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
3401. Who said that the state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues for the sake of good life?
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A. Aristotle

B. Cicero

C. Machiavelli

D. Plato

3402. In order to write Politics which deals with state, Aristotle compared :
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A. 61 Constitution

B. 157 Constitutions

C. 159 Constitutions

D. 158 Constitutions

E. 160 Constitutions

3403. The legal notion of state has been discarded in lodern times because:
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A. Of all the above factors

B. It subordinates the laws, which represent cumulated wisdom of several generations, to te will of the people

C. It emphasizes only the negative functions of states

D. It over-emphasizes the role of the law in the governance of the state

3404. The view that the state is an unmitigated evil is attributed to:____________?
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A. Idealists

B. Anarchists

C. Individualists

D. Socialists

3405. The sterm City-State denotes:
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A. States of a federation

B. States of ancient Greece

C. Small independent states of modern world

D. States, which have not been admitted in the UNO

3406. The organic theory of state holds:__________________?
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A. The state is the result of a social contract

B. The state is a divine creation

C. The state is the result of force

D. The state is a living organism, rather a living spiritual being
3407. Who said: A state is that agency in a society that is authorised to exercise coercive control within a territory.
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A. MaclIver

B. Durkheim

C. Max Weber

D. Anderson and Parker
3408. Who of the following believe that the state is bound to wither away?
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A. Guild Socialists

B. Marxists

C. Anarchists

D. Syndicalists

3409. Which of the following is not true about the state and Government?
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A. Loyalty to both is most essential

B. State has one whereas Government has several forms

C. State is more comprehensive than the Government

D. None of the above

3410. Which of the following is true about scope of the activity as compared with the society?
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A. It is narrower

B. It is identical

C. There is no comparison between the two

D. It is broader

3411. These days for studying problems of state the approach followed is:
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A. Traditional

B. Disciplinary

C. Inter-disciplinary

D. None of the above

3412. A state becomes a state only if:
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A. It is recognised by all the states

B. It is recognised by majority of the members of the UNO

C. None of the above

D. It is recognised by at least ten sovereign states

3413. Technically speaking which one of the following cannot be termed as state?
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A. Bangladesh

B. Lahore

C. U.S.A.

D. U.S.S.R.

3414. The most acceptable definition of state that it has four exxential ingredients was given by ____________?
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A. Finer

B. Gettell

C. Laski

D. Garnet
3415. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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A. The government is the master while the state is its agent

B. The state is the master while the government is its agent

C. Government and state are one and the same thing

D. The authority of the state is limited while that of the government is unlimted

3416. Compared with society, scope of state activity is ____________?
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A. Just equal

B. Narrow

C. No comparison between the two

D. Wider
3417. Which one of the following statements is associated with Aristotle?
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A. The state is a particular portion of mankind viewed as an organized unit

B. The state is a union of families and villages having for its end a perfect and self-sufficing life.

C. The state is an association of families and their common possessions, governed by a supreme power and by reason.

D. The state is a politically organised community with a definite territory.

3418. A state must possess: _________________?
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A. Parliamentary government

B. A democratic government

C. Some kind of government

D. Presidential government

3419. Who said Man is a social animal?
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A. Rousseau

B. Aristotle

C. Plato

D. Laski

3420. The view that the state is an executive committee of the exploiting class is associated with:
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A. Idealists

B. Anarchists

C. Individualists

D. Marxists
3421. The four essential elements of the state are:____________?
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A. Sovereignty, government, religion and population

B. Population, territory, government and soverignty

C. Population, territory, government and army

D. Population, territory, government and nationality

3422. The statement that A man who lives outside the Polis is either a beast or a god is attributed to:____________?
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A. Plato

B. Hegel

C. Hobbes

D. Aristotle
3423. Who of the following is champion of traditional approach about state problems?
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A. Almond

B. Dahl

C. Easton

D. Machiavelli
3424. The Marxist hold that:___________?
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A. State is a power system

B. State represents the entire community

C. The state is a class structure

D. State represents only the workers

3425. Legal nation of state emphasises that:
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A. The states make laws for the maintenance of law and order and protection of rights

