Political Ideas Concepts and Ideologies Multiple Choice Questions
1. The exponent of legal theory ofRights.
A. green
B. locke
C. austin
D. rousseau
Answer: C. austin
2. Who said, “Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man seek to be himself at his best”?
A. wilde
B. plato
C. locke
D. laski
Answer: D. laski
3. Who says,”a right is a claim recognized by society and enforced by the state”?
A. aristotle
B. cicero
C. bosanquet
D. mill
Answer: C. bosanquet
4. Who said, “A right is a power claimed and recognized as contributory to common good”?
A. laski
B. t.h.green
C. aristotle
D. lord bryce
Answer: B. t.h.green
5. In pre-political state of human existence, there existed:
A. civil rights
B. political rights
C. natural rights
D. legal rights
Answer: C. natural rights
6. Who said that ‘One’s natural rights are one’s natural power’ ?
A. locke
B. rousseau
C. hobbes
D. laski
Answer: C. hobbes
7. Who wrotes the book “the Rights of Man”?
A. edmundburke
B. thomas paine
C. locke
D. green
Answer: B. thomas paine
8. Rights have no validity without the recognition of:
A. government
B. state
C. society
D. electorate
Answer: B. state
9. According to the historical theory of rights, rights are the result of:
A. evolution
B. human efforts
C. nation efforts
D. legislation
Answer: A. evolution
10. Who regarded, ‘life ,liberty and property as inalienable rights of men’?
A. locke
B. aristotle
C. rousseau
D. hobbes
Answer: A. locke
11. The legal theory of rights points out that rights are created by:
A. state
B. society
C. community
D. nature
Answer: A. state
12. The theory of social welfare was expounded by:
A. utilitarians
B. socialist
C. marxists
D. fabians
Answer: A. utilitarians
13. Who says, “Rights have no meaning without social unity”?
A. bentham
B. laski
C. j. s. mill
D. deanpound
Answer: B. laski
14. Who are the chief exponents of social welfare theory?
A. green
B. hegel
C. benthamand mill
D. locke
Answer: C. benthamand mill
15. Rousseau supports the idealist theory of Rights on the basis of:
A. morality
B. natural law
C. general will
D. socialconsciousness
Answer: C. general will
16. According to Green, the basis of rights is:
A. legalsanction
B. legal recognition
C. commonmoral consciousness
D. gift of the state
Answer: C. commonmoral consciousness
17. Who put forward the economic theory of rights:
A. locke
B. ricardo
C. karl marx
D. hitler
Answer: C. karl marx
18. According to Marxists, rights are:
A. privileges of all people
B. privileges of all classes
C. privileges of a particular class safe guarded by law
D. privileges for economically weakersections
Answer: C. privileges of a particular class safe guarded by law
19. .Right of equality before the law is :
A. political right
B. naturalright
C. civil right
D. legal right
Answer: C. civil right
20. Right to property is a :
A. political right
B. civil
C. natural
D. moral
Answer: B. civil
21. The term liberty has been drawn from the Latin word………
A. libel
B. lebour
C. liber
D. labal
Answer: C. liber
22. Who of the following was an advocate of positive liberty
A. lock
B. t.h. green
C. bentham
D. j.s. mill
Answer: B. t.h. green
23. The concept of natural liberty is associated with
A. hegal
B. locke
C. rousseau
D. hobbes
Answer: C. rousseau
24. Which theory deals with natural liberty.
A. divine origin theory
B. forcetheory
C. social contract theory
D. evolutionary theory
Answer: C. social contract theory
25. Who was the author of the book ‘ On Liberty’ ?
A. green
B. laski
C. j.s. mill
D. marx
Answer: C. j.s. mill
26. Civil liberty is inherent in the laws of
A. society
B. state
C. nature
D. organization
Answer: B. state
27. Which part of Indian constitution guarantees liberty to citizen.
A. d.p.s.p
B. fundamental right
C. preamble
D. vii
Answer: B. fundamental right
28. Who says “ where there is no law there is no freedom.
A. rousseau
B. green
C. locke
D. laski.
Answer: D. laski.
