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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) .
| 151. |
One of the following is an advocate of historical approach |
| A. | Coleman |
| B. | Lipset |
| C. | Henry Maine |
| D. | Robert Dahl |
| Answer» C. Henry Maine | |
| 152. |
Who among the following was an advocate of behaviouralism and post behaviouralism? |
| A. | Leo Strauss |
| B. | David Easton |
| C. | George Catlin |
| D. | Charles Merriam |
| Answer» B. David Easton | |
| 153. |
‘It is better to be vague than irrelevant’ This statement explains the following |
| A. | Positivism |
| B. | Empriricism |
| C. | Behaviouralism |
| D. | Post behaviouralism |
| Answer» D. Post behaviouralism | |
| 154. |
Who used to say “I am the state” |
| A. | Louis IXV |
| B. | Machiavelli |
| C. | John Austin |
| D. | MacIver |
| Answer» A. Louis IXV | |
| 155. |
Who described man in the state of nature as a ‘noble savage’? |
| A. | Hobbes |
| B. | Rousseau |
| C. | Locke |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» B. Rousseau | |
| 156. |
Whose work is “the Process of Government”? |
| A. | Arther Bentley |
| B. | Robert Dahl |
| C. | Charles Merriam |
| D. | Karl Popper |
| Answer» A. Arther Bentley | |
| 157. |
Which view is observed ‘the state is a necessary evil’ |
| A. | Idealistic view |
| B. | Individualistic view |
| C. | Fascist view |
| D. | Pluralistic view |
| Answer» B. Individualistic view | |
| 158. |
Who observed ‘the state is the march of God on Earth’ |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Hegel |
| D. | Louis XIV |
| Answer» C. Hegel | |
| 159. |
Who wrote the work “The Prince”? |
| A. | MacIver |
| B. | Locke |
| C. | Austin |
| D. | Machiavelli |
| Answer» D. Machiavelli | |
| 160. |
Theorists who believe that “state is an association of associations” are best described as |
| A. | Pluralists |
| B. | Federalists |
| C. | Socialists |
| D. | Anarchists |
| Answer» A. Pluralists | |
| 161. |
Plato is called the father of idealist theory of the state because |
| A. | He postulated a dualism between reality and value |
| B. | He prescribed the ideals of city state |
| C. | His theory was based not on what human nature is but on what it ought to be |
| D. | He based his theory on the idea of the good |
| Answer» C. His theory was based not on what human nature is but on what it ought to be | |
| 162. |
The main functions of the state. According to the Pluralists is to |
| A. | Regulate production and distribution of essential goods |
| B. | Harmonise the rights and activities of various groups and association |
| C. | Promote general welfare of its citizens |
| D. | Provide social security |
| Answer» B. Harmonise the rights and activities of various groups and association | |
| 163. |
Who observed “the state should promote greatest good of the greatest number”? |
| A. | T.H. Green |
| B. | Jeremy Bentham |
| C. | J.S. Mill |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» B. Jeremy Bentham | |
| 164. |
The chief advocate of the Patriarchal theory of the Origin of the state is |
| A. | Henry Maine |
| B. | Morgan |
| C. | Locke |
| D. | Green |
| Answer» A. Henry Maine | |
| 165. |
Locke has used the social contract theory to justify |
| A. | Liberal democratic state |
| B. | Supremacy of the judicial organ |
| C. | Political obligation |
| D. | Absolute loyalty of citizens of the state |
| Answer» A. Liberal democratic state | |
| 166. |
Who contributed “Leviathan”? |
| A. | Pateman |
| B. | Hobbes |
| C. | Locke |
| D. | Rawls |
| Answer» B. Hobbes | |
| 167. |
The pluralist theory views power as |
| A. | Repressive |
| B. | Relational |
| C. | Control over resources |
| D. | A fixed quantity |
| Answer» B. Relational | |
| 168. |
The theory of sovereignty is historically associated with the rise of |
| A. | Democracy |
| B. | Feudalism |
| C. | Absolute monarchy |
| D. | Decolonisation |
| Answer» B. Feudalism | |
| 169. |
The Austian theory attributes to the sovereign |
| A. | Political supremacy |
| B. | The power of political legitimation |
| C. | Moral omni-competence |
| D. | Absolute judicial authority |
| Answer» D. Absolute judicial authority | |
| 170. |
Which one of the following is an apt description of Bodin’s theory of sovereignty? |
| A. | Political sovereignty |
| B. | Limited sovereignty |
| C. | Absolute sovereignty |
| D. | Popular sovereignty |
| Answer» C. Absolute sovereignty | |
| 171. |
Who believed that irrespective of the forms of government, authority tends to be oligarchic ? |
| A. | Laski |
| B. | Weber |
| C. | Robert Michaels |
| D. | Aristotle |
| Answer» C. Robert Michaels | |
| 172. |
Who said “knowledge is Power” |
| A. | Morgenthau |
| B. | Foucault |
| C. | Lasswell |
| D. | Easton |
| Answer» B. Foucault | |
| 173. |
Who said ‘power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely’? |
| A. | Almond |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Acton |
| D. | Apter |
| Answer» A. Almond | |
