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
551. According to Locke people in the state of nature enjoyed only:___________?
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A. Natural rights

B. Divine rights

C. Religious rights

D. Legal rights

552. Public opinion means:
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A. Sum-total of confused and incoherent opinions held by different groups of citizens

B. Majority opinion

C. Unanimous opinion of all the citizens

D. A definite opinion, which is the result of a process of clarification and co-ordination of views held by different persons
553. Who said The individual?
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A. Aristotle

B. T.H. Green

C. Bosanquet

D. Hitler

554. Which one of the following is not an important factor for having colonial empire?
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A. Need for markets for dumping goods

B. None of the above

C. Scientific discoveries

D. Individual advancement

E. Desire to live in peace
555. Which one of the following is not true about the characteristics of the church of fourth century?
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A. It began to perform some functions of the state

B. It became very weak

C. It helped in the preservation of peace

D. It helped in the growth of strong state

E. It became very strong

556. According to the Marxists the state is: __________?
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A. Result of evolution

B. A natural institution

C. A man made institution

D. A divine institution

557. Which of the following statements is the most convincing example of the liberal-democratic concept of welfare state: The state should seek to _________?
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A. Provide for its citizens a maximum of material well-being so as to ensure reconciliation of partisan objectives

B. Provide for its citizens a minimum of material well being without destroying private initiative

C. Eradicate class conflicts by assuming direction and control over economic policies

D. Eradicate contradiction between political power and socio-economic justice

558. According to Locke under the contract people surrendered:
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A. Only right to interpret and enforce the laws of nature

B. Only right to property

C. All rights

D. Only the natural rights

559. The statement State is an ethical institution which is indispensable for the full moral development of man is associated with the:
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A. Anarchists

B. Idealist

C. Individualists

D. Marxists

560. Which one of the following most seriously challenged the absolute authority of the king in the 17th century?
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A. Colonial policy

B. Nobility

C. Industrial class

D. Middle class
561. The Principle of public good was borrowed by Rousseau from:
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A. Locke

B. J.S. Mill

C. T.H. Green

D. Bentham

562. Rousseau advocated his theory of Social Contract in the book:
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A. Social Contract

B. Origin of the Species

C. Modern State

D. Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

563. One of the earliest theories about the origin of the state is:
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A. Theory of Divine origin

B. Social contract theory

C. Evolutionary theory

D. Theory of dialectical materialism

564. Whose name is associated with the organic theory of the state?
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A. Herbert Spencer

B. St. Augustine

C. Karl Marx

D. Bernard Shah

E. Plato
565. Which of the following factors has not contributed in the evolution of state, point that:
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A. Social instinct

B. Private property

C. Kinship

D. Desire to live in peace

566. The Social Contract theory holds ______________?
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A. State is the result of slow process of evolution

B. Man is a social animal and cannot live outside the society

C. State was created through a contract concluded in the sixteenth century

D. State was created as a result of contract concluded by the people living in the pre-civil society
567. Locke propounded his theory of Social Contract in the book entitled:
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A. Representative Government

B. Two Treatises on Civil Government

C. Lectures on Jurisprudence

D. Social Contract

568. Who said that state is neither the handiwork of God, nor the result of brute force, nor expansion of families but only growth?
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A. Leacock

B. Ebenstein

C. Friedrich

D. Aristotle

E. Gilchrist
569. The General Will is:
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A. Sovereign

B. Ejoys only limited sovereignty

C. Legally sovereign

D. Non-sovereign

570. According to Hobbes in the state of nature man was: __________?
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A. Nasty and brutish

B. Selfless and had fellow feelings

C. Very law abiding

D. Cultured and mannered

571. Who of the following regarded the state as necessary evil?
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A. Individualists

B. Anarchists

C. Marxists

D. All the above

572. The Social Contract Theory of Rousseau is: ____________?
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A. Identical to the theory of Hobbes

B. Identical to the theory of Locke

C. Has no resemblance with the views of either Hobbes or Locke

D. Combines the points of theories of both Hobbes and Locke
573. Rousseaus name is associated with: __________?
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A. Theory of force

B. Matriarchal theory

C. Theory of Divine origin

D. Theory of General Will

E. Patriarchal theory

574. According to Marx the modern bourgeois society is characterized by struggle between:
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A. Patrician and Plebeian

B. Capitalist and socialists

C. Free men and slaves

D. Capitalist and worker
575. In the social contract theory of Hobbes, the masses had:
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A. Natural rights

