political science MCQs – Page 220

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

1. bureaucracy 2. electorate and representation 3. property 4. ibn e khaldun 5. rule of law muslim political thoughts 6. sovereignty of state 7. parliamentary and presidential systems 8. the rights 9. france constitution 10. liberty 11. pakistan constitution 12. india constitution 13. political parties and pressure group 14. usa federalism 15. international law 16. state of local govt 17. plato 18. usa constitution 19. liberalism 20. al ghazali 21. development theories and under development 22. constitutional development and national movement in subcontinent 23. marxian socialism 24. marxian theory of origin of state 25. u s s r constitution 26. nizam ul mulk tusi 27. the state 28. england constitution 29. nature theories and state function 30. constitution and constitutional government 31. allama iqbal 32. shah walliullah 33. public opinion 34. cabinet government 35. al mawardi muslim political thoughts 36. muslim political thoughts al farabi 37. justice 38. freedom of speech and press role 39. western political thoughts 40. origin of state 41. evolutionary socialism 42. fascism 43. democracy 44. aristotle 45. equality

4381. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a shortcoming of the Divine Origin Theory?
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A. It is dangerous because it leaves sufficient scope for the ruler to assume despotic powers

B. It leads to political stagnation and hampers progress

C. It is based on superstition and does not appeal to reason

D. It is not supported by history

4382. The tribal system of state organisation was: __________?
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A. Well developed

B. Rudimentary

C. Based on sound footings

D. Properly organised

4383. He breathes the bitterest hatred not only of individualism, but even of those elementary rights, which none but the most backward nations now deny to the individual, yet this preposterous system, consciously or unconsciously represents an exremeform of individualism The quotation given above applies to ___________?
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A. Hobbes

B. Locke

C. Machiavelli

D. Marx

4384. The four factors which helped in the evolution of the state were: ___________?
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A. Population, Territory, Government

B. Kinship, Religion, Force and Political Consciousness

C. Population, Religion, Government and Force

D. Religion, Force, Territory and Government

4385. According to exponents of force theory:
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A. Church was inferior to state

B. There was no relation between the church and the states

C. None of these

D. Church was superior to state

4386. The Principle of public good was borrowed by Rousseau from:
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A. T.H. Green

B. Locke

C. J.S. Mill

D. Bentham

4387. Henry Maine has supported about origin of state:
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A. Theory of divine origin

B. Matriarchal theory

C. Parriarchal theory

D. Evolutionary theory

4388. The Matriarchal theory of the origin of state is associated with: __________?
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A. Adam Smith

B. Sir Henry Maine

C. Jenks

D. Herbert

4389. In the contract envisaged by Hobbes:
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A. Sovergign was a party to the contract

B. Sovereign accpeted only limited obligations

C. Sovereign came into being as a result of the Contract

D. Sovereign refused to become a party to the contract

4390. One of the major factor which contributed to the decline of the Holy Roman Empire was ___________?
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A. Challenge of bourgeoisie class

B. Foreign aggression

C. Disappearance of the Pope

D. None of the above

4391. According to the Force Theory:
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A. Force was the sole factor responsible for the origin of the state

B. Will, not force, is the best is of state

C. Force was one of the important factors for the origin of the state

D. Spiritual force was the most important factor in the growth of the state

4392. Who wrote the following terms of the social contract? I authorise and give up my right of governing myself to this man, or to this assembly of men, on this condition that thou give up thy right to him, and authorise all his actions in the like manner.
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A. Hobbes

B. Locke

C. Rousseau

D. Spinoza

4393. The state is a product of society at a certain stage of development when it has split into irreconcilable antagonisms, which it is powerless to dispel. To which of the following theories of the origin of the state does this statement belong?
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A. Marxists

B. Liberal

C. Historical-Evolutionary

D. Social Contract

4394. Rousseaus theory of social contract very much influenced the organizers of: ____________?
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A. Russian Revolution

B. Glorious Revolution

C. French Revolution

D. Industrial Revolution

E. Glorious Revolution

4395. Lockes sovereign: ____________?
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A. Was above all laws

B. None of these

C. Was bound by the laws given by him

D. Was main source of original laws

4396. According to Locke sovereign of the civil state in the beginning was: ________?
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A. Elected

B. Sent by God

C. Nominated

D. A high priest

4397. According to Garner the state is the outcome of: ___________?
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A. Growth and evolution

B. Outcome of force

C. Expansion of families

D. Handiwork of God

E. A sudden revolution

4398. Who said: good citizens make a good state and bad citizens make a bad state?
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A. Aristotle

B. Kant

C. None of these

D. Marx

4399. The historical theory of the origin of the state asserts that the state is:_____________?
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A. An outcome of gradual and continuous development of human society out of an imperfect beginning towards a more perfect organization

B. A creation of God at a point of time in the past

C. A product of compact between individuals in the remote past

D. A result of surrender of the vanquished tribe to the conquering tribe

4400. According to Hobbes the state of Nature was a period of:___________?
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A. Religious dominance

B. Peace and plenty

C. Constant warfare

D. Peace and scarcity

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