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| 1751. |
The pluralist theory views power as |
| A. | Repressive |
| B. | Relational |
| C. | Control over resources |
| D. | A fixed quantity |
| Answer» C. Control over resources | |
| 1752. |
‘It is better to be vague than irrelevant’ This statement explains the following |
| A. | Positivism |
| B. | Empriricism |
| C. | Behaviouralism |
| D. | Post behaviouralism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1753. |
Neo-liberalism is an updated version of the following |
| A. | political liberalism |
| B. | economic liberalism |
| C. | cultural liberalism |
| D. | social |
| Answer» C. cultural liberalism | |
| 1754. |
Political science is a discipline. |
| A. | which does not subscribe to any values |
| B. | meant to study values |
| C. | that cannot ignore values |
| D. | which provides value free analysis |
| Answer» D. which provides value free analysis | |
| 1755. |
Which aspect of imperialism does the dependency theory emphasize ? |
| A. | Strategic |
| B. | Political |
| C. | Cultural |
| D. | Economic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1756. |
Whose work is “Modern State” |
| A. | Laski |
| B. | Lindsay |
| C. | Bodin |
| D. | MacIver |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1757. |
Who emphasized the importance of the ‘subjective desire of the people’ fororganization and maintenance of the state? |
| A. | Harold J. Laski |
| B. | Wright Mills; c. Woodrow Wilson |
| C. | Willoughby |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1758. |
Who is the author of ‘Crisis in the Theory of State’ ? |
| A. | Laski |
| B. | Krabbe |
| C. | Barker |
| D. | MacIver |
| Answer» B. Krabbe | |
| 1759. |
Who contributed “A Theory of Justice”? |
| A. | Laski |
| B. | MacIver |
| C. | John Rawls |
| D. | Montesquieu |
| Answer» D. Montesquieu | |
| 1760. |
WTO’s headquarter is at |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | New York |
| C. | London |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» B. New York | |
| 1761. |
Who said that Bureaucracy is “a regulated administrative system organized as a series ofinterrelated offices ? |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Gladden |
| C. | F.M. Marx |
| D. | John A. Vieg |
| Answer» C. F.M. Marx | |
| 1762. |
What is known as the scientific and systematic search of knowledge? |
| A. | Research |
| B. | study |
| C. | investigation |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. study | |
| 1763. |
Whose work is “Marxism and Politics”? |
| A. | Macpherson |
| B. | Willoughby |
| C. | Charles Merriam |
| D. | Miliband |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1764. |
Whose work is “Poverty of Philosophy”? |
| A. | Engel |
| B. | Lenin |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» D. Laski | |
| 1765. |
Which view is observed ‘the state is a necessary evil’ |
| A. | Idealistic view |
| B. | Individualistic view |
| C. | Fascist view |
| D. | Pluralistic view |
| Answer» C. Fascist view | |
| 1766. |
Rights are legal means |
| A. | Rights are enforceable |
| B. | Law can take away our rights |
| C. | rights are the results of some law |
| D. | rights are social |
| Answer» D. rights are social | |
| 1767. |
Who opined that ‘the logical consequence of Pluralism is chaos’ ? |
| A. | MacIver |
| B. | Gilchrist |
| C. | Ernest Barker |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» C. Ernest Barker | |
| 1768. |
Theorists who believe that “state is an association of associations” are bestdescribed as |
| A. | pluralists |
| B. | federalists |
| C. | Socialists |
| D. | anarchists |
| Answer» B. federalists | |
| 1769. |
What is the role of synopsis? |
| A. | it is the pilot study of a research |
| B. | guidelines to research |
| C. | primary study |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. guidelines to research | |
| 1770. |
Who among the following has described the world wide triumph of liberal democracy as theend of history ? |
| A. | Francis Fukuyama |
| B. | Samuel P. Huntington |
| C. | David Held |
| D. | Samir Amin |
| Answer» B. Samuel P. Huntington | |
| 1771. |
Who defined sovereignty as “the supreme power of the state over citizens and subjectsunrestrained by law”? |
| A. | John Austin |
| B. | Rousseau |
| C. | John Locke |
| D. | Jean Bodin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1772. |
The Positive Theory of liberty is advocated by |
| A. | Green |
| B. | J.S. Mill |
| C. | Karl Popper |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» B. J.S. Mill | |
| 1773. |
Who wrote “State and Revolution”? |
| A. | Engels |
| B. | Marx |
| C. | Mao |
| D. | Lenin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1774. |
Whose work is “On Liberty”? |
| A. | Henry Maine |
| B. | J.S. Mill |
| C. | Gettel |
| D. | T.H. Green |
| Answer» C. Gettel | |
| 1775. |
The main functions of the state. According to the Pluralists is to |
| A. | Regulate production and distribution of essential goods |
| B. | Harmonise the rights and activities of various groups and association |
| C. | Promote general welfare of its citizens |
| D. | Provide social security |
| Answer» C. Promote general welfare of its citizens | |
