190+ Introduction to Political Science and Governmental Structures and Processes Solved MCQs

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1.	Who is the father of Political Science?
A.	marx
B.	plato
C.	austin
D.	aristotle
Answer» D. aristotle

2.	Who called Political science as the Master Science?
A.	cicero
B.	hobbes
C.	aristotle
D.	socrates
Answer» C. aristotle

3.	The term city-state is generally associated with
A.	china
B.	egypt
C.	greek
D.	indian
Answer» C. greek

4.	Who said man is a social animal
A.	plato
B.	hobbes
C.	rousseau
D.	aristotle
Answer» D. aristotle

5.	Who said that ‘a man who lives outside the polis is either a beast or a God’
A.	plato
B.	aristotle
C.	marx
D.	hobbes
Answer» B. aristotle

6.	Political-Parties are indispensable for the successful working of
A.	democracy
B.	monarchy
C.	theocracy
D.	dictatorship
Answer» A. democracy

7.	Who wrote the book ‘Republic’?
A.	bodin
B.	locke
C.	plato
D.	cicero
Answer» C. plato

8.	The modern democracy is known as
A.	peoples democracy
B.	limited democracy
C.	representative democracy
D.	direct democracy
Answer» C. representative democracy

9.	The right to vote is a
A.	civil right
B.	moral right
C.	natural right
D.	political right
Answer» D. political right

10.	Who asserted that the state would ultimately wither away
A.	plato
B.	kant
C.	laski
D.	marx
Answer» D. marx

11.	A socialist state lays emphasis on
A.	political liberty
B.	economic equality
C.	right to private property
D.	independence of judiciary
Answer» B. economic equality

12.	Who defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
A.	woodrow
B.	abraham lincoln
C.	laski
D.	gandhi
Answer» B. abraham lincoln

13.	The head of the state under parliamentary form of government enjoys
A.	absolute powers
B.	limited powers
C.	nominal powers
D.	no powers
Answer» C. nominal powers

14.	The framers of the constitution borrowed the idea of fundamental rights from the constitution of
A.	usa
B.	ussr
C.	britain
D.	france
Answer» A. usa

15.	A Bicameral legislature consist of
A.	one chamber
B.	two chambers
C.	three chambers
D.	four chambers
Answer» B. two chambers

16.	The presidential government operates on the principle of
A.	separation of powers
B.	division of powers
C.	fusion of powers
D.	centralization of powers
Answer» A. separation of powers

17.	In which of the following forms of government the second chamber is an indispensable part of the legislature?
A.	unitary government
B.	federal government
C.	parliamentary government
D.	presidential government
Answer» B. federal government

18.	Division of powers between the centre and the states is an essential feature of
A.	federal government
B.	unitary government
C.	presidential government
D.	parliamentary government
Answer» A. federal government

19.	Which one of the following governments operates on the principle of collective responsibility?
A.	parliamentary
B.	presidential
C.	unitary
D.	federal
Answer» A. parliamentary

20.	Which of the following is also known as Laissez faire theory?
A.	idealism
B.	totalitarianism
C.	socialism
D.	individualism
Answer» D. individualism

21.	Which kind of right is the right to form Associations
A.	civil right
B.	legal right
C.	political right
D.	natural right
Answer» C. political right

22.	One party system is found in
A.	india
B.	britain
C.	switzerland
D.	china
Answer» D. china

23.	Popular Sovereignty means that sovereignty lies with
A.	constitution
B.	parliament
C.	cabinet
D.	people
Answer» D. people

24.	The theory of Surplus Value is associated with
A.	adam smith
B.	karl marx
C.	amarthya sen
D.	stalin
Answer» B. karl marx

25.	The Bible of Communism
A.	communist manifesto
B.	state and revolution
C.	spirit of laws
D.	the republic
Answer» A. communist manifesto

190+ Introduction to Political Science and Governmental Structures and Processes Solved MCQs

Who is the father of Political Science?

Who called Political science as the Master Science?

The term city-state is generally associated with

Who said man is a social animal

Who said that ‘a man who lives outside the polis is either a beast or a God’

Political-Parties are indispensable for the successful working of

Who wrote the book ‘Republic’?

The modern democracy is known as

The right to vote is a

Who asserted that the state would ultimately wither away

A socialist state lays emphasis on

Who defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?

The head of the state under parliamentary form of government enjoys

The framers of the constitution borrowed the idea of fundamental rights from the constitution of

A Bicameral legislature consist of

The presidential government operates on the principle of

In which of the following forms of government the second chamber is an indispensable part of the legislature?

Division of powers between the centre and the states is an essential feature of

Which one of the following governments operates on the principle of collective responsibility?

Which of the following is also known as Laissez faire theory?

Which kind of right is the right to form Associations

One party system is found in

Popular Sovereignty means that sovereignty lies with

The theory of Surplus Value is associated with

The Bible of Communism

If there is no division of powers that government is known as

The words ‘we the people of India’ in the preamble shows

Which organ of the government makes interpretation of laws

Indirect democracy is otherwise known as

Which party system is prevailing in China

’War is to man what maternity is to women’ is the slogan of

Aggressive nationalism is the philosophy of

A form of government in which everyone has a share is

Which part of the constitution aims at the establishment of a welfare state in India.

Scientific socialism was expounded by

The term ‘state’ in its modern sense was first used by ---------

“State is a necessary evil” is associated with:

Who stated, membership of the state should be voluntary and optional.

Who said ‘state is an expansion of family’

“The state is an executive committee of the exploiting class” stated by;

The idealists who declared the state as “ march of God on Earth” is;

Who said state is “ people organized for law within a definite territory”

Which of the following is not an element of state.

Who says ,” Good citizens made a good state and a bad citizen made a bad state”.

Which is the most populated state in the world?

No state can exist without a fixed and definite………..

The exponent of Scientific Socialism.

Who said, “ Kinship creates society and society at length creates the state”

Modern state is described as :

Who said ‘state is prior to individual’

27.	The words ‘we the people of India’ in the preamble shows
A.	legal sovereignty
B.	popular sovereignty
C.	de jure sovereignty
D.	none of the above
Answer» B. popular sovereignty

28.	Which organ of the government makes interpretation of laws
A.	the legislature
B.	executive
C.	civil service
D.	judiciary
Answer» D. judiciary

29.	Indirect democracy is otherwise known as
A.	socialist democracy
B.	representative democracy
C.	elite democracy
D.	democratic republic
Answer» B. representative democracy

30.	Which party system is prevailing in China
A.	one party system
B.	one party dominant system
C.	bi party system
D.	multi party system
Answer» A. one party system

31.	’War is to man what maternity is to women’ is the slogan of
A.	marxism
B.	liberalism
C.	fascism
D.	gandhism
Answer» C. fascism

33.	A form of government in which everyone has a share is
A.	aristocracy
B.	monarchy
C.	oligarchy
D.	democracy
Answer» D. democracy

34.	Which part of the constitution aims at the establishment of a welfare state in India.
A.	part iii
B.	part iv
C.	part v
D.	part vi
Answer» B. part iv

37.	“State is a necessary evil” is associated with:
A.	fabians
B.	sophists
C.	anarchists
D.	individualists.
Answer» D. individualists.

38.	Who stated, membership of the state should be voluntary and optional.
A.	j.s. mill
B.	h.j. laski
C.	spencer
D.	austin
Answer» C. spencer

40.	“The state is an executive committee of the exploiting class” stated by;
A.	individualists
B.	anarchists
C.	marxists
D.	fascists
Answer» C. marxists