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140+ Modern Indian Political Thought Solved MCQs

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) .

101.

Who believed that Swaraj was nor merely political liberation but human emanupation as well?

A. Nehru
B. Lohia
C. Gandhiji
D. M.N.Roy
Answer» C. Gandhiji
102.

Name the scholar who wrote that self-rule is a unique feature of Swaraj?

A. Nehru
B. Gandhiji
C. Lohia
D. M.N.Roy
Answer» B. Gandhiji
103.

Whose doctrine of Swaraj was rooted in Indian metaphysics and spirituality.

A. Lohia
B. M.N.Roy
C. Gandhiji
D. Nehru
Answer» C. Gandhiji
104.

Ram Manohar Lohia was born in

A. West Bengal
B. Bihar
C. Punjab
D. Uttar Prades
Answer» D. Uttar Prades
105.

Name the Philosopher who believed that capitalism and communalism are almost fully elaborate systems.

A. Lohia
B. Nehru
C. M.N.Roy
D. Gandhiji
Answer» A. Lohia
106.

Identify the Political thinker who was in favour of abolishing the post of collector.

A. Nehru
B. M.N.Roy
C. B.R.Ambedkar
D. Lohia
Answer» D. Lohia
107.

Who was in favour of incorporation of Gandhian ideas in socialist thought?

A. Nehru
B. M.N.Roy
C. Lohia
D. Gandhiji
Answer» C. Lohia
108.

Jayaprakash Narayanan was born in

A. West Bengal
B. Bihar
C. Assam
D. Tripura
Answer» B. Bihar
109.

Jayaprakash Narayanan’s doctrine of Total revolution is a combination of

A. Seven Revolutions
B. Six Revolutions
C. Eight Revolutions
D. Four Revolutions
Answer» A. Seven Revolutions
110.

The doctrine of JP’s Total Revolution was popular in

A. 1970
B. 1971
C. 1974
D. 1973
Answer» C. 1974
111.

Jayaprakash Narayanan was the greatest mass leader in Indian History after

A. Tilak
B. Gandhiji
C. Gokhale
D. M.N.Roy
Answer» B. Gandhiji
112.

With Gandhiji’s blessings, Nehru became the President of the Indian National Congress at

A. Bombay
B. Calcutta
C. Madras
D. Lahore
Answer» D. Lahore
113.

Name the Philosopher who believed that the state in a soulless machine

A. Nehru
B. Gandhiji
C. Lohia
D. Ambedkar
Answer» B. Gandhiji
114.

Who expounded the thesis that the religious basis of politics does not help social progress?

A. Lohia
B. Gandhiji
C. Nehru
D. M.N.Roy
Answer» C. Nehru
115.

Who wrote that state is necessary due to the anti-social tendencies of certain individuals and groups?

A. Nehru
B. Ambedkar
C. Lohia
D. Gandhiji
Answer» D. Gandhiji
116.

Who considered the State as an organization of violence and force?

A. Gandhiji
B. Nehru
C. Lohia
D. M.N.Roy
Answer» A. Gandhiji
117.

Who believed that decentralization of power was a key concept in his theory of democracy?

A. Lohia
B. Gandhiji
C. Nehru
D. Ambedkar
Answer» B. Gandhiji
118.

The doctrine of spiritual socialism in closely associated with.

A. Nehru
B. Lohia
C. Gandhiji
D. Ambedkar
Answer» C. Gandhiji
119.

Gandhian socialism puts enormous emphasis on

A. Society
B. State
C. Community
D. Individuals
Answer» D. Individuals
120.

Who made Indian freedom struggle into a mass movement?

A. Anne Besant
B. Gandhiji
C. Tilak
D. Nehru
Answer» B. Gandhiji
121.

Name the thinker who was highly critical of declaration of emergency.

A. Lohia
B. Gandhiji
C. Jayaprakash Narayanan
D. M.N.Roy
Answer» C. Jayaprakash Narayanan
122.

Identify the thinker who strongly believed that caste system completely ruined the Indian Society

A. Tilak
B. Gokhale
C. Ambedkar
D. Nehru
Answer» C. Ambedkar
123.

Who was highly critical of Gandhian notion of caste system?

