political science Mcqs
1. bureaucracy2. electorate and representation3. property4. ibn e khaldun5. rule of law muslim political thoughts6. sovereignty of state7. parliamentary and presidential systems8. the rights9. france constitution10. liberty11. pakistan constitution12. india constitution13. political parties and pressure group14. usa federalism15. international law16. state of local govt17. plato18. usa constitution19. liberalism20. al ghazali21. development theories and under development22. constitutional development and national movement in subcontinent23. marxian socialism24. marxian theory of origin of state25. u s s r constitution26. nizam ul mulk tusi27. the state28. england constitution29. nature theories and state function30. constitution and constitutional government31. allama iqbal32. shah walliullah33. public opinion34. cabinet government35. al mawardi muslim political thoughts36. muslim political thoughts al farabi37. justice38. freedom of speech and press role39. western political thoughts40. origin of state41. evolutionary socialism42. fascism43. democracy44. aristotle45. equality
1451. Who of the followings is considered the chief advocate of negative liberty?
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A. T.H. Green

B. Laski

C. Barker

D. Bentham
1452. Who said that democracy is the Government of the people for the people and by the people?
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A. Herodotus

B. Lincoln

C. Bryce

D. Dicey

1453. Which of the following is correct definition of democracy?
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A. In it rich and poor cooperate really with each other

B. In it working classes govern

C. In it people are sovereign

D. In it propertied adults have right to elect their representatives

1454. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as civil liberty?
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A. Freedom to exercise in general field of contractual actions

B. Right to choose government

C. Freedom of thought and belief

D. Feedom from threat to life

1455. The chief contribution of Green to the Liberal theory of democracy was:
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A. Absolute powers for the state

B. None of the above

C. Emphasis on absolute freedom of individual

D. Emphasis on collective well-being as condition of individual freedom
1456. Who said that liberty consists in following the moral law?
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A. Spinoza

B. Marx

C. Barker

D. Cole

1457. Who said that political equality can never be real unless it is accompanied by virtual economic equality:
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A. De Tocqueville

B. D.G.H.Cole

C. Laski

D. Lord Action

1458. Select the date when the Soviet Union was diffuse in: ____________?
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A. 1990

B. 1991

C. 1992

D. 1989

1459. The concept of tyranny of majority in democracy is advocated by: __________?
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A. Thomas Paine

B. J.S.Mill

C. Green

D. De Tocqueville

1460. Who said, liberty is the eager maintenance of that atmosphere in which the men have the opportunity to be at their best seleves?
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A. Laski

B. Bentham

C. Liber

D. Mosca

1461. In Western democracies Parliaments are based on: __________?
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A. Party system

B. The Citizens

C. Groups of Citizens

D. Trade Union System

1462. The U.S.S.R means:
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A. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

B. Union of Supreme Soviet Republics

C. Union of Socialist Soviet Republics

D. None of these

1463. Democracy has been preferred because: ___________?
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A. In it real patriots participate

B. It believes that it is government of highly competent persons

C. The people are participants in law making process

D. In it there are no chances of violence

1464. The Pluralist theory of democracy holds that:
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A. None of the above

B. Political power cannot be divided among various groups, associations etC.

C. The state is the source of all authority and all groups draw from it

D. The power in society is shared by the government and other groups
1465. Who said that without the party system the state has no elasticity?
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A. MacIver

B. Garner

C. Finer

D. Ogg and Zinc

1466. Who wrote the Persian translation of Holy Quran at first?
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A. Shah walliullah

B. Iqbal

C. Tusi

D. Al-Ghazzali

1467. Initiative is a device of direct democracy, which confers a right on the people:
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A. To reject the laws passed b the legislature

B. To suggest legislative measures which the legislature is not enacting

C. To suggest candidates for appointment to various offices

D. To seek judicial opinion regarding the constitutionality of laws enacted by the legislature

1468. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of the Elitist theory of democracy?
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A. The elite group generally tries to protect its own interests

B. The elite groups are well-organised

C. There is no competition and adjustment among the various elite groups existing in a society

D. The positions of control and decision-making mechanism in the political system are always occupied by a small group of individuals

1469. In a democratic society the people are valued on the basis of:
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A. Their property

B. Their nature of work

C. Their educational qualifications

D. Their capacity to run administration

E. Their abilities and capabilities
1470. Which one of the following is the feature of the rule of law?
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A. In it all poor are treated equal before law

B. In it all are treated equal before law

C. In it all bureaucrats are treated equal before law

D. In it all elite are treated equal before law

E. In it all rulers are treated equal before law

1471. In U.S.A. The courts, while reviewing the law:
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A. Go into the letters of the law

B. Go into the spirit of the law

C. Go neither into letters nor spirit of the laws

D. Go both into the letters and spirit of the laws
1472. Who of the followings held that law restraints liberty?
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A. Idealists and Socialists

