political science MCQs – Page 83

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

4101. Hobbes put forth theory of Social Contract with a view to:__________?
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A. Assert the right of the people to rule themselves

B. Justify the dominance of the aristocratic classes

C. Defend the absolute powers of the monarchy

D. Assert the authority of the Parliament

4102. Who said about the origin of the state that will not force is the basis of the state?
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A. Bentham

B. James Mill

C. T.H.Green

D. Grotius

E. J.S.Mill

4103. Hobbes says that the people:
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A. Could disobey the sovereign after giving him due notice

B. Could disobey the orders only if they were illegal

C. Could not disobey the orders of the sovereign

D. Could disobey the orders of the sovereign

4104. Which one of the following is wrong as per Rousseaus theory of General will in mind?
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A. Individuals freedom consists in acting in conformity with General Will

B. General Will is supreme, inalienable and indivisible

C. General Will is always good, just and right

D. General Will is the will of the masses

4105. Under Rousseaus contract:
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A. Each individual surrendered his powers to the Parliament

B. Each individual surrendered his powers to the King

C. Each individual surrendered his powers to the Community

D. Each person received certain rights from the King

4106. According to Rousseau Sovereignty resides in: __________?
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A. The king

B. Actual will

C. Majority will

D. Minority will

E. General will

4107. In modern times the Force Theory found a strong advocate in: __________?
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A. Mahatma Gandhi

B. Hitler

C. Winston Churchill

D. Lenin

4108. The General Will according to Rousseau is:_________?
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A. Always right

B. Generally right

C. Never right

D. Can be both right and wrong

4109. The City-states: ________________?
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A. Believed in arbitrary rule

B. Granted freedom only to the citizens

C. Granted freedom to citizen as well as aliens

D. Granted feeedom to all the people

4110. According to Locke the people in the state of nature:
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A. Had no laws at all

B. Were governed by laws enacted by the people

C. Were governed by the laws of nature

D. Were governed by the laws enacted by the Sovereign

4111. According to Locke people in the state of nature:
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A. Had-certain duties but no rights

B. Had certain rights only

C. Had both rights and duties

D. Had neither rights nor duties

4112. The Divine Origin Theory laid emphasis on:
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A. Divine rights of king

B. Complete freedom for the people

C. Regulation of state affairs in accordance with laws of Bible

D. Subordination of the King to Pope

4113. The City-states which made their appearance before the birth of Christ are generally associated with:_________?
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A. Greece

B. India

C. Rome

D. China

4114. The most outstanding contributions of the Roman Empire were: ___________?
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A. None of the above

B. Popular Assemblies, democracy, individual freedom and sovereignty

C. Unity, uniformity of law, sovereign organisation and world peace

D. Unity, individual freedom, democratic system and patriotism

4115. Which one of the following factors prompted countries like Britain, France etc, to carve out the colonial empire?
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A. Urge to propagate christianity

B. To make use of the resources of colonies for mother country

C. Urge to civilize the backward people

D. To collect foodstuffs which were badly needed by their people

4116. According to Locke the contract was concluded:
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A. By all members of the community

B. By all male members

C. By the Feudal Lords alone

D. Only by the Heads of families

4117. Which of the following factors has not contributed in the evolution of state, point that:
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A. Social instinct

B. Private property

C. Desire to live in peace

D. Kinship

4118. Main supporters of theory of Divine origin were: ____________?
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A. Common men

B. Feudal lords

C. The rich traders

D. Church fathers

4119. At the height of glory in the Roman Empire, which was not?
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A. Emperors decrees were recognised as law

B. A highly centralised administrative system

C. The despotic emperor

D. Conquest of territories

E. The state did not come under the influence of the emperor

4120. Rousseaus individual in the state of nature was: __________?
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A. Peace loving and law abiding

B. Quarrelsome

C. Nasty and brutish

D. Noble savage

4121. Social contract theory primarily dealt with:____________?
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A. Function of state

B. Origin of state

C. None of these

D. Purpose of state

E. Nature of state

4122. Who out of the followings made out a case for absolute monarchy:
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A. Rousseau

B. Hobbes

C. T.H.Green

D. Locke

4123. One of the following factors has not contributed in the evolution of state, point that:
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A. Natural Rights

B. Political consciousness

C. Desire to live in peace

D. Economic needs

4124. Which one of the following thinkers did not criticize the theory of social contract?
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A. Wright

