Political Theory
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A study of psychology, particularly of . . . . . . . . psychology, is of inestimable value to the student of Political Science.
Consider the following statements. 1. Procedural justice is concerned with the content of the law. 2. Substantive justice is concerned with the fairness of procedure. Which of the above is/are correct?
"Politics is that part of social science which treats the foundations of state and the principles of government." Who made this statement?
Who among the following stated that, "Every State is known by the rights that it maintains"?
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Which according to Marx is not correct?
"Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can seek, in general, to be at his best." These lines belongs to
Which of the following is correct about Liberal feminism?
Who among the following has used the concept of "equality of legal personality" to explain the legal dimension of equality?
Which of the following pairs is/are correctly match?
"The politics of difference" or identity politics is closely associated with
Who has used the concept of "Hegemony"?
'The Postmodern Condition' was written by
Who among the following applied the concept of culture to the study of social systems and presented the famous four fold functional analysis of the social systems?
Who defined early liberalism as 'possessive individualism'?
"Act only on those rules of action that could be universal law." This view is related with
Which of the following pairs is/are not correctly matched?
Match the following List-I List-II a. Classical Theory of Democracy 1. Macpherson b. Neo-liberal Theory of Democracy 2. J. S. Mill c. Elite Theory of Democracy 3. Joseph Schumpeter d. Empirical Theory of Democracy 4. Michels
Who among the following thinkers held the view that equality and liberty are antithetical?
Kautilya wrote his Arthasastra on the subject of:
The rights given to the citizens by Laski are in the following order
"Political theory is, quite simply, man's attempt to consciously understood and solve the problems of his group life and organisation." This is said by
'Power: A Radical View (1974)' was wrote by
Positive liberty means
Who among the following has described the worldwide triumph of liberal democracy as the 'End of History'?
Match the following List-I (Theories of Rights) List-II (Exponents) a. Idealistic Theory of Rights 1. Edmund Burke b. Natural Theory of Rights 2. Jeremy Bentham c. Historical Theory of Rights 3. John Locke d. Legal Theory of Rights 4. T. H. Green
"In a democracy the governed can always act to remove their leaders." The statement given by
Who among the following propogated the idea of egalitarian liberalism?
Which ideology believes that truth is relative and not absolute?
Who among the following characterised early liberalism as 'possessive individualism'?
Who said that, the forces of production and the relations of production combine to form the economic foundation of every society?
Which is known as the birth place of democracy?
According to Marxist ideology, the state is
Which of the following is not an idea of Rousseau?
The economic theory of rights is associated with
Which one of the following is not generally considered as a part of the right to equality?
Communitarian Justice is 1. Pluralistic 2. Relativistic 3. Universalistic Which among the above is/are correct?
Which of the following thinkers subscribes to the positive concept of liberty?
Who hold nature to be a creative and benign?
'Fairness of the outcome' describe which concept of Justice?
Who concludedin his studies that philosophy should be understood as nothing more than a conversation?
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Historical materialism represents philosophical basis of Marxism. 2. Dialectical materialism provided the scientific basis. Select the correct answer
The text 'The Human Condition' was written by
Which of the following statement is/are correct about Liberalism? 1. There are four forms of Liberalism comprised of political, cultural, economic and social. 2. Liberalism was a model used by Frankfurt School. 3. Social Liberalism gave importance to welfare state. Select the correct answer
Who among the following believe that work should be concentrated in the countryside and small shops in towns where family life can be lived in communities and where all can know each other?
Which among the following gave the idea of 'free and equal' citizens?
The two remarks - "Political science is the science of state" and "Political science begins and ends with the state" have, respectively been made by:
The most essential principle of liberalism is
Marxian socialism is similar to Fabian socialism, in the sense. 1. It believes inclass struggle. 2. Support common ownership of the basic means of production. 3. Both believes in the theory of surplus value. 4. Believe in the revolution of probetarian. Select the correct answer
Consider the following statements about Individualism. 1. Methodological individualism, suggest that individual is central to any political theory. 2. Ethical individualism implies that society should be constructed so as to benefit the individual. Which among the above is/are correct?
Which among the following is the greatest support of individual liberty
Who among the following pioneered the integration of the study of Political Science with Psychology?