29. Term justice has been drawn from the Latin word .
A. just
B. joint
C. jus
D. judge
Answer: C. jus
30. ……………. View that justice and equality are closely connected
A. individualists
B. idealists
C. socialists
D. anarchists
Answer: A. individualists
31. Constitution is aninstrument of …… justice
A. political
B. social
C. legal.
D. economic
Answer: C. legal.
32. The modern concept of justice is related to:
A. economic equality
B. political rights
C. social justice
D. laws only
Answer: C. social justice
33. Who defined justice as the “ interest of the stronger “ ?
A. sophists
B. plato
C. aristotle
D. romans
Answer: A. sophists
34. Latin word for ‘justice’ is:
A. virtue
B. dikaiosume
C. morality
D. a bond or tie
Answer: D. a bond or tie
35. Who believed that‘justice was the ideal of perfection in human relationship ‘?
A. barker
B. laski
C. aristotle
D. marx
Answer: C. aristotle
36. Aristotle’s concept of justice implies:
A. equality
B. liberty
C. rights
D. duties
Answer: A. equality
37. Who defines justice as ‘treating equal equally and unequal unequally’?
A. proudhan
B. duguit
C. aristotle
D. saint simon
Answer: C. aristotle
38. Who was the supporter of numerical concept of justice?
A. aristotle
B. bentham
C. mill
D. marx
Answer: B. bentham
39. In the early medieval period, justice was an attribute of:
A. state
B. church
C. universal law
D. civilorder
Answer: B. church
40. Who described civil society as capitalist society ?
A. hegal
B. locke
C. rousseau
D. hobbes
Answer: A. hegal
41. The statement that “every state is known by the rights that it maintains” attributed to :
A. bryce
B. t.h. green
C. bentham
D. j.s. mill
Answer: A. bryce
42. Who said justice as the mixture of liberty and equality ?
A. plato
B. aristotle
C. rousseau
D. hobbes
Answer: A. plato
43. Who said that “ justice is the bond which holds society together “.
A. green
B. hegel
C. plato
D. rousseau
Answer: C. plato
44. The notion of sovereignty was first formulated by :
A. plato
B. laski
C. aristotle
D. bodin
Answer: D. bodin
45. Which among the following is not a features of sovereignty?
A. absoluteness
B. permanence
C. indivisibility
D. delegation
Answer: D. delegation
46. Which one of the following is a central attribute of Plato’s notion of justice ?
A. equality
B. liberty
C. harmony
D. fraternity
Answer: C. harmony
47. Who said‘ politics is the study of the influence and the influential
A. lasswell
B. laski
C. weber
D. bodin
Answer: A. lasswell
48. The input-output approach was developed by:
A. dhal
B. davideaston
C. marx
D. lasswell
Answer: B. davideaston
49. Who developed the concept of Behavioural approach in the study of political science ?
A. j.s. mill
B. david easton
C. parson
D. karl deutsch
Answer: B. david easton
50. Who among the following defined “ politics is the science of who gets, what ,when and how “?
A. garner
B. bierce
C. hillman
D. lipson
Answer: C. hillman
51. Structural- functional approach is primarily:
A. an ideologyof development
B. a comparison ofstudy
C. a toolof investigation
D. a study of power
Answer: C. a toolof investigation
52. Who was the doyen of pluralists from amongst the following ?
A. bentham
B. j.s. mill
C. leacock
D. laski
Answer: D. laski
53. Who among the following thinkers is connected with the concept of ‘ General Will ‘ ?
A. plato
B. rousseau
C. aristotle
D. t. h. green
Answer: B. rousseau
54. The concept of ‘ power elites ‘ is connectedwith
A. austin
B. pareto
C. mosca
D. wright mills.
Answer: D. wright mills.
