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1. |
Duverger’s classification of the party system is derived from the experience of political parties in |
A. | western europe |
B. | all the democracies of the world |
C. | party system in the developing world |
D. | political party system in the communist world |
Answer» A. western europe |
2. |
Who said ‘negative liberty is superior to positive liberty’? |
A. | j.s. mill |
B. | isaiah berlin |
C. | t.h. green |
D. | ernest barker |
Answer» B. isaiah berlin |
3. |
Which one among the following is not a work about alienation? |
A. | paris manuscripts |
B. | theses on feuerbach |
C. | poverty of philosophy |
D. | the german ideology |
Answer» C. poverty of philosophy |
4. |
Who among the following presents a ‘flow model’ of political system? |
A. | gabriel almond |
B. | david easton |
C. | morton kaplan |
D. | oran young |
Answer» B. david easton |
5. |
Almond borrowed most of the terminology of his approach from |
A. | robert k. merton |
B. | talcott parsons |
C. | malinowski |
D. | arthur bentley |
Answer» B. talcott parsons |
6. |
Who among the following is associated with the “will and capacity” approach to the study of political development? |
A. | lucian pye |
B. | organski |
C. | halpern |
D. | david apter |
Answer» C. halpern |
7. |
Who among the following has connected cultures with civilizations? |
A. | almond and verba |
B. | huntington |
C. | lucian pye |
D. | edward shils |
Answer» B. huntington |
8. |
The elite theory was first started in |
A. | the united states of america |
B. | the united kingdom |
C. | central and western european countries |
D. | australia |
Answer» C. central and western european countries |
9. |
Who wrote the book, “Democracy and Discontent”? |
A. | james manor |
B. | atul kohli |
C. | zoya hasan |
D. | msa rao |
Answer» B. atul kohli |
10. |
Which among the following statements is not correct? |
A. | post-behavioural political theory inter-relates value and fact. |
B. | post-behavioural political theory is ethnocentric. c. post-behavioural political theory is tied to action and relevan |
C. | d. post-behavioural political theory is change oriente |
Answer» B. post-behavioural political theory is ethnocentric. c. post-behavioural political theory is tied to action and relevan |
11. |
Positive liberalism does not believe in |
A. | welfare state |
B. | nanny state |
C. | state as a moral agency |
D. | minimal state |
Answer» D. minimal state |
12. |
Marx does not believe in |
A. | human consciousness determines social existence |
B. | ideas are the reflections of the interplay of material forces |
C. | the base determines the superstructure |
D. | matter is active and dynamic |
Answer» A. human consciousness determines social existence |
13. |
Which one of the following has tried to give an essentially engineering orientation to human behaviour? |
A. | input-output analysis |
B. | structural–functional approach |
C. | communications theory |
D. | behavioural approach |
Answer» C. communications theory |
14. |
The characteristics of Almond’s political system mostly resemble those of the political system(s) of |
A. | united states of america |
B. | scandinavian countries |
C. | developing countries |
D. | latin american countries |
Answer» A. united states of america |
15. |
Which one of the following approaches/theories was first started as a critique of democracy and socialism? |
A. | elite theory |
B. | structural–functional approach |
C. | communications theory |
D. | game theory |
Answer» A. elite theory |
16. |
With which liberal thinker would you associate “Democratic Peace Theory”? |
A. | michael doyle |
B. | james rosenau |
C. | richard falk |
D. | michael walzer |
Answer» A. michael doyle |
17. |
According to Almond, which one is not a condition for political development? |
A. | availability of resources |
B. | adequate response to challenges |
C. | overlapping of stages of development |
D. | congruent development of the other social systems |
Answer» C. overlapping of stages of development |
18. |
Corporatism is an approach that is centrally concerned about |
A. | structures of the public sector |
B. | functions of the political system |
C. | class conflict is interest based |
D. | stresses the state and society interactions, especially the role of social interests influencing |
Answer» D. stresses the state and society interactions, especially the role of social interests influencing |
19. |
Who among the following elite theorists said, “A man is effective in society as a whole, not so much because of his individual qualities as because of the social energies which have been deposited in him by the mass”? |
A. | pareto |
B. | gasset |
C. | michels |
D. | mosca |
Answer» B. gasset |
20. |
The politics of sex is no longer on the fringe of politics, but it is a central concern for policy and law makers. Which category will this issue be placed under? |
A. | political development |
B. | political modernization |
C. | political culture |
D. | political elites |
Answer» C. political culture |
21. |
Who has called India a Democratic Developmental State? |
A. | paul brass |
B. | james manor |
C. | christopher jefferlot |
D. | atul kohli |
Answer» B. james manor |
22. |
