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[#241] The idea of 'possessive individualism' is given by:

(A) Hannah Arendt

(B) C. B. Macpherson

(C) Karl Popper

(D) None of the above

Correct Answer

(B) C. B. Macpherson

[#242] Who among the following said, "Political behaviour stands for both an intellectual tendency and a concrete academic movement"?

(A) R. A. Dahi

(B) G. A. Almond

(C) Arthur Bentley

(D) David Easton

Correct Answer

(C) Arthur Bentley

[#243] There are certain mechanisms to secure direct democracy. Which of the following pairs is/are not correctly matched in this connection? 1. Referendum ⇔ A special procedure of referring a particular billon constitutional amendment for popular vote. If a majority votes in its favour, the bill becomes law 2. Recall ⇔ A devise to enable to a people's representative to call the popular assembly consisting of all the adult members of the electorate of his or her constituency in order to listen to their grievances and redress them 3. Initiative ⇔ A devise which enables a specified number of people to draft a bill and send it to the legislature for its consideration. It is a positive power in the hands of the people to initiate a law which they desire to be passed 4. Plebiscite ⇔ A mode of securing opinion of the people's representatives in an assembly. It is a negative power of the representatives to put a check on undesirable legislation by the government Select the correct answer from below:

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 2 and 4

(D) Only 2

Correct Answer

(C) 2 and 4

[#244] A revolution is certainly a result of:

(A) Political disequilibrium

(B) Economic disequilibrium

(C) Class disequilibrium

(D) Social disequilibrium

Correct Answer

(D) Social disequilibrium

[#245] Which type of group exerts most influence on the European Commission?

(A) Political parties

(B) Promotional groups

(C) Protective groups

(D) Social movements

Correct Answer

(C) Protective groups