political science MCQs – Page 212

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
4221. Which one of the following is not an important factor for having colonial empire?
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A. Need for markets for dumping goods

B. Desire to live in peace

C. Individual advancement

D. Scientific discoveries

E. None of the above

4222. The first territorial states developed and appeared:
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A. Near the jungles

B. Valleys of the rivers

C. Near sea shores

D. On high mountains

4223. According to Locke people in the state of nature enjoyed only:___________?
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A. Religious rights

B. Divine rights

C. Natural rights

D. Legal rights

4224. Kinship, which according to the Evolutionary theory was one of the major contributory factors for the origin of state, means:
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A. Rule by Kind

B. Belief in common blood relationship

C. Association with peoples of the same region

D. Belief in divinity of Kind

4225. The book in which Hobbes gave theory of Social Contract is entitled:
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A. Social contract theory

B. The Modern State

C. Leviathan

D. A History of Political Theory

4226. The main profounder of the evolutionary theory were:__________?
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A. Hobbes and Locke

B. Lenin and Marx

C. Plato and Aristotle

D. Burgess and Leacock
4228. Which one of the following is not a contributory factor in the growth of the state, according to Historical theory?
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A. Religion

B. Economic factor

C. Kinship

D. Class consciousness

E. Political consciousness

4229. In the Greek City State the Government was: ___________?
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A. It touched every aspect of human life

B. It did not try to establish mora values of the people

C. In was indifferent to the needs of the people

D. Little concerned with the life of the people

4230. Lacke was in favour of: _________?
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A. Absolute monarchy

B. Republic

C. Dictatorship

D. Constitutional monarchy

E. Presidential form of Government

4232. Locke propounded his theory of Social Contract in the book entitled:
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A. Representative Government

B. Social Contract

C. Two Treatises on Civil Government

D. Lectures on Jurisprudence

4233. Locke says that people left the state of nature:
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A. Because they were fed up with the perpetual warfare

B. Because of the inconvenience caused by different interpretations of laws of nature of different members

C. Because of divine intervention

D. Because they were fed up with the autocratic rule of the King

4234. In the city state the king was: _________?
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A. Deputy of God on earth

B. Philosopher

C. Despotic

D. Hereditary

4237. Which one of the following is not true of church of the fourth century?
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A. There was a conflict between the pope and the state

B. Church was a pure institution

C. Pope began to claim himself as superior over king

D. The pope and the state lived in perfect harmony
4238. What is the name of the book written by Miss Follett?
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A. The Two States

B. State and Sovereignty

C. Lectures on Pluralism

D. The New State
4239. Which one of the following statements sums up Hobbess views about the nature of man:
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A. Man is a social animal

B. Man is essentially peace loving

C. Man is co-operative sympathetic towards members of society

D. Man is selfish and quarrelsome