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301. |
The statement, "Liberty is the freedom of individual to express without external hindrances, his personality”, is associated with |
A. | G.D.H. Cole |
B. | Hayek |
C. | Levi Strauss |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. G.D.H. Cole |
302. |
Two Concepts of Liberty was an essay written by |
A. | Amartya Sen |
B. | Isaiah Berlin |
C. | Voltaire |
D. | Karl Popper |
Answer» B. Isaiah Berlin |
303. |
The concept of ‘Negative liberty’ is the absence of |
A. | law |
B. | rights |
C. | interference |
D. | freedom |
Answer» C. interference |
304. |
‘Positive liberty’ is associated with |
A. | egoism |
B. | altruism |
C. | punishment |
D. | self-realisation |
Answer» D. self-realisation |
305. |
According to Laski, ‘Political liberty’ means |
A. | ‘the power to be active in the affairs of the state’ |
B. | ‘the rights of an individual in the society’ |
C. | ‘freedom from wants’ |
D. | ‘the power to be active for individual liberty’ |
Answer» A. ‘the power to be active in the affairs of the state’ |
306. |
Individual liberty is understood as the freedom to pursue one’s |
A. | Rights and obligation without limitation |
B. | desires and interests without any violation with the liberty of others |
C. | follow government order without questioning the intention |
D. | unlimited rights and freedom |
Answer» B. desires and interests without any violation with the liberty of others |
307. |
Which is not part of individual liberty |
A. | freedom of speech and expression |
B. | freedom of religion |
C. | freedom to violate the State law |
D. | freedom of fear |
Answer» C. freedom to violate the State law |
308. |
Liberty means the absence of |
A. | rights |
B. | conscience |
C. | restraint |
D. | morality |
Answer» C. restraint |
309. |
On the Jewish Question, Marx linked personal liberty to |
A. | egoism and private property |
B. | rights and universal altruism |
C. | the rights of man |
D. | Socio-cultural conditions of men |
Answer» A. egoism and private property |
310. |
The term ‘equality’ is derived from Latin Word |
A. | equal |
B. | aequitas |
C. | elista |
D. | equinox |
Answer» B. aequitas |
311. |
Who defines, “Equality means equal rights for all the people and the abolition of all special rights and privileges”? |
A. | Green |
B. | MacIver |
C. | Marshall |
D. | Barker |
Answer» D. Barker |
312. |
Aristotle had expounded two kinds of equality i.e., |
A. | horizontal and perpendicular |
B. | numerical and proportional |
C. | negative and positive |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. numerical and proportional |
313. |
Economic equality stands for equitable distribution of |
A. | property and privileges in the society |
B. | salary and leave to the workers |
C. | wealth and resources in the society |
D. | land to the family members |
Answer» C. wealth and resources in the society |
314. |
Legal equality is defined as equality before |
A. | Religious law |
B. | market |
C. | customary law |
D. | court of law |
Answer» D. court of law |
315. |
Who said that, "The passion for equality made vain the hope for freedom". |
A. | Acton |
B. | Voltaire |
C. | Paine |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Acton |
316. |
The statement "Men cannot become absolutely equal unless they are entirely free" is associated with |
A. | Marshall |
B. | Green |
C. | Lincoln |
D. | Tocqueville |
Answer» D. Tocqueville |
317. |
Liberty and equality become the two important essences in which form of government |
A. | Democratic |
B. | Autocratic |
C. | Socialist |
D. | Monarchical |
Answer» A. Democratic |
318. |
The exponents of ‘negative relationship’ between liberty and equality holds that |
A. | the two are compatible |
B. | liberty and equality are both natural |
C. | liberty and equality are both artificial |
D. | liberty is natural but not equality |
Answer» D. liberty is natural but not equality |
319. |
According to positive view, liberty and equality are |
A. | contradict to each other |
B. | compatible |
C. | non-compatible |
D. | oppose to each other |
Answer» B. compatible |
320. |
Who said, “Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can seek in general, to be himself at his best” |
A. | Acton |
B. | Skinner |
C. | Laski |
D. | Sartori |
Answer» C. Laski |
321. |
John Locke is associated with which theory of rights? |
A. | legal rights |
B. | natural rights |
C. | collective rights |
D. | State rights |
Answer» B. natural rights |
