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This section includes 209 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your 12th knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The author of the book ‘ History and Class Consciousness ‘ ? |
| A. | althusser |
| B. | gramsci |
| C. | lenin |
| D. | lukacs |
| Answer» C. lenin | |
| 2. |
Who is the author of the book the ‘ Law of the Constitution’ ? |
| A. | a.v. dicey |
| B. | finer |
| C. | gettle |
| D. | willoughby |
| Answer» B. finer | |
| 3. |
Political sub-culture is the part of …………………? |
| A. | social culture |
| B. | general culture |
| C. | political culture |
| D. | culture |
| Answer» D. culture | |
| 4. |
Who defines, " Political socialization is a is a process by which an individual becomes acquainted with the political system whichdetermine the reaction to political phenomenon". |
| A. | rush and althoff |
| B. | ward |
| C. | allan ball |
| D. | easton |
| Answer» B. ward | |
| 5. |
Which is the first important agent of political socialization? |
| A. | society |
| B. | state |
| C. | political party |
| D. | family |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Who stated, " Socialization through the mass media is the best short- run technique available and it is crucial to modernization” |
| A. | gabrial almond |
| B. | huntington |
| C. | lucian pye |
| D. | coleman |
| Answer» D. coleman | |
| 7. |
Who said, Political Modernization is characterised "by its far- reaching ability to control or influence the physical and socialcircumstances of its environment and by value system ……..” |
| A. | ward |
| B. | huntington |
| C. | lucian pye |
| D. | merriam |
| Answer» B. huntington | |
| 8. |
…………. increase the capacity and capability of the political systemto find and utilize the resources of the country ? |
| A. | political development |
| B. | political modernization |
| C. | political change |
| D. | political power |
| Answer» C. political change | |
| 9. |
Huntington describes ……………… as a multi-faced process involvingchange in all areas of human thought and activity. |
| A. | political development |
| B. | political modernization |
| C. | political change |
| D. | political power |
| Answer» C. political change | |
| 10. |
Who observed that the maintenance of political stability as theultimate goal of political development ? |
| A. | samuel huntington |
| B. | allan ball |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | dhal |
| Answer» B. allan ball | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following is not Lucian Pye’s three basiccharacteristic features of political developments? |
| A. | equality |
| B. | capacity |
| C. | differentiation |
| D. | state |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Political Culture is the pattern of individual attitudes andorientations towards …………. System ? |
| A. | social system |
| B. | economic system |
| C. | political system |
| D. | environmental system |
| Answer» D. environmental system | |
| 13. |
The term " Political Culture " was formulated and used first timeby ……..? |
| A. | simon |
| B. | dhal |
| C. | easton |
| D. | gabrial almond |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Modern bureaucracies are the best example of organizations based onwhich kinds authority? |
| A. | traditional |
| B. | charismatic |
| C. | rational-legal |
| D. | political |
| Answer» D. political | |
| 15. |
Which one of the following is not a Weberian classification ofauthority ? |
| A. | traditional authority |
| B. | charismatic authority |
| C. | rational-legal authority |
| D. | political authority |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
In political science, the structural-functional theory was first appliedin 1960 by……………………? |
| A. | almond and coleman |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | dhal |
| D. | maciver |
| Answer» B. david easton | |
| 17. |
Who was the first philosopher to make a detailed intellectual studyof political power ? |
| A. | charles merriam |
| B. | morgenthau |
| C. | dhal |
| D. | tawney |
| Answer» B. morgenthau | |
| 18. |
Input- output analysis of David Easton, the inputs stand for ………………… |
| A. | the political system |
| B. | the environment |
| C. | demands and supports |
| D. | the feedback |
| Answer» D. the feedback | |
| 19. |
Ritchie defines ………… rights as" the claim of an individual on othersrecognized by the society irrespective of its recognition by the state". |
| A. | political rights |
| B. | civil rights |
| C. | natural rights |
| D. | moral rights |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Who stated that “right is a power claimed and recognized ascontributory to common good”. |
| A. | t.h. green |
| B. | wilson |
| C. | hobbes |
| D. | locke |
| Answer» B. wilson | |
| 21. |
The principle of "one man , one vote, one value" is example of…………..? |
| A. | social justice |
| B. | communal justice |
| C. | political justice |
| D. | individual justice |
| Answer» D. individual justice | |
| 22. |
Whose statement is that, " Equality is derived from the supreme value of the development of in each like and equally, but each along its own differenttime and its own separate nation". |
| A. | hobbes |
| B. | macpherson |
| C. | barker |
| D. | maciver |
| Answer» D. maciver | |
| 23. |
" Men are born , and always continue , free and equal in respect of theirrights". It is the declaration of ……………? |
| A. | american war of independence |
| B. | indian freedom struggle |
| C. | russian revolution |
| D. | the french declaration of rights of man |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
"The organization is based on the principles of sovereign equality of allits members". It is expressed in the …………… |