| 174. |
Who wrote politics is ‘who gets, what, when and how’? |
| A. | Lasswell |
| B. | Kaplan |
| C. | Almond |
| D. | Powel |
| Answer» A. Lasswell | |
| 175. |
Who among the following was the chief exponent of the legal theory of sovereignty? |
| A. | Rousseau |
| B. | Locke |
| C. | Austin |
| D. | Bodin |
| Answer» C. Austin | |
| 176. |
Which among the following is not a feature of sovereignty? |
| A. | Absoluteness |
| B. | Indivisibility |
| C. | Delegation |
| D. | Permanence |
| Answer» C. Delegation | |
| 177. |
Austin was an English |
| A. | Jurist |
| B. | Sociologist |
| C. | Economist |
| D. | Scientist |
| Answer» A. Jurist | |
| 178. |
Who wrote the work ‘anarchy, state and utopia’? |
| A. | Taylor |
| B. | Merriam |
| C. | Robert nozik |
| D. | Catlin |
| Answer» C. Robert nozik | |
| 179. |
Rousseau is the advocate of |
| A. | Political sovereignty |
| B. | Legal sovereignty |
| C. | Popular sovereignty |
| D. | Personal sovereignty |
| Answer» D. Personal sovereignty | |
| 180. |
who observed state is known by the rights it maintains? |
| A. | Hegel |
| B. | Green |
| C. | Barker |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» D. Laski | |
| 181. |
Who among the following is associated with the Rule of law? |
| A. | A.D. Lindsay |
| B. | Harold Laski |
| C. | A.V. Dicey |
| D. | Ivor Jennings |
| Answer» C. A.V. Dicey | |
| 182. |
Who described the ‘rule of law’ as nonsense stilts? |
| A. | Bentham |
| B. | Laski |
| C. | Montesquieu |
| D. | Rawl |
| Answer» A. Bentham | |
| 183. |
Secret ballot is also known as |
| A. | Australian ballot |
| B. | Austrian ballot |
| C. | Canadian ballot |
| D. | Greek |
| Answer» B. Austrian ballot | |
| 184. |
Constitutional government implies |
| A. | Limited government |
| B. | Representative government |
| C. | Government according to the constitution |
| D. | Government by the consent of the people |
| Answer» A. Limited government | |
| 185. |
An essential pre-requisite for constitutionalism? |
| A. | A written constitution |
| B. | Parliamentary democracy |
| C. | Guarantee of fundamental rights |
| D. | Limited government |
| Answer» D. Limited government | |
| 186. |
The theory of separation of powers was initiated by |
| A. | Montesquieu |
| B. | Locke |
| C. | Madison |
| D. | Dicey |
| Answer» A. Montesquieu | |
| 187. |
According to Aristotle, the perverted form of government with regard to polity was |
| A. | Oligarchy |
| B. | Aristocracy |
| C. | Democracy |
| D. | Monarchy |
| Answer» C. Democracy | |
| 188. |
The first systematic classification of government was given by |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Socrates |
| D. | Montesquieu |
| Answer» C. Socrates | |
| 189. |
Zero hour begins |
| A. | At mid day |
| B. | At the end of the day |
| C. | At the time when the prime minister suggests |
| D. | At the beginning of the day |
| Answer» A. At mid day | |
| 190. |
According to Aristotle, the best of government was |
| A. | Democracy |
| B. | Monarchy |
| C. | Aristocracy |
| D. | Polity |
| Answer» D. Polity | |
| 191. |
Who is called the keystone of the cabinet arch in a parliamentary system? |
| A. | Chief Justice |
| B. | President |
| C. | Prime Minister |
| D. | Speaker of the lower house |
| Answer» C. Prime Minister | |
| 192. |
All the ministers sail and sink together. This is true of the following form of government |
| A. | Unitary |
| B. | Presidential |
| C. | Federal |
| D. | Parliamentary |
| Answer» D. Parliamentary | |
| 193. |
The idea of sovereignty owes its existence to |
| A. | Bodin |
| B. | Austin |
| C. | Hobbes |
| D. | Bentham |
| Answer» A. Bodin | |
| 194. |
Who among the advocate of negative theory of liberty? |
| A. | Kant |
| B. | Marx |
| C. | Sidgwick |
| D. | Montesquieu |
| Answer» D. Montesquieu | |
| 195. |
Which of the following is a central attribute of Plato’s notion of justice? |
| A. | Harmony |
| B. | Equality |
| C. | Fraternity |
| D. | Liberty |
| Answer» A. Harmony | |
| 196. |
Who said kinship created a common consciousness, common interest and common purpose? |
| A. | Gramsci |
| B. | Anthony Giddens |
| C. | Adam Smith |
| D. | Henry Maine |
| Answer» D. Henry Maine | |
| 197. |
Who has written the work ‘Ancient Society’? |
| A. | Lewis H Morgan |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | Henry Maine |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Lewis H Morgan | |
| 198. |
Whose work is ‘The origin of the Family, Private Property and the State’? |
| A. | Gramsci |
| B. | Anthony Giddens |
| C. | Engels |
| D. | Michel Waltzer |
| Answer» C. Engels | |
| 199. |
State and Revolution is written by |
| A. | Gramsci |
| B. | Anthony Giddens |
| C. | Lenin |
| D. | Michel Waltzer |
| Answer» C. Lenin | |
| 200. |
The term ‘sovereignty’ is derived from the word ‘superanus’ of which language |
| A. | French |
| B. | Latin |
| C. | Greek |
| D. | English |
| Answer» B. Latin | |
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