B. Individualists and Anarchists

C. Anarchists and Socialists

D. Idealists and Anarchists

1473. The basic principle of Liberal democracy that the sovereign drew his authority from the people was first developed by:
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A. Hobbes

B. Locke

C. J.S.Mill

D. None of the above

1474. The two forms of democracy are: __________?
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A. Monarchical and Republican

B. Parliamentary and Presidential

C. None of These

D. Direct and indirect
1475. The number of amendments effected in the American Constitution are __________?
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A. Twenty-six

B. Twenty-two

C. Twenty-seven

D. Twenty-three

1476. Direct democracy is not possible in modern times because:
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A. Political parties are opposed to it

B. Propertied classes are opposed to it

C. Of the practical difficulties posed by the size and population of modem states

D. People are indifferent towards the affairs of state

1477. Which one of the following thinkers considered liberty and equality as complementary?
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A. Machiavelli

B. MacLver

C. De Tocqueville

D. Lord Acton

1478. Which one of the followings does not fall in the category of civil liberty?
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A. Right to move freely

B. Right to enter into contract with others

C. Right to life

D. Right to criticize the government
1479. Anytus suggests that Meno talk to whom to learn about virtue?
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A. The Sophists

B. Gorgias

C. An oracle

D. Any Athenian on the street
1480. The President of U.S.A. is elected for a period of _________?
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A. 3 years

B. 5 years

C. 4 years

D. 6 years

1481. In a good democratic system the members should be: ____________?
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A. To disobey their leader

B. To organise sub-groups within the party

C. Well disciplined

D. Free to come and go to the meetings as and when they like

1482. Which one of the followings is the most appropriate meaning of the concept of of protective discrimination.
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A. Preferential treatment for the weaker sections

B. Unequal treatment against the privileged sections of the society

C. Discrimination in favour of the underprivileged to raise them to the level of the other sections of the society

D. Discrimination against the privileged sections of the society

1483. Which of the following is not true about Paretos views about democracy?
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A. Governing elites are very capable people

B. The society is divided between the upper and lower stratas

C. There are governing and non-governing elites in society

D. The people are the real sovereign in society

E. The elites run and govern democracy

1484. Socrates was awarded punishment:
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A. Fine

B. Imprisonment for 3 years

C. Death

D. Banishment from Athens

1485. Economic liberty means security and the opportunity to find reasonable significance in the earning of ones daily breed? Whose words are these?
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A. Laski

B. Karl Marx

C. Green

D. Adam Smith

1486. In America, for proposing amendments, the number of ways are:__________?
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A. None of these

B. Three

C. Four

D. Two
1487. Who is a Xenophon?
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A. Son of Socrates

B. Student of Socrates

C. Father of Socrates

D. None of these

1488. The concept of Rule of Law first of all was developed in: __________?
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A. China

B. U.S.S.R

C. U.S.A

D. England

E. Japan

1489. Multi-party system prevails in: __________?
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A. France

B. China

C. U.S.S.R.

D. Hungary

E. U.S.A.

1490. If all the mankind minus one were of one opinion and only one person was of the contrary opinion, the mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing the marking. Who among the following made the above statement?
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A. J.S. Mill

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. TH. Green

D. H.J. Laski

1491. Success of democracy depends on giving right to the:
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A. People to get higher education

B. People to criticise Government

C. People to hold property

D. Muddle in the affairs of Government quite frequently

1492. Who said, Democracy is merely a mechanism for choosing and authorising governments or in some other way getting laws and political decision made.
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A. Joseph Schumpeter

B. Macpherson

C. Lipset

D. J.S.Mill

1493. Which one of the following statements is not correct? The successful working of democracy depends on:
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A. Presence of political parties based on political and economic principles

B. Presence of a vigorous system of local government

C. Presence of educated electorate

D. Presence of a strong propertied class
1494. Which one of the folloing is not a feature of liberal democracy?
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A. Universal suffrage

B. Manhood suffrage

C. Free elections

D. Active involvement of people in politics

1495. The Constitution of the U.S.S.R is interpreted by: _________?
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A. The Supreme Soviet

B. The Presidium

C. The Supreme Court

D. The Council of Ministers

1496. Which of the following does not constitute an essential attribute of domocracy?
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A. Equality before law

B. Freedom of speech

C. Freedom of association

D. Equality of property

E. Freedom of religion

1497. The philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries emphasised:
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A. Social and political equality only

B. Social and economic equality only

C. Economic equality only

D. Social economic as well as political equality

1498. The United States at present is a federation consisting of _________?
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A. 52 States

B. 55 States

C. 45 States

D. 50 States
1499. Who said that a political party is a voluntary association of people for the purpose of attaining political power:
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A. G.C.Field

B. MacIver

C. Gettell

D. Finer

1500. The concept of power elite is connected with:
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A. James Burham

B. C. Wright Mills

C. Mosca

D. Pareto