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51. According to Karl Marx Surplus value can be earned by several ways. Which one of the following is not included in that?
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A. By reducing the wages rates

B. By using labour saving devices

C. By increasing working hours

D. By eliminating workers from the market

E. By resorting to technological advancement

52. Lenin held that the export of capital tends to: ____________?
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A. None of the above

B. Arrest development in capital importing countries

C. Arrest development in capital importing as well as capital exporting countries

D. Arrest development in capital exporting countries
53. According to M.F. Milikan political development should be linked with: __________?
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A. Political conditions

B. Other developments combined

C. Social conditions

D. Population growth rate

E. Economic conditions

54. The Theory of Economic Maturity carried froward the ideas worked in The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by:
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A. Ricrodo

B. Adam Smith

C. Marshall

D. Keynes

55. Who of the following believed that political development should be linked with political development in international field?
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A. Edward A. Shills

B. J.S. Coleman

C. M.F. Milikan

D. Karl Deutsch

E. G.A. Almond

56. Who offered the agrument that the population grows whenever workers wages rise above subsistence level?
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A. Adam Smith

B. None of the above

C. Malthus

D. Ricardo

57. Liberal theory of development is also known as: _________?
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A. Theory of entrepreneur

B. Theory of economic maturity

C. Neo-classical theory of development

D. Classical theory of development
58. Ricardo built his theory round:
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A. Capital

B. Natural resources

C. Value

D. Wages
59. Who considered saving as a necessary condition for economic development?
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A. Marx

B. Adam Smith

C. All the above

D. Marshall

60. According to Talcott Parsons political develop0ment should be measured in terms of: ___________?
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A. Standards of modern state

B. Political modernisation

C. Industrialisation

D. Legal development
61. According to Lucian Pye Political development:
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A. Could be measured with industrialisation:

B. And industrialisation should be delinked from each other

C. And industrialisation were opposed to each other

D. Could not be measured with industrialisation
62. In his theory of development Schumpeter has laid stress on: __________?
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A. Capital formation

B. None of these

C. Leadership

D. Accumulated capital

E. Ownership

63. Those who view development not in purely economic terms but in socio cultural matrix attribute the development to: __________?
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A. The form of government

B. Standards of education and health

C. All the above

D. The legal system

64. Which one of the following was not included in political development by Lucian Pye?
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A. Method of paying wages to workers

B. Achievement and standards of public servants

C. Method of recruitment

D. Nature of laws passed by the state

65. Which of following thinkers built up theory of development around theory wages and rent?
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A. Marx

B. None of the above

C. Adam Smith

D. Ricardo
66. Which one of the following is not correct about classical thinkers or development?
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A. Level of wages could not be changed by the Government

B. Level of wages was linked with employment capacity of economy.

C. Level of wages could be arbitrarily fixed

D. Social product was the outcome of labour utilised

E. Level of wages could not be changed by labour unions

67. Who of the following has laid stress on the role of bureaucracy in measuring political development?
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A. Lucian Pye

B. Nax Weber

C. Edward A. Shills

D. Nettle

68. Karl Marx ideas about development theory are available in: _________?
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A. Communist Manifesto

B. None of these

C. Das Kapital

D. Capital: A. Critique of Political Economy
69. Which one of the following put forth classical theory of development?
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A. Ricardo

B. Marx

C. Marshall

D. Keynes

70. According to Marx most dependable method for capital accumulation was: __________?
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A. Technological development

B. Payment of less wages to workers

C. Denial of facilities to the workers

D. Decreased international trade

E. Increased international trade

71. Hansen used the theory of Economic Maturity to examine the problems arising:
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A. In the wake of World War II

B. In the wake of economic crisis of thrties

C. In the wake of World War I

D. In the sixties

72. According to some thinkers political development cannot be measured in terms of political modernisation because:
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A. It is not suited to third world countries

B. Both are opposed to each other

C. Western countries are opposed to it

D. Term political modernisation is ambiguous

E. None of the above

73. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of political development for Nettle?
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A. It is a continuous process

B. It includes definitional priorities

C. There is implicit rank order of development

D. It is set of values

74. Schumpeter held that significant advances in national production occur by disharmonious leaps and spurts. This idea was:
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A. His original contribution

B. None of the above

C. Borrowed by him from Marx

D. Borrowed by Schumpeter from neo-classical thinkers

75. The Entrepreneur theory of development holds that: _________________?
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A. Talented type of individuals play an important role in development

B. Rich people with the help of some enterprising persons contribute to development

C. None of the above

D. Rich capitalists play an important role in development

76. Which one of the following is not a contributory factor for development?
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A. Frequent and free elections