322. |
The differences between legal rights and moral rights are |
A. | moral right is visible and legal rights is not visible |
B. | legal right is enforced by law whereas moral right is not enforceable by state law |
C. | legal right is partial and moral right is impartial |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. legal right is enforced by law whereas moral right is not enforceable by state law |
323. |
The rights to participate in the political process without any form of discrimination is under |
A. | economic rights |
B. | civic rights |
C. | political rights |
D. | natural rights |
Answer» C. political rights |
324. |
Which is regarded as one of the principle source of human rights? |
A. | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
B. | PETA |
C. | United Nations Development Programme |
D. | International treaties |
Answer» A. Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
325. |
The phrase, “every state is known by the rights that it maintains” is developed by |
A. | Sabine |
B. | Green |
C. | Laski |
D. | Sabine |
Answer» C. Laski |
326. |
Rights of Man was written by |
A. | Thomas Paine |
B. | Hemmingway |
C. | Laski |
D. | Earnest Barker |
Answer» A. Thomas Paine |
327. |
Social welfare theory of right has been criticised by liberal theory on the ground that it limits the rights of the |
A. | society and State |
B. | individual |
C. | society |
D. | State |
Answer» B. individual |
328. |
Who said, “a right is claim recognized by society and enforced by the state” |
A. | Bosanquet |
B. | Plato |
C. | Barker |
D. | Marshall |
Answer» A. Bosanquet |
329. |
‘Rights’ is integrally connected with |
A. | equality |
B. | law |
C. | freedom |
D. | justice |
Answer» C. freedom |
330. |
The phrase, “All men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights” is associated with |
A. | American Declaration of Independence |
B. | France Revolution |
C. | Glorious Revolution |
D. | Preamble of Indian Constitution |
Answer» A. American Declaration of Independence |
331. |
Which is regarded as one of the basic features of the theory of natural rights |
A. | limitation |
B. | universality |
C. | partiality |
D. | artificial |
Answer» B. universality |
332. |
Social welfare theory of rights presumes that rights are to be promoted for |
A. | welfare of the environmentalist |
B. | welfare of the individual |
C. | welfare of the industrialist |
D. | welfare of the common citizens |
Answer» D. welfare of the common citizens |
333. |
Who among the following sees individual rights as one of the goal of public policy to maximize the total welfare of the population? |
A. | Utilitarian |
B. | Contractualist |
C. | Liberalist |
D. | Marxist |
Answer» A. Utilitarian |
334. |
Aristotle concept of justice consists of what is lawful and fair by treating |
A. | Unequal equally |
B. | Equal unequally |
C. | Equal equally and unequal equally |
D. | equals equally and unequal unequally |
Answer» D. equals equally and unequal unequally |
335. |
The term justice is derived from Latin word |
A. | jus |
B. | jio |
C. | justine |
D. | jam |
Answer» A. jus |
336. |
Plato gave his theory of justice in his book |
A. | The Republic |
B. | The Allegory of the Cave |
C. | Apology |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. The Republic |
337. |
Who analysed justice as a virtue to respect freedom, autonomy, and dignity of others. |
A. | Marx |
B. | Rawls |
C. | Kant |
D. | Dreze |
Answer» C. Kant |
338. |
Who said, "Justice is the chiefest interest of man"? |
A. | Daniel Webster |
B. | Kant |
C. | Kothari |
D. | Merriam |
Answer» A. Daniel Webster |
339. |
Who defined justice as “the virtue by which all people are given their due” |
A. | Aquinas |
B. | Machiavelli |
C. | Augustine |
D. | Nelsen |
Answer» C. Augustine |
340. |
Natural justice is the concept originated from |
A. | State law |
B. | Court of law |
C. | Religion |
D. | Law of nature |
Answer» D. Law of nature |
341. |
Which is not parts of distributive justice |
A. | free primary education |
B. | free speech |
C. | free health care |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. free speech |
342. |
Who is the author of Principles of Social Justice? |
A. | Anne Phillips |
B. | Jean Dreze |
C. | David Miller |
D. | Macmillan |
Answer» C. David Miller |
343. |
Political justice implies the process in which everyone has the liberty to exert their basic political rights under |
A. | the protection of the State |
B. | the protection of community |
