political science MCQs – Page 192

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
3821. Which is considered as optimal function of the state?
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A. Opening educational institutions

B. Preserving law and order

C. Giving justice to the people

D. Preserving life of the people

3822. Which one of the following to day is not considered as function of the state?
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A. Imposing of taxes

B. Interfering in the religion of the people

C. Giving education to the people

D. Protecting one class of people against the other

3823. The Socialists consider the state as: _________?
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A. An instrument of exploitation

B. A positive good

C. A divine institution

D. A necessary evil

3824. The modern individualists are in favour of: __________?
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A. Maintaining status quo with regard to functions of state

B. Abolishing the state

C. Granting larger powers to state

D. Granting only co-ordinate powers to the state
3826. Which of the following preaches the establishment of a stateless society?
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A. The Fascists

B. The Anarchists

C. The Socialists

D. The Individualists

E. The Idealists

3827. In the past state used to perform:
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A. Welfare functions

B. Optional functions

C. Police functions

D. Maximum functions for human development

3828. Who of the following said that the state is to hinder hindrances to good life?
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A. Individualists

B. Utilitarian

C. Liberals

D. Socialists

E. Communists

3829. According to welfare theory of the state which one of the following is not a function of the state?
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A. To open employment exchanges

B. To own the means of production

C. To maintain internal order

D. To end social evils

E. To spread education

3830. According to individualists: __________?
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A. State is a positive good

B. The state is the March of God on this earth

C. State is a moral institution

D. State is a necessary evil
3833. Which one of the following is true about a welfare state?
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A. It allows economic liberty only

B. It believes in imposition of uniform taxes

C. It believes in no taxation

D. It believes in graded taxation
3836. The principle of greatest good of the greatest number was advocated by: ________?
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A. Utilitarianists

B. The socialists

C. Idealists

D. The Individualists

3837. Most important responsibility of a welfare state is: __________?
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A. To check exploitation

B. To preserve private property

C. To check encroachments on fundamental rights

D. To promote religion of people

3838. A socialist state lays emphasis on: __________?
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A. Right to private property

B. Economic equality

C. Independence of judiciary

D. Political liberty

3839. Who believed that end of the state is good of humanity?
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A. Hobbes

B. Grotius

C. Spencer

D. Locke

E. Hegel

3840. A welfare of state of today is supposed to perform: ______________?
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A. Only compulsory functions

B. Only optional functions

C. Minimum functions

D. Both compulsory and optional functions