political science MCQs – Page 141

Practise multiple-choice questions from political science for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

political science Mcqs
2801. The oldest theory about rights is: _________?
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A. Theory of natural rights

B. Economic theory

C. Evolutionary theory

D. Force theory

2802. Rights and duties are: ___________?
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A. Co-related

B. Clashing and at cross purpose

C. Contradictory

D. Not concerned with each other

2803. The Social Welfare theory of rights is associated with: _________?
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A. Idealistic

B. Utilitarian

C. Social Contractualists

D. Marxists

2804. The rights against which state cannot enact law, and if enacted can be declared invalid are called:
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A. Moral rights

B. Civil rights

C. Social rights

D. Political rights

E. Fundamental right
2805. Civil rights of citizens imply: ___________________?
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A. The rights, which have helped in the development of civilization

B. The rights granted to a citizen in a civilized state

C. None of the above

D. The rights, which are an essential condition of a civilized life
2806. In a modern democratic state political rights are available to:__________?
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A. Educated citizens

B. Both to educated citizens and aliens

C. Only those paying taxes

D. All including women and children

E. All adults
2807. According to Laski the state is: _________?
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A. The creator of all rights

B. Not the creator of all rights

C. Not concerned with rights

D. The preserver of all natural rights

2808. One of the chief defects of the legal theory of rights is that: _________?
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A. It concedes rights against the state

B. It noes not cover the whole field of rights

C. It attaches too much importance to moral rights

D. It attaches too much importance to the customs

2809. In modern times political rights are guaranteed to: ___________?
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A. All citizens

B. Property owners only

C. Adult citizens only

D. Men only

2811. Right to equality is a: _________?
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A. Political right

B. Civil right

C. Moral right

D. Legal right

2812. The Social Welfare theory is defective in so far as: __________?
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A. It favours grant of unlimited powers to the state

B. It attaches too much importance to the individual rights

C. It attaches too much importance to social welfare and curbs individual rights

D. It attaches greater importance of the weaker sections

2813. Main criticism against fundamental rights is that:
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A. Are loaded with too heavy respobsibilities

B. These are given without any obligation to all the citizens

C. Hinder government working

D. Are too vague and cant be looked after by the courts of law

2814. Who of the followings is associated with the Historical theory of rights?
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A. Herbert Spencer

B. Edward Gibbons

C. Rousseau

D. Edmund Burke
2815. The Historical theory of rights holds that: _________?
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A. Rights are the crystallization of customs

B. Rights are drawn from various historical statutes

C. Rights are the result of contract

D. Rights are the creation of God

2817. Exponents of historical theory of rights believe that the rights:
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A. Have been given by the society

B. Are given by the sovereign

C. Are of divine origin

D. Are the product of evolution
2818. Which theory believes that law is the only source, which gives us rights?
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A. Natural theory of rights

B. Legal theory of rights

C. Idealist theory of rights

D. Theory of natural rights

2819. Right to property is: __________?
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A. Civil right

B. Moral right

C. Fundamental right

D. Economic right

2820. The Idealist Theory of Rights insists on: __________?
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A. Unflinching obedience to state laws by the individual

B. Right to resist the state under certain circumstances

C. Absolute right to resist the state

D. Right to resist the state in majority wants it