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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in Political Science (MA Political Science) .
| 1. |
Which one among the following is not written by M.N. Roy? |
| A. | the future of indian politics |
| B. | gandhism, nationalism and socialism |
| C. | new humanism |
| D. | nationalism, rationality and revolution |
| Answer» D. nationalism, rationality and revolution | |
| 2. |
Gandhi described himself as a |
| A. | liberal |
| B. | socialist |
| C. | social democrat |
| D. | philosophical anarchist |
| Answer» D. philosophical anarchist | |
| 3. |
Who said: “Human nature is an ensemble of social relations”? |
| A. | gandhiji |
| B. | m.n. roy |
| C. | aurobindo |
| D. | mao |
| Answer» B. m.n. roy | |
| 4. |
Who founded the ‘Mexican Socialist Workers’ Party’ which was later named as ‘Mexican Communist Party’? |
| A. | jaya prakash narayan b. |
| B. | r. ambedkar |
| C. | m.n. roy |
| D. | lenin |
| Answer» C. m.n. roy | |
| 5. |
Who among the following formed “The League of Radical Congressmen”? |
| A. | m.k. gandhi |
| B. | m.n. roy |
| C. | aurobindo |
| D. | b.r. ambedkar |
| Answer» B. m.n. roy | |
| 6. |
Who among the following regarded Buddhism as a moral and tolerant alternative to Marxism? |
| A. | ram mohan roy |
| B. | vivekananda |
| C. | b.r. ambedkar |
| D. | m.n. roy |
| Answer» C. b.r. ambedkar | |
| 7. |
Who among the following criticized Marxian theory of surplus value? |
| A. | savarkar |
| B. | m.n. roy |
| C. | aurobindo |
| D. | jayaprakash narayan |
| Answer» B. m.n. roy | |
| 8. |
Who among the following said: “Those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means”? |
| A. | aurobindo |
| B. | m.k. gandhi |
| C. | subhas bose |
| D. | m.n. roy |
| Answer» B. m.k. gandhi | |
| 9. |
Which of the following, according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of Satyagraha? |
| A. | infinite capacity for suffering |
| B. | non violence |
| C. | truth |
| D. | all the three |
| Answer» D. all the three | |
| 10. |
Who is the author of 'Unto This Last'? |
| A. | john ruskin |
| B. | ruskin bond |
| C. | hermann kallenbach |
| D. | louis fischer |
| Answer» A. john ruskin | |
| 11. |
B.R. Ambedker was born in |
| A. | 1891 |
| B. | 1893 |
| C. | 1898 |
| D. | 1901 |
| Answer» A. 1891 | |
| 12. |
Who is regarded as one of the earliest scholars of comparative religion? |
| A. | gandhiji |
| B. | ambedkar |
| C. | raja ram mohan roy |
| D. | tilak |
| Answer» C. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 13. |
Theory of Natural Rights was expounded by |
| A. | vivekananda |
| B. | raja ram mohan roy |
| C. | a.o.hume |
| D. | lenin |
| Answer» B. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 14. |
Freedom of press was advocated by |
| A. | dayananda saraswathy |
| B. | mussolini |
| C. | hitler |
| D. | raja ram mohan roy |
| Answer» D. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 15. |
Name the political thinker who appreciated British rule in India |
| A. | raja ram mohan roy |
| B. | tilak |
| C. | subhash cahandra bose |
| D. | gandhiji |
| Answer» A. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 16. |
Identity the Philosopher who advocated the doctrine of Humanism and Universalism |
| A. | syed khan |
| B. | jinnah |
| C. | raja ram mohan roy |
| D. | tilak |
| Answer» C. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 17. |
Name the political thinker who expounded liberal humanitarian nationalism. |
| A. | tilak |
| B. | raja ram mohan roy |
| C. | dr.ambedkar |
| D. | m.n.roy |
| Answer» B. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 18. |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy died in |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1933 |
| Answer» D. 1933 | |
| 19. |
Who recommended that religious toleration was crucial for the growth of democracy? |
| A. | raja ram mohan roy |
| B. | tilak |
| C. | vivekananda |
| D. | bose |
| Answer» C. vivekananda | |
| 20. |
Name the Philosopher who believed that religion constituted the centre of the whole of music of national life of India. |
| A. | vivekananda |
| B. | gandhiji |
| C. | nehru |
| D. | m.n.roy |
| Answer» A. vivekananda | |
| 21. |
Who is described as ‘tamer of souls’ of India? |
| A. | nehru |
| B. | tilak |
| C. | vivekananda |
| D. | m.n.roy |
| Answer» C. vivekananda | |
| 22. |
Name the thinker who considered temples to be centre for purity and development. |
| A. | lohia |
| B. | m.n.roy |
| C. | sree narayan guru |
| D. | nehru |
| Answer» C. sree narayan guru | |
| 23. |
‘Wheel of History’ is a major work of |
| A. | jayaprakash narayan |
