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This section includes 200 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Arts in Politics (BA Politics) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Political theory is a branch of |
| A. | Political philosophy |
| B. | Political Science |
| C. | Political Sociology |
| D. | Public Policy |
| Answer» C. Political Sociology | |
| 152. |
Which is not the approach to study of political theory |
| A. | Traditional approach |
| B. | Sociological approach |
| C. | Philosophical approach |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Philosophical approach | |
| 153. |
Which of the following approach is part of traditional approaches to political theory? |
| A. | Class |
| B. | Philosophical |
| C. | Scientific |
| D. | Liberal |
| Answer» C. Scientific | |
| 154. |
The author of the book The Republic is |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Herodotus |
| D. | Cicero |
| Answer» C. Herodotus | |
| 155. |
Classical political theory is primarily concerned with a search for |
| A. | a perfect individual liberty |
| B. | the good life |
| C. | a perfect political order |
| D. | perfect theory |
| Answer» D. perfect theory | |
| 156. |
Traditional approach to political theory has been criticized on which ground? |
| A. | Philosophical |
| B. | Historical |
| C. | Unscientific |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 157. |
Who said, a right is claim recognized by society and enforced by the state |
| A. | Bosanquet |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Barker |
| D. | Marshall |
| Answer» B. Plato | |
| 158. |
Behavioural approaches to political theory do not gives importance to |
| A. | Voters |
| B. | Politicians |
| C. | Philosophy |
| D. | Election |
| Answer» D. Election | |
| 159. |
In Rawls principles of justice, equal opportunity was preceded over by |
| A. | basic equal liberties |
| B. | basic rights |
| C. | equal benefits |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. basic rights | |
| 160. |
Hobbes state of nature was characterised by |
| A. | constant evolution |
| B. | war of all against all |
| C. | state of happiness |
| D. | universal altruism |
| Answer» C. state of happiness | |
| 161. |
Pluralist theory of democracy believes in |
| A. | monarchical rule in a given society |
| B. | political system controlled by single authority |
| C. | political system where there is more than one centre of power |
| D. | promotion of communism for the mass majority |
| Answer» D. promotion of communism for the mass majority | |
| 162. |
The book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy was written by |
| A. | Jackson |
| B. | Karl Mannheim |
| C. | Joseph Schumpeter |
| D. | Anthony Downs |
| Answer» D. Anthony Downs | |
| 163. |
Who said, kinship creates society and society at length creates the states |
| A. | Gettle |
| B. | Zealot |
| C. | Garner |
| D. | Mac Iver |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
Who said, underlying all other elements in state formation including kinship and religion is political consciousness, the supreme element . |
| A. | Gilchirst |
| B. | Wolin |
| C. | Smith |
| D. | Tagore |
| Answer» B. Wolin | |
| 165. |
Who said, Over himself, his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign |
| A. | Hayek |
| B. | Merriam |
| C. | J. S. Mill |
| D. | Miller |
| Answer» D. Miller | |
| 166. |
Developed and advanced countries could provide welfare schemes particularly through |
| A. | donations |
| B. | low taxation |
| C. | high salary |
| D. | high taxation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 167. |
Which book had been written by Aristotle |
| A. | The Republic |
| B. | Political Theory |
| C. | The Prince |
| D. | Politics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 168. |
India is considered welfare state because it provides |
| A. | Free market economy |
| B. | Tax exemption to crony capitalists |
| C. | free health care, employments guaranteed, PDS system, etc. |
| D. | free loan to the industrialists |
| Answer» D. free loan to the industrialists | |
| 169. |
The relevance of welfare state can be attributed to |
| A. | economic insecurities and social dislocation |
| B. | failure of democracy |
| C. | success of socialist regime |
| D. | rise of socialism |
| Answer» B. failure of democracy | |
| 170. |
With the outbreak of COVID19, the relevance of welfare state has reached its zenith because |
| A. | it is the responsibility of every national government to provide socio-economic security to the affected person due to disease, lockdown and other complications. |
| B. | every national government open up the market to fights recession |
| C. | it is the responsibility of every nation to established democratic form of government. |
| D. | it is the responsibility of every national government to privatized health care system |
| Answer» B. every national government open up the market to fights recession | |
| 171. |
Man is by nature political animal was quoted by |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Socrates |
| C. | Euclid |
| D. | Aristotle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
The significance of political theory provides |
| A. | systematic thinking about the nature and purpose of state and government |
| B. | study of ecology |
| C. | study of the history of government only |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. study of ecology | |
| 173. |
Political justice implies the process in which everyone has the liberty to exert their basic political rights under |
| A. | the protection of the State |
| B. | the protection of community |
| C. | the guidance of God |
| D. | the protection of election authority |
| Answer» B. the protection of community | |
| 174. |
