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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 | |