55. Plato fixed the population of an idealstate as:
A. 5000
B. 5040
C. 10.000
D. 7500
Answer: B. 5040
56. “ Sovereignty isthe supreme will of the state “ are the words of
A. austin
B. laski
C. aristotle
D. willoughby
Answer: D. willoughby
57. Who was the author of the book. ‘ A Grammar of Politics ‘
A. lock
B. laski
C. aristotle
D. j.s. mill
Answer: B. laski
58. Who said that “State is a society of societies”?
A. lindsay
B. holland
C. follet
D. laski
Answer: D. laski
59. The welfare theory believes thatstate is… ?
A. a means
B. an end
C. an organism
D. supreme
Answer: A. a means
60. Who said “Where there is no law there is no freedom”
A. t.h. green
B. laski
C. maciver
D. locke
Answer: D. locke
61. Rights are unlimited according to
A. individualists
B. idealists
C. socialists
D. liberalist
Answer: D. liberalist
62. Who defined liberty as “ the positive and equal opportunity of self- realization “ ?
A. j.s. mill
B. laski
C. parson
D. thomas hobbes
Answer: B. laski
63. The view that “ all property is theft “ was expressed by
A. j.s. mill
B. adam smith
C. karl marx
D. proudhon
Answer: D. proudhon
64. The Rule of Law in England means :
A. law is supreme
B. arbitrary power of the state
C. everybody is equal before the law
D. constitutional limitation of authority.
Answer: C. everybody is equal before the law
65. Who said “The God , who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time “ ?
A. hobbes
B. david easton
C. jefferson
D. karl deutsch
Answer: C. jefferson
66. Liberty and equality are anti-thetical to each other. This view was held by –
A. lord action
B. t.h green
C. parson
D. barker
Answer: A. lord action
67. The doctrine of proportionate equalitywas propounded by
A. aristotle
B. rousseau
C. marx
D. rawls
Answer: A. aristotle
68. ‘ The authoritative allocation of values ‘ was the concept given by :
A. almond
B. david easton
C. weber
D. karl deutsch
Answer: B. david easton
69. Exponent of ‘Input- Output Approach’ in political system theory ?
A. david easton
B. karl deutsch
C. parsons
D. merton
Answer: A. david easton
70. Who wasthe author of the book “ Aspects of Political Development”?
A. lucian pye
B. rostow
C. parsons
D. almond
Answer: A. lucian pye
71. Who said ‘” Politicalsocialization isthe process by which political culture are
maintained andchanged”.
A. j.s. mill
B. almond &verba
C. allan r ball
D. rush
Answer: B. almond &verba
72. The Manifest political socialization is otherwise know by …..
A. latent political socialization
B. indirect political socialization
C. direct political socialization
D. political socialization
Answer: C. direct political socialization
73. Which isthe ideal political culture according to Almond and Verba :
A. parochical political culture
B. subject politicalculture
C. participant political culture
D. positive political culture
Answer: C. participant political culture
74. According to Almond and Powell political culture involveshow many components
of Orientations.?
A. two
B. four
C. one
D. three
Answer: D. three
75. Structural – functional theory wasfirst applied by ………………..
A. almond
B. tawney
C. shills
D. rawls
Answer: A. almond
76. The year in which the ‘Universal Declaration of HumanRights’ ?
A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1950
D. 1948
Answer: D. 1948
77. Which one of the following is not associated with Almond’s essential characteristics of
political system?
A. universality of politicalsystem
B. universality of political structure
C. universality of political functions
D. input- output approach
Answer: D. input- output approach
78. Human rights day is celebrating on ………………
A. 26th january
B. 25th december
C. 10th december
D. 20th october
Answer: C. 10th december
79. The welfare state is first used by …………..
A. marx
B. rawls
C. bishop temple
D. hobbes
Answer: C. bishop temple
80. The spiritual elements of the state associated with……
A. population
B. government
C. territory
D. sovereignty
Answer: D. sovereignty
81. Who said , “Political science deals with government only “ ?
A. leacock
B. dhal
C. marx
D. gettle
Answer: A. leacock
82. Who used the term ‘political system ‘ instead of ‘ Politics’ ?
A. morgenthau
B. easton
C. garner
D. robert . a.dhal
Answer: D. robert . a.dhal
83. Who stated political science is a‘ descriptive and normative science’
A. marx webber
B. robson
C. paul janet
D. wilson
Answer: A. marx webber
84. The author of the book ‘ Modern Politics andGovernment’
A. aristotle
B. alan ball
C. van dyke
D. lock
Answer: B. alan ball
85. Which approach in political science is known as speculative or ethical or
metaphysical approach ?
A. philosophical
B. historical
C. institutional
D. behaviour
Answer: A. philosophical
86. Who said, “ History not only explains institutions but it helps usto make certain
deduction for future guidance”.