C. | the guidance of God |
D. | the protection of election authority |
Answer» A. the protection of the State |
344. |
The principle of Legal justice is defined by |
A. | customary practices |
B. | court of law |
C. | church |
D. | moral principles |
Answer» B. court of law |
345. |
Corrective justice is a concept in which |
A. | the wrongdoer should not benefit from his faulty behaviours |
B. | the wrongdoer should benefit from his faulty behaviours |
C. | the wrongdoer should be punished without any trail |
D. | the accused is set free |
Answer» A. the wrongdoer should not benefit from his faulty behaviours |
346. |
“Justice as fairness” is associated with |
A. | Taylor |
B. | Kymlicka |
C. | Green |
D. | Rawls |
Answer» D. Rawls |
347. |
Which of the following book was written by John Rawls? |
A. | Social Justice |
B. | A Theory of Justice |
C. | Game Theory |
D. | Theory of Rights |
Answer» B. A Theory of Justice |
348. |
Rawls defined justice in terms of maximum equal liberty based on |
A. | equal rights |
B. | social justice |
C. | moral justice |
D. | equal opportunity |
Answer» D. equal opportunity |
349. |
Social justice fought against |
A. | social and economic discrimination in the society |
B. | restraint |
C. | unequal liberty and rights in the society |
D. | private property of the rich in the society |
Answer» A. social and economic discrimination in the society |
350. |
According to Rawls, social and economic inequalities are to be arranged |
A. | for liberty to prevails |
B. | to promote equality |
C. | to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged |
D. | to benefit the least advance group in the society |
Answer» C. to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged |
351. |
In Rawls’ principles of justice, equal opportunity was preceded over by |
A. | basic equal liberties |
B. | basic rights |
C. | equal benefits |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. basic equal liberties |
352. |
The Idea of Justice was written by |
A. | Popper |
B. | Harrier |
C. | Amartya Sen |
D. | Nehru |
Answer» C. Amartya Sen |
353. |
Democracy is derived from Greek words, ‘demos’ and |
A. | Cracy |
B. | Kratos |
C. | Korinth |
D. | Krates |
Answer» B. Kratos |
354. |
In popular democracy, the ultimate authority rests with the |
A. | people |
B. | council of minister |
C. | legislature |
D. | court |
Answer» A. people |
355. |
Who defined democracy as, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”? |
A. | Thomas Jefferson |
B. | Gandhi |
C. | John Adams |
D. | Abraham Lincoln |
Answer» D. Abraham Lincoln |
356. |
The method of direct democracy is based on |
A. | selective franchise |
B. | universal adult franchise |
C. | initiative |
D. | referendum |
Answer» B. universal adult franchise |
357. |
Direct democracy still prevails in |
A. | Russia |
B. | USA |
C. | Switzerland |
D. | China |
Answer» C. Switzerland |
358. |
Which was the first country in which all women had the right to vote? |
A. | Australia |
B. | India |
C. | New Zealand |
D. | Switzerland |
Answer» C. New Zealand |
359. |
In 2011, who became the most recent country to grant women's suffrage |
A. | Saudi Arabia |
B. | UAE |
C. | North Korea |
D. | Cuba |
Answer» A. Saudi Arabia |
360. |
Vilfredo Pareto discussed the elitist theory of democracy in his book |
A. | The Ruling Class |
B. | The Mind and Society |
C. | Political Parties |
D. | Politics |
Answer» B. The Mind and Society |
361. |
Who wrote the book, The Ruling Class to explain elitist theory of democracy? |
A. | Mosca |
B. | Michaels |
C. | Whitehall |
D. | Signur |
Answer» A. Mosca |
362. |
Robert Michels in his book Political Parties developed |
A. | Iron law of oligarchy |
B. | Supremacy of Elite |
C. | Class divisions |
D. | Game Theory |
Answer» A. Iron law of oligarchy |
363. |
The book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy was written by |
A. | Jackson |
B. | Karl Mannheim |
C. | Joseph Schumpeter |
D. | Anthony Downs |
Answer» C. Joseph Schumpeter |
364. |
Which of the following is the characteristic of elite theory of democracy? |
A. | proletariat revolution |
B. | the majority rule over the minority |
C. | the minority are suppressed by the majority class |
D. | the minor dominant class ruled over the majority mass |
Answer» D. the minor dominant class ruled over the majority mass |
365. |
According to elitist theory, the role of people is to choose their rulers from |
A. | competing elites |
B. | the mass |