| B. | m.n.roy |
| C. | lohia d |
| D. | nehru |
| Answer» C. lohia d | |
| 24. |
Name the Philosopher who wrote that all material property was a social trust. |
| A. | lohia |
| B. | nehru |
| C. | gadhiji |
| D. | ambedkar |
| Answer» C. gadhiji | |
| 25. |
Name the scholar who believed that Economic freedom of the individual is the third dimension ofSwaraj. |
| A. | nehru |
| B. | gandhiji |
| C. | lohia |
| D. | jayaprakash narayan |
| Answer» B. gandhiji | |
| 26. |
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 | |
| 27. |
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 | |
| 28. |
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 | |
| 29. |
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 | |
| 30. |
. Who was highly critical of Gandhian notion of caste system? |
| A. | ambedkar |
| B. | lohia |
| C. | nehru |
| D. | tilak |
| Answer» A. ambedkar | |
| 31. |
Young India was associated with writings of |
| A. | raja ram mohan roy |
| B. | tilak |
| C. | gandhiji |
| D. | m.n.roy |
| Answer» C. gandhiji | |
| 32. |
Samata Sainik Dal was formed by |
| A. | ambedkar |
| B. | gandhiji |
| C. | nehru |
| D. | lohia |
| Answer» A. ambedkar | |
| 33. |
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 | |
| 34. |
Poona part was signed between Congress and |
| A. | jinnah |
| B. | ambedkar |
| C. | bose |
| D. | tilak |
| Answer» B. ambedkar | |
| 35. |
Name the scholar who rebelled against oppressions and repressions by the upper castes. A. Gokhale B. Lohia C. Vivekananda D. Gandhiji 37. Who was a believer in moderation with regard to social change? |
| A. | vivekananda |
| B. | tilak |
| C. | ambedkar |
| D. | m.n.roy |
| Answer» C. ambedkar | |
| 36. |
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 | |
| 37. |
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 | |
| 38. |
Who is the founder of nationalist press in India: |
| A. | lohia |
| B. | m.k gandhi |
| C. | raja ram mohan roy |
| D. | tilak |
| Answer» C. raja ram mohan roy | |
| 39. |
Who is considered as the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | motilal nehru |
| B. | ruskin bond |
| C. | gopalakrishna gokhale |
| D. | lord krishna |
| Answer» C. gopalakrishna gokhale | |
| 40. |
Doctrine of Total Revolution was expounded by |
| A. | jayaprakas narayanan |
| B. | m.n roy |
| C. | gandhiji |
| D. | thilak |
| Answer» A. jayaprakas narayanan | |
| 41. |
Message of Sree Narayana Guru became the cardinal principal of modern. |
| A. | socialism |
| B. | secularism |
| C. | democracy |
| D. | pluralism |
| Answer» B. secularism | |
| 42. |
Who of the following is the founder Director of the Indian Renaissance Institute, Dehra Dun? |
| A. | vinobha bhave |
| B. | ram manohar lohia |
| C. | m.n. roy |
| D. | b.r.ambedkar |
| Answer» C. m.n. roy | |
| 43. |
The Thesis ‘National Dividendfor India: A Historical and Analytical Study’ belongs to |
| A. | dadabhai naoroji b. |
| B. | r.ambedkar |
| C. | ram manohar lohia |
| D. | m.n.roy |
| Answer» B. r.ambedkar | |
| 44. |
Who described revolution as a subversion of the status quo and reorganization of society on the basis of freedom and equality? |
| A. | m.n. roy |
| B. | ram manohar lohia |
| C. | m.k. gandhi |
| D. | b.r. ambedkar |
| Answer» A. m.n. roy | |
| 45. |
Which of the following is not the work of M.N. Roy? |
| A. | india in transition |
| B. | india’s message |
| C. | politics, power and parties |
| D. | problems of asian socialism |
| Answer» D. problems of asian socialism | |
| 46. |
Jayaprakash Narayan is also known as: |
| A. | socialist leader |
| B. | sarvodaya leader |
| C. | peasants leader |
| D. | nationalist leader |
| Answer» B. sarvodaya leader | |
| 47. |
Name the Philosopher who advised his followers not to say anything that would hurt the feeling of others. |
| A. | nehru |
| B. | tilak |
| C. | sree naraya guru |
| D. | savarkar |
| Answer» C. sree naraya guru | |
| 48. |
Identify the Philosopher who held the view that religion was not a mere set of rites and ceremonies, but a way of life. |
| A. | lohia |
| B. | m.n.roy |
| C. | e.m.s. |
| D. | sree narayana guru |
| Answer» D. sree narayana guru | |
| 49. |
The method of Sree Narayana Guru for the emancipation of untouchable was |
| A. | sanskritization |
| B. | westernzation |
| C. | coercion |
| D. | revolution |
| Answer» A. sanskritization | |
| 50. |
Name the scholar who believed that “Corruption is eating into the vitals of our political life” |
| A. | nehru |
| B. | jayaprakash narayanan |
| C. | m.n.roy |
| D. | gandhiji |
| Answer» B. jayaprakash narayanan | |
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