B. Abundance of national resources

C. Level of technology

D. Character of people

77. Who of the following has said that, underdevelopment has been the normal state of all human societies?
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A. Jean Eatwell

B. Edward A. Shills

C. Jacob Vinar

D. None of these

E. G.A. Almond

78. Hansen argued that as compared to the nineteenth century the development at present suffered from two limitations viz:
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A. Decline in purchasing capacity and growing unemployment

B. Technological changes and presence of large labour force

C. Shifting frontiers and growing population

D. Growing population and prevailing unemployment

79. Which one of the following is not correct about Marxian theory of development?
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A. For them development is non-cumulative

B. For them development has harmonious nature

C. None of these

D. They believe in continued economic progress

E. For them development is a gradual process

80. According to Edward A. Shills political development should be linked with:
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A. Standards of modernisation of a state

B. Industrialisation

C. Political modernisation

D. Economic development

E. Capital formation

81. According to Ricrdo rise of wages presupposes:
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A. Capital accumulation

B. Centralisation of authority

C. Higher rents

D. More population

82. Who expressed the opinion that he developed countries were never underdeveloped through they may have been underdeveloped?
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A. Marx

B. Lenin

C. A.C. Frank

D. None of the above

83. If political leadership fails to emerge, there is likelihood of military taking over power in developing countries. Radical student groups or labour may try to raise revolution but they are not likely to compete with the military. Military intervention, rule and withdrawal from politics is clearly related to a societys level of political development. In the context of Political Development the assumption in the above passage is that:
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A. National integration results from military intervention

B. Military intervention is inevitable for development

C. Political leadership is not an effective instrument

D. Military is an agent of social change
84. A short term development:
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A. Is development if there is increase in aggregate output

B. Constitutes development provided there is steep rise in the living standard

C. None of the above

D. Does not constitute development
85. The classical economicts opposed government interference because:
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A. It appropriated a part of purposes

B. It encouraged overpopulation

C. It subsidized the poor

D. On account of all the above reasons

E. It keeps prices of food high by levying high tariffs

86. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a feature of model of development offered by neo-classical thinkers?
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A. The process of development has harmonious and cumulative nature

B. Development is a gradual and continuous process

C. None of the above

D. They are quite optimistic about the possibilities of continued economic progress

87. Jacob Vinar in his underdevellpment theory has laid stress on: __________?
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A. International trade

B. Per capita income

C. Growth rate

D. Rate of production

88. Which one of the following group of writers looked upon economic development as a race betwwen capital and accumulation growth:
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A. Classical writers

B. All the above

C. Neo-classical writers

D. Marxists

89. Malthus built his theory of development round:
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A. Capital

B. Rent

C. Population

D. Land

E. Value

90. According to Schumpeter the entrepreneurs contribute to development by: ____________?
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A. Bringing about changes in the tastes of consumers

B. Providing the existing goods at the lowest price

C. All the above actions

D. Quickly catering to the tastes of the consumers

91. In economic development Marx had laid maximum stress on: ___________?
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A. Technological advancement

B. Decentralisation of power

C. Trade unionism

D. Lower payment of wages

E. Capital formation

92. According to the classical theory of development, the development of a country depends on: ___________?
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A. Technology and capital

B. Labour and technology

C. Labour, capital and technology

D. Land, labour and capital
93. Marx has explained his theory or development with the help of: __________?
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A. Dialectical materialism

B. Proletariat revolution

C. Classless society

D. Theory of surplus value

E. Class struggle

94. Schumpeter is associated with: _____________?
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A. Neo-classical theory of development

B. Theory of entrepreneur

C. Narxian theory of development

D. None of the above theories

95. According to G. A. Almond political development should be linked with: __________?
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A. Political stability

B. Democracy

C. Level of absolute power

D. Political mobilisation

96. In his theory about development Marx Schumpeter was influenced by: ___________?
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A. Karl Marx

B. Classists

C. Alvin Hansen

D. Neo-Classists
97. Marxian theory of development was essential:
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A. A political theory

B. An economic theory

C. A blend of socio-economic and political factors

D. A socio-economic theory

98. According to Lucian Pyes definition which one of the following is not linked with political development?
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A. Population

B. Equality

C. Capacity

D. Differentiation

99. The entrepreneurs undertake new development activities :
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A. By investing their savings

B. By securing credit from the banks

C. By securing grants from the government

D. By roping in rich capitalists

100. Which one of the following writers attributed the growth of social products to division of labour?
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A. Herbert Spencer

B. All the above

C. Karl Marx

D. Adam Smith