B. The laws existed prior to the creation of the state, and state was created for the preservation of these laws

C. The state alone has the right to make laws

D. All the laws enacted by the state must be approved by the people before they are enforced

3426. Who of the following first of all propounded the organic theory of state?
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A. Herbert Spencer

B. Plato

C. Machiavelli

D. Marx

3427. The modern state is: ________?
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A. National state

B. International state

C. Regional state

D. Federal state

3428. A person can be a member of:_________?
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A. Only one state at a time

B. Can be member of any number of states

C. Not more than three states at a time

D. Not more than two states at a time

3429. Which one of the following writers does not consider territory as an essential element of state?
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A. JH.J. Laski

B. Seeley

C. Aristotle

D. Hobbes

3430. Who said The state is prior to the individual just as a whole is prior to its parts:
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A. Aristotle

B. Karl Marx

C. Laski

D. Herbert Spencer

3431. Who said that the state is expansion of family?
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A. Newton

B. Locke

C. Aristotle

D. Plato

3432. The statement that the state is an ethical institution which is indispensable for the full moral development of man is attributed to:_________?
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A. Individualists

B. Idealists

C. Marxists

D. Anarchists

3433. The term territorial water means:_____________?
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A. The water found within the country in the shape of rivers and lakes

B. Water of sea located close to the coast of a country

C. The water, which is supplied to other countries

D. The water secured from other countries

3434. Which one of the following is not an element of state?
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A. Religion

B. Sovereignty

C. Territory

D. Population

3435. Who said that State is a territorial society divided into government and the subjects?
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A. Garner

B. Finer

C. Austin

D. Laski
3436. The State is: ____________?
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A. A cultural association

B. A compulsory association

C. An ethical association

D. A philanthropic association

3437. Which of the following are the four characteristics of state?
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A. Association, sovereignty, territory, population

B. Population, territory, government and soverignty

C. Government, territory, population, association

D. Army, territory, population and sovereignty

3438. Plato fixed the population of an ideal state at:____________?
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A. 1,900 persons

B. 5,040 persons

C. 1,00,000 person

D. 10,000 persons

3439. How is the change in government in modern states carried out?
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A. Through violence and bloodshed

B. By bringing all aspects of life to a standstill

C. Through compromise and electoral adjustments among the competing forces

D. Through elections and smooth transfer of power
3440. According to Aristotle:
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A. State is an artificial creation

B. State is a divine institution

C. State is a creation of force

D. State is a natural institution
3441. Will, not force, is the basis of state was stated by:_________?
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A. Kant

B. Green

C. Hegel

D. Bosanquet

3442. The term state has often been confused with ___________?
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A. Government

B. Nation

C. Sovereignty

D. Association

3443. The territory of a state consists of:___________?
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A. Land, rivers and mountains

B. Land, territorial water and air space

C. Land and sea

D. Land

3444. The term state in the modern sense was for the first time used by:_________?
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A. Hobbes

B. T.H. Green

C. Aristotle

D. Machiavelli
3445. According to Tretschke the essence of the state is:_________?
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A. Force

B. Morality

C. General Will

D. Consent

3446. The state is both the child and the parent of law because:
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A. The state creates elaborate system of rights and obligations

B. The state can enforce laws against their enforcement against itself

C. The constitutional law defines the duties of ultimate authority

D. These laws are made by the state for and on behalf of the community

3447. The view that the state is a necessary evil is associated with:___________?
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A. Marxists

B. Individualists

C. Sophists

D. Anarchists

3448. The term city state is used for:____________?
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A. Small states of modern times

B. The states of a federation

C. The states in ancient Greece

D. The local government bodies England

3449. Who said that State is a society of societies?
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A. A.D. Lindsay

B. Aristotle

C. H.J.Laski

D. None of the above

3450. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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A. The scope of state activity is broader than the society

B. The scope of state activity is narrower than the society

C. The scope of the activities of state and society is identical

D. No comparison is possible between the activities of the state and the society