political science MCQs – Page 173

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political science Mcqs
3441. According to Marxists the capitalist state made its appearance:
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A. Towards the close of eighteenth century

B. Only after people took to cultivation

C. In the fourteenth century

D. In the middle of the nineteenth century

3442. According to Marxists state uses institutions like army, police and courts for:
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A. Promotion of common good

B. Protecting the weaker section of the society

C. Doing away the inequalities existing in the society

D. Promotion of the interests of the dominating class
3443. According to Marx the modern bourgeois society is characterized by struggle between:
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A. Free men and slaves

B. Capitalist and worker

C. Capitalist and socialists

D. Patrician and Plebeian

3444. What was the contribution of Lenin to the development of Marxism?
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A. Labour theory of value

B. Theory of class struggle

C. Principle of democratic-centralism

D. Theory of surplus value

3445. According to Marx the state promotes:
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A. And defends the interests propertied classes

B. Common good

C. Good of the poor people

D. Conditions which are conducive to mans moral development

3446. The Marxists believe that the state was created for: __________?
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A. Suppression and exploitation of have notes

B. Protection of weaker sections of society

C. Elimination of slavery

D. Maintenance of law and order

3447. According to Marxists Primitive Communism is the period.
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A. Prior to the creation of the state

B. Which will precede the final withering away of the state and establishment of a Communist State

C. Of the final state of Communism

D. Which will flow in the wake of the revolution

3448. Which one of the following is not written by Karl Marx?
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A. Poverty of Utopia

B. German Ideology

C. Paris manuscripts

D. Communist Manifesto

3450. The Marxist theory lays great emphasis on: _________?
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A. Materialistic aspect

B. Political aspects

C. All the above

D. Social and religious aspects

3451. Marxists are in favour of: ___________?
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A. Granting only military and police functions to the state

B. Granting greater powers to state

C. Doing away with the state

D. Restricting the activities of state

3453. According to Marxists, the primitive society, which existed before the creation of state, worked on the principle:
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A. Might is right

B. Survival of the fittest

C. None of the above

D. From each according to his needs

3455. Surplus value means:
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A. High profit

B. Difference between wages and proceeds of sales

C. Low price

D. Excessive value

3456. Which one of the following statements can be attributed to the Marxists?
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A. State is the march of God on earth

B. State is an instrument of Exploitation

C. State is a Necessary Evil

D. State is a coordinating agency

3457. Which one of the following purposes of Dictatorship of Proletariat has been wrongly listed?
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A. Inculcation of spirit of religion

B. To work for a classless and stateless society

C. Guidance to the people regarding economic and social reconstruction

D. Suppression of bourgeoisie

3458. The Marxists believe that the class distinctions made their appearance:
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A. After man started leading settled life and took to cultivation

B. In the primitive society itself

C. After the rise of nation state

D. After the industrial revolution

3459. The concept of dictatorship of proletariat was elaborated by: _________?
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A. Engels in the Origin of Family, Private Property and State

B. Karl Marx in Das Capital

C. Marx and Engels jointly in Communist Manifesto

D. Lenin in State and revolution
3460. The proletariat state according to Marxist thinkers is an instrument of: ________?
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A. Establishing cordial relations between various sections of society

B. Suppression of minority by the majority

C. Suppression of majority by the minority

D. Putting an end to all types of suppression