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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.
101. |
Which one of the following approaches/theories was first started as a critique of democracy and socialism? |
A. | elite theory |
B. | structural–functional approach |
C. | communications theory |
D. | game theory |
Answer» B. structural–functional approach | |
102. |
Which one of the following has tried to give an essentially engineering orientation to human behaviour? |
A. | input-output analysis |
B. | structural–functional approach |
C. | communications theory |
D. | behavioural approach |
Answer» D. behavioural approach | |
103. |
The characteristics of Almond’s political system mostly resemble those of the political system(s) of |
A. | united states of america |
B. | scandinavian countries |
C. | developing countries |
D. | latin american countries |
Answer» B. scandinavian countries | |
104. |
Marx does not believe in |
A. | human consciousness determines social existence |
B. | ideas are the reflections of the interplay of material forces |
C. | the base determines the superstructure |
D. | matter is active and dynamic |
Answer» B. ideas are the reflections of the interplay of material forces | |
105. |
Positive liberalism does not believe in |
A. | welfare state |
B. | nanny state |
C. | state as a moral agency |
D. | minimal state |
Answer» E. | |
106. |
Which among the following statements is not correct? |
A. | post-behavioural political theory inter-relates value and fact. |
B. | post-behavioural political theory is ethnocentric. |
C. | post-behavioural political theory is tied to action and relevant |
D. | post-behavioural political theory is change oriented |
Answer» C. post-behavioural political theory is tied to action and relevant | |
107. |
Who wrote the book, “Democracy and Discontent� |
A. | james manor |
B. | atul kohli |
C. | zoya hasan |
D. | msa rao |
Answer» C. zoya hasan | |
108. |
The elite theory was first started in |
A. | the united states of america |
B. | the united kingdom |
C. | central and western european countries |
D. | australia |
Answer» D. australia | |
109. |
Who among the following has connected cultures with civilizations? |
A. | almond and verba |
B. | huntington |
C. | lucian pye |
D. | edward shils |
Answer» C. lucian pye | |
110. |
Who among the following is associated with the “will and capacity†approach to the study of political development? |
A. | lucian pye |
B. | organski |
C. | halpern |
D. | david apter |
Answer» D. david apter | |
111. |
Almond borrowed most of the terminology of his approach from |
A. | robert k. merton |
B. | talcott parsons |
C. | malinowski |
D. | arthur bentley |
Answer» C. malinowski | |
112. |
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 | |
113. |
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 | |
114. |
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 | |
115. |
Which one among the following is not a work about alienation? |
A. | paris manuscripts |
B. | theses on feuerbach |
C. | poverty of philosophy |
D. | the german ideology |
Answer» D. the german ideology | |