| 1776. |
Who among the following advocated partyless democracy in India? |
| A. | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
| B. | Jayprakash Narayan |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | M.N. Roy |
| Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 1777. |
Which of the following is the function of political parties? |
| A. | Supervising interest groups |
| B. | Administering elections |
| C. | Aggregating (combining) interest |
| D. | Negotiating with foreign governments |
| Answer» D. Negotiating with foreign governments | |
| 1778. |
Who said ‘Neutrality is’ one of the strongest bulworks of democracy ? |
| A. | F. M. Marx |
| B. | Peter Self |
| C. | Ajay Baseli |
| D. | O. P. Dwivedi |
| Answer» D. O. P. Dwivedi | |
| 1779. |
An institution is a form of |
| A. | Organisation |
| B. | Legal system |
| C. | Culture |
| D. | State |
| Answer» B. Legal system | |
| 1780. |
The National Parliamentary body of China is known as |
| A. | National People’s Congress |
| B. | Supreme Soviet |
| C. | People’s Assembly |
| D. | State Council |
| Answer» B. Supreme Soviet | |
| 1781. |
David Easton stated in his work, The Political System, 1953, that two kinds of political inputsare: |
| A. | Voting and impeachment |
| B. | Political action committees and political parties |
| C. | Demand and support |
| D. | Pressure and bribery |
| Answer» D. Pressure and bribery | |
| 1782. |
Who said ‘civilisation is not a burden, but it is an opportunity? |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | Gandhi |
| C. | Nehru |
| D. | Lenin |
| Answer» C. Nehru | |
| 1783. |
One of the following insists on proletarian hegemony |
| A. | Gramsci |
| B. | Lenin |
| C. | Engles |
| D. | Marx |
| Answer» D. Marx | |
| 1784. |
'If sovereignty is not absolute, no state will exist'. Who said this ? |
| A. | Laski |
| B. | Locke |
| C. | Austin |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1785. |
Which approach is, according to Rober A Dahl, an attempt to make the empirical content ofPolitical Science more scientific “ |
| A. | Institutional Approach |
| B. | Historical Approach |
| C. | Philosophical Approach |
| D. | Behavioural Approach |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1786. |
whose work is”Anti-Duhring”? |
| A. | Friedrich Engels |
| B. | Anthony Giddens |
| C. | Lenin |
| D. | Michel Waltzer |
| Answer» B. Anthony Giddens | |
| 1787. |
Who wrote “Comparative Politics: A Developmental Approach is who gets, what,when, how”? |
| A. | Kaplan |
| B. | Almond and Powell |
| C. | David Easton |
| D. | Lasswell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1788. |
State and Revolution is written by |
| A. | Gramsci |
| B. | Anthony Giddens |
| C. | Lenin |
| D. | Michel Waltzer |
| Answer» D. Michel Waltzer | |
| 1789. |
Who said “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely” |
| A. | Almond |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Acton |
| D. | Apter |
| Answer» B. Aristotle | |
| 1790. |
Whose work is “the Law of War and Peace” |
| A. | John Austin |
| B. | Jean Bodin |
| C. | Hugo Grotius |
| D. | John Locke |
| Answer» D. John Locke | |
| 1791. |
Who is the author of “A History of Political Theory”? |
| A. | Karl Popper |
| B. | Sabine |
| C. | Mill |
| D. | Locke |
| Answer» C. Mill | |
| 1792. |
Who held human consciousness postulates liberty, liberty involves rights and rightsdemand the state. |
| A. | Lord Acton |
| B. | Hegel |
| C. | Green |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» D. Laski | |
| 1793. |
The doctrine of proportionate equality is propounded who among these? |
| A. | Hegel |
| B. | Hobbes |
| C. | Aristotle |
| D. | Plato |
| Answer» D. Plato | |
| 1794. |
Human consciousness postulates liberty, liberty involves rights, rights demand the state, whohas made this statement? |
| A. | Hegel |
| B. | Green |
| C. | Laski |
| D. | Barker |
| Answer» C. Laski | |
| 1795. |
Who observed “the state should promote greatest good of the greatest number”? |
| A. | T.H. Green |
| B. | Jeremy Bentham |
| C. | J.S. Mill |
| D. | Laski |
| Answer» C. J.S. Mill | |
| 1796. |
Who defined sovereignty as the ‘the supreme power over citizens and subjects unrestrainedby laws’ ? |
| A. | Garner |
| B. | Jean Bodin |
| C. | Austin |
| D. | Gilchrist |
| Answer» C. Austin | |
| 1797. |
Which of the following is not a traditional approach to the study of Political science |
| A. | simulation |
| B. | legal institutionalism |
| C. | historiography |
| D. | comparison |
| Answer» D. comparison | |
| 1798. |
Who described imperialism as the potential phase of Capitalism ? |
| A. | Hobson |
| B. | Lenin |
| C. | Kautsky |
| D. | Schumpeter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1799. |
Who among the following theorized civil society as an ideological domain? |
| A. | Gramsci |
| B. | Lasswell |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | Foucault |
| Answer» D. Foucault | |
| 1800. |
Who said the statement, “rights are those conditions of social life without which noman can seek in general to be himself at his best” |
| A. | Rousseau |
| B. | H.J. Laski |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | T.H. Green |
| Answer» C. Marx | |