The statement, every State is known by the rights that it maintains is associated with |
| A. | T. H. Green |
| B. | Laski |
| C. | Lord Bryce |
| D. | Whitehall |
| Answer» B. Laski | |
| 175. |
Which of the following book was written by John Rawls? |
| A. | Social Justice |
| B. | A Theory of Justice |
| C. | Game Theory |
| D. | Theory of Rights |
| Answer» C. Game Theory | |
| 176. |
Liberal democracy is strongly criticised for its inapplicability in the |
| A. | North America |
| B. | West Europe |
| C. | Developed nations |
| D. | Third World countries |
| Answer» E. | |
| 177. |
A theory of Welfare State believes State as |
| A. | an end |
| B. | a mean |
| C. | neither a means nor an end |
| D. | both a mean and an end |
| Answer» C. neither a means nor an end | |
| 178. |
In 2011, who became the most recent country to grant women's suffrage |
| A. | Saudi Arabia |
| B. | UAE |
| C. | North Korea |
| D. | Cuba |
| Answer» B. UAE | |
| 179. |
A combination of free market economy and universal adult franchise represent |
| A. | Social democracy |
| B. | Welfare state |
| C. | Western Liberal Democracy |
| D. | Chinese democracy |
| Answer» D. Chinese democracy | |
| 180. |
Which was the first country in which all women had the right to vote? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | India |
| C. | New Zealand |
| D. | Switzerland |
| Answer» D. Switzerland | |
| 181. |
Who said, "Justice is the chiefest interest of man"? |
| A. | Daniel Webster |
| B. | Kant |
| C. | Kothari |
| D. | Merriam |
| Answer» B. Kant | |
| 182. |
The method of direct democracy is based on |
| A. | selective franchise |
| B. | universal adult franchise |
| C. | initiative |
| D. | referendum |
| Answer» C. initiative | |
| 183. |
Who is regarded as the father of political science |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Plato |
| C. | Euclid |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Plato | |
| 184. |
Who among the following sees individual rights as one of the goal of public policy to maximize the total welfare of the population? |
| A. | Utilitarian |
| B. | Contractualist |
| C. | Liberalist |
| D. | Marxist |
| Answer» B. Contractualist | |
| 185. |
For the Marxist the only genuine democracy is |
| A. | Deliberative democracy |
| B. | Classical democracy |
| C. | Socialist democracy |
| D. | Liberal democracy |
| Answer» D. Liberal democracy | |
| 186. |
Which theory challenges the sovereignty of State and regards State as an association of associations |
| A. | Monistic theory |
| B. | Primodialist |
| C. | Pluralist theory |
| D. | Marxist theory |
| Answer» D. Marxist theory | |
| 187. |
The rights to participate in the political process without any form of discrimination is under |
| A. | economic rights |
| B. | civic rights |
| C. | political rights |
| D. | natural rights |
| Answer» D. natural rights | |
| 188. |
The phrase, every state is known by the rights that it maintains is developed by |
| A. | Sabine |
| B. | Green |
| C. | Laski |
| D. | Sabine |
| Answer» D. Sabine | |
| 189. |
John Locke is associated with which theory of rights? |
| A. | legal rights |
| B. | natural rights |
| C. | collective rights |
| D. | State rights |
| Answer» C. collective rights | |
| 190. |
Austin theory of sovereignty is also known as which theory? |
| A. | Monistic |
| B. | Political |
| C. | Liberal |
| D. | Economic |
| Answer» B. Political | |
| 191. |
Which regarded as the principle legitimate source of law in modern deomcartic State |
| A. | Custom |
| B. | Superstition |
| C. | Religion |
| D. | Legislation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
The working of democracy in India is based on the system of |
| A. | direct democracy |
| B. | representation |
| C. | intuitive |
| D. | selection |
| Answer» C. intuitive | |
| 193. |
Western Liberal democracy is based on the principles of the political system that allows |
| A. | socialism and capitalism to co-exist |
| B. | political liberties and democratic rules |
| C. | political liberties and despotic rules |
| D. | regeneration of authoritarian State |
| Answer» C. political liberties and despotic rules | |
| 194. |
Which is regarded as one of the principle source of human rights? |
| A. | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| B. | PETA |
| C. | United Nations Development Programme |
| D. | International treaties |
| Answer» B. PETA | |
| 195. |
The grant of franchise to women on equal terms with men is an assertion of the principle of |
| A. | political equality |
| B. | civil equality |
| C. | social equality |
| D. | economic equality |
| Answer» B. civil equality | |
| 196. |
The differences between legal rights and moral rights are |
| A. | moral right is visible and legal rights is not visible |
| B. | legal right is enforced by law whereas moral right is not enforceable by state law |
| C. | legal right is partial and moral right is impartial |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. legal right is partial and moral right is impartial | |
| 197. |
Utilitarianism is based on the principle |
| A. | negative liberty |
| B. | the rights of man in the society |
| C. | the greatest happiness of the greatest number |
| D. | the greatest happiness for the society |
| Answer» D. the greatest happiness for the society | |
| 198. |
The principle of Legal justice is defined by |
| A. | customary practices |
| B. | court of law |
| C. | church |
| D. | moral principles |
| Answer» C. church | |
| 199. |
Marxist conceptualized State as |
| A. | natural |
| B. | perpetual |
| C. | artificial |
| D. | divine |
| Answer» D. divine | |
| 200. |
Who advocate the theory of natural rights? |
| A. | John Locke |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Plato |
| D. | Engels |
| Answer» B. Jawaharlal Nehru | |