A. gilchrist
B. robert dhal
C. weber
D. deutsch
Answer: A. gilchrist
87. Who stated that, “ various institutions constitute the structure of the society it is
also called structural approach.”
A. easton
B. rawls
C. wasby
D. hobbes
Answer: C. wasby
88. Which approach to adopt the methods of natural sciences likeobservation,survey
andmeasurementinpoliticalscience.
A. structural
B. historical
C. institutional
D. behaviour
Answer: D. behaviour
89. Who observed …….statement, ” Historically speaking , the behavioural approach
was a protestmovementwithin political science. “.
A. simon
B. robert dhal
C. almond
D. marx weber
Answer: B. robert dhal
90. Which one of the following is not a characteristics of Behaviouralism
according to Simon ?
A. regularities
B. verification
C. techniques
D. pure arts
Answer: D. pure arts
91. In political science: “Studies should be relevant and meaningful for urgent social
problems”. It is the demands of ……………?
A. individualists
B. idealists
C. post- behaviouralists
D. behaviourlists
Answer: C. post- behaviouralists
92. Whose statement is that , “to know is to bear the responsibility for acting and to act
is to engage in reshaping society”.
A. almond
B. david easton
C. karl marx
D. robert . a. dhal
Answer: B. david easton
93. “The only basis of the subject of politicsis power and that to an integration of all
powers- political, economic and ideological”. Who made this statement ?
A. harold laski
B. allan ball
C. karl marx
D. simon
Answer: C. karl marx
94. Who among the following thinker combined ‘ naturalrights’ with ‘physiological
metaphor’ ?
A. lock
B. spencer
C. t.h. green
D. burke
Answer: A. lock
95. In connection with the formation of state ” Kinshipcreated a common
consciousness , common interest and common purpose” It is the statement of ?
A. maciver
B. henry maine
C. weber
D. morgan
Answer: B. henry maine
96. Who said that the state ” arose not asthe creator of law but as the interpreter and
enforcer of custom”
A. gettell
B. locke
C. laski
D. maciver
Answer: A. gettell
97. An Indian Philosopher stated, ” Liberty does not mean the absence restraint but it
lies in development of Liberty.”
A.
B. r. abedker (b) gandhi
C. dr. radhakrishan
D. nehru
Answer: B. r. abedker (b) gandhi
98. The right of freedom, the right of life, freedom of speechand expression, property,
association, education etc. is the manifestation of liberty?
A. political
B. civil
C. natural
D. moral
Answer: B. civil
99. The right to vote, right to stand for election, right to hold public office and the
right to criticise the government are examples of ?
A. politicalrights
B. civil rights
C. natural rights
D. moral rights
Answer: A. politicalrights
100. The rule of law is an effective instrument of ……………
A. social liberty
B. communal liberty
C. natural liberty
D. individual liberty.
Answer: D. individual liberty.
101. Who observed that “the more widespread distribution of power in the state, the
more decentralized itscharacter …….”.
A. rousseau
B. locke
C. laski
D. plato
Answer: C. laski
102. ” The organization is based on the principles of sovereign equality of all its
members”. It is expressed in the ……………
A. united nationscharter
B. indian constitution
C. british constitution
D. saarc
Answer: A. united nationscharter
103. ” Men are born , and always continue , free and equal in respect oftheir rights”.
It is thedeclaration of ?
A. american war of independence
B. indian freedom struggle
C. russian revolution
D. the french declaration of rights ofman
Answer: D. the french declaration of rights ofman
104. 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: C. political justice
105. Who stated that “right is a power claimed and recognized as contributory to
common good”.
A. t.h. green
B. wilson
C. hobbes
D. locke
Answer: A. t.h. green
106. Ritchie defines ………… rights as” the claim of an individual on others
recognized by the society irrespective of its recognition by the state”.
A. politicalrights
B. civil rights
C. natural rights
D. moral rights
Answer: D. moral rights
107. Which is considered “ as an historic event of the profound significance and one
of the greatest achievement of the United Nations”.
