520+ An Introduction to Political Science Solved MCQs

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1.	Which of the following are the features on the basis of which the parliamentary system of government operates?
A.	nominal and real executives
B.	executive responsible to lower house
C.	prime minister is the real executive
D.	all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above

2.	Which is not a feature of Presidential form of government?
A.	single executive
B.	fixed tenure of executive
C.	checks and balances
D.	dissolution of lower house.
Answer» D. dissolution of lower house.

3.	The concept of Rights, Property, Liberty, Equality and Justice are related to—
A.	dictatorship
B.	aristocracy
C.	democracy
D.	oligarchy
Answer» C. democracy

4.	The legal theory of Rights believes that—
A.	the rights are created by the state
B.	the rights are created by the nature
C.	the rights are created by the society
D.	the rights are eternal
Answer» A. the rights are created by the state

5.	Civil rights are given to the individuals by—
A.	the state
B.	the people
C.	nature
D.	society
Answer» A. the state

6.	Who said, “Liberty is the opposite of Over Government”
A.	locke
B.	laski
C.	hobbes
D.	seeley
Answer» D. seeley

7.	Who first gave the Concept of ‘Distributive Justice’?
A.	plato
B.	aristotle
C.	machiavelli
D.	locke
Answer» B. aristotle

8.	In Democracy, source of Authority is vested in—
A.	the people
B.	the party
C.	constitution
D.	law
Answer» A. the people

9.	Landsgemeinde is a direct democratic institutions in which country
A.	france
B.	usa
C.	switzerland
D.	uk
Answer» C. switzerland

10.	Who is the author of ‘A Grammar of Politics’?
A.	mill
B.	rousseau
C.	lasswell
D.	laski
Answer» D. laski

11.	‘ Administrative law ‘is popular in
A.	england
B.	france
C.	u.s.a.
D.	italy
Answer» B. france

12.	“State is known by the rights that it maintains” who said?
A.	russell
B.	woodrow wilson
C.	janet
D.	laski
Answer» D. laski

14.	What is the maximum term provided for an ordinance?
A.	8 months
B.	6months
C.	9months
D.	12 months
Answer» B. 6months

15.	Which among the following is a Political right?
A.	right to hold public office
B.	right to freedom
C.	right against exploitation
D.	right to work
Answer» A. right to hold public office

16.	Negative liberty implies that,
A.	freedom should be unlimited
B.	freedom should be restricted
C.	freedom from wants
D.	freedom to rule
Answer» A. freedom should be unlimited

13.	Which law is popular in England?
A.	administrative law
B.	rule of law
C.	ordinance
D.	statute law
Answer» B. rule of law

17.	Which law is made by the legislature?
A.	international law
B.	statutory law
C.	common law
D.	natural law
Answer» B. statutory law

18.	Rousseau authored the book
A.	social contract
B.	republic
C.	the prince
D.	politics
Answer» A. social contract

19.	Which day is observed as International Human Rights Day?
A.	december 1
B.	december 10
C.	june 5
D.	april 2
Answer» B. december 10

20.	Referendum means
A.	refer to the judiciary
B.	refer to the legislature
C.	refer to the executive
D.	refer to the people
Answer» D. refer to the people

21.	Plebiscite is a word derived from,
A.	plebiscitum
B.	plebiscite
C.	public
D.	plebian
Answer» A. plebiscitum

22.	Plebiscite means
A.	people’s opinion
B.	people’s decree
C.	people’s decision
D.	people’s vote
Answer» A. people’s opinion

23.	Which of the following country follows a multi party system
A.	china
B.	england
C.	france
D.	usa
Answer» C. france

24.	Which is known as the citadel of democracy?
A.	athens
B.	america
C.	india
D.	switzerland
Answer» A. athens

25.	Who defined political science is “that part of social science which treats the foundations of the state and principles of government”?
A.	paul janet
B.	dyke
C.	gettell
D.	none of it
Answer» A. paul janet

520+ An Introduction to Political Science Solved MCQs

Which of the following are the features on the basis of which the parliamentary system of government operates?

Which is not a feature of Presidential form of government?