Who among the following regards political development as political modernization plus institutionalization? |
A. | almond |
B. | helio jaquaribe |
C. | cyril black |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. helio jaquaribe |
23. |
Who of the following makes a distinction between liberal constitutionalism and Democratic disorder? |
A. | francis fukuyama |
B. | theda skocpol |
C. | b.f. skinner |
D. | fareed zakaria |
Answer» B. theda skocpol |
24. |
The idea of Participatory democracy originates with |
A. | aristotle |
B. | cicero |
C. | locke |
D. | rousseau |
Answer» D. rousseau |
25. |
Structural-functionalism is primarily |
A. | a measurement for comparison |
B. | an ideology of development |
C. | a framework of investigation |
D. | a method of governance |
Answer» C. a framework of investigation |
26. |
According to S.P. Huntigton “Political Decay” takes place when |
A. | mass mobilisation plus participation is greater than institutionalisation. |
B. | mass mobilisation and participation is lesser than institutionalisation. |
C. | the institutions have both complexity and simplicity. |
D. | there is longevity of institutions. |
Answer» A. mass mobilisation plus participation is greater than institutionalisation. |
27. |
Notion of uneven development was a response to the 19th century ideas of |
A. | capitalism |
B. | evolution and gradualism |
C. | positivism |
D. | anarchism |
Answer» B. evolution and gradualism |
28. |
Who among the following is associated with Institutional Approach? |
A. | james bryce |
B. | merriam |
C. | arthur bentley |
D. | lasswell |
Answer» A. james bryce |
29. |
Who among the following challenged the idea of political development as a unilinear process? |
A. | shils |
B. | huntington |
C. | almond |
D. | halpren |
Answer» B. huntington |
30. |
The difference between order and disorder is more important than the difference between communism and liberal democracy is advocated by |
A. | lipset |
B. | lijphart |
C. | dahl |
D. | huntington |
Answer» D. huntington |
31. |
Which one of the following writings is not written by Mao? |
A. | on new democracy |
B. | on coalition government |
C. | people’s war |
D. | on people’s democratic dictatorship |
Answer» C. people’s war |
32. |
Who among the following writers classified Elites into broad types?
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A. | vilfredo pareto |
B. | robert michaels |
C. | gaetano mosca |
D. | karl mannheim |
Answer» D. karl mannheim |
33. |
Who among the following first developed the concept of general systems theory? |
A. | ludwig von bertallanfy |
B. | colin cherry |
C. | robert k. merton |
D. | talcott parsons |
Answer» A. ludwig von bertallanfy |
34. |
Structural functionalism as a method was developed to study the politics of |
A. | advanced capitalism |
B. | developed socialism |
C. | modern totalitarianism |
D. | politics of developing countries |
Answer» D. politics of developing countries |
35. |
C. Wright Mill’s ‘The Power Elite’ is a study of the contemporary politics of |
A. | china |
B. | the united states of america |
C. | the soviet union |
D. | great britain |
Answer» B. the united states of america |
36. |
Who among the following identified the crises in political development on the basis of his study of England? |
A. | a.f.k. organski |
B. | lucian w. pye |
C. | edward shils |
D. | david apter |
Answer» B. lucian w. pye |
37. |
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? |
A. | c.w. mills - the power elite |
B. | t.b. bottomore- elites and society |
C. | pareto - the ruling class |
D. | ortega y gasset - the revolt of the masses |
Answer» C. pareto - the ruling class |
38. |
Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers emphasises primarily on |
A. | accountability |
B. | efficiency |
C. | transparency |
D. | liberty |
Answer» D. liberty |
39. |
Who of the following advocated economic theory of democracy? |
A. | j.lively b. c. |
B. | mac person |
C. | antony dawns d. |
D. | held |
Answer» C. antony dawns d. |
40. |
Who among the following used the concept of goal changing, feedback, and leaning? |
A. | david easton |
B. | karl duetsch |
C. | gabriel almond |
D. | lucian pye |
Answer» B. karl duetsch |
41. |
Who among the following makes a distinction between system maintenance and system persistence? |
A. | gabriel almond |
B. | david easton |
C. | lucian pye |
D. | f.w riggs |
Answer» B. david easton |
42. |
Who among the following has given ‘sleeping dog’ theory of democratic culture? |
A. | lucian pye and robert e ward |
B. | james s coleman and myron weiner |
C. | james c charlesworth and f w riggs |
D. | almond and verba |
Answer» D. almond and verba |
43. |
This theory assumes that governments will be influenced by various interest groups and will not be biased for or against any of those groups: |
A. | rational choice theory |
B. | marxist theory |
C. | pluralist theory |
D. | institutionalist theory |
Answer» C. pluralist theory |
44. |
The liberal theory of development has come to be associated with which of the following political process? |
A. | population growth |
B. | modernisation |
C. | scientific revolution |
D. | industrialisation |
Answer» D. industrialisation |
45. |