Which of the following are valid in the context of the growth of political science as a discipline? 1. The traditional understanding of political science, as the study of state and government, remained valid until the dawn of the twentieth century. 2. New researches and employment of new methodologies made the traditional understanding of politics completely redundant. 3. By the beginning of the twentieth century, other social sciences began to flourish on their own, whereas political science which was described as master science by Aristotle remained confined to the study of government with a heavy thrust on legal aspects. 4. In view of the intellectual stagnation in political science new academic beginnings were sought to be made by political scientists led by George Catlin, Charles Merraim, Almond, Powell, G. Bingham and others in the early twentieth century. Select the correct answer from the following:
Which is the most important for revolution according to Marx?
Who amongst the following is/are the exponents of theory of natural rights?
The idea of socialism spread into Africa, Asia and Latin America in which century?
Who among the following discussed two types of liberty as Opportunity Concept of Freedom (Negative Liberty) Exercise Concept of Freedom (Positive Liberty)?
The Indian system deviates form the British concept of rule of law
Human beings have sought to become, 'the masters and possessors of nature'. These words were coined by
Who among the following said that political theory stands for an abstract model of the political order?
A Scientific Sociological evolution of the state has been discussed by:
According to . . . . . . . . , "the application of the psychological clue to the reddles of human activity has indeed become the fashion of the day. If our forefathers thought biologically, we think psychologically".
The following definition "State is territorial society divided into government and subjects claiming within its allotted physical area, a supremacy over all other institutions" was given by
Who among the following is not a proponent of communitarianism?
The book "Reflections on the Revolution in France" was written by whom among the following conservative thinker?
Which of the following statement is correct regarding J. S. Mill? 1. State is justified in confirming itself to limited functions 2. Welfare policies are more important. 3. State intervention into 'self-regarding' action. 4. State intervention into 'other regarding action' is justified. Choose the correct answer:
Which of the following are the features of democracy? 1. Democracy requires political equality. 2. All citizens must be entitled to stand for election regardless of race, sea colour or religion. 3. All citizens must possess a vote (Universal Adult Franchise). 4. Political equality means 'one person one vote, one vote one value'. Select the correct answer:
Which one of the following answers is correct regarding Post-Marxism?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. On Liberty 1. Amartya Sen b. Lectures on die Principles of Political Obligation 2. T. H. Green c. Idea of Justice 3. Robert Nozick d. Anarchy, State and Utopia 4. J. S. Mill
Whose ideas are sometimes referred as 'Manchester Liberalism'?
Which decade is marked with the resurgence of Political Theory?
Match the following List-I (Books) List-II (Authors) a. Small is Beautiful 1. Rudolph Bahro b. A Rough Ride to the Future 2. Murry Bookchin c. The Ecology of Freedom 3. James Lovelock d. Socialism and Survival 4. Friedrich Schumacher
Which of one of the following rights is vital for the successful working of democracy?
Aristotle is rightly regarded as 'the father of political science' because:
Consider the following statements. 1. Will Kymlicka was a feminist political theorist. 2. James Tully has supported multiculturalism. Which of the above is/are correct?
Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy?
How, according to Rawls, does justice help to assign rights and duties?
The ground for distributive justice include
Arrange the doctrines propounded by Marx. 1. Doctrine of class conflict 2. Theory of surplus value 3. Historical materialism 4. Dialectical materialism
Marxian theorist, who initially supported classical Marxism, but later on accepted democratic socialism
Who among the following regarded political science a sub-division of Ethics and the function of the State was to produce virtuous people?
Who is credited for providing general theory of socialism?
Who among the following emphasised the element of 'power' in the study of politics?
Female suffrage movement is consider as a part of
Political theory is a 'master science' is said by
'A theory of Justice' by John Rawls was published in
The Keynote of liberalism is -
A constitutional system with its basic principle 'executives' continuous responsibility of the legislature is
Who among the following prominent writers has given psychological explanations of almost all the political problems?
One of the following is not the work of J. S. Mill?
Who among the following is not a postmodemist?
Lasswell defined political science as "an empirical discipline, as the study of the shaping and sharing of power" in his book
Who among them are associated with early socialism sometimes termed as utopian socialist? Arrange them 1. Robert Owen 2. Saint-Simon 3. Charles Fourier 4. Proudhan
Who justifies 'Liberty' to the extent of eccentricity and oddity of character?