B. No natural rights

C. Natural rights were partly enjoyed by the people

D. Natural rights already enjoyed by the people were abolished

576. The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles. This expression is to be found in:
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A. German Ideology

B. State and Revolution

C. The Communist Manifesto

D. Anti-Duhring

577. According to exponents of theory of Divine Origin of the State the Kings derived their authority from:
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A. God

B. Church

C. Constitutional monarchy

D. People

578. The tribal system of state organisation was: __________?
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A. Properly organised

B. Based on sound footings

C. Rudimentary

D. Well developed

579. Rousseau hailed from __________?
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A. Russia

B. Britain

C. France

D. Germany

580. A Socialist state stands for: _________?
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A. Raising the living standard of the poor and down-trodden

B. Assigning only police functions to state

C. Leaving the individual completely free

D. Provision of maximum opportunities of progress to all members of the community
581. The evolution of economic production in a society determines its institutional and ideological superstructure. Who among the following is the author of this statement?
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A. Marx

B. Hegel

C. Max Weber

D. J.S.Mill

582. The three most prominent exponents of Social Contract theory were:__________?
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A. Austin, Bodin and Hobbes

B. Hobbes, locke and Rousseau

C. J.S. Mill, Adam Smith and Hobbes

D. MacIver, Laski and Rousseau

583. The Mandan theory of the origin of state has been condemned because it:
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A. Considers state as a divine institution

B. Considers state as a natural institution?

C. Considers state as the first condition of civilisation

D. Considers state as an instrument of class coercion

584. In the contract envisaged by Hobbes:
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A. Sovereign accpeted only limited obligations

B. Sovereign refused to become a party to the contract

C. Sovereign came into being as a result of the Contract

D. Sovergign was a party to the contract

585. The Social Contract theory replaced:
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A. The Force theory

B. Divine Origin theory

C. Matriarchal theory

D. Patriarchal theory

586. The General Will means: _________________?
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A. Will of the community viewed as a living and rational political organism

B. Will of the majority

C. Unanimous will

D. Collection of individual wills

587. Laski regarded the government as: ________?
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A. Trustees of people

B. A servant of people

C. A master of people

D. None of the above

588. Which one of the following theories regarding functions of state stands discharged at present?
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A. Socialist Theory

B. Welfare Theory

C. None of the above

D. Idealists
589. The best exposition of the liberal nature of the functions of state was offered by: ________?
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A. John Locke

B. None of the above

C. Karl Marx

D. T.H. Green

590. One of the chief functions of the proletarian state according to Marx is:_________?
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A. To promote Marxian ideology by regulation of education, art, culture, etc.

B. To bring about revolution for the overthrow of capitalist system

C. To impart compulsory military training to all able-bodied persons

D. To improve the health of the people

591. The Evolutionary theory holds that:__________?
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A. State is the result of slow process of growth

B. State was created by revolution

C. The state was created during the early periods of human history

D. State was created in the fourteenth century

592. According to Garner the state is the outcome of: ___________?
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A. A sudden revolution

B. Outcome of force

C. Expansion of families

D. Handiwork of God

E. Growth and evolution
593. What was the contribution of Lenin to the development of Marxism?
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A. T.H. Green

B. Sorel

C. Plato

D. Marx
594. Which one of the following statements sums up Hobbess views about the nature of man:
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A. Man is co-operative sympathetic towards members of society

B. Man is essentially peace loving

C. Man is a social animal

D. Man is selfish and quarrelsome
595. According to Locke state originated because: ____________?
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A. Private property came as a serpent

B. There was need to interpret laws

C. None of the above reasons

D. Nasty man was to be crushed

596. In modern times the Force Theory found a strong advocate in: __________?
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A. Winston Churchill

B. Hitler

C. Mahatma Gandhi

D. Lenin

597. The General Will, is: _______________?
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A. Highly flexible

B. Permanent

C. Keeps on changing according to time and place

D. Purely Temporary

598. Henry Maine has supported about origin of state:
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A. Parriarchal theory

B. Evolutionary theory

C. Theory of divine origin

D. Matriarchal theory

599. Who said that Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains?
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A. Aristotle

B. Rousseau

C. Marx

D. Locke

600. According to Marxists state uses institutions like army, police and courts for:
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A. Promotion of common good

B. Promotion of the interests of the dominating class

C. Protecting the weaker section of the society

D. Doing away the inequalities existing in the society