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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) .
| 51. |
The concept of 'power elite' is connected with: |
| A. | pareto |
| B. | mosca |
| C. | wright mills |
| D. | james burham |
| Answer» C. wright mills | |
| 52. |
Who of the following thinkers tried to combine the elitist theory with Marxism? |
| A. | robert michels |
| B. | james burham |
| C. | vilfredo pareto |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. james burham | |
| 53. |
The Elitist theory holds that the power is always concentrated in the hands of: |
| A. | priestly class |
| B. | military class |
| C. | civil servants |
| D. | a small group of elites |
| Answer» D. a small group of elites | |
| 54. |
The exponents of elitist theory |
| A. | believe in political equality |
| B. | believe in equality between ruler and ruled |
| C. | do not believe in equality between ruler and ruled |
| D. | believe in all the above three principles |
| Answer» C. do not believe in equality between ruler and ruled | |
| 55. |
The elitist theory believes in leaving the formulation and implementation of policy in the hands of: |
| A. | elected representatives of the people |
| B. | permanent civil servants |
| C. | an elite class |
| D. | a body composed of all the above three |
| Answer» C. an elite class | |
| 56. |
The Pluralist theory of democracy holds that: |
| A. | the state is the source of all authority and all groups draw from it |
| B. | the power in society is shared by the government and other groups |
| C. | political power cannot be divided among various groups, associations etc. |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. the power in society is shared by the government and other groups | |
| 57. |
The Pluralist theory of democracy is: |
| A. | against separation of powers |
| B. | against periodical election |
| C. | in favour of elections because they help in gauging public opinion |
| D. | against decentralisation of authority |
| Answer» C. in favour of elections because they help in gauging public opinion | |
| 58. |
Who of the following philosophers was not associated with the Liberal Theory of Democracy? |
| A. | locke |
| B. | hobbes |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | j.s. mill |
| Answer» C. karl marx | |
| 59. |
The classical theory of democracy can be traced back to the writings of: |
| A. | ancient greek philosophers |
| B. | ancient chinese philosophers |
| C. | proudhon |
| D. | french philosophers of the seventeenth century |
| Answer» A. ancient greek philosophers | |
| 60. |
The basic principle of Liberal democracy that the sovereign drew his authority from the people was first developed by: |
| A. | j.s.mill |
| B. | hobbes |
| C. | locke |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. hobbes | |
| 61. |
Who of the following thinkers asserted the principle that consent of the people' is the basis of state? |
| A. | adam smith |
| B. | herbert spencer |
| C. | bentham |
| D. | lock |
| Answer» D. lock | |
| 62. |
The two basic principles of liberal theory of democracy, which were emphasised by Locke, were: |
| A. | universal adult franchise and right to property |
| B. | woman suffrage and secret ballot |
| C. | popular sovereignty and constitutional government |
| D. | natural rights and representative democracy |
| Answer» C. popular sovereignty and constitutional government | |
| 63. |
Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as contribution of Rousseau to the Liberal theory of democracy? |
| A. | general welfare |
| B. | natural equality |
| C. | consent of people as basis of state |
| D. | inalienable right of individual to determine their affairs |
| Answer» A. general welfare | |
| 64. |
Which one of the following thinkers emphasised the principles of adult franchise, representative government, freedom of press and frequent elections, which form the cornerstone of Liberal theory of democracy? |
| A. | j.s.mill |
| B. | locke |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | all the three |
| Answer» A. j.s.mill | |
| 65. |
The chief contribution of Green to the Liberal theory of democracy was: |
| A. | emphasis on collective well-being as condition of individual freedom |
| B. | emphasis on absolute freedom of individual |
| C. | absolute powers for the state |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. emphasis on collective well-being as condition of individual freedom | |
| 66. |
Which one of the following is true about elitist theory of democracy? |
| A. | it believes that in it real power is with voters |
| B. | it believes that the people are the real sovereign |
| C. | it believes that power is used by a small group of elites |
