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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Who is known as the first political scientist |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | Bentham |
| Answer» C. Marx | |
| 2. |
"Will, not force is the basis of state." This statement is given by |
| A. | T. H. Green |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | Machiavelli |
| D. | Hobbes |
| Answer» B. Karl Marx | |
| 3. |
The first person who used the word sovereignty |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Machiavelli |
| C. | Jean Bodin |
| D. | Austin |
| Answer» B. Machiavelli | |
| 4. |
Who founded the field theory of learning |
| A. | Kohler |
| B. | Hull |
| C. | Lewin |
| D. | Pavlov |
| Answer» D. Pavlov | |
| 5. |
Who propounded the communism theory of wives and property |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Locke |
| D. | Plato |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The basic feature of a unitary system is |
| A. | Centralization of powers |
| B. | Decentralization of powers |
| C. | Duel citizenship |
| D. | Unstability |
| Answer» B. Decentralization of powers | |
| 7. |
Who said' "Democracy is a perverted form of Government" |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Gettle |
| C. | Aristotle |
| D. | Bodin |
| Answer» D. Bodin | |
| 8. |
Who is the author of the book "Modern Democracies" |
| A. | Dicey |
| B. | Lord Bryce |
| C. | Lawell |
| D. | Seeley |
| Answer» C. Lawell | |
| 9. |
"State is an association of associations." Who said |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Hobbes |
| C. | Locke |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
"It would be the lasting benefit to Political Science if the whole concept of sovereignty is surrendered." Who said |
| A. | Laski |
| B. | Gettle |
| C. | Gilchrist |
| D. | Plato |
| Answer» B. Gettle | |
| 11. |
Who has identified State as a 'Community of Communities' |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Kautilya |
| D. | Hobbes |
| Answer» C. Kautilya | |
| 12. |
Who enunciated the theory of "socialism in one country" |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | Lenin |
| C. | Stalin |
| D. | Mao |
| Answer» D. Mao | |
| 13. |
The concept of political sovereignty is associated with |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Locke |
| C. | Rousseau |
| D. | Austin |
| Answer» D. Austin | |
| 14. |
"Socialism is like a hat, which has lost its shape, beacuse everyone wears it." Who said this |
| A. | C. E. M. Joad |
| B. | Herbert Spencer |
| C. | Mill |
| D. | Garner |
| Answer» B. Herbert Spencer | |
| 15. |
Fabianism made its appearance in |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Belgium |
| C. | France |
| D. | England |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Who said this "over himself over his own body and mind the individual is sovereign" |
| A. | Hobbes |
| B. | Laski |
| C. | Mill |
| D. | Bentham |
| Answer» D. Bentham | |
| 17. |
The three most prominent exponents of social contract theory are |
| A. | Austin, Bodin and Hobbes |
| B. | Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau |
| C. | Maclver, Laski and Rousseau |
| D. | J. S. Mill, Adam Smith and Locke |
| Answer» C. Maclver, Laski and Rousseau | |
| 18. |
The entitlement theory of property has been propounded by |
| A. | John Locke |
| B. | John Rawls |
| C. | Nozick |
| D. | Rousseau |
| Answer» D. Rousseau | |
| 19. |
The study of political system of a country at one time, in all its contents, is known as |
| A. | Configuration approach |
| B. | Comparative approach |
| C. | Behavioural approach |
| D. | Structural approach |
| Answer» C. Behavioural approach | |
| 20. |
How many principles are connected with the term "POSDCORB" which coined by Gulick and Urwick |
| A. | Five |
| B. | Six |
| C. | Seven |
| D. | Eight |
| Answer» D. Eight | |
| 21. |
The theory of Separation of Power is propounded by |
| A. | Montesquieu |
| B. | Rousseau |
| C. | Maitland |
| D. | Plato |
| Answer» B. Rousseau | |
| 22. |
Who said that Civil Service is a "professional body of officials, permanent, paid and skilled" |
| A. | Ogg |
| B. | Finer |
| C. | Gladden |
| D. | Max Weber |
| Answer» C. Gladden | |
| 23. |
Who philosophized about the ideal State in his work, Utopia |
| A. | Locke |
| B. | Hobbes |
| C. | Hegel |
| D. | Sir Thomas More |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
"Political party is an organized body with voluntary membership." Who said this |
| A. | Finer |
| B. | G. C. Field |
| C. | Maclver |
| D. | Sord |
| Answer» B. G. C. Field | |
| 25. |
The idea of "partyless democracy" was projected by |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jaiprakash Narayan |
| C. | Mao Tse-tung |
| D. | Suharto |
| Answer» C. Mao Tse-tung | |
| 26. |
The central feature of Immanuel Wallerstein's work is |
