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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) .
| 301. |
Which one of the following is not a political right? |
| A. | Right to public Office |
| B. | Right to Petition |
| C. | Right to Education |
| D. | Right to contest Election |
| Answer» C. Right to Education | |
| 302. |
Which of the following is a Civil Right? |
| A. | Right to freedom of speech and expression |
| B. | Right to vote |
| C. | Right to become a member of parliament |
| D. | Right to Association |
| Answer» A. Right to freedom of speech and expression | |
| 303. |
The right to elect Member of parliament is a |
| A. | Political right |
| B. | Social right |
| C. | Religious right |
| D. | Moral right |
| Answer» A. Political right | |
| 304. |
__________has granted the Fundamental rights to the citizens of India |
| A. | Parliament |
| B. | Constitution of India |
| C. | A government of Order |
| D. | A Special Law |
| Answer» B. Constitution of India | |
| 305. |
________was the first political thinker to advocate communism of property. |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | Lenin |
| C. | Plato |
| D. | Engels |
| Answer» C. Plato | |
| 306. |
Who among the following deemed liberty as living life to the fullest. |
| A. | Macpherson |
| B. | Hegel |
| C. | Kant |
| D. | Green |
| Answer» A. Macpherson | |
| 307. |
Who among the following philosophers considers liberty as Obedience to Law? |
| A. | Hegel |
| B. | Kant |
| C. | Spencer |
| D. | Green |
| Answer» A. Hegel | |
| 308. |
The word liberty is derived from the word liber of |
| A. | Greek language |
| B. | French language |
| C. | German language |
| D. | Latin language |
| Answer» D. Latin language | |
| 309. |
The word liber means |
| A. | Licence |
| B. | Free |
| C. | Restricted |
| D. | Obstruction |
| Answer» B. Free | |
| 310. |
What is the literal meaning of liberty? |
| A. | Absence of restraint |
| B. | Restraint |
| C. | Freedom with certain limitations |
| D. | Positive freedom |
| Answer» A. Absence of restraint | |
| 311. |
Natural liberty is generally identified with |
| A. | Restricted freedom |
| B. | Limited freedom |
| C. | Unlimited and unrestricted freedom |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Restricted freedom | |
| 312. |
Natural liberty implies |
| A. | Liberty enjoyed by man in the imaginary state of nature when civil society did not exist |
| B. | The liberty which man enjoys in the society |
| C. | The liberty which man enjoys in the state |
| D. | Absence of any type of liberty |
| Answer» C. The liberty which man enjoys in the state | |
| 313. |
_________was the chief exponent of the concept of natural liberty |
| A. | Rousseau |
| B. | Hobbes |
| C. | Locke |
| D. | Austin |
| Answer» A. Rousseau | |
| 314. |
According to ___”Civil liberty consists of right and privileges which the State creates and protects for its subjects. |
| A. | Gettell |
| B. | Gilchrist |
| C. | Laski |
| D. | Montesquieu |
| Answer» A. Gettell | |
| 315. |
Which among the following is not civil liberty? |
| A. | Right to equality before law. |
| B. | Right to freedom of speech ad expression |
| C. | Right to vote |
| D. | Freedom of the person |
| Answer» C. Right to vote | |
| 316. |
Who among the following said “Liberty means to grow to one’s natural height to develop one’s abilities? |
| A. | Burns |
| B. | Gettell |
| C. | Locke |
| D. | Rousseau |
| Answer» A. Burns | |
| 317. |
Who among the following said ‘Political liberty is the power to be active in the affairs of the state’? |
| A. | Hobbes |
| B. | Laski |
| C. | Gilchrist |
| D. | Gettell |
| Answer» B. Laski | |
| 318. |
Laski holds that two conditions are essential to make political liberty real |
| A. | Equality and property |
| B. | Equal access to education, honest and free press |
| C. | Civil liberty and Economic liberty |
| D. | Religious and Civil liberty |
| Answer» B. Equal access to education, honest and free press | |
| 319. |
The positive view of liberty was first put forward by |
| A. | Ideals thinkers like Kant, Hegel, Fichte |
| B. | Idealist thinkers like Laski, Kant etc. |
| C. | Classical thinkers like Adam Smith |
| D. | Utilitarian thinkers like Bentham, Mill etc. |
| Answer» A. Ideals thinkers like Kant, Hegel, Fichte | |
| 320. |
C.B Macpherson has discussed his view on liberty in his book |
| A. | Grammar of politics |
| B. | Democratic theory |
| C. | On liberty |
| D. | Concepts of liberty |
| Answer» B. Democratic theory | |
| 321. |
Who among the following regards positive liberty as developmental liberty? |
| A. | Laski |
| B. | Macpherson |
| C. | Weber |
| D. | Maclver |
| Answer» B. Macpherson | |
| 322. |
‘Freedom is a product of free society’ means |
| A. | It is free society that man has the opportunity to develops his real self. |
| B. | True freedom is conceivable with out a free society |
| C. | Freedom from exploitation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. It is free society that man has the opportunity to develops his real self. | |
| 323. |
Which of the following philosophers said, “nature hath made men equal”? |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Hobbes |
| C. | Aristotle |
| D. | Machiavelli |
| Answer» B. Hobbes | |
| 324. |
Who among the following stated. “We want to abolish classes and in this sense we are for equality” |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | Lenin |
| C. | Engels |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» B. Lenin | |
| 325. |
The term justice is derived from latin word |
| A. | Justicia |
| B. | Justa |
| C. | Justitia |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Justitia | |
| 326. |
The concept of Greek justice was |
| A. | Legal |
| B. | Moral |
| C. | Social |
| D. | Political |
| Answer» B. Moral | |
| 327. |
Roman view of justice was based on the conception of Just gentium, i.e |
| A. | Law of the people |
| B. | Law of the God |
| C. | Law of the King |
