political science MCQs – Page 218

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
4342. Which one of the following is not true of church of the fourth century?
comments icon0

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
4343. What is the name of the book written by Miss Follett?
comments icon0

A. The Two States

B. State and Sovereignty

C. Lectures on Pluralism

D. The New State
4344. Which one of the following statements sums up Hobbess views about the nature of man:
comments icon0

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
4346. A good state is usually supposed to perform one of the following functions, which one:
comments icon0
A. Welfare functions

B. Military functions

C. Supervisory functions

D. Police functions

4347. Tribal State means: ____________?
comments icon0

A. The state, which are ruled by the Kings of the same tribe

B. The states which have majority of tribal population

C. A political organization which existed before the creation of the state

D. The states possessing population from the same tribe

4348. Who has said that social contact theory is fatal to political impostures?
comments icon0

A. Sedgwick

B. Sir Henry Maine

C. Sir Fredrick Pollock

D. Bluntschli

4349. The early Oriental Empires were mostly located: ____________?
comments icon0

A. On the banks of rivers

B. In Europe

C. One the sea coasts

D. In the fertile valleys
4350. Which one of the following merits of Divine Origin Theory has been wrongly enumerated:
comments icon0

A. It helped the ruler to establish peace and order by claiming divine descent

B. It disciplined the primitives man

C. It taught the primitive man the value of obedience

D. It made the primitive man religious and superstitious
4351. The Social Contract theory holds ______________?
comments icon0

A. Man is a social animal and cannot live outside the society

B. State is the result of slow process of evolution

C. State was created as a result of contract concluded by the people living in the pre-civil society

D. State was created through a contract concluded in the sixteenth century

4352. The evolutionary theory regarding the origin of states on:
comments icon0

A. Religious principles

B. Evolutionary principle

C. Scientific-cum-religious principles

D. Revolutionary principle

4353. Rousseau was an advocate of: __________?
comments icon0

A. Individual Sovereignty

B. Legal Sovereignty

C. Popular Sovereignty

D. Political Sovereignty

4355. Which one of the following condition was not associated with the state of nature as expounded by Locke?
comments icon0

A. The prevalence of natural law

B. The state of nature was a state of peace, mutual assistance and cooperation

C. There were natural rights of life, liberty and property

D. There was continuous fear and danger of violent death
4356. Which one of the following is not true about Greek city states?
comments icon0

A. The size of the state used to be small

B. The state looked after the welfare of the people

C. A sizeable population consisted of slaves

D. All states followed monarchical system
4357. According to Locke people left the state of nature for the sake of:__________?
comments icon0

A. Creating a state

B. Creating an independent judiciary

C. An effective government

D. Preservation of their natural rights
4358. The Divine Origin Theory of state holds:
comments icon0

A. The state was created by a Saint named Divine

B. State was created by the Pope

C. State was created by God

D. State was created by majority vote

4359. Which of the following theories is the most acceptable theories regarding the origin of state:
comments icon0

A. Divine Origin Theory

B. Social Contract Theory

C. Force Theory

D. Evolutionary Theory
4360. The Confessions was written by: __________?
comments icon0

A. G.B. Vico

B. Rousseau

C. Locke

D. Samuel Perfenrodorf

E. Burke