political science MCQs – Page 73

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
1442. Economic equality means that:
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A. All should be subjected to an equal degree of taxation

B. Every citizen is able to satisfy his primary needs before aspiring for luxuries

C. There should be economic equality between men and women

D. There should be equal distribution of wealth among all citizens of the world

1443. Individuals right to demand work and leisure is covered under:___________?
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A. National liberty

B. Economic liberty

C. Moral liberty

D. Political liberty

E. International liberty

1444. Who said that parties are the power behind the throne:
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A. Grotius

B. Finer

C. Rousseau

D. Montesquieu

E. Sabine

1446. Today it is generally believed that equality and liberty are:
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A. Available only in totalitarian states

B. Contradictory to each other

C. Just tolerate each other

D. Outdated concepts

1447. Which one of the following is not covered under political equality?
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A. Right to have political office

B. Right to contest elections

C. Right to criticise government

D. Right to vote

E. Right to live in family
1448. Who said Political Liberty without economic equality is a myth?
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A. T.H.Green

B. G.D.H. Cole

C. J.S.Mill

D. H.J.Laski

1449. Which one of the following is a function which local government is usually required to perform?
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A. Higher and technical education

B. Transport

C. Health and sanitation

D. Communication

1450. Out of the following who championed the cause of direct democracy?
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A. Stalin

B. Herbert Spancer

C. Rousseau

D. Jawahar Lal Nehru

1453. Which of the following is correct definition of democracy?
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A. In it rich and poor cooperate really with each other

B. In it working classes govern

C. In it people are sovereign

D. In it propertied adults have right to elect their representatives

1454. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as civil liberty?
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A. Freedom to exercise in general field of contractual actions

B. Right to choose government

C. Freedom of thought and belief

D. Feedom from threat to life

1455. The chief contribution of Green to the Liberal theory of democracy was:
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A. Absolute powers for the state

B. None of the above

C. Emphasis on absolute freedom of individual

D. Emphasis on collective well-being as condition of individual freedom