political science MCQs – Page 9

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
161. Who of the following believe that the state all along has been protecting the interests of the rich?
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A. The Fabian Socialists

B. The Idealists

C. The Marxists

D. The capitalists

162. The best exposition of Marxian concept of private property is available in:___________?
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A. The Origin of Family Private property and the State

B. State and Revolution

C. Das Capital

D. Communist Manifesto

164. Which group of the following thinkers emphasised the legal notion of state?
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A. Aristotle, Plato, Hobbes and Bentham

B. Bodin, Hobbes, Bentham and Laski

C. Bodin, Austin, Hobbes, Bentham

D. Aristotle, Austin, Laki and Hobbes

167. A state becomes an internationally recognised state only when:
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A. Its natureal resources have come to be known and exploited

B. It is admitted in the family of nations

C. It has acquired vast armies

D. It possesses territory and population big enough to meet its needs

168. What is justice according to Plato?
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A. Equality before law

B. Equal religious freedom

C. What philosopher king though was right

D. Equal distribution of property

E. Right of every citizen to do what he qualified
172. Laski opposed inheritance of private property on the ground?
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A. It leads to stagnation of countrys economy

B. It encourages the children to lead life of luxury without working

C. On all the above grounds

D. It gives rise to tension among various claimants

173. In our modern times trend is towards:
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A. State with small areas

B. Nation state

C. State with small population

D. City state

174. The Individualistic Theory of property is associated with:
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A. TH. Green

B. J.S. Mill

C. Adam Smith

D. Hobbes

175. The Concept of Justice:
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A. Is very old

B. Originated with the dawn of democracy

C. Originated in the sixteenth century

D. Originated in the twentieth century

176. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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A. Society is a territorial Organisation

B. Society is a creation of state

C. Society is prior to the state

D. Society receives its power from state

177. According to Locke, the State of Nature was given up because:
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A. There were some inconveniences

B. Man was unsocial, solitary and poor

C. It was a condition of war of each against all

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

178. Which one of the following statements is true about Melanchthans views about property?
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A. State was not justified in confiscating property of church

B. It is based on natural law

C. No individual had a right to hold private property

D. State had no right to confiscate property earned even by unethical means

E. It is based on religious law

179. Socially, to Plato, Justice meant that:
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A. A class should do its work in social carde or political plane to which it was called by its peculiar properties

B. There should be an elaborate system of law to provide justice to the citizens

C. All the members and groups of society should be treated equal

D. Society should defend with all its might the right of its members

180. Laski was in favour of:____________?
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A. None of the above

B. Absolute tight to property

C. Abolition of all property

D. Happy blinding of right to property