political science MCQs – Page 167

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
3324. Liberal theory of development is also known as: _________?
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A. Theory of entrepreneur

B. Theory of economic maturity

C. Neo-classical theory of development

D. Classical theory of development
3325. Ricardo built his theory round:
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A. Capital

B. Natural resources

C. Value

D. Wages
3327. According to Talcott Parsons political develop0ment should be measured in terms of: ___________?
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A. Standards of modern state

B. Political modernisation

C. Industrialisation

D. Legal development
3328. According to Lucian Pye Political development:
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A. Could be measured with industrialisation:

B. And industrialisation should be delinked from each other

C. And industrialisation were opposed to each other

D. Could not be measured with industrialisation
3329. In his theory of development Schumpeter has laid stress on: __________?
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A. Capital formation

B. None of these

C. Leadership

D. Accumulated capital

E. Ownership

3330. Those who view development not in purely economic terms but in socio cultural matrix attribute the development to: __________?
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A. The form of government

B. Standards of education and health

C. All the above

D. The legal system

3331. Which one of the following was not included in political development by Lucian Pye?
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A. Method of paying wages to workers

B. Achievement and standards of public servants

C. Method of recruitment

D. Nature of laws passed by the state

3333. Which one of the following is not correct about classical thinkers or development?
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A. Level of wages could not be changed by the Government

B. Level of wages was linked with employment capacity of economy.

C. Level of wages could be arbitrarily fixed

D. Social product was the outcome of labour utilised

E. Level of wages could not be changed by labour unions

3335. Karl Marx ideas about development theory are available in: _________?
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A. Communist Manifesto

B. None of these

C. Das Kapital

D. Capital: A. Critique of Political Economy
3337. According to Marx most dependable method for capital accumulation was: __________?
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A. Technological development

B. Payment of less wages to workers

C. Denial of facilities to the workers

D. Decreased international trade

E. Increased international trade

3338. Hansen used the theory of Economic Maturity to examine the problems arising:
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A. In the wake of World War II

B. In the wake of economic crisis of thrties

C. In the wake of World War I

D. In the sixties

3339. According to some thinkers political development cannot be measured in terms of political modernisation because:
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A. It is not suited to third world countries

B. Both are opposed to each other

C. Western countries are opposed to it

D. Term political modernisation is ambiguous

E. None of the above

3340. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of political development for Nettle?
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A. It is a continuous process

B. It includes definitional priorities

C. There is implicit rank order of development

D. It is set of values