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
1801. According to Fascists: ______________?
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A. War is an evil and should be brushed aside

B. War is a curse on society

C. War is health of society

D. War should be condemned

E. War is necessary evil

1802. The method of Democratic Socialism is:
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A. Revolution

B. Propaganda

C. General strike

D. Hatred

1803. Which one of the following is not true about Marxian Socialism?
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A. The state will be replaced by classless society

B. They hold faith in planned economy

C. They are opposed to production for the sake of profit

D. They favour negative freedom for members
1804. According to Sidney Webb:
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A. State could not be utilised for collective welfare

B. State sided only with capitalist class

C. State was instrument of exploitation

D. State was useful instrument for society
1805. Development means: ______________?
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A. Increase in real per capita income over an extended period of time

B. The national income should keep pace with the increase in population

C. Increase in national income from one year to another

D. Increase in real investment over a period of time

1806. Who said war alone brings up to its highest tension all human energy and puts the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to meet?
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A. Marx

B. Mussolini

C. Stalin

D. Hitler

1807. Positive liberalism developed by the end of: ______________?
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A. 18th century

B. 20th century

C. 19th century

D. 17th century

1808. One of the main contribution of Fabians to socialist philosophy is that:
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A. Concrete proposals about use of profits

B. Turned socialist doctrines from rigidity of flexibility

C. Original views about religion

D. They gave new ideas about private property

1809. Spoils system which one of the defects of paty system, means:
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A. Distribution of jobs to the supporters of the party in power

B. Allocation of offices to the people from the locality even though they do not deserve the same on merit

C. Giving tickets for election to party supporters without due regard to their merit

D. None of the baove things

1810. Which one of the following demerits of political parties has been wrongly indicated?
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A. Political parties divide the people and disrupt national unity

B. Political parties break the rigidity of the separation of power

C. Political parties deny freedom of speech and expression to an individual and he becomes a mere cog in the party machinery

D. Political parties encourage political favouritism

1811. The Marxists believe that capitalism of Hegel contributes to its own destruction:
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A. By large scale production and making the working classes economically

B. Nby not permitting the workers any

C. By paying lowest wages to workers and reducing their purchasing capacity

D. By bringing more people from lower classes in its own ranks

1812. The State Socialists believe that:
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A. Capitalism is promoting international trade

B. Capitalism is promoting social welfare

C. Capitalism should be abolished

D. Capitalism is moral strength of a nation

1813. According to Marx:
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A. Religion creates tension amongst various sections of society

B. Religion exercises a moralising effect on the people

C. Religion provides a sense of contentment

D. Religion is the opium of people
1814. As a liberal Bentham did not stand for one of the following, pick that up:
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A. He stood for legal reforms

B. He wanted status quo in educational system

C. He wanted changes in the electoral system

D. He wanted the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people

1815. The Marxists believe that the political power is generally used for:
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A. Promotion of the interests of the economically backward classes

B. Common good

C. Good of the society as a whole

D. Promotion of the interests of the economically dominant classes
1816. Which one of the following criticism against Marxism has been wrongly listed?
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A. It attaches too much importance to the religious factor in the interpretation of history

B. It attaches too much importance to the materialistic factor in interpretation of history

C. It wrongly considers the state as an instrument of oppression

D. It wrongly asserts that the value of goods is determined by labour alone

1817. Which one of the following is incorrect about Marx?
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A. He advocated abolition of religion

B. He pleaded stateless society

C. He pleaded for democracy as a means of social transformation

D. He stood for classless society

E. He advocated abolition of capitalism

1818. As regards bureaucrats, State Socialists believe that:
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A. They should be given vast powers

B. Bureaucracy is unavoidable

C. Bureaucrats should be trained in a spirit that they serve as public servants

D. They should be given no powers

1819. Marxian Socialists lay emphasis on: ___________?
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A. Personal Rights

B. Political Rights

C. Social Rights

D. Economic Rights
1820. According to Classical Liberals:
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A. Rights of all were equal

B. More rights should be enjoyed by propertied class

C. The rulers should have more rights than others

D. The educated should have more rights

1821. According to Marx, history is the product of:
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A. Political forces

B. Combination of material, religious and political forces

C. Religious forces

D. Material forces
1822. Which one of the following statements sums up Marxs views about history?
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A. None of the above

B. History is a faithful record of the past

C. History is nothing but a succession of struggle between the oppressor and the oppressed classes

D. History is nothing but a record of the wars between the various people

1823. One contribution of Fabians, as compared with Marxists is: __________?
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A. They championed the cause of private property

B. They openly criticised state

C. That they narrowed down the scope of state activity

D. They made philosophy broad based
1824. Communism which was propounded by Marx and Engels and modified by subsequent philosophers believes in:
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A. State ownership of all the means of production

B. None of the above

C. Complete freedom in the economic sphere

D. Mixed economy with only key industries under state control

1825. Marxs theory of surplus value holds that:
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A. Labour must be paid minimum wages irrespective of the quantum of goods produced and the profit be passed on to the state

B. None of the above

C. There is difference between what a labourer produces and what he is paid. This difference is known as surplus value and is pocketed by the capitalists.

