Explore topic-wise MCQs in Master of Arts in Political Science.

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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