Which of the following is the least essential for the essential for the explanation of the Compensational Theory of Political Development? |
A. | inter-state relation |
B. | political culture |
C. | leadership |
D. | formal organisation |
Answer» A. inter-state relation |
46. |
Who among the following is not associated with the classical theory of development? |
A. | j.s mill |
B. | edmund burke |
C. | adam smith |
D. | malthus |
Answer» B. edmund burke |
47. |
The term ‘legitimisation crisis’ in terms of erosion of confidence in public institutions resulting in coercive apparatus of states, was developed by: |
A. | david apter |
B. | s.p huntington |
C. | edward shills |
D. | habermas |
Answer» D. habermas |
48. |
Who among the following is not associated with the theory of Political Elites? |
A. | pareto |
B. | mosca |
C. | miachel |
D. | david apter |
Answer» D. david apter |
49. |
Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxian democracy? |
A. | it stands for popular control over the means of production and distribution. |
B. | it lays emphasis on economic freedom. |
C. | it shall work on the basis of decisions taken through consensus. |
D. | it should work through representative parliaments |
Answer» D. it should work through representative parliaments |
50. |
Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxian democracy? |
A. | provision for recall of the representatives. |
B. | elected judiciary |
C. | dominant role of leaders in preserving the system. |
D. | emphasis on political freedom. 60. the economic aspects of democracy have been emphasised by constitutionality of laws |
Answer» D. emphasis on political freedom. 60. the economic aspects of democracy have been emphasised by constitutionality of laws |
51. |
The concept of 'power elite' is connected with: |
A. | pareto |
B. | mosca |
C. | wright mills |
D. | james burham |
Answer» C. wright mills |
52. |
Who of the following thinkers tried to combine the elitist theory with Marxism? |
A. | robert michels |
B. | james burham |
C. | vilfredo pareto |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. james burham |
53. |
The Elitist theory holds that the power is always concentrated in the hands of: |
A. | priestly class |
B. | military class |
C. | civil servants |
D. | a small group of elites |
Answer» D. a small group of elites |
54. |
The exponents of elitist theory |
A. | believe in political equality |
B. | believe in equality between ruler and ruled |
C. | do not believe in equality between ruler and ruled |
D. | believe in all the above three principles |
Answer» C. do not believe in equality between ruler and ruled |
55. |
The elitist theory believes in leaving the formulation and implementation of policy in the hands of: |
A. | elected representatives of the people |
B. | permanent civil servants |
C. | an elite class |
D. | a body composed of all the above three |
Answer» C. an elite class |
56. |
The Pluralist theory of democracy holds that: |
A. | the state is the source of all authority and all groups draw from it |
B. | the power in society is shared by the government and other groups |
C. | political power cannot be divided among various groups, associations etc. |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. the power in society is shared by the government and other groups |
57. |
The Pluralist theory of democracy is: |
A. | against separation of powers |
B. | against periodical election |
C. | in favour of elections because they help in gauging public opinion |
D. | against decentralisation of authority |
Answer» C. in favour of elections because they help in gauging public opinion |
58. |
Who of the following philosophers was not associated with the Liberal Theory of Democracy? |
A. | locke |
B. | hobbes |
C. | karl marx |
D. | j.s. mill |
Answer» C. karl marx |
59. |
The classical theory of democracy can be traced back to the writings of: |
A. | ancient greek philosophers |
B. | ancient chinese philosophers |
C. | proudhon |
D. | french philosophers of the seventeenth century |
Answer» A. ancient greek philosophers |
60. |
The basic principle of Liberal democracy that the sovereign drew his authority from the people was first developed by: |
A. | j.s.mill |
B. | hobbes |
C. | locke |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. hobbes |
61. |
Who of the following thinkers asserted the principle that consent of the people' is the basis of state? |
A. | adam smith |
B. | herbert spencer |
C. | bentham |
D. | lock |
Answer» D. lock |
62. |
The two basic principles of liberal theory of democracy, which were emphasised by Locke, were: |
A. | universal adult franchise and right to property |
B. | woman suffrage and secret ballot |
C. | popular sovereignty and constitutional government |
D. | natural rights and representative democracy |
Answer» C. popular sovereignty and constitutional government |
63. |
Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as contribution of Rousseau to the Liberal theory of democracy? |
A. | general welfare |
B. | natural equality |
C. | consent of people as basis of state |
D. | inalienable right of individual to determine their affairs |
Answer» A. general welfare |
64. |
