political science MCQs – Page 67

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

3301. The neo-classical thinkers about development believe that existing social order:
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A. Should be modified to certain extent

B. Should be destroyed

C. Should be preserved

D. Was not conducive for the utilisation of existing resources

3302. Which one of the following criticism levelled against the classical theory of development is not correct?
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A. It underestimated the possibility of technological progress

B. None of the above

C. It attached too much importance to the role of technology in development

D. It failed to adequately analyze the problem of maintaining aggregate demand

3303. Which one of the following features has been wrongly listed as one of the ingredient of Marxian theory of development?
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A. Theory of surplus value

B. Class-struggle

C. None of the above

D. Centralisation of capital

3304. Which one of the following is not true criticism against Marxian theory of development?
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A. None of the above

B. Marx has rightly pin-pointed the effects of technological unemployment

C. Marx analysis of theory of wages is inadequate

D. It is wrong that capitalist keeps some workers permanently unemployed

3305. The neo-classiest in their development theory have laid stress on: _________?
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A. Capital formation

B. Dialectical materialism

C. Rate of interest

D. Proletariat revolution

E. Surplus value

3306. The most elaborate exposition of classical theory of development was offered by: ________?
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A. J.S. Mill

B. Adam Smith

C. Malthus

D. Ricardo

3307. Non-classical theory of development became necessary:
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A. Due to technological and resource discoveries of the nineteenth century

B. Due to fear of revolution created by the preachings Marx

C. Due to all the above reasons

D. Deu to fast deteriorating condition of the workers in Europe

3308. According to Adam Smith the wage rtes fall to the subsistence level:
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A. Under stationary conditions

B. During periods of capital accumulation

C. Under both the above stated conditions

D. Under none of the above stated conditions

3309. J.S. Colesmans name is associated with one of the following about political development:
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A. It should be linked with political stability

B. It should be linked with legal system

C. It should be linked with bureaucracy

D. It should be linked with level of absolute power

E. It should be linked with industrialisation

3310. According to Lucian Pye most important thing in finding out political development was?
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A. Nature of political processes

B. Nature of laws passed by the state

C. None of these

D. Extent of political mobilisation

E. Extent of political participation

3311. The neo-classical thinkers:
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A. Reiterated their faith in the people that wages are determined by supply and demand

B. Asserted that the wages of workers had consistently increased

C. None of the above

D. Asserted that the wages are determined by the productivity of the last worker employed

3312. Development is a term which:
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A. Has clearly been defined

B. None of above

C. Has no clear definition

D. Can be defined but no attempt has been made

3313. F.W. Riggs in his theory political development has laid stress on:
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A. Political stability

B. Industrialisation

C. Political modernisation

D. Political participation

E. Political democracy

3314. Pick out one of the following whose name is linked with political stability in political development:
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A. Edward A. Shills

B. G.A. Almond

C. Karl Marx

D. Max Weber

E. Karl Deutsch

3315. Max Weber has linked political development with: _________?
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A. Economy of society

B. Social conditions

C. Administrative development

D. Industrialisation

3316. Which one of the following is not true about Malthus?
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A. Profits are high when land-population ratio is favourable

B. Profit go high when rate of accumulation is large

C. Wages go high when land-population ratio is favourable

D. Population tended to come down when wages increased

3317. Which one of the following classical thinkers based the development theory on the prinicple of population?
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A. Malthus

B. J.S Mill

C. All the above

D. Adam Smith

3318. According to Lucian Pye political and economic development:
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A. Should be separated from each other

B. Both are contradictory to each other

C. Should be delinked from each other

D. Should be linked with each other

3319. About underdevelopment it has been said that capitalism:
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A. Helps maintaining status quo

B. At times it helps in development but at times not

C. Is always opposed to it

D. It seldom opposed to it

3320. According to Karl Marx Surplus value can be earned by several ways. Which one of the following is not included in that?
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A. By reducing the wages rates

B. By using labour saving devices

C. By increasing working hours

D. By eliminating workers from the market

E. By resorting to technological advancement

3321. Lenin held that the export of capital tends to: ____________?
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A. None of the above

B. Arrest development in capital importing countries

C. Arrest development in capital importing as well as capital exporting countries

D. Arrest development in capital exporting countries

3322. According to M.F. Milikan political development should be linked with: __________?
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A. Political conditions

B. Other developments combined

C. Social conditions

D. Population growth rate

E. Economic conditions

3323. The Theory of Economic Maturity carried froward the ideas worked in The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by:
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A. Ricrodo

B. Adam Smith

C. Marshall

D. Keynes

3324. Who of the following believed that political development should be linked with political development in international field?
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A. Edward A. Shills

