political science MCQs – Page 86

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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

4251. Who said that theory of social contract about the origin of the state was most worthless?
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A. Sorel

B. Sir Henry Maine

C. T.H. Green

D. Bentham

4252. Which one of the following condition was not associated with the state of nature as expounded by Locke?
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A. The prevalence of natural law

B. The state of nature was a state of peace, mutual assistance and cooperation

C. There were natural rights of life, liberty and property

D. There was continuous fear and danger of violent death

4253. Which one of the following is not true about Greek city states?
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A. The size of the state used to be small

B. The state looked after the welfare of the people

C. A sizeable population consisted of slaves

D. All states followed monarchical system

4254. According to Locke people left the state of nature for the sake of:__________?
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A. Creating a state

B. Creating an independent judiciary

C. An effective government

D. Preservation of their natural rights

4255. The Divine Origin Theory of state holds:
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A. The state was created by a Saint named Divine

B. State was created by the Pope

C. State was created by God

D. State was created by majority vote

4256. Which of the following theories is the most acceptable theories regarding the origin of state:
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A. Divine Origin Theory

B. Social Contract Theory

C. Force Theory

D. Evolutionary Theory

4257. The Confessions was written by: __________?
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A. G.B. Vico

B. Rousseau

C. Locke

D. Samuel Perfenrodorf

E. Burke

4258. According to Locke under the contract people surrendered:
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A. Only right to property

B. All rights

C. Only right to interpret and enforce the laws of nature

D. Only the natural rights

4259. Church occupied an important position in: ___________?
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A. The Holy Roman Empire

B. The Roman Empire

C. All the above

D. The city-states

4260. In France theory of Divine origin was supported by: __________?
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A. Louis XII

B. Louis XIII

C. Philips

D. Louis XIV

4261. Rousseaus contributed to: __________?
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A. Glorious revolution in England

B. The French Revolution

C. American War of Independence

D. The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

4262. Absence of unity was a characteristic of: ___________?
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A. The ancient city state

B. The Holy Roman Empire

C. The Roman Empire

D. The nation state

4263. All the Social Contractualists talk of State of Nature, which means: _____________?
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A. A study of the nature of state

B. The conditions existing prior to the creation of the state

C. A study of the various stages of the development of state

D. The role played by the nature in the creation of state

4264. The Social Contract theory deals with:__________?
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A. The purpose of State

B. The tunctions of State

C. The origin of State

D. The nature of State

4265. According to the Matriarchal theory the head of the family was: ___________?
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A. Nominated by the King

B. The eldest male member

C. Nominated by the Chief Priest

D. The eldest female member

4266. Hobbes gives right to the individual:
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A. To disobey the sovereign under certain conditions

B. Not to disobey the sovereign under any condition

C. To disobey the sovereign if he fails to act in accordance with the terms of the contract

D. To disobey the sovereign only if he acts against national interest

4267. Which one of the following theories contributed to the rise of totalitarian state in the present century?
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A. Ethical Theory

B. Welfare Theory

C. All the above

D. Legal Theory

4268. Rousseau was born in: __________?
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A. France

B. Germany

C. Switzerland

D. England

4269. Which of the following is correct about the relationship of state and Government?
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A. Indifferent

B. Complimentary

C. Contradictory

D. Complementary

4270. According to Rousseau the two instincts, which governed the action of man in the state of nature, were:
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A. Self-interest and fear

B. Fear and religion

C. Self-preservation and sympathy towards others

D. Protection of life and property

4271. The two most outstanding city-states of ancient Greece were:________?
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A. Athens and Venice

B. Athens and Sparta

C. Athens and Rome

D. Rome and Sparta

4272. According to Hobbes state of nature was: __________?
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A. Post-social

B. Pre-social

C. Socially respectable

D. None of the above

4273. Locke concedes to the people:
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A. Change the government if it fails to perform its part of contract

B. Change the government if it imposes heavy taxation

C. The right to change the government any time they like

D. No right to change the government

4274. Who said that family is the basis of the state?
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A. Leacock

B. Gilchrist

C. Gettell

D. Fenwick

4275. According to Locke the government was created for the purpose of:____________?
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A. Promotion of welfare of the community

B. Protection of natural rights

C. Maintenance of law and order

D. Protection of country from outside aggression

4276. Feudalism was a dominant feature of:__________?
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A. The Roman Empire

B. All the above

C. The city-states

D. The Holy Roman Empire

4277. In Hobbes contract sovereign was: ___________?
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A. Party to the contract