Which one of the following thinkers emphasised the principles of adult franchise, representative government, freedom of press and frequent elections, which form the cornerstone of Liberal theory of democracy? |
A. | j.s.mill |
B. | locke |
C. | rousseau |
D. | all the three |
Answer» A. j.s.mill |
65. |
The chief contribution of Green to the Liberal theory of democracy was: |
A. | emphasis on collective well-being as condition of individual freedom |
B. | emphasis on absolute freedom of individual |
C. | absolute powers for the state |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. emphasis on collective well-being as condition of individual freedom |
66. |
Which one of the following is true about elitist theory of democracy? |
A. | it believes that in it real power is with voters |
B. | it believes that the people are the real sovereign |
C. | it believes that power is used by a small group of elites |
D. | it believes that the judiciary is real power in the state |
Answer» C. it believes that power is used by a small group of elites |
67. |
Who of the following has laid stress on inter-disciplinary approach about the study of the problems of state? |
A. | hobbes |
B. | machiavelli |
C. | t.h. green |
D. | easton |
Answer» D. easton |
68. |
The statement that' "A man who lives outside the Polis is either a beast or a god" is attributed to: |
A. | plato |
B. | aristotle |
C. | hobbes |
D. | hegel |
Answer» B. aristotle |
69. |
According to Tretschke the essence of the state is: |
A. | consent |
B. | morality |
C. | general will |
D. | force |
Answer» D. force |
70. |
Which approach featurise “State being the central theme of politics is conceived as an inevitable consequence of class contradictions”? |
A. | post-behaviouralism |
B. | marxian approach |
C. | behaviouralism |
D. | institutional approach |
Answer» B. marxian approach |
71. |
Power is the capacity to |
A. | persuade |
B. | hold sovereignty |
C. | produce intended effects |
D. | exercise authority |
Answer» B. hold sovereignty |
72. |
Authority is the right to |
A. | invoke tradition |
B. | nationhood |
C. | ruled |
D. | delegate |
Answer» A. invoke tradition |
73. |
The Iron Law of Oligarchy is associated with |
A. | michels |
B. | millet |
C. | bentham |
D. | kant |
Answer» A. michels |
74. |
Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy? |
A. | c.b. macpherson |
B. | michael oakeshoot |
C. | hayek |
D. | gaetano mosca |
Answer» A. c.b. macpherson |
75. |
Who was the first proponentof scientific study of politics? |
A. | charles merriam |
B. | harold d lasswell |
C. | george catlin |
D. | arthur bentley |
Answer» A. charles merriam |
76. |
Behavioural approach in Politics Science is an attempt to make the empirical content of Political Science more scientific who said this? |
A. | charles merriam |
B. | robert a dahl |
C. | george catlin |
D. | arthur bentley |
Answer» A. charles merriam |
77. |
Eighth principles of the behavioural approach of political science generally known as |
A. | verifications |
B. | pure science |
C. | intellectual foundations |
D. | observational study |
Answer» B. pure science |
78. |
The strong demands of Post behaviouralists are |
A. | pure science |
B. | relevance and action |
C. | value |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. relevance and action |
79. |
In the year 1960, application of structural functionalism by Almond and Powell was an application of |
A. | lucian pye’s modernization theory |
B. | dahl’s polyarely |
C. | rostow’s theory of stapes of growth |
D. | easton’s framework of political system |
Answer» D. easton’s framework of political system |
80. |
Cybernetics means: |
A. | communication methods |
B. | science of control and communication |
C. | artificial intelligence |
D. | science of communicating |
Answer» D. science of communicating |
81. |
Who propounded communication theory? |
A. | neumann |
B. | r.c snyder |
C. | norbert weiner |
D. | robert tucker |
Answer» C. norbert weiner |
82. |
Which theory believes in applying mathematical models to political studies? |
A. | the system theory |
B. | the relist theory |
C. | the game theory |
D. | the decision making theory |
Answer» C. the game theory |
83. |
The game theory was developed in the 1920s by |
A. | william h riker |
B. | morton kaplan |
C. | thomas c. shelling |
D. | emil borel |
Answer» D. emil borel |
84. |
1. Studies of look for basic, general values on politics and government. |
A. | politics |
B. | political culture |
C. | public opinion |
D. | political values |
Answer» B. political culture |
85. |
According to Gabriel Almond and Sydney Verba, what are the three types of political cultures? |
A. | democratic, monarchial and totalitarian |
B. | hierarchical, isolationist and social |
C. | individualized, objective and subjective |
D. | parochial, subject and participant |
Answer» D. parochial, subject and participant |
86. |
What is political socialization? |
A. | the means by which we inherit our political culture |
B. | the means by which we decide which political party to join |
C. | the means by which governments are formed |
D. | the means by which we agree or disagree with citizens from other political parties |
Answer» A. the means by which we inherit our political culture |
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