B. J.S. Coleman

C. M.F. Milikan

D. Karl Deutsch

E. G.A. Almond

3325. Who offered the agrument that the population grows whenever workers wages rise above subsistence level?
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A. Adam Smith

B. None of the above

C. Malthus

D. Ricardo

3326. Liberal theory of development is also known as: _________?
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A. Theory of entrepreneur

B. Theory of economic maturity

C. Neo-classical theory of development

D. Classical theory of development

3327. Ricardo built his theory round:
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A. Capital

B. Natural resources

C. Value

D. Wages

3328. Who considered saving as a necessary condition for economic development?
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A. Marx

B. Adam Smith

C. All the above

D. Marshall

3329. According to Talcott Parsons political develop0ment should be measured in terms of: ___________?
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A. Standards of modern state

B. Political modernisation

C. Industrialisation

D. Legal development

3330. According to Lucian Pye Political development:
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A. Could be measured with industrialisation:

B. And industrialisation should be delinked from each other

C. And industrialisation were opposed to each other

D. Could not be measured with industrialisation

3331. In his theory of development Schumpeter has laid stress on: __________?
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A. Capital formation

B. None of these

C. Leadership

D. Accumulated capital

E. Ownership

3332. Those who view development not in purely economic terms but in socio cultural matrix attribute the development to: __________?
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A. The form of government

B. Standards of education and health

C. All the above

D. The legal system

3333. Which one of the following was not included in political development by Lucian Pye?
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A. Method of paying wages to workers

B. Achievement and standards of public servants

C. Method of recruitment

D. Nature of laws passed by the state

3334. Which of following thinkers built up theory of development around theory wages and rent?
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A. Marx

B. None of the above

C. Adam Smith

D. Ricardo

3335. Which one of the following is not correct about classical thinkers or development?
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A. Level of wages could not be changed by the Government

B. Level of wages was linked with employment capacity of economy.

C. Level of wages could be arbitrarily fixed

D. Social product was the outcome of labour utilised

E. Level of wages could not be changed by labour unions

3336. Who of the following has laid stress on the role of bureaucracy in measuring political development?
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A. Lucian Pye

B. Nax Weber

C. Edward A. Shills

D. Nettle

3337. Karl Marx ideas about development theory are available in: _________?
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A. Communist Manifesto

B. None of these

C. Das Kapital

D. Capital: A. Critique of Political Economy

3338. Which one of the following put forth classical theory of development?
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A. Ricardo

B. Marx

C. Marshall

D. Keynes

3339. According to Marx most dependable method for capital accumulation was: __________?
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A. Technological development

B. Payment of less wages to workers

C. Denial of facilities to the workers

D. Decreased international trade

E. Increased international trade

3340. Hansen used the theory of Economic Maturity to examine the problems arising:
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A. In the wake of World War II

B. In the wake of economic crisis of thrties

C. In the wake of World War I

D. In the sixties

3341. According to some thinkers political development cannot be measured in terms of political modernisation because:
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A. It is not suited to third world countries

B. Both are opposed to each other

C. Western countries are opposed to it

D. Term political modernisation is ambiguous

E. None of the above

3342. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of political development for Nettle?
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A. It is a continuous process

B. It includes definitional priorities

C. There is implicit rank order of development

D. It is set of values

3343. Schumpeter held that significant advances in national production occur by disharmonious leaps and spurts. This idea was:
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A. His original contribution

B. None of the above

C. Borrowed by him from Marx

D. Borrowed by Schumpeter from neo-classical thinkers

3344. The Entrepreneur theory of development holds that: _________________?
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A. Talented type of individuals play an important role in development

B. Rich people with the help of some enterprising persons contribute to development

C. None of the above

D. Rich capitalists play an important role in development

3345. Which one of the following is not a contributory factor for development?
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A. Frequent and free elections

B. Abundance of national resources

C. Level of technology

D. Character of people

3346. Who of the following has said that, underdevelopment has been the normal state of all human societies?
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A. Jean Eatwell

B. Edward A. Shills

C. Jacob Vinar

D. None of these

E. G.A. Almond

3347. Hansen argued that as compared to the nineteenth century the development at present suffered from two limitations viz:
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A. Decline in purchasing capacity and growing unemployment

B. Technological changes and presence of large labour force

C. Shifting frontiers and growing population

D. Growing population and prevailing unemployment

3348. Which one of the following is not correct about Marxian theory of development?
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A. For them development is non-cumulative

B. For them development has harmonious nature

C. None of these

D. They believe in continued economic progress

E. For them development is a gradual process

3349. According to Edward A. Shills political development should be linked with:
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A. Standards of modernisation of a state

B. Industrialisation

C. Political modernisation

D. Economic development

E. Capital formation

3350. According to Ricrdo rise of wages presupposes:
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A. Capital accumulation

B. Centralisation of authority

C. Higher rents

D. More population

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