political science MCQs – Page 37

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political science Mcqs
723. Which one of the following functions of state has been wrongly listed as its compulsory function?
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A. Maintenance of law and order

B. Promotion of education

C. Maintenance of law courts and settlement of disputes among individuals

D. Protection of country against outside aggression

724. Which of the following is correct about the relationship of state and Government?
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A. Indifferent

B. Complimentary

C. Contradictory

D. Complementary
725. According to Locke the government was created for the purpose of:____________?
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A. Protection of country from outside aggression

B. Protection of natural rights

C. Maintenance of law and order

D. Promotion of welfare of the community

726. What was the contribution of Lenin to the development of Marxism?
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A. Theory of surplus value

B. Principle of democratic-centralism

C. Labour theory of value

D. Theory of class struggle

727. According to Marxists the state is: ____________?
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A. A man made institution

B. A natural institution

C. A divine institution

D. Result of evolution
728. The primitive society which existed prior to the creation of the state according to Marxists was
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A. Having only four classes

B. A class and co-operative society

C. A classless society

D. Characterised by class struggle

729. The Marxist Theory has advocated:
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A. Feudalism

B. Communalism

C. Capitalism

D. Communism
730. A welfare state: __________?
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A. Allows only economic liberty

B. Does not impose any restriction on individual liberty

C. Restricts individual liberty

D. Has nothing to do with liberty

731. Hobbes put forth theory of Social Contract with a view to:__________?
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A. Assert the authority of the Parliament

B. Defend the absolute powers of the monarchy

C. Assert the right of the people to rule themselves

D. Justify the dominance of the aristocratic classes

732. The state of nature was substituted by:_________?
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A. Natural contract

B. Police state

C. Civil society

D. Anarchy

E. Lawlessness

733. Rousseaus Social Contract theory exercised immense influence on:__________?
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A. The American War of independence

B. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England

C. The French Revolution of 1779

D. The French Revolution of October 1917

734. According to Hobbes in the state of nature people: ___________?
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A. Lived harmoniously

B. Quarrelled with each other

C. Respected each others rights

D. Had regard for judicial system

735. The Socialists consider the state as: _________?
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A. A positive good

B. An instrument of exploitation

C. A necessary evil

D. A divine institution

736. Which one of the followings believed in class struggle?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Max Weber

C. Tom Paine

D. J.S.Mill

737. In Hobbes contract sovereign was: ___________?
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A. Below the people

B. To be elected in a democratic manner

C. Party to the contract

D. Above the contract
738. According to the Marxist theory:
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A. The state has been created by God

B. The state has been created through a social contract

C. The state is based on the economic factor

D. The state is growth, not a make

739. The theory of origin of state which holds that the state is the result of slow process of growth is known as:__________?
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A. Evolutionary Theory

B. Social Contract Theory

C. Patriarchal Theory

D. Organic Theory

740. General will as expounded by Rousseau is sum total of: __________?
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A. Majority wills

B. Real wills

C. Minority wills

D. Will of the elites