A. Ambedkar
B. Lohia
C. Nehru
D. M.N.Roy
Answer» A. Ambedkar
124.

Young India was associated with writings of

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Tilak
C. Gandhiji
D. M.N.Roy
Answer» C. Gandhiji
125.

Samata Sainik Dal wal formed by

A. Ambedkar
B. Gandhiji
C. Nehru
D. Lohia
Answer» A. Ambedkar
126.

Name the scholar who made it clear that Hindus and untouchables must be regarded as distinct and independent community.

A. Lohia
B. Gandhiji
C. Nehru
D. Ambedkar
Answer» D. Ambedkar
127.

Poona part was signed between Congress and

A. Jinnah
B. Ambedkar
C. Bose
D. Tilak
Answer» B. Ambedkar
128.

Who considered Freedom as the natural possession of individuals?

A. M.N.Roy
B. Ninekannnanda
C. Lohia
D. Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer» B. Ninekannnanda
129.

Name the scholar who rebelled against oppressions and repressions by the upper castes.

A. Gokhale
B. Lohia
C. Vivekananda
D. Gandhiji
Answer» C. Vivekananda
130.

Who was a believer in moderation with regard to social change?

A. Vivekananda
B. Tilak
C. Ambedkar
D. M.N.roy
Answer» A. Vivekananda
131.

Who considered social customs are the results of the arrangements of society for self- preservation?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Gandhiji
C. Vivekananda
D. Lohia
Answer» C. Vivekananda
132.

Identify the Philosopher who remarked that “it is mockery to offer religion to a starving man”

A. Gandhiji
B. Tilak
C. Ambedkar
D. Vivekananda
Answer» D. Vivekananda
133.

Name the Philosopher who declared that “I am a Socialist not because I think it is a perfect system, but half a loaf is better than no bread”

A. Gandhiji
B. Vivekananda
C. Lohia
D. Nehru
Answer» B. Vivekananda
134.

Whose theory of Social change was based on the Indian conception of history?

A. Vivekananda
B. Nehru
C. Gokhale
D. M.N.Roy
Answer» A. Vivekananda
135.

Identify the Philosopher who remarked that religious toleration is crucial for the growth of democracy

A. M.N.Roy
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Vivekananda
D. Lohia
Answer» C. Vivekananda
136.

Identify the Philosopher who tried to inculcate the ideal in the minds of his followers through self-purification and education

A. Vivekananda
B. Sree Narayana Guru
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Ambedkar
Answer» B. Sree Narayana Guru
137.

Name the Philosopher who taught that Advaita philosophy becomes meaningless unless it teaches men to treat their fellowmen equals.

A. Sree Narayana Guru
B. Vivekananda
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Ambedkar
Answer» A. Sree Narayana Guru
138.

Who appreciated and stressed the importance of education and organization for the emancipation of untouchables?

A. Nehru
B. Lohia
C. Sree Narayana Guru
D. M.N.Roy
Answer» C. Sree Narayana Guru
139.

Name the scholar who believed that Economic freedom of the individual is the third dimension of Swaraj.

A. Nehru
B. Gandhiji
C. Lohia
D. Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer» B. Gandhiji
140.

Who remarked that ‘a nation that runs it affairs smoothly and effectively without much state interference is truly democratic?

A. Lohia
B. Nehru
C. Tilak
D. Gandhiji
Answer» D. Gandhiji
141.

Name the Philosopher who wrote that all material property was a social trust.

A. Lohia
B. Nehru
C. Gadhiji
D. Ambedkar
Answer» C. Gadhiji
142.

Identify the leader who strongly insisted that partition was the final solution to Hindu-Muslim differences.

A. Jinnah
B. Gandhiji
C. Nehru
D. Savarkar
Answer» A. Jinnah
143.

Which political leader was regarded as the product of contradictions and confusions of Indian nationalism?

A. Gandhiji
B. Nehru
C. Tilak
D. Jinnah
Answer» D. Jinnah
144.

‘Wheel of History’ is a major work of

A. Jayaprakash Narayan
B. M.N.Roy
C. Lohia
D. Nehru
Answer» C. Lohia
145.

Who is known as the most unconventional and original theoretician among socialist thinkers in India?

A. Nehru
B. Lohia
C. Tilak
D. Gokhale
Answer» B. Lohia

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