B. Below the people

C. Above the contract

D. To be elected in a democratic manner

4278. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a shortcoming of the Divine Origin Theory?
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A. It is dangerous because it leaves sufficient scope for the ruler to assume despotic powers

B. It leads to political stagnation and hampers progress

C. It is based on superstition and does not appeal to reason

D. It is not supported by history

4279. The tribal system of state organisation was: __________?
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A. Well developed

B. Rudimentary

C. Based on sound footings

D. Properly organised

4280. He breathes the bitterest hatred not only of individualism, but even of those elementary rights, which none but the most backward nations now deny to the individual, yet this preposterous system, consciously or unconsciously represents an exremeform of individualism The quotation given above applies to ___________?
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A. Hobbes

B. Locke

C. Machiavelli

D. Marx

4281. The four factors which helped in the evolution of the state were: ___________?
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A. Population, Territory, Government

B. Kinship, Religion, Force and Political Consciousness

C. Population, Religion, Government and Force

D. Religion, Force, Territory and Government

4282. According to exponents of force theory:
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A. Church was inferior to state

B. There was no relation between the church and the states

C. None of these

D. Church was superior to state

4283. The Principle of public good was borrowed by Rousseau from:
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A. T.H. Green

B. Locke

C. J.S. Mill

D. Bentham

4284. Henry Maine has supported about origin of state:
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A. Theory of divine origin

B. Matriarchal theory

C. Parriarchal theory

D. Evolutionary theory

4285. The Matriarchal theory of the origin of state is associated with: __________?
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A. Adam Smith

B. Sir Henry Maine

C. Jenks

D. Herbert

4286. In the contract envisaged by Hobbes:
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A. Sovergign was a party to the contract

B. Sovereign accpeted only limited obligations

C. Sovereign came into being as a result of the Contract

D. Sovereign refused to become a party to the contract

4287. One of the major factor which contributed to the decline of the Holy Roman Empire was ___________?
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A. Challenge of bourgeoisie class

B. Foreign aggression

C. Disappearance of the Pope

D. None of the above

4288. According to the Force Theory:
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A. Force was the sole factor responsible for the origin of the state

B. Will, not force, is the best is of state

C. Force was one of the important factors for the origin of the state

D. Spiritual force was the most important factor in the growth of the state

4289. Who wrote the following terms of the social contract? I authorise and give up my right of governing myself to this man, or to this assembly of men, on this condition that thou give up thy right to him, and authorise all his actions in the like manner.
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A. Hobbes

B. Locke

C. Rousseau

D. Spinoza

4290. The state is a product of society at a certain stage of development when it has split into irreconcilable antagonisms, which it is powerless to dispel. To which of the following theories of the origin of the state does this statement belong?
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A. Marxists

B. Liberal

C. Historical-Evolutionary

D. Social Contract

4291. Rousseaus theory of social contract very much influenced the organizers of: ____________?
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A. Russian Revolution

B. Glorious Revolution

C. French Revolution

D. Industrial Revolution

E. Glorious Revolution

4292. Lockes sovereign: ____________?
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A. Was above all laws

B. None of these

C. Was bound by the laws given by him

D. Was main source of original laws

4293. According to Locke sovereign of the civil state in the beginning was: ________?
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A. Elected

B. Sent by God

C. Nominated

D. A high priest

4294. According to Garner the state is the outcome of: ___________?
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A. Growth and evolution

B. Outcome of force

C. Expansion of families

D. Handiwork of God

E. A sudden revolution

4295. Who said: good citizens make a good state and bad citizens make a bad state?
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A. Aristotle

B. Kant

C. None of these

D. Marx

4296. The historical theory of the origin of the state asserts that the state is:_____________?
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A. An outcome of gradual and continuous development of human society out of an imperfect beginning towards a more perfect organization

B. A creation of God at a point of time in the past

C. A product of compact between individuals in the remote past

D. A result of surrender of the vanquished tribe to the conquering tribe

4297. According to Hobbes the state of Nature was a period of:___________?
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A. Religious dominance

B. Peace and plenty

C. Constant warfare

D. Peace and scarcity

4298. Who supported Patriarchal theory about the origin of the state?
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A. Morgar

B. Sorel

C. Laski

D. Duguit

4299. Which one of the following is not associated with social contract theory?
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A. Hobbes

B. Herbert Spencer

C. Locke

D. Rousseau

4300. According to Locke state originated because: ____________?
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A. Nasty man was to be crushed

B. Private property came as a serpent

C. There was need to interpret laws

D. None of the above reasons

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