A. udhr
B. settlement of korean crisis
C. settlement of cuban crisis
D. none
Answer: A. udhr
108. Input- output analysis of David Easton , the inputs stand for …………………
A. the politicalsystem
B. the environment
C. demandsand supports
D. the feedback
Answer: C. demandsand supports
109. In politicalscience ,the structural-functional theorywasfirst applied in 1960 by… ?
A. almond and coleman
B. david easton
C. dhal
D. maciver
Answer: A. almond and coleman
110. Who wasthe first philosopher to make a detailed intellectual study of political
power ?
A. charles merriam
B. morgenthau
C. dhal
D. tawney
Answer: A. charles merriam
111. Which one of the following is nota Weberian classification of authority ?
A. traditional authority
B. charismatic authority
C. rational-legal authority
D. political authority
Answer: D. political authority
112. Modern bureaucracies are the best example of organizations based on which
kinds authority ?
A. traditional
B. charismatic
C. rational-legal
D. political
Answer: C. rational-legal
113. The term ” Political Culture ” wasformulated and used first time by ?
A. simon
B. dhal
C. easton
D. gabrial almond
Answer: D. gabrial almond
114. Political Culture is the pattern of individual attitudes and orientations towards
System ?
A. socialsystem
B. economic system
C. political system
D. environmentalsystem
Answer: C. political system
115. Which one of the following is not Lucian Pye’s three basic characteristic
features of politicaldevelopments?
A. equality
B. capacity
C. differentiation
D. state
Answer: D. state
116. Who observed that the maintenance of political stability as the ultimate goal of
political development?
A. samuel huntington
B. allan ball
C. karl marx
D. dhal
Answer: A. samuel huntington
117. Huntington describes as amulti-faced process involving change in all areas of
human thought and activity.
A. political development
B. politicalmodernization
C. political change
D. political power
Answer: B. politicalmodernization
118. increase the capacity and capability ofthe political system to find and utilize the
resources of the country ?
