the state MCQs – Page 3

Practise focused the state questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

the state Mcqs
41. The organic theory of state holds:__________________?
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A. The state is the result of a social contract

B. The state is a divine creation

C. The state is the result of force

D. The state is a living organism, rather a living spiritual being
42. Who said: A state is that agency in a society that is authorised to exercise coercive control within a territory.
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A. MaclIver

B. Durkheim

C. Max Weber

D. Anderson and Parker
43. Who of the following believe that the state is bound to wither away?
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A. Guild Socialists

B. Marxists

C. Anarchists

D. Syndicalists

44. Which of the following is not true about the state and Government?
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A. Loyalty to both is most essential

B. State has one whereas Government has several forms

C. State is more comprehensive than the Government

D. None of the above

45. Which of the following is true about scope of the activity as compared with the society?
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A. It is narrower

B. It is identical

C. There is no comparison between the two

D. It is broader

46. These days for studying problems of state the approach followed is:
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A. Traditional

B. Disciplinary

C. Inter-disciplinary

D. None of the above

47. A state becomes a state only if:
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A. It is recognised by all the states

B. It is recognised by majority of the members of the UNO

C. None of the above

D. It is recognised by at least ten sovereign states

48. Technically speaking which one of the following cannot be termed as state?
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A. Bangladesh

B. Lahore

C. U.S.A.

D. U.S.S.R.

49. The most acceptable definition of state that it has four exxential ingredients was given by ____________?
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A. Finer

B. Gettell

C. Laski

D. Garnet
50. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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A. The government is the master while the state is its agent

B. The state is the master while the government is its agent

C. Government and state are one and the same thing

D. The authority of the state is limited while that of the government is unlimted

51. Compared with society, scope of state activity is ____________?
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A. Just equal

B. Narrow

C. No comparison between the two

D. Wider
52. Which one of the following statements is associated with Aristotle?
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A. The state is a particular portion of mankind viewed as an organized unit

B. The state is a union of families and villages having for its end a perfect and self-sufficing life.

C. The state is an association of families and their common possessions, governed by a supreme power and by reason.

D. The state is a politically organised community with a definite territory.

53. A state must possess: _________________?
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A. Parliamentary government

B. A democratic government

C. Some kind of government

D. Presidential government

54. Who said Man is a social animal?
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A. Rousseau

B. Aristotle

C. Plato

D. Laski

55. The view that the state is an executive committee of the exploiting class is associated with:
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A. Idealists

B. Anarchists

C. Individualists

D. Marxists
56. The four essential elements of the state are:____________?
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A. Sovereignty, government, religion and population

B. Population, territory, government and soverignty

C. Population, territory, government and army

D. Population, territory, government and nationality

57. The statement that A man who lives outside the Polis is either a beast or a god is attributed to:____________?
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A. Plato

B. Hegel

C. Hobbes

D. Aristotle
58. Who of the following is champion of traditional approach about state problems?
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A. Almond

B. Dahl

C. Easton

D. Machiavelli
59. The Marxist hold that:___________?
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A. State is a power system

B. State represents the entire community

C. The state is a class structure

D. State represents only the workers

60. Legal nation of state emphasises that:
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A. The states make laws for the maintenance of law and order and protection of rights

B. The laws existed prior to the creation of the state, and state was created for the preservation of these laws

C. The state alone has the right to make laws

D. All the laws enacted by the state must be approved by the people before they are enforced