B. T.H. Green

C. Karl Marx

D. Vaughan

4125. Which one of the followings is accepted as the true theory of the origin of state?
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A. Evolutionary theory

B. Divine Right theory

C. Social Contract theory

D. Force theory

4126. Who said: a man who lives outside the polis is either a beast or a God?
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A. Bodin

B. Aristotle

C. Plato

D. Hobbes

4127. Which one of the followings enjoys the distinction of being the first to offer a systematic theory of the social contract?
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A. Bodin

B. Rousseau

C. Locke

D. Hobbes

4128. The modern state is also is also known as: __________?
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A. A nation state

B. A federal state

C. An international state

D. A liberal state

4129. Who advocated that the state is the expansion of family?
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A. Hobbes

B. Aristotle

C. T.H. Green

D. Rousseau

4130. Which one of the following is not true of feudal state?
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A. Wealth was linked with landed property

B. The vassal had allegiance to the lord

C. In it everything developed around personality of nobles

D. Feudal lord divided his land as he liked

E. Feudal had no interest in political life

4131. Social Contract was written by: __________?
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A. David Hume

B. Rousseau

C. Hobbes

D. Locke

E. Montesquieu

4132. Force theory about the origin of the state is supported by: __________?
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A. Anarchists

B. Individualists

C. Marxists

D. Fabian socialists

E. Syndicalists

4133. Locke was a philosopher who belonged to: __________?
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A. Switzerland

B. France

C. England

D. Germany

4134. Which one of the following social Contractualists was born at Geneva?
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A. Locke

B. Rousseau

C. Hobbes

D. None of the above

4135. The three most prominent exponents of Social Contract theory were:__________?
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A. J.S. Mill, Adam Smith and Hobbes

B. Hobbes, locke and Rousseau

C. MacIver, Laski and Rousseau

D. Austin, Bodin and Hobbes

4136. Who said that Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains?
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A. Marx

B. Aristotle

C. Locke

D. Rousseau

4137. Which of the following is not true of feudal state?
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A. In it office was distributed on hereity basis

B. In it feudal-lord took interest in political developments

C. In it land indicated wealth

D. In it office was distributed on merit

4138. According to Rousseau main reason for the social contract was that: _________?
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A. There was need to interpret law

B. Social laws began to be disrespected

C. Private property came as a serpent

D. Man became nasty.

4139. According to Hobbes in the state of nature man was: __________?
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A. Selfless and had fellow feelings

B. Cultured and mannered

C. Very law abiding

D. Nasty and brutish

4140. Who supported patriarchal theory about the origin of the state?
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A. St. Aquinas

B. St. Paul

C. Duguit

D. Plato

4141. The early Oriental Empires rested on: ___________?
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A. Fear of God

B. Despotism of King

C. Laws of nature

D. Sweet will of the people

4142. The Patriarchal theory of the Origin of State holds that:
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A. The eldest female member was the head of the family

B. The eldest male member was the head of the family

C. The King was the agent of God on this earth

D. None of the above

4143. Which one of the following methods was adopted by Hobbes?
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A. Scientific Method

B. None of the above

C. Historical Method

D. Comparative Method

4144. Rousseau championed the cause of: __________?
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A. Representative Democracy

B. Elites

C. Absolute Monarchy

D. Direct Democracy

4145. The important rights enjoyed by the people in the state of nature, says Locke were:
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A. Right to participate in affair of government

B. Right to religion, worship and conscience

C. Right to life, liberty and property

D. People enjoyed no rights all all

4146. General will, according to Rousseau was: _____________?
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A. Sum total of the will of minority

B. Sum total of bad wills

C. Sum total of good wills

D. Majority will

4147. The Social Contract theory replaced:
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A. Divine Origin theory

B. The Force theory

C. Patriarchal theory

D. Matriarchal theory

4148. Leviathan contains political philosophy of: _________?
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A. Laski

B. Henry Maine

C. Locke

D. Hobbes

4149. Who of the following has said, that man was born free and today he is everywhere in chains?
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A. Hobbes

B. Rousseau

C. Hegel

D. T.H. Green

E. Machiavelli

4150. John Locke, a proponent of Social Contract theory, hailed from:
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A. Britain

B. Germany

C. France

D. U.S.A.

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