| D. | Law of the Land |
| Answer» A. Law of the people | |
| 328. |
Rule of law is not followed in |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | United State of America |
| C. | France |
| D. | India |
| Answer» C. France | |
| 329. |
The essential principle of modern justice is |
| A. | Judges should be part of executive |
| B. | There should be independence of judiciary |
| C. | The judges should be under the control of the Head of the State |
| D. | The judges should be under the control of the electorate |
| Answer» B. There should be independence of judiciary | |
| 330. |
What is meant by Economic justice |
| A. | The state should follow the theory of free trade policy |
| B. | State should not protect the economically weaker section of society |
| C. | The state should eliminate social discrimination |
| D. | The basic needs regarding food, clothing and shelter of every citizen are met. |
| Answer» D. The basic needs regarding food, clothing and shelter of every citizen are met. | |
| 331. |
Who among the following said, “In justice arises as much from treating unequals equally as from treating equals unequally”?. |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Machiaveli |
| D. | Marx |
| Answer» A. Aristotle | |
| 332. |
The origin of democracy can be traced to |
| A. | Ancient Greek city-states |
| B. | Medieval Age |
| C. | Feudalism |
| D. | Ancient India |
| Answer» A. Ancient Greek city-states | |
| 333. |
Who among the following was a great supporter of direct democracy? |
| A. | Hobbies |
| B. | Rousseau |
| C. | Locke |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» A. Hobbies | |
| 334. |
Which of the following countries has a representative democracy? |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | Saudi Arabia |
| C. | India |
| D. | Egypt |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 335. |
Who among the following, “Public opinion is the opinion held by the majority and passively acquiesced in by the minority”? |
| A. | G.D.H Cole |
| B. | Lowell |
| C. | Roucek |
| D. | Morris Ginsburg |
| Answer» B. Lowell | |
| 336. |
Public opinion plays a significant role in |
| A. | Democracy |
| B. | Monarchy |
| C. | Military Rule |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Democracy | |
| 337. |
Ina democracy, the government cares for the public opinion because |
| A. | Public opinion is always right |
| B. | Public opinion is very powerful |
| C. | The people are the best judges of the government |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. The people are the best judges of the government | |
| 338. |
Which of the following is very harmful for the formation of a healthy public opinion? |
| A. | Yellow Journalism |
| B. | Journalism |
| C. | Media |
| D. | Radio |
| Answer» A. Yellow Journalism | |
| 339. |
Which of the following acts as an obstacle in the formation of public opinion? |
| A. | Newspapers |
| B. | Over population |
| C. | Free Press |
| D. | Illiteracy |
| Answer» D. Illiteracy | |
| 340. |
Which of the following contribute to the formation of the public opinion? |
| A. | Press |
| B. | Political Parties |
| C. | Legislature |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 341. |
How can the press help in the formation of public opinion? |
| A. | By spreading communal feelings |
| B. | By publishing sensational news |
| C. | By Publishing impartial and correct news and facts |
| D. | By publishing partial news and facts |
| Answer» B. By publishing sensational news | |
| 342. |
The legislature also influence the public opinion by |
| A. | Passing a laws to favour public opinion |
| B. | Giving concession to certain sections of the society |
| C. | Discussing the various burning problems faced by the people and the country threadbare |
| D. | Passing a vote of no-confidence against the council of ministers |
| Answer» B. Giving concession to certain sections of the society | |
| 343. |
Which of the following statements is correct? |
| A. | The Radio and television influence the public opinion through their entertainment programmes |
| B. | The Radio and Television influence the public opinion through their commercial programme |
| C. | The Radio and television influence the public opinion by disseminating the latest news and views concerning the national and international happenings. |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. The Radio and television influence the public opinion by disseminating the latest news and views concerning the national and international happenings. | |
| 344. |
Public platforms help a great deal in the formation of public opinion, because |
| A. | The speakers can attract the audience by their oratory |
| B. | The people get the opportunity to know the view of different speakers on the current problems |
| C. | The people can see their leaders |
| D. | The speakers can advance the ideology of their parties |
| Answer» C. The people can see their leaders | |
| 345. |
Author of ‘Spirit of Laws’. |
| A. | Rousseau |
| B. | J S Mill |
| C. | Montesque |
| D. | Bodin |
| Answer» C. Montesque | |
| 346. |
Father of the theory of separation of powers |
| A. | Montesque |
| B. | Marx |
| C. | Aristotle |
| D. | Bodin |
| Answer» A. Montesque | |
| 347. |
Theory of separation of powers found its best expression in the constitution of …….. |
| A. | India |
| B. | USA |
| C. | China |
| D. | Britain |
| Answer» B. USA | |
| 348. |
Who first made a distinction between deliberative, magisterial and judicial functions |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Bodin |
| D. | Garner |
| Answer» B. Aristotle | |
| 349. |
Who classified powers of government into Legislature, executive and Federative |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Bodin |
| D. | Locke |
| Answer» D. Locke | |
| 350. |
Author of ‘Civil Government’ |
| A. | Locke |
| B. | Rousseau |
| C. | Bentham |
| D. | Mill |
| Answer» A. Locke | |
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