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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.
| 51. |
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» E. | |
| 52. |
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» D. it believes that the judiciary is real power in the state | |
| 53. |
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» B. emphasis on absolute freedom of individual | |
| 54. |
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» B. locke | |
| 55. |
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» B. natural equality | |
| 56. |
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» D. natural rights and representative democracy | |
| 57. |
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» C. locke | |
| 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» D. j.s. mill | |
| 59. |
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» E. | |
| 60. |
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» B. ancient chinese philosophers | |
| 61. |
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» C. political power cannot be divided among various groups, associations etc. | |
| 62. |
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» D. a body composed of all the above three | |
| 63. |
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» D. against decentralisation of authority | |
| 64. |
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» D. believe in all the above three principles | |
| 65. |
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» E. | |
| 66. |
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» C. vilfredo pareto | |
| 67. |
The concept of 'power elite' is connected with: |
| A. | pareto |
| B. | mosca |
| C. | wright mills |
| D. | james burham |
| Answer» D. james burham | |
| 68. |
Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxian democracy? |
| 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. | |
| 69. |
Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxian democracy? |
| A. | it stands for popular control over the means of production and distribution. |
| B. | it lays emphasis on economic freedom. |
| C. | it shall work on the basis of decisions taken through consensus. |
| D. | it should work through representative parliaments |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
The term ‘legitimisation crisis’ in terms of erosion of confidence in public institutions resulting in coercive apparatus of states, was developed by: |
| A. | david apter |
| B. | s.p huntington |
| C. | edward shills |
| D. | habermas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
Who among the following is not associated with the theory of Political Elites? |
| A. | pareto |
| B. | mosca |
| C. | miachel |
| D. | david apter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
Which of the following is the least essential for the essential for the explanation of the Compensational Theory of Political Development? |
| A. | inter-state relation |
| B. | political culture |
| C. | leadership |
| D. | formal organisation |
| Answer» B. political culture | |
| 73. |
Who among the following is not associated with the classical theory of development? |
| A. | j.s mill |
| B. | edmund burke |
| C. | adam smith |
| D. | malthus |
| Answer» C. adam smith | |
| 74. |
The liberal theory of development has come to be associated with which of the following political process? |
| A. | population growth |
| B. | modernisation |
| C. | scientific revolution |
| D. | industrialisation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
This theory assumes that governments will be influenced by various interest groups and will not be 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 | |
| 76. |
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. | |
| 77. |
Who among the following makes a distinction between system maintenance and system persistence? |
| A. | gabriel almond |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | lucian pye |
| D. | f.w riggs |
| Answer» C. lucian pye | |
| 78. |
Who among the following used the concept of goal changing, feedback, and leaning? |
| A. | david easton |
| B. | karl duetsch |
| C. | gabriel almond |
| D. | lucian pye |
| Answer» C. gabriel almond | |
| 79. |
Who of the following advocated economic theory of democracy? |
| A. | j.lively b. c. |
| B. | mac person |
| C. | antony dawns d. |
| D. | held |
| Answer» D. held | |
| 80. |
Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers emphasises primarily on |
| A. | accountability |
| B. | efficiency |
| C. | transparency |
| D. | liberty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Who among the following identified the crises in political development on the basis of his study of England? |
| A. | a.f.k. organski |
| B. | lucian w. pye |
| C. | edward shils |
| D. | david apter |
| Answer» C. edward shils | |
| 82. |
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 | |
| 83. |
Who among the following first developed the concept of general systems theory? |
| A. | ludwig von bertallanfy |
| B. | colin cherry |
| C. | robert k. merton |
| D. | talcott parsons |
| Answer» B. colin cherry | |
| 84. |
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. | |
| 85. |
Which one of the following writings is not written by Mao? |
| A. | on new democracy |
| B. | on coalition government |
| C. | people’s war |
| D. | on people’s democratic dictatorship |
| Answer» D. on people’s democratic dictatorship | |
| 86. |
The difference between order and disorder is more important than the difference between communism and liberal democracy is advocated by |
| A. | lipset |
| B. | lijphart |
| C. | dahl |
| D. | huntington |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
Who among the following challenged the idea of political development as a unilinear process? |
| A. | shils |
| B. | huntington |
| C. | almond |
| D. | halpren |
| Answer» C. almond | |
| 88. |
Who among the following is associated with Institutional Approach? |
| A. | james bryce |
| B. | merriam |
| C. | arthur bentley |
| D. | lasswell |
| Answer» B. merriam | |
| 89. |
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 | |
| 90. |
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. | |
| 91. |
Structural-functionalism is primarily |
| A. | a measurement for comparison |
| B. | an ideology of development |
| C. | a framework of investigation |
| D. | a method of governance |
| Answer» D. a method of governance | |
| 92. |
The idea of Participatory democracy originates with |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | cicero |
| C. | locke |
| D. | rousseau |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
Who of the following makes a distinction between liberal constitutionalism and Democratic disorder? |
| A. | francis fukuyama |
| B. | theda skocpol |
| C. | b.f. skinner |
| D. | fareed zakaria |
| Answer» C. b.f. skinner | |
| 94. |
Who among the following regards political development as political modernization plus institutionalization? |
| A. | almond |
| B. | helio jaquaribe |
| C. | cyril black |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. cyril black | |
| 95. |
Who has called India a Democratic Developmental State? |
| A. | paul brass |
| B. | james manor |
| C. | christopher jefferlot |
| D. | atul kohli |
| Answer» C. christopher jefferlot | |
| 96. |
The politics of sex is no longer on the fringe of politics, but it is a central concern for policy 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 | |
| 97. |
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 which have been deposited in him by the mass� |
| A. | pareto |
| B. | gasset |
| C. | michels |
| D. | mosca |
| Answer» C. michels | |
| 98. |
Corporatism is an approach that is centrally concerned about |
| A. | structures of the public sector |
| B. | functions of the political system |
| C. | class conflict is interest based |
| D. | stresses the state and society interactions, especially the role of social interests influencing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
According to Almond, which one is not a condition for political development? |
| A. | availability of resources |
| B. | adequate response to challenges |
| C. | overlapping of stages of development |
| D. | congruent development of the other social systems |
| Answer» D. congruent development of the other social systems | |
| 100. |
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 | |