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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BA political science) , Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA Economics) , Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 451. |
Groups or associations formed for the realization of specific interest |
| A. | political party |
| B. | government |
| C. | interest groups |
| D. | executive |
| Answer» C. interest groups | |
| 452. |
Choose the correct one. Pressure group |
| A. | differ from political party |
| B. | is bigger than political party |
| C. | is a multi-interest group |
| D. | one cannot be a member of many pressure groups |
| Answer» A. differ from political party | |
| 453. |
Identify the pressure group |
| A. | congress party |
| B. | Kerala Congress |
| C. | BJP |
| D. | RSS |
| Answer» D. RSS | |
| 454. |
Which is an example of Institutional Pressure Groups |
| A. | NSS |
| B. | bureaucracy |
| C. | Bar Association |
| D. | INTUC |
| Answer» B. bureaucracy | |
| 455. |
Parties represented in parliament in direct proportion to their overall electoral strength is ………… |
| A. | Proportional representation |
| B. | First past the post system |
| C. | Single member plurality system |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. Proportional representation | |
| 456. |
Two varieties of proportional Representation are the Hare system and |
| A. | Just System |
| B. | droop system |
| C. | List system |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. List system | |
| 457. |
Hare system is associated with………… |
| A. | George Hare |
| B. | Thomas Hare |
| C. | Bryce |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» B. Thomas Hare | |
| 458. |
The idea of individualism originated in…………. |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | UK |
| C. | France |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 459. |
Ideology that advocates maximum possible freedom to individual and minimum of state functions |
| A. | Fascism |
| B. | Marxism |
| C. | Individualism |
| D. | Gandhism |
| Answer» C. Individualism | |
| 460. |
Author of the book ‘wealth of Nations’. |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | J S Mill |
| C. | Laski |
| D. | Adam Smith |
| Answer» D. Adam Smith | |
| 461. |
Who among the following is not associated with Individualism |
| A. | Spencer |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | Hegel |
| D. | J S Mill |
| Answer» C. Hegel | |
| 462. |
Individualist consider state ……………. |
| A. | as a necessity |
| B. | ethical institution |
| C. | necessary evil |
| D. | totally unwanted institution |
| Answer» C. necessary evil | |
| 463. |
Primary duty of the state according to individualist…………………….. |
| A. | regulate economic life of man |
| B. | protect the individual from violence and fraud |
| C. | Regulate social life of man |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. protect the individual from violence and fraud | |
| 464. |
Policy of laissez faire is otherwise known as ………….. |
| A. | Fascism |
| B. | Marxism |
| C. | Socialism |
| D. | Individualism |
| Answer» D. Individualism | |
| 465. |
Chief exponent of biological argument of Individualism |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | J S Mill |
| C. | Adam Smith |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» A. Herbert Spencer | |
| 466. |
Who among the following is associated with modern Individualism |
| A. | Adam Smith |
| B. | Spenser |
| C. | Graham Wallas |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» C. Graham Wallas | |
| 467. |
Classical liberalism stood for …………. |
| A. | liberty of individuals |
| B. | democratic institutions |
| C. | free enterprise |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 468. |
In the political sphere liberalism entails ………………… |
| A. | Freedom of press and judiciary |
| B. | freedom of thought and expression |
| C. | free and fair elections |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 469. |
Who among the following is considered a father figure of Liberal tradition |
| A. | Hegel |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | John Locke |
| D. | Plato |
| Answer» C. John Locke | |
| 470. |
Who among the following is not associated with modern Liberalism |
| A. | Barker |
| B. | Hobhouse |
| C. | Mac Iver |
| D. | Adam Smith |
| Answer» D. Adam Smith | |
| 471. |
Author of communist Manifesto |
| A. | Hegel |
| B. | Marx |
| C. | Barker |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» B. Marx | |
| 472. |
Dialectical method is associated with……………. |
| A. | Barker |
| B. | Laski |
| C. | Hegel |
| D. | J S Mill |
| Answer» C. Hegel | |
| 473. |
Marx considered the…………… as the basis of this world |
| A. | idea |
| B. | spirit |
| C. | organization |
| D. | material object |
| Answer» D. material object | |
| 474. |
According to Marx all fundamental historical changes are determined by the…………….. |
| A. | state |
| B. | working class |
| C. | capitalist class |
| D. | economic forces |
| Answer» D. economic forces | |
| 475. |
According to Marx ‘superstructure, constitutes ……………. |