C. | the aristocrats |
D. | the working class |
Answer» A. competing elites |
366. |
For the Marxist, the elite theory is the justification and defendant of the capitalism under |
A. | consociational democracy |
B. | social democracy |
C. | distributive democracy |
D. | liberal democracy |
Answer» D. liberal democracy |
367. |
Pluralist theory of democracy believes in |
A. | monarchical rule in a given society |
B. | political system controlled by single authority |
C. | political system where there is more than one centre of power |
D. | promotion of communism for the mass majority |
Answer» C. political system where there is more than one centre of power |
368. |
“Who Governs? Power and Democracy in an American City”, the study published in 1961 was associated with |
A. | Robert Dalh |
B. | Irving |
C. | Macpherson |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Robert Dalh |
369. |
Rethinking Democracy was written by |
A. | Rajeev Bhargava |
B. | Atul Kohli |
C. | C.P. Brambri |
D. | Rajni Kothari |
Answer» D. Rajni Kothari |
370. |
Identities and Rights: Aspects of Liberal Democracy in India was written by |
A. | Gurpreet Mahajan |
B. | Kohli |
C. | Vinay Kumar |
D. | Partha Chaterjee |
Answer» A. Gurpreet Mahajan |
371. |
What is the term used by Marxs and Engles to understand democracy under capitalism? |
A. | Liberal democracy |
B. | Consociational democracy |
C. | Deliberative democracy |
D. | Petty bourgeois democracy |
Answer» D. Petty bourgeois democracy |
372. |
A combination of free market economy and universal adult franchise represent |
A. | Social democracy |
B. | Welfare state |
C. | Western Liberal Democracy |
D. | Chinese democracy |
Answer» C. Western Liberal Democracy |
373. |
The working of democracy in India is based on the system of |
A. | direct democracy |
B. | representation |
C. | intuitive |
D. | selection |
Answer» B. representation |
374. |
According to Marxist theory, true political representation must be conceived only as the people’s self-representation based on |
A. | universal enfranchisement |
B. | representation |
C. | selective enfranchisement |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. universal enfranchisement |
375. |
For the Marxist the only genuine democracy is |
A. | Deliberative democracy |
B. | Classical democracy |
C. | Socialist democracy |
D. | Liberal democracy |
Answer» C. Socialist democracy |
376. |
The Marxian theory underlined the need for a democratic society based on |
A. | abolition of class |
B. | equality of opportunity |
C. | abolition of liberty |
D. | abolition of rights |
Answer» A. abolition of class |
377. |
The End of History and the Last Man, in support of western liberal democracy and criticism to Marxism, was written by |
A. | Huntington |
B. | Edward Said |
C. | Herbert Lewis |
D. | Francis Fukuyama |
Answer» D. Francis Fukuyama |
378. |
Liberal democracy traces its origins in the West in the 18th century to the |
A. | The Great Depression |
B. | The giant leap |
C. | Age of Enlightenment |
D. | Age of darkness |
Answer» C. Age of Enlightenment |
379. |
Western Liberal democracy is based on the principles of the political system that allows |
A. | socialism and capitalism to co-exist |
B. | political liberties and democratic rules |
C. | political liberties and despotic rules |
D. | regeneration of authoritarian State |
Answer» B. political liberties and democratic rules |
380. |
One of the basic characteristics of liberal democracy is |
A. | limited government |
B. | absolute sovereignty |
C. | unlimited government |
D. | socialism |
Answer» A. limited government |
381. |
Which is not the features of liberal democracy? |
A. | equal opportunity to participate in a political system |
B. | protection of individual liberty and rights |
C. | free market economy |
D. | disappearance of class and promotion of stateless society |
Answer» D. disappearance of class and promotion of stateless society |
382. |
Which political theory stand as a challenge to liberal democracy? |
A. | Liberalism |
B. | Multiculturalism |
C. | Individualism |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Multiculturalism |
383. |
Who distinguished between the “liberty of the ancients” and the “liberty of the moderns.” |
A. | John Adams |
B. | Benjamin Franklin |
C. | Benjamin Constant |
D. | Jefferson |
Answer» C. Benjamin Constant |
384. |
Modern liberal democracy is based on the principles of |
A. | Individual liberty |
B. | Socialism |
C. | Welfarism |
