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
3451. Rousseau believed that an ideal state should consist of:___________?
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A. 50,000 persons

B. 27,000 persons

C. 10,000 persons

D. did not fix any number

3452. The largest state in terms of population is___________?
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A. USA

B. USSR

C. India

D. China
3453. The term state as drawn from the word status was for the first time used by:________?
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A. The Greeks

B. The Germans

C. The Teutons

D. The Romans

3454. Who defined state as a union of families and villages having for its end a perfect and self-sufficing life by which we mean a happy and honourble life:
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A. Barker

B. Hobbes

C. Plato

D. Aristotle
3455. Who defined state as a community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a difinite portion of territory independent or nearly so of external control, and possessing an organized government to which the great body of inhabitants render habitual obedience?
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A. Holland

B. MacIver

C. Garner

D. Woodrow Wilson

3456. Which one of the following is not a state?
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A. Bhutan

B. Burma

C. Sikkim

D. Bangladesh

3457. Which one of the following is a state?
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A. Commonwealth of Nations

B. Punjab

C. Burma

D. United Nations Organisation

3458. According to Locke, the State of Nature was given up because:
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A. It was a condition of war of each against all

B. Man was unsocial, solitary and poor

C. There were some inconveniences

D. Man was basically good but the growth of civilization corrupted him

3459. The state consists of:__________?
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A. Five elements

B. Three elements

C. Nine elements

D. Four elements
3460. The largest state in terms of territory is:___________?
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A. India

B. China

C. Soviet Union

D. USA

3461. State has been defined as human society with political differentiations existing in it between the governed and the governors by _________?
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A. Duguit

B. Oppenheim

C. T.H. Green

D. McIver

3462. Which one of the following is the popular notion of state in modern times?
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A. Ethical Notion

B. Welfare nation

C. Legal notion

D. Constitutional notion

3463. Who said that the state is a people organised for law within a definite territory?
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A. Woodrow Wilson

B. Laski

C. Oppenheim

D. Hall

3464. According to Plato, the population of the State should be about:_________?
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A. 7000

B. 8000

C. 5000

D. 6000

3465. The term City State is generally associated with:_____________?
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A. None of the above

B. Ancient China

C. Ancient Egypt

D. Ancient Greece
3466. UK Parliament is dissolved by the __________
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A. Monarch

B. Deputy Speaker

C. Speaker

D. Prime Minister

3467. In 1979 Mr. Watson was removed by: _________?
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A. Mr. Winston Churchill

B. Mrs.Thatcher

C. None of these

D. Sir Aliec Douglas-Home

3468. In Britain, the head of the civil service is: _________?
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A. The Chief Justice

B. None of these

C. The Queen

D. The Prime Minister
3469. The June 1975 is the significant year in the constitution history of UK in what respect:
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A. Lords Act

B. General Election

C. Referendum

D. None of these

3470. The Prime Minister of Britain is elected for:
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A. Four Years

B. Three years

C. Five years

D. Two years

3471. The Leader of the UK Cabinet is: __________?
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A. The Speaker

B. The Prime Minister

C. None of these

D. The Queen

3472. The British have always been ruled by a monarch, except for a brief period during the _____ century:
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A. 16th

B. 18th

C. 19th

D. 17th
3473. The Conservative party leader Sir Alee Douglas-Home became Prime Minister in:
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A. 1989

B. 1953

C. 1979

D. 1963
3474. The members of Parliament) Commons (Members of Parliament) are elected by those of their fellow citizens who have attained the age of ______ and are not specifically disqualified from voting by law:
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A. 20

B. 18

C. 19

D. 17

3475. Each session of Parliament in UK opens with the speech of _________?
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A. Speaker

B. Prime Minister

C. None of these

D. Queen
3476. The office and the functions of the Prime Minister are based on: __________?
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A. Constitutional Conventions

B. Common laws

C. Historic Documents

D. Judicial Decisions

3477. The parliament of which country sits in the palace of Westminster probably better known as the House of Parliament:
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A. Japan