| A. | Development of underdevelopment |
| B. | Nation State |
| C. | World System theory |
| D. | Conflict Resolution |
| Answer» D. Conflict Resolution | |
| 27. |
Which of the following is an example of unwritten constitution |
| A. | England |
| B. | France |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Saudi Arabia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Who among the following is associated with the revival of Political Theory |
| A. | David Easton |
| B. | Lucian Pai |
| C. | Sydney Verba |
| D. | Voegelin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Who among the following is considered as the modern political thinker |
| A. | Socrates |
| B. | Sophists |
| C. | Machiavelli |
| D. | Plato |
| Answer» D. Plato | |
| 30. |
Materialistic interpretation of history was analyzed by |
| A. | Hegal |
| B. | T H Green |
| C. | Kant |
| D. | Marx |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Who said "Family is the First School of Social Life" |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Bodin |
| D. | Sophists |
| Answer» C. Bodin | |
| 32. |
Whose concept of Justice was based on functional specialisation |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Rawls |
| D. | Bentham |
| Answer» B. Aristotle | |
| 33. |
Who takes ‘primary goods’ as the yardstic for equality |
| A. | Dworkin |
| B. | Laski |
| C. | Rawls |
| D. | Friedman |
| Answer» D. Friedman | |
| 34. |
Who said that “State is the March of God on earth†|
| A. | Kant |
| B. | Augustine |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Hegel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Who among the following advocated the theory of Natural Rights |
| A. | Hobbes |
| B. | Locke |
| C. | Rousseau |
| D. | Machiavelli |
| Answer» C. Rousseau | |
| 36. |
Who among the following advocated the ‘Relative Autonomy’ of the Capitalist State |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Nicos Poulantzas |
| C. | V.I. Lenin |
| D. | Leon Trosky |
| Answer» C. V.I. Lenin | |
| 37. |
Who among the following defines the Constitution as "The Autobiography of a Power Relationship" |
| A. | Lord Bryce |
| B. | Marriot |
| C. | Schwarzen Berger |
| D. | H. E. Finar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
"Physiocrats" were: |
| A. | French Economists |
| B. | Russian Proletarians |
| C. | German Nazis |
| D. | Dutch Physicists |
| Answer» B. Russian Proletarians | |
| 39. |
Permanent Revolution was propounded by |
| A. | Engels |
| B. | Lenin |
| C. | Trotsky |
| D. | Marx |
| Answer» D. Marx | |
| 40. |
Which model of pressure group politics emphasises on dispersal of power and democratic accountability |
| A. | Corporatism |
| B. | New Right |
| C. | Pluralism |
| D. | New Left |
| Answer» D. New Left | |
| 41. |
Who among the following is not a pluralist thinker |
| A. | Bodin |
| B. | Figgis |
| C. | Laski |
| D. | Lindse |
| Answer» B. Figgis | |
| 42. |
Which state is related to "Social Darwinism" |
| A. | Welfare state |
| B. | Fascist state |
| C. | Socialist state |
| D. | Post colonial state |
| Answer» C. Socialist state | |
| 43. |
Which of the following is not a feature of Traditional political theory |
| A. | Study of "great issues" |
| B. | Exploring the "ideal state" |
| C. | Exploring human behaviour |
| D. | Philosophical orientation |
| Answer» D. Philosophical orientation | |
| 44. |
The Fundamental Right to Freedom in Indian Constitution literally do not include |
| A. | Freedom of Speech |
| B. | Freedom of Occupation |
| C. | Freedom of Conscience |
| D. | Right to Education |
| Answer» D. Right to Education | |
| 45. |
Who called the Constituent Assembly of India as "Nation on move" |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | KM Munshi |
| C. | BR Ambedkar |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» B. KM Munshi | |
| 46. |
What is not in conformity with sustainable development |
| A. | Organic farming |
| B. | Environmentalism |
| C. | Infinite Development |
| D. | Gandhism |
| Answer» D. Gandhism | |
| 47. |
John Rawls's theory of Justice is not related to |
| A. | Pure Procedural Justice |
| B. | Veil of Ignorance |
| C. | Equal liberty |
| D. | Entitlement theory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Among the following what is not in conformity with the Principle of Equality |
| A. | Protective discrimination |
| B. | Special reward for special ability |
| C. | Affirmative action of state |
| D. | Homogeneity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Among the following, who supports the idea of "Forced Freedom" |
| A. | John Locke |
| B. | Rousseau |
| C. | Thomas Hobbes |
| D. | Machiavelli |
| Answer» C. Thomas Hobbes | |
| 50. |
Who among the following defined freedom as "the absence of opposition" |
| A. | John Locke |
| B. | Rousseau |
| C. | Thomas Hobbes |
| D. | J. S. Mill |
| Answer» D. J. S. Mill | |