D. | Indigenous rights |
Answer» A. Individual liberty |
385. |
Liberal democracy is strongly criticised for its inapplicability in the |
A. | North America |
B. | West Europe |
C. | Developed nations |
D. | Third World countries |
Answer» D. Third World countries |
386. |
Welfare State seeks to promote |
A. | communism |
B. | morality |
C. | individuality |
D. | collective welfare of citizens |
Answer» D. collective welfare of citizens |
387. |
A welfare state performs |
A. | only welfare functions |
B. | both protective and welfare functions |
C. | only protective functions |
D. | protection to capitalism |
Answer» B. both protective and welfare functions |
388. |
A theory of Welfare State believes State as |
A. | an end |
B. | a mean |
C. | neither a means nor an end |
D. | both a mean and an end |
Answer» B. a mean |
389. |
Who considered that ‘welfare state is a distinctive combination of democracy, welfare, and capitalism’ |
A. | Marshall |
B. | Green |
C. | Hobbes |
D. | Tagore |
Answer» A. Marshall |
390. |
Welfare state is a system in which the government undertakes the main responsibility for providing |
A. | individual security and liberty |
B. | protection to private property |
C. | minimum social security and economic upliftment |
D. | maximum economic security |
Answer» C. minimum social security and economic upliftment |
391. |
The origin of modern welfare state can be traced back to 19th century in |
A. | Germany under Otto von Bismarck |
B. | England under Constitutional Monarchy |
C. | France Republic |
D. | England under Queen Victoria |
Answer» A. Germany under Otto von Bismarck |
392. |
In the 20th Century, the creation of the welfare state was motivated by failures of |
A. | Communist idea of stateless |
B. | Protectorate state |
C. | Socialism |
D. | liberal notion of free market economy |
Answer» D. liberal notion of free market economy |
393. |
Which is not among the basic principles of welfare state? |
A. | concentration of nation’s wealth under capitalist |
B. | protection of basic rights and liberties |
C. | equality of opportunity |
D. | equitable distribution of wealth |
Answer» A. concentration of nation’s wealth under capitalist |
394. |
The welfare state is possible only in which form of government |
A. | Authoritarian |
B. | Monarchy |
C. | Democratic |
D. | Authoritarian |
Answer» C. Democratic |
395. |
One of the basic features of welfare state is |
A. | plan economy |
B. | free market economy |
C. | liberalised economy |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» A. plan economy |
396. |
Welfare state as model of development attempt to integrate |
A. | individual liberty and economic policies to support market economy |
B. | social and economic policies to provide minimum basic security of life |
C. | capitalism with socialism for mixed economy |
D. | globalization and liberalization to boost the economy |
Answer» B. social and economic policies to provide minimum basic security of life |
397. |
Developed and advanced countries could provide welfare schemes particularly through |
A. | donations |
B. | low taxation |
C. | high salary |
D. | high taxation |
Answer» D. high taxation |
398. |
The relevance of welfare state can be attributed to |
A. | economic insecurities and social dislocation |
B. | failure of democracy |
C. | success of socialist regime |
D. | rise of socialism |
Answer» A. economic insecurities and social dislocation |
399. |
India is considered welfare state because it provides |
A. | Free market economy |
B. | Tax exemption to crony capitalists |
C. | free health care, employments guaranteed, PDS system, etc. |
D. | free loan to the industrialists |
Answer» C. free health care, employments guaranteed, PDS system, etc. |
400. |
With the outbreak of COVID19, the relevance of welfare state has reached its zenith because |
A. | it is the responsibility of every national government to provide socio-economic security to the affected person due to disease, lockdown and other complications. |
B. | every national government open up the market to fights recession |
C. | it is the responsibility of every nation to established democratic form of government. |
D. | it is the responsibility of every national government to privatized health care system |
Answer» A. it is the responsibility of every national government to provide socio-economic security to the affected person due to disease, lockdown and other complications. |
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