political science MCQs – Page 177

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
3521. Who said first, workers of the world unite:
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A. Lenin

B. Khrushchev

C. Karl Marx

D. Stalin

E. Kosygin

3522. Karl Marx believed that social change can be brought about by: ___________?
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A. Evolutionary means only

B. Revolutionary means only

C. By spread of education only

D. With the help of both evolutionary and revolutionary methods

E. With the help of propaganda alone

3523. According to Karl Marx under the dictatorship of the proletariat means of production will be used for:
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A. Social good

B. The benefit of consumers

C. The welfare of the working labourers

D. The benefit of producers

3524. Which one of the following is regarded by Gustav Rains as an important indicator of development?
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A. Extent to which the social and political institutions are reorganised

B. Growth of trade unions

C. The growthe of bureaucracy

D. None of the above

3525. Which one of the following is true about proletariat?
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A. It means rule of the working classes

B. It is rule of capitalist class

C. It means rule of educated classes

D. It is government by the people

3526. According to Karl Marx the present state will: __________?
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A. Slowly benefit the workers

B. Continue for long

C. Will wither away

D. Deliver goods with the passage of time

3527. According to Karl Marx workers:
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A. Should confine their activities to their country

B. Have a motherland to which they must stick

C. Had no mother land

D. Should give maximum cooperation to the state

3528. According to Karl Max proletariat revolution will be caused by:
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A. The landlords

B. Industrial owners

C. Trade Unions

D. Strong and centralised workers
3529. According to Marx the motive force of history is: ________?
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A. Forces of Production

B. Great Ideas

C. Great Personalities

D. Gods will

3530. Marx borrowed from Hegel
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A. Concept of stateless society

B. Dialectical method

C. Materialist Philosophy

D. Labour Theory of value

3531. Which one of the followings believed in class struggle?
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A. J.S.Mill

B. Tom Paine

C. Max Weber

D. Karl Marx
3532. Dictatorship of proletariat means:
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A. Dictatorial rule of capitalist class

B. Rule of feudal class

C. Dictatorial rule of Working class

D. Dictatorial rule of a King

3533. The proletarian state envisaged by Marx is: __________?
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A. The state which will be established after the overthrow of the capitalist state as a transitory measure

B. A state in which the factory workers would control all the means of production and distribution

C. A state in which the real power will be in the hands of peasants and farmers

D. A stateless and classless society, which the Marxists ultimately wish to establish

3534. The concept of dictatorship of proletariat was elaborated by: ___________?
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A. Karl Marx in Das Capital

B. Lenin in State and Revolution

C. Marx and Engels jointly in Communist Manifesto

D. Engels in the Origin of Family, Private Property and State

3535. According to Marx:
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A. State arises when population of the proletariat increases

B. State arises when the proletariat class tries to overthrow capitalist class

C. State arises when class antagonism cannot be reconciled

D. State arises when there exploitation of labour by capital
3536. The Marxists believe that there cannot be any democracy in the capitalist society because:
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A. Power is in the hands of the politicians

B. Elections are held after long interval

C. People are not granted any political freedom

D. Power is in the hands of rich classes
3537. The Marixsts want to do away with capitalist state by:___________?
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A. Violent revolution

B. Securing majority in elections

C. Constant discussion and persuasion

D. Educating the people about the evils of the capitalist state

3538. According to the Marxists the state is: __________?
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A. A divine institution

B. A natural institution

C. A man made institution

D. Result of evolution

3539. The most important feature of the state according to the Marxists is: _________?
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A. Removal of disparities

B. Elimination of inequalities

C. Oppression of one class by another

D. Protection of weaker sections

3540. According to the Marxist theory:
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A. The state has been created through a social contract

B. The state is growth, not a make

C. The state is based on the economic factor

D. The state has been created by God