| A. | mode of production |
| B. | social relations of productions |
| C. | ideas of society |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» C. ideas of society | |
| 476. |
Literal meaning of bourgeoisie |
| A. | capitalist class |
| B. | working class |
| C. | middle class |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. middle class | |
| 477. |
By proletariat class Marx meant …………… |
| A. | the working class |
| B. | the middle class |
| C. | the capitalist class |
| D. | middle class and capitalist class combined |
| Answer» A. the working class | |
| 478. |
The class war is between …. |
| A. | middle class and Proletariat class |
| B. | Proletariat class and working class |
| C. | Bourgeoisie and Middle class |
| D. | Proletariat and Bourgeoisie |
| Answer» D. Proletariat and Bourgeoisie | |
| 479. |
According to Marx, in the class war …………….. will come out victorious. |
| A. | Bourgeoisie |
| B. | Capitalist Class |
| C. | Proletariat |
| D. | Middle Class |
| Answer» C. Proletariat | |
| 480. |
Dictatorship of the proletariat is a ……………… |
| A. | quasi-state of the working class |
| B. | dictatorship of the capitalist |
| C. | new state of the working class |
| D. | is full- fledged state of the proletariat |
| Answer» A. quasi-state of the working class | |
| 481. |
The task of the dictatorship of the proletariat is …………….. |
| A. | centralize production |
| B. | increase production |
| C. | to expropriate the Bourgeoisie |
| D. | all the |
| Answer» D. all the | |
| 482. |
According to Marx after the success of revolution and overthrow of capitalism the state will……. |
| A. | reduce its functions |
| B. | wither away |
| C. | become a class institution of the workers |
| D. | become powerless |
| Answer» B. wither away | |
| 483. |
Marx predicts |
| A. | a classless society |
| B. | communist society |
| C. | society without contradictions |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 484. |
The ideology of fascism emerged in which country |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | Spain |
| Answer» C. Italy | |
| 485. |
The ideology of Fascism was developed by ….… ….. |
| A. | Hitler |
| B. | Stalin |
| C. | Napoleon |
| D. | Mussolini |
| Answer» D. Mussolini | |
| 486. |
The word fasces in Italian means …………. |
| A. | power |
| B. | bundles |
| C. | strength |
| D. | state |
| Answer» B. bundles | |
| 487. |
Fascism stood against ………….. |
| A. | democracy |
| B. | liberty |
| C. | internationalism |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 488. |
Fascism advocated ……………… |
| A. | aggressive nationalism |
| B. | hero-worship |
| C. | irrationalism |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 489. |
The ideology that considered the state as an end in itself |
| A. | Liberalism |
| B. | Individualism |
| C. | Marxism |
| D. | Fascism |
| Answer» D. Fascism | |
| 490. |
The ideology that consider democracy as the worst form of government |
| A. | Liberalism |
| B. | Individualism |
| C. | Marxism |
| D. | Fascism |
| Answer» D. Fascism | |
| 491. |
The ideology that advocated aggressive war fare and imperialist expansion |
| A. | Fascism |
| B. | Marxism |
| C. | Liberalism |
| D. | Individualism |
| Answer» A. Fascism | |
| 492. |
Tolstoy’s book that made a great influence on Gandhi |
| A. | Unto This Last |
| B. | Civil Disobedience |
| C. | The Kingdom of God within You |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. Unto This Last | |
| 493. |
According to Gandhi Non-Violence is the quality of……. |
| A. | weak |
| B. | brave and effeminate |
| C. | villagers |
| D. | strong and brave |
| Answer» D. strong and brave | |
| 494. |
To Gandhi Ahimsa is |
| A. | supreme love |
| B. | supreme kindness |
| C. | supreme self sacrifice |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 495. |
According to Gandhi, the highest form of non-violence……….. |
| A. | Non-violence of the brave |
| B. | passive non-violence of the helpless |
| C. | Passive non-violence of the coward |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. Non-violence of the brave | |
| 496. |
Satyagraha |
| A. | is based on the concept of suffering |
| B. | never injures the opponent |
| C. | tries to wean the opponent from error by love and self suffering |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 497. |
Which is true. Gandhian society will be |
| A. | state less society |
| B. | classless society |
| C. | socialist society |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 498. |
According to Gandhi |
| A. | ends are more important than means |
| B. | only our means should be moral and not ends |
| C. | moral means leads to moral ends |
| D. | our ends should be moral and not means |
| Answer» B. only our means should be moral and not ends | |
| 499. |
In Greek ‘Demos’ means |
| A. | power |
| B. | state |
| C. | democracy |
| D. | people |
| Answer» D. people | |
| 500. |
In Greek ’Kratos’ means |
| A. | power |
| B. | state |
| C. | democracy |
| D. | people |
| Answer» A. power | |
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