The concept of Rights, Property, Liberty, Equality and Justice are related to—

The legal theory of Rights believes that—

Civil rights are given to the individuals by—

Who said, “Liberty is the opposite of Over Government”

Who first gave the Concept of ‘Distributive Justice’?

In Democracy, source of Authority is vested in—

Landsgemeinde is a direct democratic institutions in which country

Who is the author of ‘A Grammar of Politics’?

‘ Administrative law ‘is popular in

“State is known by the rights that it maintains” who said?

Which law is popular in England?

What is the maximum term provided for an ordinance?

Which among the following is a Political right?

Negative liberty implies that,

Which law is made by the legislature?

Rousseau authored the book

Which day is observed as International Human Rights Day?

Referendum means

Plebiscite is a word derived from,

Plebiscite means

Which of the following country follows a multi party system

Which is known as the citadel of democracy?

Who defined political science is “that part of social science which treats the foundations of the state and principles of government”?

Who introduced ‘intellectual foundations stones’ for behavioural approach?

Which approach is, according to Rober A Dahl, an attempt to make the empirical content of Political Science more scientific

Who said PoliticalScience is the sharing and shaping up of of power”?

Who is known as the greatest advocate of Post-Behaviouralism?

Which approach demands ‘relevance’ and ‘action’?

Which approach considers “State being an engine of tyranny and exploitation?

The term ‘state’ is derived from which language?

Who defined “the state is the politically organised people of a definite territory”?

Who said, state is a “territorial society divided into government and subjects whose relationships are determined by the exercise of this supreme coercive power”?

Whose treatise, “the origin of the Family, Private Property and the State”?

Who is the author of the book ‘Ancient Society’?

Who defined sovereignty as the ‘the supreme power over citizens and subjects unrestrained by laws’?

Which one of the following is not an element of the state?

Who said ‘Kinship creates society and society at length creates the state

Who points, because society is federal, authority must also be federal?

Whose work is ‘ Das Capital ‘

What is the first virtue of social institution, according to Rawls?

To what domain did Rawls direct his views of justice?

Rawls conceives of the original contract as one to:

‘Theory of Justice’ is a work by:

Which is the work of Montesquieu?

Shadow cabinet is a system prevails in which country

Deliberative democracy involves

Which work is written by Dicey?

Who wrote ‘The Process of Government’

26.	Who introduced ‘intellectual foundations stones’ for behavioural approach?
A.	easton
B.	merriam
C.	lasswell
D.	bentley
Answer» A. easton

27.	Which approach is, according to Rober A Dahl, an attempt to make the empirical content of Political Science more scientific
A.	institutional approach
B.	historical approach
C.	philosophical approach
D.	behavioural approach
Answer» D. behavioural approach

30.	Which approach demands ‘relevance’ and ‘action’?
A.	institutional approach
B.	post-behaviouralist approach
C.	behaviouralist
D.	historical approach
Answer» B. post-behaviouralist approach

31.	Which approach considers “State being an engine of tyranny and exploitation?
A.	post-behaviouralism
B.	marxian approach
C.	behaviouralism
D.	institutional approach
Answer» B. marxian approach

32.	The term ‘state’ is derived from which language?
A.	latin
B.	greek
C.	english
D.	none of it
Answer» A. latin

33.	Who defined “the state is the politically organised people of a definite territory”?
A.	bluntschli
B.	wilson
C.	machiavelli
D.	aristotle
Answer» A. bluntschli

35.	Whose treatise, “the origin of the Family, Private Property and the State”?
A.	marx
B.	engels
C.	lenin
D.	mao
Answer» B. engels

36.	Who is the author of the book ‘Ancient Society’?
A.	morgan
B.	popper
C.	maine
D.	mao
Answer» A. morgan

37.	Who defined sovereignty as the ‘the supreme power over citizens and subjects unrestrained by laws’?
A.	garner
B.	jean bodin
C.	austin
D.	gilchrist
Answer» B. jean bodin

38.	Which one of the following is not an element of the state?
A.	government
B.	sovereignty
C.	associations
D.	territory
Answer» C. associations