political science MCQs – Page 25

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
483. The fall of the Feudal States and rise of Nation States took place in ___________?
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A. The sixteenth century

B. Eighteenth century

C. Nineteenth century

D. The seventeenth century

487. The Retributive Theory of Justice is rooted in:____________?
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A. The principle that punishment should aim at reforming the criminals

B. The principle of hate the sin and not the sinner

C. The principle of deterrent punishment to criminals

D. The principle of revenge
488. Sovereignty is an attribute of: ____________?
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A. Democratic states only

B. Government

C. Despotic state only

D. All states
489. Hobbess name is associated with origin of state about the theory of: __________?
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A. Matriarchal

B. Patriarchal

C. Divine Origin

D. Social Contract

E. Evolutionary

490. According to Hobbes the primitive people were encouraged to conclude social contract on account of:___________?
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A. Growth of political consciousness

B. Anarchy

C. Their desire to preserve individual liberty

D. Their desire to preserve private property

493. Pluralists believe in one of the following characteristics of sovereignty namely:
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A. Permanence

B. Comprehensiveness

C. None of these

D. Divisibility
494. Legal sovereignty is one which is accepted by:_____________?
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A. By outside people alone

B. By associations in the state only

C. By international organisations alone

D. All the persons in and outside the state
495. The Pluralists are in favour of: _____________?
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A. Denial of all sovereign power to the state

B. Grant of all powers to associations only

C. Grant of absolute sovereign right to the state

D. Grant of limited sovereign powers to the state
496. Which one of the following according to Pluralists is a serious limitation on sovereignty?
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A. A written constitution

B. Associations operating in the state

C. Inernational law

D. Trade unions

497. The modern state is also is also known as: __________?
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A. An international state

B. A federal state

C. A liberal state

D. A nation state
499. Which one of the following institutions gives shape to the dimensions of justice?
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A. The Parliament

B. All the above

C. The Constitution

D. The Courts

500. The basic of oriental empire was: ____________?
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A. Power of religion

B. Despotic king

C. Love for national culture

D. Fear of Gad