Explore topic-wise MCQs in 12th.

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151.

“The state is an executive committee of the exploiting class” stated by;

A. individualists
B. anarchists
C. marxists
D. fascists
Answer» D. fascists
152.

Who said ‘state is an expansion of family’

A. aristotle
B. laski
C. austin
D. plato
Answer» B. laski
153.

Who stated, membership of the state should be voluntary and optional.

A. j.s. mill
B. h.j. laski
C. spencer
D. austin
Answer» D. austin
154.

“State is a necessary evil” is associated with:

A. fabians
B. sophists
C. anarchists
D. individualists.
Answer» E.
155.

Which part of the constitution aims at the establishment of a welfare statein India.

A. part iii
B. part iv
C. part v
D. part vi
Answer» C. part v
156.

The term ‘state’ in its modern sense was first used by ---------

A. aristotle
B. plato
C. machiavelli
D. bodin
Answer» D. bodin
157.

Scientific socialism was expounded by

A. rousseau
B. karl marx
C. j.s mill
D. plato
Answer» D. plato
158.

A form of government in which everyone has a share is

A. aristocracy
B. monarchy
C. oligarchy
D. democracy
Answer» E.
159.

Aggressive nationalism is the philosophy of

A. idealism
B. marxism
C. fascism
D. individualism
Answer» D. individualism
160.

’War is to man what maternity is to women’ is the slogan of

A. marxism
B. liberalism
C. fascism
D. gandhism
Answer» D. gandhism
161.

Which party system is prevailing in China

A. one party system
B. one party dominant system
C. bi party system
D. multi party system
Answer» B. one party dominant system
162.

Which organ of the government makes interpretation of laws

A. the legislature
B. executive
C. civil service
D. judiciary
Answer» E.
163.

Indirect democracy is otherwise known as

A. socialist democracy
B. representative democracy
C. elite democracy
D. democratic republic
Answer» C. elite democracy
164.

The words ‘we the people of India’ in the preamble shows

A. legal sovereignty
B. popular sovereignty
C. de jure sovereignty
D. none of the above
Answer» C. de jure sovereignty
165.

If there is no division of powers that government is known as

A. parliamentary
B. federal
C. unitary
D. democratic
Answer» D. democratic
166.

The theory of Surplus Value is associated with

A. adam smith
B. karl marx
C. amarthya sen
D. stalin
Answer» C. amarthya sen
167.

The Bible of Communism

A. communist manifesto
B. state and revolution
C. spirit of laws
D. the republic
Answer» B. state and revolution
168.

Popular Sovereignty means that sovereignty lies with

A. constitution
B. parliament
C. cabinet
D. people
Answer» E.
169.

One party system is found in

A. india
B. britain
C. switzerland
D. china
Answer» E.
170.

Which kind of right is the right to form Associations

A. civil right
B. legal right
C. political right
D. natural right
Answer» D. natural right
171.

Which of the following is also known as Laissez faire theory?

A. idealism
B. totalitarianism
C. socialism
D. individualism
Answer» E.
172.

Which one of the following governments operates on the principle ofcollective responsibility?

A. parliamentary
B. presidential
C. unitary
D. federal
Answer» B. presidential
173.

Division of powers between the centre and the states is an essentialfeature of

A. federal government
B. unitary government
C. presidential government
D. parliamentary government
Answer» B. unitary government
174.

In which of the following forms of government the second chamber is anindispensable part of the legislature?

A. unitary government
B. federal government
C. parliamentary government
D. presidential government
Answer» C. parliamentary government
175.

A Bicameral legislature consist of

A. one chamber
B. two chambers
C. three chambers
D. four chambers
Answer» C. three chambers
176.

The framers of the constitution borrowed the idea of fundamental rights from theconstitution of

A. usa
B. ussr
C. britain
D. france
Answer» B. ussr
177.

The head of the state under parliamentary form of government enjoys

A. absolute powers
B. limited powers
C. nominal powers
D. no powers
Answer» D. no powers
178.

Who defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people, for thepeople”?

