political science MCQs – Page 191

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
3801. In our modern times the state is expected to perform:
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A. Minimum functions

B. Only compulsory functions

C. Only optional functions

D. Both compulsory and optional functions
3802. The modern individualism differs from the nineteenth century individualism in so far as: _________?
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A. It pleads for abolition of the state

B. It pleads for greater freedom for the individual

C. It attaches greater importance to group rather than individual

D. It pleads for the elimination of military force

3803. The liberal thinker of the nineteenth century considered the state as: __________?
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A. Preserver of Liberty

B. A necessary evil

C. Instrument of exploitation

D. A welfare agency

3805. According to Absolutists:
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A. State does not contribute in individuals development

B. Individual can develop in the state

C. State should not keep the individuals in his sphere of activity

D. Should not maintain law and order

3806. According to the individualists the best judge of the interests of individuals is: ________?
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A. None of the above

B. The individual himself

C. The Parliament

D. The state

3807. Which one of the following is correct about the functions of a welfare state?
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A. It should aim at abolition of educational institutions

B. It should help in the aboliition of state

C. It should aim at promoting material welfare of the individual

D. It should help in the abolition of private property

3808. Those who believe that the state is an end in itself believe that:
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A. Should be narrowed down

B. State should have no functions

C. State should perform optional functions

D. Should be widened

3809. The Welfare state aims at: _________?
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A. Abolition of private property

B. Abolition of religion

C. Creation of a classless society

D. Promotion of material welfare of the individual
3810. In ancient India most important function of the state was __________?
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A. To prserve private property of citizens

B. To give economic prosperity to the people

C. To promote dharma

D. To expand

3811. The modern state has been described as: __________?
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A. A moral institution

B. A police state

C. A welfare state

D. An exploitative state

3812. Who of the following believed that state was Leviathan?
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A. Rousseau

B. Aristotle

C. Plato

D. Hobbes

E. Locke

3813. According to Anarchists the present system of representation?
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A. Needs great encouragement

B. Should be replaced by functional representation

C. Is very sound

D. Is a mockery
3815. Optional functions of the state are those which:
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A. If not performed the people will rise against the state

B. If not performed, the state will disintegrate

C. If not performed the existence of state will not be in danger

D. If not performed the very character of the state will change

3817. Who said that state is march of God on earth?
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A. Montesquieu

B. Hegel

C. Rousseau

D. Locke

3818. Bosanquests name is associated with: ____________?
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A. Organic theory

B. Socialist theory

C. Anarchist theory

D. Syndicalists theory

E. Idealist theory
3819. Who believed that the state should protect and restrain and not foster and promote?
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A. The Monistic

B. The Absolutists

C. The socialists

D. The Fabian Socialists