political science Mcqs
1. bureaucracy2. electorate and representation3. property4. ibn e khaldun5. rule of law muslim political thoughts6. sovereignty of state7. parliamentary and presidential systems8. the rights9. france constitution10. liberty11. pakistan constitution12. india constitution13. political parties and pressure group14. usa federalism15. international law16. state of local govt17. plato18. usa constitution19. liberalism20. al ghazali21. development theories and under development22. constitutional development and national movement in subcontinent23. marxian socialism24. marxian theory of origin of state25. u s s r constitution26. nizam ul mulk tusi27. the state28. england constitution29. nature theories and state function30. constitution and constitutional government31. allama iqbal32. shah walliullah33. public opinion34. cabinet government35. al mawardi muslim political thoughts36. muslim political thoughts al farabi37. justice38. freedom of speech and press role39. western political thoughts40. origin of state41. evolutionary socialism42. fascism43. democracy44. aristotle45. equality
1. Which of the following is true about scope of the activity as compared with the society?
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A. It is broader

B. It is identical

C. There is no comparison between the two

D. It is narrower
2. Who of the following has laid stress on inter-disciplinary approach about the study of the problems of state?
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A. T.H. Green

B. Machiavelli

C. Easton

D. Hobbes

3. Who said that the state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues for the sake of good life?
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A. Machiavelli

B. Cicero

C. Aristotle

D. Plato

4. According to the Marxists, in an ideal or Communist society there shall be:__________?
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A. No right to private property

B. Absolute right to private property

C. Only right ot personal property

D. Only limited right to private property

5. According to Aristotle the best method for holding of property was:____________?
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A. Individual ownership and private use

B. Individual ownership and common use

C. State ownership

D. Common ownership and common use

6. The most acceptable definition of state that it has four exxential ingredients was given by ____________?
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A. Garnet

B. Laski

C. Finer

D. Gettell

7. Which one of the following is not true about Laskis views about private property?
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A. Everybody should have a right to keep legally earned property

B. It created many economic problems

C. There should be no payment of compensation for property taken over by the state

D. It is psychologically inadequate

E. It is morally incomplete

8. That with which a man has mixed his labour becomes his property. The above statement was made by:
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A. Karl Marx

B. Rousseau

C. Hobbes

D. Locke
9. Aristotle described mans instinct to acquire property as: _____________?
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A. None of the above

B. A base-instinct

C. A natural instinct

D. An unnatural instinct

10. Who said that State is a society of societies?
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A. A.D. Lindsay

B. None of the above

C. Aristotle

D. H.J.Laski

11. Which one of the following is not an attribute of justice?
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A. It means impartiality

B. It deals with human beings

C. It means maintenance of unavoidable discrimination

D. It means maintenance of discrimination

E. It means rule of law

12. Which of the following is true about state?
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A. It has only limited membership

B. It is not permanent

C. It is only a cultural association

D. It has territorial limits
13. How is the change in government in modern states carried out?
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A. By bringing all aspects of life to a standstill

B. Through violence and bloodshed

C. Through elections and smooth transfer of power

D. Through compromise and electoral adjustments among the competing forces

14. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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A. Private property leads to moral and physical degeneration

B. Private property ecourages exploitation of the one class by another

C. Private property leads to exonomic equality

D. Private property gave rise to imperlialism and colonialism

15. Who of the following is champion of traditional approach about state problems?
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A. Easton

B. Almond

C. Machiavelli

D. Dahl

16. Which of the following thinkers advocated the abolition of private property?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Locke

C. Green

D. Rousseau

E. Mill

17. Who believed that private property is essential for the development of individuals personality?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Engels

C. Proudhon

D. J.S. Mill
18. The chances of getting justice are available in: ______________?
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A. Parliamentary form of Government only

B. Presidential form of government only

C. Democratic system of Government

D. Aristocracies only

E. In monarchies only

19. Which of the following is true about difference between the State and Government?
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A. Origin of both is shrouded in mystery

B. Loyalty of both is essential

C. Changes in the State do not come frequently whereas in the Government these are frequent

D. Sovereignty vests in the both

20. Which one of the following writers does not consider territory as an essential element of state?
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A. Seeley

B. Aristotle

C. JH.J. Laski

D. Hobbes

21. Right to property is considered:
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A. Moral right

B. Religious right

C. Economic right

D. Civil right

E. Political right

22. Who of the following is associated with Idealist theory of property?
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A. Bakunin

B. Kant

C. Bodin

D. Machiavelli

E. Godwin

23. Which of the following is not true about Kants views about private property?
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A. It was essential for every individual

B. It was natural right of man

C. It was socially accepted right

D. All property was owned by the sovereign

24. According to Syndicalists in their society of the future private property:
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A. Will be retained under trusteeship control

