant.
13. [B]CASTING VOTE:[/B]
A vote casting of which decides the tie.
14. [B]CAUCUS[/B]:
A powerful group of party.
15. [B]CHARGED AFFAIRS:[/B]
The senior most diplomat after the head of the mission, officiating in his absence.
16. [B]COALITION:[/B]
Combination of two or more parties with the purpose of forming a composite government.
17. [B]CONFEDERATION:[/B]
Alliance of nations for some specific purpose our retaining the respective individual nation sovereignty.
18. [B]COLD WAR:[/B]
The state of ideological or wordy warfare between two countries or blocks.
19. [B]ENVOY:[/B]
A diplomatic emissary accredited to the country and holding position below that of an ambassador.
20. [B]FIFTH COLUMN:[/B]
An anti-national clique of spies and saboteurs.
21. [B]FLOOR CROSSING:[/B]
The act of changing political loyalty by a person or a group.
22. [B]FRANCHISE:[/B]
Right to cast vote in the public elections.
23. [B]GALLUP POLL:[/B]
An opinion poll-may be with the help of interview.
24. [B]GENOCIDE:[/B]
Intention to destroy wholly or in part a religious, ethnic or political group.
25. [B]GHERAO:[/B]
Encircling a person and rending him incapable of doing anything till he/she concedes demands.
26. [B]GLOSNOST:[/B]
Means openness. Term used for reforms introduced in Russian society by M.Gorbachov.
27. [B]HABEAS CORPUS:[/B]
A type of a writ issued by a High Court or Supreme court against illegal detention of a person.
28.[B] HOT LINE:[/B]
A direct telephone link between the White House and Kremlin established in 1963.
29. [B]IMPEACHMENT:[/B]
Trial by the Parliament.
30. [B]LOBBYING[/B]:
Exercising influence or pressure on members of the legislative bodies in the lobby for supporting or opposing an issue in the House.
31. [B]LOK PAL:[/B]
An official appointed by the President to investigate public complaints against ministers and high officials.
32. [B]MANIFESTO:[/B]
A declaration of political party about its policies and programmes given at the time of elections.
33. [B]NATIONALISATION:[/B]
The act of taking business undertakings an institutions by the state and controlling them.
34. [B]NAXALITE[/B]:
A movement violent in character believing in Maoism: the term was first used for the peasants of Naxalbari (West Bengal) who rose against the landlords demanding land for the landless.
35. [B]NEW DEAL:[/B]
The name given to the policy of Franklin D.Roosevelt to revive and boost American economy .
36. [B]ORDINANCE:[/B]
An Act or decree promulgated by the Head of State in an emergency or when the legislative body is not in session.
37. [B]PERESTROIKA:[/B]
Used for Gorbachov's move to restructure political and economical structure of the Russian society.
38. [B]PLEBISCITE:[/B]
Voting on regional or national issue.
39. [B]PERSONALITY CULT:[/B]
Too much adulation for a ruler or a political figure.
40. [B]PRIVY PURSE:[/B]
Yearly allowances granted to the princes of Indian states after the merger of their states with the Indian Union. (New these purses are abolished).
41. [B]PRIVILEGE MOTION:[/B]
A motion moved by a legislator drawing attention of the House towards a matter involving breach of privilege of the House or any of its members.
42. [B]REFERENDUM:[/B]
People's verdict on some constitutional amendment and some other legislative issue of controversial nature.
43. [B]SECULARISM:[/B]
Affirmation in all the faiths, showing no official patronage to any religions or religions.
44. [B]SANCTIONS:[/B]
Penalty or reward imposed for disobedience or obedience attached to the law.
45. [B]SOCIALISM:[/B]
Control of production and means of distribution in the hands of the State.
46. [B]STATUTE:[/B]
Law made by the Parliament, enshrined in the statue book, which are binding on al subjects, of a particular country.
47. [B]SUFFRAGE:[/B]
Right of voting in political elections.
48. [B]SELF-DETERMINATION:[/B]
Right of a nation deciding its own form of government, its political destiny or independence.
49. [B]TERRITORIAL WATERS:[/B]
Areas of the sea up to 12 km measured from the low water mark of the coast and within the executive control of an adjacent State.
50. [B]UNICAMERAL:[/B]
A legislature having only one House.
51. [B]VETO: [/B]
Right to reject any resolution or enactment passed by the legislature.