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This section includes 115 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in Political Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
According to Gabriel Almond and Sydney Verba, what are the three types of politicalcultures? |
| A. | democratic, monarchial and totalitarian |
| B. | hierarchical, isolationist and social |
| C. | individualized, objective and subjective |
| D. | parochial, subject and participant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
In the year 1960, application of structural functionalism by Almond and Powell was anapplication 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» E. | |
| 3. |
Who of the following has laid stress on inter-disciplinary approach about the study ofthe problems of state? |
| A. | hobbes |
| B. | machiavelli |
| C. | t.h. green |
| D. | easton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which one of the following thinkers emphasised the principles of adult franchise, representative government, freedom of press and frequent elections, which form thecornerstone of Liberal theory of democracy? |
| A. | j.s.mill |
| B. | locke |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | all the three |
| Answer» B. locke | |
| 5. |
Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as contribution of Rousseau to theLiberal 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» B. natural equality | |
| 6. |
The two basic principles of liberal theory of democracy, which were emphasised byLocke, 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» D. natural rights and representative democracy | |
| 7. |
Who of the following thinkers asserted the principle that consent of the people' is thebasis of state? |
| A. | adam smith |
| B. | herbert spencer |
| C. | bentham |
| D. | lock |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
The basic principle of Liberal democracy that the sovereign drew his authority from thepeople was first developed by: |
| A. | j.s.mill |
| B. | hobbes |
| C. | locke |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. locke | |
| 9. |
Who of the following philosophers was not associated with the Liberal Theory ofDemocracy? |
| A. | locke |
| B. | hobbes |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | j.s. mill |
| Answer» D. j.s. mill | |
| 10. |
The elitist theory believes in leaving the formulation and implementation of policy in thehands 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» D. a body composed of all the above three | |
| 11. |
Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxiandemocracy? |
| A. | provision for recall of the representatives. |
| B. | elected judiciary |
| C. | dominant role of leaders in preserving the system. |
| D. | emphasis on political freedom. 60. the economic aspects of democracy have been emphasised by constitutionality of laws |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The term ‘legitimisation crisis’ in terms of erosion of confidence in public institutionsresulting in coercive apparatus of states, was developed by: |
| A. | david apter |
| B. | s.p huntington |
| C. | edward shills |
| D. | habermas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Which of the following is the least essential for the essential for the explanation of theCompensational Theory of Political Development? |
| A. | inter-state relation |
| B. | political culture |
| C. | leadership |
| D. | formal organisation |
| Answer» B. political culture | |
| 14. |
The liberal theory of development has come to be associated with which of thefollowing political process? |
| A. | population growth |
| B. | modernisation |
| C. | scientific revolution |
| D. | industrialisation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
This theory assumes that governments will be influenced by various interest groups and will notbe biased for or against any of those groups: |
| A. | rational choice theory |
| B. | marxist theory |
| C. | pluralist theory |
| D. | institutionalist theory |
| Answer» D. institutionalist theory | |
| 16. |
Who among the following has given ‘sleeping dog’ theory of democratic culture? |
| A. | lucian pye and robert e ward |
| B. | james s coleman and myron weiner |
| C. | james c charlesworth and f w riggs |
| D. | almond and verba |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Who among the following makes a distinction between system maintenance and systempersistence? |
| A. | gabriel almond |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | lucian pye |
| D. | f.w riggs |
| Answer» C. lucian pye | |
| 18. |
Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers emphasises primarily on |
| A. | accountability |
| B. | efficiency |
| C. | transparency |
| D. | liberty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Who among the following identified the crises in political development on the basis ofhis study of England? |
| A. | a.f.k. organski |
| B. | lucian w. pye |
| C. | edward shils |
| D. | david apter |
| Answer» C. edward shils | |
| 20. |
C. Wright Mill’s ‘The Power Elite’ is a study of the contemporary politics of |
| A. | china |
| B. | the united states of america |
| C. | the soviet union |
| D. | great britain |
| Answer» C. the soviet union | |
| 21. |
Who among the following writers classified Elites into broad types?(i) Organising and directing elites. (ii) Informally organised and diffused elites |
| A. | vilfredo pareto |
| B. | robert michaels |
| C. | gaetano mosca |
| D. | karl mannheim |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The difference between order and disorder is more important than the difference betweencommunism and liberal democracy is advocated by |
| A. | lipset |
| B. | lijphart |
| C. | dahl |