B. USA

C. UK

D. Germany

3478. A socialist state lays emphasis on: ________?
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A. Independence of judiciary

B. Right to private property

C. Economic equality

D. Political liberty

3479. Which of the following is not not true about Indiviudalists views about functions of the state?
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A. It should promote morality

B. It should defend people from foreign invasions

C. It should protect private property

D. It should maintain law and order

E. It should ensure justice

3480. Who said that individual is an instinct part of the state?
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A. Aristotle

B. Lenin

C. Rousseau

D. Locke

E. St. Thomas Acquinas

3481. Which of the following is not the optional function of the state?
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A. Maintenance of diplomatic relations

B. To maintain good postal system

C. Spread of education

D. To open employment exchanges

E. Provide scholoarships for brilliant students

3482. Which of the following is true about nature of liberalism i.e. it is near to?
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A. It is socialism

B. It is individualism plus democracy

C. It is totalitarianism

D. It is democracy

E. It is individualism

3483. A welfare state believes in: __________?
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A. Graded taxation

B. Taxing only the industrialists

C. Principle of equal taxation

D. No taxation

3484. According to Anarchists: ________________?
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A. The state authority is not being misused

B. The state is using its position in favour of workers

C. State is using its position in favour of consumers

D. The state is misusing its authority

E. The state is using its authority for collective welfare

3485. Who said The individual?
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A. Hitler

B. Bosanquet

C. Aristotle

D. T.H. Green

3486. Which one of the following theories regarding functions of state stands discharged at present?
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A. None of the above

B. Welfare Theory

C. Idealists

D. Socialist Theory

3487. Who said that everystate activity should aim at perfection of national life?
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A. Burgess

B. Gettell

C. Garner

D. Bluntschli

E. Rousseau

3488. Keeping in view the functions performed by the modern state it has been described as: _________?
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A. A police state

B. A welfare state

C. A capitalist state

D. A totalitarian state

E. A totalitarian state

3489. Which one of the following is true about socialist views about liberty?
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A. It means obeying the orders of the state

B. It means development of all the powers latent in a man

C. It means obeying the commands of the Pope

D. It means doing what one wants to do

3490. Socialism is essentially a movement of: ___________?
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A. The workers

B. The middle classes

C. Intellectuals

D. The poor people

3491. Which of the following can be called a secular state namely which:
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A. Does not distinguish people on the basis of religion

B. Is irreligious

C. Is anti-religious

D. Declares all religions as state religions

3492. A Socialist state stands for: _________?
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A. Leaving the individual completely free

B. Raising the living standard of the poor and down-trodden

C. Provision of maximum opportunities of progress to all members of the community

D. Assigning only police functions to state

3493. A Welfare state aims at:
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A. Improving the lot of the weaker sections

B. The welfare of the ruling class

C. Controlling all the means of production and distribution

D. Providing minimum living standard to all the citizens
3494. According to the Liberal thinkers the functions of the state should be: ________?
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A. Controlled

B. Uncontrolled

C. Unlimited

D. Limited
3495. Laski regarded the government as: ________?
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A. Trustees of people

B. A servant of people

C. A master of people

D. None of the above

3496. Idealism was essentially:
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A. An elitist ideology

B. Democratic ideology

C. Totalitarian ideology

D. An aristocratic ideology

3497. According to Individualists state should: ___________?
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A. Be given maximum powers

B. Perform maximum optional functions

C. Should least interfere in the affairs of individuals

D. Have maximum interference in individual affairs

3498. Who said that Socialism is chameleon like creed?
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A. T.H. Green

B. Ramsay Muir

C. Karl Marx

D. Lenin

3499. The monistic theory regarding the functions of the state is based on the principle that:
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A. The individual and the state exist for each other

B. The individual and the state are opposed to each other

C. The individual exists for sake of the state

D. The state exists for the sake of the individual

3500. The welfare theory is based on: ___________?
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A. Anarchist principle

B. Aristocratic principles

C. Democratic principles

D. Marxist principle