A. political development
B. politicalmodernization
C. political change
D. political power
Answer: B. politicalmodernization
119. 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: C. lucian pye
120. Which is the first important agent of politicalsocialization?
A. society
B. state
C. political party
D. family
Answer: D. family
121. Political sub-culture is the part of ?
A. social culture
B. general culture
C. political culture
D. culture
Answer: C. political culture
122. Who is the author of the book the ‘ Law of the Constitution’ ?
A. a.v. dicey
B. finer
C. gettle
D. willoughby
Answer: A. a.v. dicey
123. The author of the book ‘ History and Class Consciousness ‘ ?
A. althusser
B. gramsci
C. lenin
D. lukacs
Answer: B. gramsci
124. The idea of individualism originated in………….
A. italy
B. uk
C. france
D. russia
Answer: C. france
125. Ideology that advocates maximum possible freedom to individual and minimum of
state functions
A. fascism
B. marxism
C. individualism
D. gandhism
Answer: C. individualism
126. Author of the book ‘wealth of Nations’.
A. herbert spencer
B. j s mill
C. laski
D. adam smith
Answer: D. adam smith
127. Who among the following is not associated with Individualism
A. spencer
B. adam smith
C. hegel
D. j s mill
Answer: C. hegel
128. Primary duty of the state according to individualist……………………..
A. regulate economic life of man
B. protect the individual from violence and fraud
C. regulate social life of man
D. none of the above
Answer: B. protect the individual from violence and fraud
129. Policy of laissez faire is otherwise known as …………..
A. fascism
B. marxism
C. socialism
D. individualism
Answer: D. individualism
130. Chief exponent of biological argument of Individualism
A. herbert spencer
B. j s mill
C. adam smith
D. laski
Answer: A. herbert spencer
131. Who among the following is associated with modern Individualism
A. adam smith
B. spenser
C. graham wallas
D. laski
Answer: C. graham wallas
132. Classical liberalism stood for ………….
A. liberty of individuals
B. democratic institutions
C. free enterprise
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
133. In the political sphere liberalism entails …………………
A. freedom of press and judiciary
B. freedom of thought and expression
C. free and fair elections
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
134. Who among the following is considered a father figure of Liberal tradition
A. hegel
B. karl marx
C. john locke
D. plato
Answer: C. john locke
135. Who among the following is not associated with modern Liberalism
A. barker
B. hobhouse
C. mac iver
D. adam smith
Answer: D. adam smith
136. Author of communist Manifesto
A. hegel
B. marx
C. barker
D. laski
Answer: B. marx
137. Dialectical method is associated with …………….
A. barker
B. laski
C. hegel
D. j s mill
Answer: C. hegel
138. Marx considered the as the basis of this world
A. idea
B. spirit
C. organization
D. material object
Answer: D. material object
139. According to Marx all fundamental historical changes are determined by the ……………..
A. state
B. working class
C. capitalist class
D. economic forces
Answer: D. economic forces
140. According to Marx ‘superstructure, constitutes …………….
A. mode of production
B. social relations of productions
C. ideas of society
D. all the above
Answer: C. ideas of society
141. The difference between value paid to the labourer and the value appropriated
by the capitalist Marx called it………
A. profit value
B. theft
C. additional profit
D. surplus value
Answer: D. surplus value
142. Literal meaning of bourgeoisie
A. capitalist class
B. working class
C. middle class
D. none of the above
Answer: C. middle class
143. By proletariat class Marx meant ……………
A. the working class
B. the middle class
C. the capitalist class
D. middle class and capitalist class combined
Answer: A. the working class
144. According to Marx, in the class war will come out victorious.
A. bourgeoisie
B. capitalist class
C. proletariat
D. middle class
Answer: C. proletariat
145. Dictatorship of the proletariat is a ………………
A. quasi-state of the working class
B. dictatorship of the capitalist
C. new state of the working class
D. is full- fledged state of the proletariat
Answer: A. quasi-state of the working class
146. The task of the dictatorship of the proletariat is ……………..
A. centralize production
B. increase production
C. to expropriate the bourgeoisie
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
147. According to Marx after the success of revolution and overthrow of capitalism the
state will…….
A. reduce its functions
B. wither away
C. become a class institution of the workers
D. become powerless
Answer: B. wither away
148. Marx predicts
A. a classless society
B. communist society
C. society without contradictions
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
149. The ideology of fascism emerged in which country
A. germany
B. russia
C. italy
D. spain
Answer: C. italy
150. The ideology of Fascism was developed by ….… …..
A. hitler
B. stalin
C. napoleon
D. mussolini
Answer: D. mussolini
151. The word fascism originated from the Italian word….
A. fasces
B. feodus
C. fas
D. none of the above
Answer: A. fasces
152. The word fasces in Italian means ………….
A. power
B. bundles
C. strength
D. state
Answer: B. bundles
153. Fascism stood against …………..
A. democracy
B. liberty
C. internationalism
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
154. Fascism advocated ………………
A. aggressive nationalism
B. hero-worship
C. irrationalism
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
155. The ideology that considered the state as an end in itself
A. liberalism
B. individualism
C. marxism
D. fascism
Answer: D. fascism
156. The ideology that consider democracy as the worst form of government
A. liberalism
B. individualism
C. marxism
D. fascism
Answer: D. fascism
157. The ideology that advocated aggressive war fare and imperialist expansion
A. fascism
B. marxism
C. liberalism
D. individualism
Answer: A. fascism
158. Tolstoy’s book that made a great influence on Gandhi
A. unto this last
B. civil disobedience
C. the kingdom of god within you
D. none of the above
Answer: A. unto this last
159. According to Gandhi Non-Violence is the quality of…….
A. weak
B. brave and effeminate
C. villagers
D. strong and brave
Answer: D. strong and brave
160. To Gandhi Ahimsa is
A. supreme love
B. supreme kindness
C. supreme self sacrifice
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
161. According to Gandhi, the highest form of non-violence………..
A. non-violence of the brave
B. passive non-violence of the helpless
C. passive non-violence of the coward
D. none of the above
Answer: A. non-violence of the brave
162. Satyagraha
A. is based on the concept of suffering
B. never injures the opponent
C. tries to wean the opponent from error by love and self suffering
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
163. A technique of Satyagraha suggested by Gandhi in which people voluntarily exile
from the place of residence……………..