| D. | huntington |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which one among the following statements is true?A. Behaviouralism is based on Stimulus-Response paradigm. B. Post-behaviouralism consists of seven tenets. C. Post-behaviouralism wholly negates behaviouralism. D. There are no differences between behaviourism and behaviouralism. 32. Notion of uneven development was a response to the 19th century ideas of |
| A. | capitalism |
| B. | evolution and gradualism |
| C. | positivism |
| D. | anarchism |
| Answer» C. positivism | |
| 24. |
Who among the following challenged the idea of political development as a unilinearprocess? |
| A. | shils |
| B. | huntington |
| C. | almond |
| D. | halpren |
| Answer» C. almond | |
| 25. |
According to S.P. Huntigton “Political Decay” takes place when |
| A. | mass mobilisation plus participation is greater than institutionalisation. |
| B. | mass mobilisation and participation is lesser than institutionalisation. |
| C. | the institutions have both complexity and simplicity. |
| D. | there is longevity of institutions. |
| Answer» B. mass mobilisation and participation is lesser than institutionalisation. | |
| 26. |
Who of the following makes a distinction between liberal constitutionalism andDemocratic disorder? |
| A. | francis fukuyama |
| B. | theda skocpol |
| C. | b.f. skinner |
| D. | fareed zakaria |
| Answer» C. b.f. skinner | |
| 27. |
Who among the following regards political development as political modernization plusinstitutionalization? |
| A. | almond |
| B. | helio jaquaribe |
| C. | cyril black |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. cyril black | |
| 28. |
The politics of sex is no longer on the fringe of politics, but it is a central concern forpolicy and law makers. Which category will this issue be placed under? |
| A. | political development |
| B. | political modernization |
| C. | political culture |
| D. | political elites |
| Answer» D. political elites | |
| 29. |
Who among the following elite theorists said, “A man is effective in society as a whole, not so much because of his individual qualities as because of the social energies whichhave been deposited in him by the mass”? |
| A. | pareto |
| B. | gasset |
| C. | michels |
| D. | mosca |
| Answer» C. michels | |
| 30. |
With which liberal thinker would you associate “Democratic Peace Theory”? |
| A. | michael doyle |
| B. | james rosenau |
| C. | richard falk |
| D. | michael walzer |
| Answer» B. james rosenau | |
| 31. |
Which one of the following approaches/theories was first started as a critique ofdemocracy and socialism? |
| A. | elite theory |
| B. | structural–functional approach |
| C. | communications theory |
| D. | game theory |
| Answer» B. structural–functional approach | |
| 32. |
The characteristics of Almond’s political system mostly resemble those of the politicalsystem(s) of |
| A. | united states of america |
| B. | scandinavian countries |
| C. | developing countries |
| D. | latin american countries |
| Answer» B. scandinavian countries | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following has tried to give an essentially engineering orientation to humanbehaviour? |
| A. | input-output analysis |
| B. | structural–functional approach |
| C. | communications theory |
| D. | behavioural approach |
| Answer» D. behavioural approach | |
| 34. |
Who wrote the book, “Democracy and Discontent”? |
| A. | james manor |
| B. | atul kohli |
| C. | zoya hasan |
| D. | msa rao |
| Answer» C. zoya hasan | |
| 35. |
Who among the following is associated with the “will and capacity” approach to the study ofpolitical development? |
| A. | lucian pye |
| B. | organski |
| C. | halpern |
| D. | david apter |
| Answer» D. david apter | |
| 36. |
Who among the following presents a ‘flow model’ of political system? |
| A. | gabriel almond |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | morton kaplan |
| D. | oran young |
| Answer» C. morton kaplan | |
| 37. |
Who said ‘negative liberty is superior to positive liberty’? |
| A. | j.s. mill |
| B. | isaiah berlin |
| C. | t.h. green |
| D. | ernest barker |
| Answer» C. t.h. green | |
| 38. |
Duverger’s classification of the party system is derived from the experience of political parties in |
| A. | western europe |
| B. | all the democracies of the world |
| C. | party system in the developing world |
| D. | political party system in the communist world |
| Answer» B. all the democracies of the world | |
| 39. |
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» E. | |
| 40. |
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» B. the means by which we decide which political party to join | |
| 41. |
1. Studies of look for basic, general values on politics and government. |
| A. | politics |
| B. | political culture |
| C. | public opinion |
| D. | political values |
| Answer» C. public opinion | |
| 42. |
The game theory was developed in the 1920s by |
| A. | william h riker |
| B. | morton kaplan |
| C. | thomas c. shelling |
| D. | emil borel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
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» D. the decision making theory | |
| 44. |
Who propounded communication theory? |
| A. | neumann |
| B. | r.c snyder |
| C. | norbert weiner |
| D. | robert tucker |
| Answer» D. robert tucker | |
| 45. |
Cybernetics means: |
| A. | communication methods |
| B. | science of control and communication |
| C. | artificial intelligence |
| D. | science of communicating |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
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» E. | |
| 47. |
Who was the first proponentof scientific study of politics? |
| A. | charles merriam |
| B. | harold d lasswell |
| C. | george catlin |
| D. | arthur bentley |
| Answer» B. harold d lasswell | |
| 48. |
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» C. behaviouralism | |
| 49. |
According to Tretschke the essence of the state is: |
| A. | consent |
| B. | morality |
| C. | general will |
| D. | force |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
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» C. hobbes | |