| D. | it believes that the judiciary is real power in the state |
| Answer» C. it believes that power is used by a small group of elites | |
| 67. |
Who of the following has laid stress on inter-disciplinary approach about the study of the problems of state? |
| A. | hobbes |
| B. | machiavelli |
| C. | t.h. green |
| D. | easton |
| Answer» D. easton | |
| 68. |
The statement that' "A man who lives outside the Polis is either a beast or a god" is attributed to: |
| A. | plato |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | hobbes |
| D. | hegel |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 69. |
According to Tretschke the essence of the state is: |
| A. | consent |
| B. | morality |
| C. | general will |
| D. | force |
| Answer» D. force | |
| 70. |
Which approach featurise “State being the central theme of politics is conceived as an inevitable consequence of class contradictions”? |
| A. | post-behaviouralism |
| B. | marxian approach |
| C. | behaviouralism |
| D. | institutional approach |
| Answer» B. marxian approach | |
| 71. |
Power is the capacity to |
| A. | persuade |
| B. | hold sovereignty |
| C. | produce intended effects |
| D. | exercise authority |
| Answer» B. hold sovereignty | |
| 72. |
Authority is the right to |
| A. | invoke tradition |
| B. | nationhood |
| C. | ruled |
| D. | delegate |
| Answer» A. invoke tradition | |
| 73. |
The Iron Law of Oligarchy is associated with |
| A. | michels |
| B. | millet |
| C. | bentham |
| D. | kant |
| Answer» A. michels | |
| 74. |
Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy? |
| A. | c.b. macpherson |
| B. | michael oakeshoot |
| C. | hayek |
| D. | gaetano mosca |
| Answer» A. c.b. macpherson | |
| 75. |
Who was the first proponentof scientific study of politics? |
| A. | charles merriam |
| B. | harold d lasswell |
| C. | george catlin |
| D. | arthur bentley |
| Answer» A. charles merriam | |
| 76. |
Behavioural approach in Politics Science is an attempt to make the empirical content of Political Science more scientific who said this? |
| A. | charles merriam |
| B. | robert a dahl |
| C. | george catlin |
| D. | arthur bentley |
| Answer» A. charles merriam | |
| 77. |
Eighth principles of the behavioural approach of political science generally known as |
| A. | verifications |
| B. | pure science |
| C. | intellectual foundations |
| D. | observational study |
| Answer» B. pure science | |
| 78. |
The strong demands of Post behaviouralists are |
| A. | pure science |
| B. | relevance and action |
| C. | value |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. relevance and action | |
| 79. |
In the year 1960, application of structural functionalism by Almond and Powell was an application of |
| A. | lucian pye’s modernization theory |
| B. | dahl’s polyarely |
| C. | rostow’s theory of stapes of growth |
| D. | easton’s framework of political system |
| Answer» D. easton’s framework of political system | |
| 80. |
Cybernetics means: |
| A. | communication methods |
| B. | science of control and communication |
| C. | artificial intelligence |
| D. | science of communicating |
| Answer» D. science of communicating | |
| 81. |
Who propounded communication theory? |
| A. | neumann |
| B. | r.c snyder |
| C. | norbert weiner |
| D. | robert tucker |
| Answer» C. norbert weiner | |
| 82. |
Which theory believes in applying mathematical models to political studies? |
| A. | the system theory |
| B. | the relist theory |
| C. | the game theory |
| D. | the decision making theory |
| Answer» C. the game theory | |
| 83. |
The game theory was developed in the 1920s by |
| A. | william h riker |
| B. | morton kaplan |
| C. | thomas c. shelling |
| D. | emil borel |
| Answer» D. emil borel | |
| 84. |
1. Studies of look for basic, general values on politics and government. |
| A. | politics |
| B. | political culture |
| C. | public opinion |
| D. | political values |
| Answer» B. political culture | |
| 85. |
According to Gabriel Almond and Sydney Verba, what are the three types of political cultures? |
| A. | democratic, monarchial and totalitarian |
| B. | hierarchical, isolationist and social |
| C. | individualized, objective and subjective |
| D. | parochial, subject and participant |
| Answer» D. parochial, subject and participant | |
| 86. |
What is political socialization? |
| A. | the means by which we inherit our political culture |
| B. | the means by which we decide which political party to join |
| C. | the means by which governments are formed |
| D. | the means by which we agree or disagree with citizens from other political parties |
| Answer» A. the means by which we inherit our political culture | |
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