A. hijrat
B. strike
C. civil disobedience
D. non-violence
Answer: A. hijrat
164. According to Gandhi’s concept of trusteeship which is correct
A. an individual free to hold wealth for his selfish interest
B. character of production determined by social necessity
C. there will be affixed minimum wage but no maximum wage
D. gandhi recognize the right to private property and one can use it as he desires
Answer: B. character of production determined by social necessity
165. Which is true. Gandhian society will be
A. state less society
B. classless society
C. socialist society
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
166. According to Gandhi
A. ends are more important than means
B. only our means should be moral and not ends
C. moral means leads to moral ends
D. our ends should be moral and not means
Answer: B. only our means should be moral and not ends
167. According to Gandhi
A. religion and politics are separable
B. religion and politics are inseparable
C. political exploitation of religion is permissible in some cases
D. hind religion is superior to all other religions
Answer: B. religion and politics are inseparable
168. In Greek ‘Demos’ means
A. power
B. state
C. democracy
D. people
Answer: D. people
169. In Greek ’Kratos’ means
A. power
B. state
C. democracy
D. people
Answer: A. power
170. India follows
A. direct democracy
B. participatory democracy
C. representative democracy
D. none of the above
Answer: C. representative democracy
171. Which of the following is not a necessary condition for the success of democracy
A. social and economic equality
B. sound party system
C. freedom of press
D. state religion
Answer: D. state religion
172. Verdict of the people sought on a proposed law or constitutional amendment is………
A. recall
B. referendum
C. plebiscite
D. initiative
Answer: A. recall
173. Facultative referendum is … …
A. all laws passed by the legislature are referred to people
B. all laws are referred by the people to the legislature
C. some laws are referred by the people to the legislature
D. certain number of people can ask for a bill be submitted to the people for
Answer: D. certain number of people can ask for a bill be submitted to the people for
174. Power of the people to propose legislation
A. recall
B. referendum
C. plebiscite
D. initiative
Answer: D. initiative
175. In Unformulated Initiative , Initiative is ………
A. in the form of proper law
B. taken by the legislature
C. taken by the executive
D. in the form of a general demand
Answer: D. in the form of a general demand
176. The word plebiscite is derived from the French word plebiscitum meaning………
A. power of the people
B. will of the people
C. decree of the people
D. rule of the people
Answer: C. decree of the people
177. Power of the people to call back elected representatives before the expiry of their
term
A. recall
B. referendum
C. plebiscite
D. initiative
Answer: A. recall
178. People have the right to ‘recall’ in which country
A. china
B. uk
C. italy
D. switzerland
Answer: D. switzerland
179. An opinion to be considered as public opinion…………….
A. it must emanate from the people as a whole
B. it should not be a sectional interest
C. it should have the consent of the minority
D. all the above.
Answer: B. it should not be a sectional interest
180. Pick the correct answer.
A. public opinion is a belief and not a theory.
B. pressure groups does not create public opinion
C. political parties are not agencies that create public opinion
D. public opinion does not have the consent of the minority
Answer: A. public opinion is a belief and not a theory.
181. Which is an agent of public opinion
A. political party
B. press
C. educational institutions
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
182. Which is a method of minority representation
A. the limited vote plan
B. the cumulative vote system
C. the separate electorate system
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
183. Choose the tactic not generally associated with pressure groups
A. lobbying
B. strike
C. generating favourable public opinion
D. use of muscle power
Answer: D. use of muscle power
184. Primary reason for the formation of pressure group is ……………..
A. to capture power
B. self interest
C. to amass wealth
D. all the above
Answer: B. self interest
185. Pick a demerit ( or demerits) of bi-party system
A. unstable governments
B. minorities may not get adequate representation in party and government
C. choices available to the electorate in times of election
D. all the above
Answer: B. minorities may not get adequate representation in party and government
186. Bi-party system exists in ……
A. india
B. pakistan
C. sri lanka
D. none of the above
Answer: D. none of the above
187. Which one of the following is true.
A. satyagrahi injures the opponent
B. a satyagrahi has be deeply religious
C. satyagrahi appeals to the soul of the opponent
D. satyagrahi makes the opponents suffer
Answer: C. satyagrahi appeals to the soul of the opponent
188. Which is a democracy
A. china
B. myanmar
C. sri lanka
D. all the above
Answer: C. sri lanka
189. Which is not an essential characteristics of democracy
A. universal adult franchise
B. elective legislatures
C. civil liberties
D. perfect economic equality
Answer: D. perfect economic equality
190. Which is not a direct democratic device
A. .initiative
B. recall
C. plebiscite
D. refer
Answer: D. refer