B. Will altogether be abolished

C. Will be managed by the church

D. Will be accepted as a natural right

25. Kautilya is associated with the exposition of:
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A. Deterrent Theory of Justice

B. Retributive Theory of Justice

C. Reformative Theory of Justice

D. Legal Theory of Justice

26. The principles of liberty, equity and fraternity were let loose by:_____________?
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A. The Russian Revolution of October, 1917

B. The American War of Independence

C. The French Revolution of 1789

D. The Glorious Revolution of 1688

27. The state is both the child and the parent of law because:
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A. These laws are made by the state for and on behalf of the community

B. The state creates elaborate system of rights and obligations

C. The state can enforce laws against their enforcement against itself

D. The constitutional law defines the duties of ultimate authority

28. The credit for developing behavioral approach for the study of political science goes to _________?
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A. The German political scientists.

B. The British political scientists.

C. The American political scientists.

D. The Political scientist of the third world.

29. Who of the followings considered property as natural?
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A. Plato

B. Marx

C. Rousseau

D. Aristotle
30. The concept of justice in the sense of greatest happiness of the greatest number was popularized by:_________?
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A. Laski

B. Bentham

C. Rousseau

D. Aristotle

31. Which one of the following states is most conducive to justice?
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A. Authoritarian State

B. Democratic State

C. Aristocratic State

D. Socialist State

32. According to the Individualistic theory of property:
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A. An individual should be left free to acquire as much property as he can

B. The state should ensure equitable distribution of property through law

C. Property should be equally distributed amongst all the individuals

D. Property is a divine eift to man.

33. Which of the following is not true about the state and Government?
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A. Loyalty to both is most essential

B. State has one whereas Government has several forms

C. State is more comprehensive than the Government

D. None of the above

34. Who of the followings was opposed to private property?
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A. Bakunin

B. Kant

C. J.S. Mill

D. Adam Smith

35. The dimensions of legal justice are determined by:
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A. Courts

B. All the three mentioned above

C. People

D. Constitution and statutes
36. Landed property was a symbol of social status during:
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A. Medieval times

B. Ancient times

C. Modern times

D. All of the above

37. Maximum stress about economic aspect of justice has been laid by:____________?
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A. Nazis

B. Socialists

C. Fascists

D. Individualists

E. Utilitarian

38. Who of the following believe that the state is bound to wither away?
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A. Marxists

B. Syndicalists

C. Anarchists

D. Guild Socialists

39. The Legal theory of property believes that:
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A. The legal ownership of all property vests in the head of the state

B. Property is a natural right and law merely recognises it:

C. A person can be deprived of his property for the good of the community

D. Property is the creation of state
40. The statement that A man who lives outside the Polis is either a beast or a god is attributed to:____________?
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A. Hobbes

B. Plato

C. Hegel

D. Aristotle
41. Which of the following is not true about Platos concept of justice?
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A. None of the above

B. For him justice was a socail bond

C. He stressed only on inward aspect of human personality

D. It was based on citizens sense of duty

E. For him justice should help in maintaining social order

42. Which one of the following is not true about Marxian concept of justice?
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A. The poor could possibly get justice in capitalist state

B. The poor will get justice when present state is demolished

C. The state ensured justice to the rich

D. The poor had no chances to get justice

E. The judicial system protected the rich

43. The idealistic theory of property is associated with the name of:
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A. Bentham

B. Marx

C. Kant

D. Locke

44. Which one of the following is the popular notion of state in modern times?
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A. Legal notion

B. Ethical Notion

C. Constitutional notion

D. Welfare nation
45. Main difference between the state and association is that?
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A. One is hindrance on the parth of the other

B. One can use force while other cannot

C. One cant be member of both

D. One cant live without the other

46. Legal nation of state emphasises that:
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A. All the laws enacted by the state must be approved by the people before they are enforced

B. The laws existed prior to the creation of the state, and state was created for the preservation of these laws

C. The states make laws for the maintenance of law and order and protection of rights

D. The state alone has the right to make laws

47. The sterm City-State denotes:
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A. States of a federation

B. Small independent states of modern world

C. States, which have not been admitted in the UNO

D. States of ancient Greece
48. Who of the following believed that private property in the society came as a serpent?
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A. John Huss

B. Wycliff

C. Melanchthan

D. Machiavelli

E. Rousseau

49. Which one of the following statements is associated with Aristotle?
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A. The state is a particular portion of mankind viewed as an organized unit

B. The state is a politically organised community with a definite territory.

C. The state is an association of families and their common possessions, governed by a supreme power and by reason.

D. The state is a union of families and villages having for its end a perfect and self-sufficing life.
50. Which one of the following defects of private has been wrongly listed?
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A. It leads to political instability

B. It encourages self-interest at the cost of social interest

C. It encourages scramble for power and wealth in place of nutual co-operation

D. It leads to division of society into two hostile classes