political science MCQs – Page 26

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

501. Who said will not force is the basis of state?
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A. Rousseau

B. Hobbes

C. Plato

D. T.H. Green

502. Which one of the following thinkers put forth the idea of a welfare state?
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A. Laski

B. Hobbes

C. Locke

D. Marx

503. The contract envisaged by Rousseau was: __________?
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A. Both the social contract

B. A social contract

C. A political contract

D. A legal contract

504. The Marxist theory lays great emphasis on: _________?
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A. Materialistic aspect

B. All the above

C. Political aspects

D. Social and religious aspects

505. General will, according to Rousseau was: _____________?
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A. Sum total of good wills

B. Sum total of bad wills

C. Majority will

D. Sum total of the will of minority

506. Most important responsibility of a welfare state is: __________?
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A. To preserve private property

B. To check encroachments on fundamental rights

C. To promote religion of people

D. To check exploitation

507. At the height of glory in the Roman Empire, which was not?
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A. Conquest of territories

B. Emperors decrees were recognised as law

C. The state did not come under the influence of the emperor

D. A highly centralised administrative system

E. The despotic emperor

508. 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 divine intervention

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

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

509. The Divine Origin Theory of state holds:
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A. The state was created by a Saint named Divine

B. State was created by God

C. State was created by majority vote

D. State was created by the Pope

510. According to Marxists:
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A. State is a positive good

B. State is a welfare institution

C. State is an instrument of emancipation

D. State is a class structure

511. The state of nature, according to Locke, was: _____________?
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A. A period of lawlessness

B. A period of constant warfare

C. A period of peace and reason

D. A period of peace in certain areas and war in other areas

512. Who of the following said that in the state of nature hands of all were against one and hand of one against all?
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A. Locke

B. Marx

C. Rousseau

D. Hobbes

513. The theory which is today accepted as the most widely accepted theory about the origin of the state is:_________?
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A. Evolutionary theory

B. Divine origin theory

C. Marxist theory

D. Social contract theory

514. A welfare state believes in: __________?
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A. Taxing only the industrialists

B. No taxation

C. Principle of equal taxation

D. Graded taxation

515. According to Marxists in the primitive society the natural resources were under the control of:________?
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A. The priests

B. The King

C. All the people

D. Military leaders

516. Which one of the following merits of Divine Origin Theory has been wrongly enumerated:
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A. It disciplined the primitives man

B. It made the primitive man religious and superstitious

C. It taught the primitive man the value of obedience

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

517. The Divine Origin Theory laid emphasis on:___________?
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A. Close co-operation between religion and politics

B. Complete separation of religion and politics

C. Equality of all men

D. Domination of religion by the King

518. The Social Contract theory is based on: _____________?
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A. Individualism

B. Nationalism

C. Constitutionalism

D. Socialism

519. Which one of the following is not true about Greek city states?
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A. The state looked after the welfare of the people

B. The size of the state used to be small

C. All states followed monarchical system

D. A sizeable population consisted of slaves

520. The Social Contract theory paved the way for:_________?
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A. Rise of absolute monarchy

B. Growth of autocratic systems of governent

C. Democracy

D. Introduction of direct democracy

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