| A. | united nations charter |
| B. | indian constitution |
| C. | british constitution |
| D. | saarc |
| Answer» B. indian constitution | |
| 25. |
Who observed that “the more widespread distribution of power in the state, the more decentralized its character .......". |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | locke |
| C. | laski |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» D. plato | |
| 26. |
The rule of law is an effective instrument of …………… |
| A. | social liberty |
| B. | communal liberty |
| C. | natural liberty |
| D. | individual liberty. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The right of freedom, the right of life, freedom of speech and expression, property, association, education etc. is the manifestation of………….liberty ? |
| A. | political |
| B. | civil |
| C. | natural |
| D. | moral |
| Answer» C. natural | |
| 28. |
An Indian Philosopher stated, “Liberty does not mean the absencerestraint but it lies in development of Liberty”. |
| A. | b. r. abedker |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | dr. radhakrishan |
| D. | nehru |
| Answer» C. dr. radhakrishan | |
| 29. |
Who said that the state " arose not as the creator of law but as theinterpreter and enforcer of custom" |
| A. | gettell |
| B. | locke |
| C. | laski |
| D. | maciver |
| Answer» B. locke | |
| 30. |
Who among the following thinker combined ‘ natural rights’with ‘physiological metaphor’ ? |
| A. | lock |
| B. | spencer |
| C. | t. h. green |
| D. | burke |
| Answer» B. spencer | |
| 31. |
Whose statement is that, “to know is to bear the responsibility foracting and to act is to engage in reshaping society”. |
| A. | almond |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | robert . a. dhal |
| Answer» C. karl marx | |
| 32. |
In political science: "Studies should be relevant andmeaningful for urgent social problems”. It is the demands of ……………? |
| A. | individualists |
| B. | idealists |
| C. | post- behaviouralists |
| D. | behaviourlists |
| Answer» D. behaviourlists | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following is not a characteristics of Behaviouralismaccording to Simon ? |
| A. | regularities |
| B. | verification |
| C. | techniques |
| D. | pure arts |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Who observed statement , " Historically speaking, the behaviouralapproach was a protest movement within political science......". |
| A. | simon |
| B. | robert dhal |
| C. | almond |
| D. | marx weber |
| Answer» C. almond | |
| 35. |
Which approach to adopt the methods of natural sciences likeobservation, survey and measurement in political science. |
| A. | structural |
| B. | historical |
| C. | institutional |
| D. | behaviour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Which approach in political science is known as speculative or ethicalor metaphysical approach ? |
| A. | philosophical |
| B. | historical |
| C. | institutional |
| D. | behaviour |
| Answer» B. historical | |
| 37. |
Who stated that, “various institutions constitute the structureof the society it is also called structural approach." |
| A. | easton |
| B. | rawls |
| C. | wasby |
| D. | hobbes |
| Answer» D. hobbes | |
| 38. |
Who said, “History not only explains institutions but it helps us tomake certain deduction for future guidance”. |
| A. | gilchrist |
| B. | robert dhal |
| C. | weber |
| D. | deutsch |
| Answer» B. robert dhal | |
| 39. |
The author of the book ‘ Modern Politics and Government’ |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | alan ball |
| C. | van dyke |
| D. | lock |
| Answer» C. van dyke | |
| 40. |
Who stated political science is a ‘Descriptive and normative Science’ |
| A. | marx webber |
| B. | robson |
| C. | paul janet |
| D. | wilson |
| Answer» B. robson | |
| 41. |
Who used the term ‘political system ‘ instead of ‘ Politics’ ? |
| A. | morgenthau |
| B. | easton |
| C. | garner |
| D. | robert . a. dhal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Who said , “Political science deals with government only “ ? |
| A. | leacock |
| B. | dhal |
| C. | marx |
| D. | gettle |
| Answer» B. dhal | |
| 43. |
The spiritual elements of the state associated with …… |
| A. | population |
| B. | government |
| C. | territory |
| D. | sovereignty |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
The welfare state is first used by ………….. |
| A. | marx |
| B. | rawls |
| C. | bishop temple |
| D. | hobbes |
| Answer» D. hobbes | |
| 45. |
Which one of the following is not associated with Almond’sessential characteristics of political system ? |
| A. | universality of political system |
| B. | universality of political structure |
| C. | universality of political functions |
| D. | input- output approach |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Human rights day is celebrating on ……………… |
| A. | 26th january |
| B. | 25th december |
| C. | 10th december |
| D. | 20th october |
| Answer» D. 20th october | |
| 47. |
The year in which the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’ ? |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Structural – functional theory was first applied by ……………….. |
| A. | almond |
| B. | tawney |
| C. | shills |
| D. | rawls |
| Answer» B. tawney | |
| 49. |
According to Almond and Powell political culture involves how manycomponents of Orientations .? |
| A. | two |
| B. | four |
| C. | one |
| D. | three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which is the ideal political culture according to Almond and Verba : |
| A. | parochical political culture |
| B. | subject political culture |
| C. | participant political culture |
| D. | positive political culture |
| Answer» D. positive political culture | |