D. The labourers be paid fixed salary and all the profits earned should be used for social good

1826. Multi-Party system is found in: _________?
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A. China

B. Britain

C. U.S.A.

D. Pakistan
1827. Political parties are indispensable in: _________?
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A. A parliamentary system government

B. Monarchical system of government

C. Dictatorial regime

D. A presidential system of government

1828. Britain possesses:
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A. No party system

B. Bi-party System

C. Single-Party system

D. Multi-Party system

1829. Sidney Webb believed that:
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A. Revolution created problems

B. Revolution was unavoidable

C. Revolution was only solution to many problems

D. Revolution and change must go hand in hand

1830. The Communist Manifesto describes the state as:
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A. An executive committee of the bourgeois

B. An executive committee of elites

C. An executive committee of the workers

D. An executive committee of various sections of society

1831. According to Marx:
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A. Spirit is more important than matter

B. Spirit and matter are equally important

C. Matter is more important than spirit

D. None of the above

1832. An interest group is converted into a pressure group when it:
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A. Resorts to general strike and band

B. Resort to other than constitutional methods

C. Exerts pressure on government to enact laws in the interest of its members

D. Resorts to use of military force

1833. A reactionary political party is one which:
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A. Wants to abolish the present institutions and establish absolutely new institutions in their place

B. Believesin conserving the present institutions as they are

C. Clings to the old institutions

D. Believes in reforming the old institutions and retaining them

1834. The Fascists believe that all changes can be brought by: ___________?
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A. Changes will come of their own

B. Violent means

C. Peaceful means need to bring changes

D. Peaceful means

1835. Which one of the following statements is correct about socialism?
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A. It favours establishment of private enterprises

B. It wants to establish just and equitable society

C. I leads to concentratior of wealth

D. It gives more importance to individual

1836. Fascism held faith in: _______________?
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A. International peace and order

B. Grant of freedom to all colonial people who were politically fit to assume respobsibility for self governiment

C. Elimination of racial discrimination

D. War and imperialism</strong>

1837. Fabians believed that for social welfare it was essential that means of production should be in the hands of:
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A. Society as a whole

B. Workers

C. Producers

D. Capitalists

E. Consumers

1838. Who said My programme is action and not talk?
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A. Stalin

B. Hitler

C. Napoleon

D. Mussolini
1839. Which one of the following is a feature of Fascism?
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A. Socialism

B. Individualism

C. Imperialism

D. Internationalism

1840. A radical political party believes in:
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A. Maintaining old institutions

B. Maintaining present institutions with modifications

C. Bringing changes revolutionary methods

D. In doing away with the present institutions and replacing them with new ones
1841. The rise of Fascism in Italy was the result of:
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A. Industrial Revolution

B. First World War

C. Renaissance

D. Napoleonic Wars

1842. On which of the following grounds has Marxian not been rightly criticised?
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A. He has given undue place to social forces in history

B. It sacrifices individual at the cost of society

C. His theory of class struggle is untenable

D. He has given one sided interpretation of history

1843. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a feature of Fascism?
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A. Internationalism

B. Single Party dictatorship

C. Intense nationalism

D. Racialism

1844. Who of the following is not an advocate of liberal philosophy?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Bentham

C. T.H. Green

D. Locke

E. J.S. Mill

1845. Jean Jaures, a Revisionist Socialist was:
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A. French

B. British

C. Russian

D. Italian

E. German

1846. Pick out which one of the following is not true about Fascism:
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A. They favoured violence

B. They favoured majority rule

C. They favoured the idea of one party

D. They supported the idea of one leadership

E. They favoured war

1847. Positive liberalism became necessary because of the:
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A. Improved conditions of the workers

B. Liberal philosophy of free trade

C. Change in the approach of capitalists towards workers

D. Improved conditions of the workers

1848. Fascists and Communists differ from each other about their views about:
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A. None of These

B. Love for their religion

C. Love for educated class

D. Dictatorship of working classes
1849. State Socialists believe that present parliamentary institutions:
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A. have failed in promoting the interests of the people

B. Are delivering goods and should be strengthened

C. Have lost the confidence of the masses

D. Should be abolished

E. Are instruments of exploitation

1850. In which of the following countries the pressure groups are not permitted to function?
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A. Britain

B. None of the above

C. U.S.S.R.

D. Switzerland