A. woodrow
B. abraham lincoln
C. laski
D. gandhi
Answer» C. laski
179.

Who asserted that the state would ultimately wither away

A. plato
B. kant
C. laski
D. marx
Answer» E.
180.

The right to vote is a

A. civil right
B. moral right
C. natural right
D. political right
Answer» E.
181.

The modern democracy is known as

A. peoples democracy
B. limited democracy
C. representative democracy
D. direct democracy
Answer» D. direct democracy
182.

Who wrote the book ‘Republic’?

A. bodin
B. locke
C. plato
D. cicero
Answer» D. cicero
183.

Political-Parties are indispensable for the successful working of

A. democracy
B. monarchy
C. theocracy
D. dictatorship
Answer» B. monarchy
184.

Who said that ‘a man who lives outside the polis is either a beast or a God’

A. plato
B. aristotle
C. marx
D. hobbes
Answer» C. marx
185.

Who said man is a social animal

A. plato
B. hobbes
C. rousseau
D. aristotle
Answer» E.
186.

Who is the father of Political Science?

A. marx
B. plato
C. austin
D. aristotle
Answer» E.
187.

The term city-state is generally associated with

A. china
B. egypt
C. greek
D. indian
Answer» D. indian
188.

Who called Political science as the Master Science?

A. cicero
B. hobbes
C. aristotle
D. socrates
Answer» D. socrates
189.

The two great dangers of wounds are– 

A. Bleeding and infection
B. Pain and swelling
C. Shock and shivering
D. Burnign and loss of tissue
Answer» B. Pain and swelling
190.

Who described bureaucracy as ‘a continental nuisance’ ?

A. R. K. Merton
B. Max Weber
C. Thomas Carlyle
D. M. Crozier
Answer» D. M. Crozier
191.

Who said that Bureaucracy is “a regulated administrative system organized as a series of interrelated offices”?

A. Gladden
B. F. M. Marx
C. John. A. Vieg
D. Max Weber
Answer» B. F. M. Marx
192.

Parliamentary form of government first evolved in—

A. Rome
B. The United States
C. The United Kingdom
D. Greece
Answer» D. Greece
193.

In a Parliamentary Government, Ministers perform double function—

A. One as a party man, other as a member of the Legislature
B. One as the member of legislature, other as a Minister
C. One as a man, other as a Minister
D. One as a politician, other as a Minister
Answer» C. One as a man, other as a Minister
194.

Stasiology means—

A. Study of Voting Behaviour
B. Study of Interest Groups
C. Study of Political Participation
D. Study of Political Parties
Answer» E.
195.

‘‘The 20th century totalitarianism represents an onion like structure”. This statement is attributed to—

A. Karl Popper
B. Raymond Aron
C. Hannah Arendt
D. Michael Oakeshott
Answer» C. Hannah Arendt
196.

Fabian Socialists were—

A. In favour of using the profits for social welfare
B. In favour of profits being used for the welfare of the weaker sections for the society only
C. In favour of profits going to the persons who made it
D. Opposed to all profits
Answer» B. In favour of profits being used for the welfare of the weaker sections for the society only
197.

 Fabianism appeared in—

A. India
B. Germany
C. England
D. Russia
Answer» D. Russia
198.

“Liberalism is the expression less of a creed than of a temperament”. This statement is  attributed to—

A. Hobhouse
B. Sabine
C. Laski
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
199.

The Realist Theory of Democracy as a critique of the classical democracy was formulated by—

A. Earnest Barker
B. Harold Laski
C. Schumpeter
D. Hannah Arendt
Answer» D. Hannah Arendt
200.

Limited Vote plan is a scheme of—

A. free and fair elections
B. majority rule
C. proportional representation
D. minority representation
Answer» E.