Match the following. List-I List-II a. What is Neo Liberalism 1. Martinez and Arnold b. Modern Liberalism 2. J. S. Mill c. Economic Liberalism 3. David Ricardo d. Social Liberalism 4. Jeremy Bentham
The 'Two Concept of Liberty' is a work of
Which among the following scholar is not conservativist?
Christine de Pisan's Book of the City of Ladies was published in
The essay "Being conservative" is written by
Who among the following said that political theory is in the doghouse in the 1950s?
Which one of the following contentions of Isaiah Berlin is not true in the context of resurgence of political theory (political philosophy)?
Who among the following is not associated with decline of political theory?
According to Marx, Politics is:
Who among the following dismissed John Rawl's concept of social justice as a 'mirage'?
Who of the following lamented the 'death' of political philosophy?
Which one of the following statements is not true?
Which is not a part of Rawls well ordered society?
Who said "Leninism is Marxism of the era of imperialism and of the Proletarian Revolution"?
Find the correct statement.
The theory of right which is based on consequence of action or act is called
Which one of the following types of equality is not compatible with the liberal notion of equality?
'Vindication of the Rights of Women' was written by
Consider the correctness of following features of Neo-liberalism. 1. Privatisation of public enterprises 2. Deregulation, to allow self-regulating market
Which one of the following political philosophies has been described by C. E. M. Joad as "a hat, which has lost its shape because everyone wears it"?
Consider the false statement regarding liberalism. 1. Liberalism, like any other ideology, has failed to redeem mankind from its predicament. 2. Liberalism clung to capitalism so firmly that all new ventures appear to be its new devices. 3. Neo-liberals believe in 'Spontaneous order' of human relationships as exemplified in free markets. 4. Initially, individualism focused on individual as a rational creature. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements can be attributed to T. H. Green?
Berne Convention which includes moral rights were declared in
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Will Kymlicka argues for
The United Nation Human Rights Convention was declared in
The word "citizen" was made popular by which of the following revolution of the world
The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution (1970) is a work of
What is the first virtue of Social institution, according to Rawls?
Which one of the following is an advocate of negative liberty?
Why "Melting Pot" in United States is famous?
The women's movement was regenerated with the emergence of feminism's 'Second wave'.
Who said that "state must not interfere in the self regarding acts of individuals"?
Nation-Building and Citizenship (1964) is a book written by who among the following political philosopher?
Which one of the following is an advocate of positive liberty?
Which one of the following reflects the view of the liberals?
Which of the following is a book by Michael Walzer on Justice?
For Rousseau, which of the following statements is not true? 1. Two original instincts i.e., self-love and sympathy make up man's nature. 2. A thinking man is a depraved animal. 3. Family is the only natural society. 4. General will is not a group mind. Select the correct answer from the options given below:
Consider the following important points of distinction between political science and ethics and choose the correct answer using the options given below: 1. The subject-matter of politics is the political behaviour of man but ethics is concerned with his ethical behaviour. 2. Political Science is normative, practical and descriptive but ethics is mainly normative and theoretical. 3. Political Science is concerned with 'is' and 'ought', but ethics is primarily concerned with 'ought'. 4. Political Science is concerned with man as a moral being but ethics deals with man as a citizen. 5. Political Science is concerned primarily with the external aspect of man but ethics is concerned with the inner development of human beings.
Libertarian view of rights has been advocated by
Match the following. List-I List-II a. John Locke 1. Liberalism b. Karl Marx 2. Marxism c. Clinton Rossiter 3. Socialism d. Saint - Simon 4. Conservatism
The Marxian theory of Surplus Value is largely derived from the theory of
"Rights are powers necessary for the fulfilment of man's vocation as a moral being." These lines belongs to
For Karl Marx, who among the following is not a Utopian socialist?
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) Lenin produced a new theory of the revolutionary function of the intellectuals. Reason (R) The ideas and not the material conditions of production are the effective causes of revolution.
Who distinguished the Young Marx from the Old Marx?
Dialectical materialism of Karl Marx postulates that 1. Matter is in a state of motion. 2. Motion in the matter is due to the pressure of environment. 3. Law of transformation is both quantitative and qualitative. 4. Conflict in matter is continuous and endless. Identify the correct answer.
Charles Merriam, Lasswell and Morgenthau have preferred to make politics free from all . . . . . . . . considerations
Match the following in the term of Thinker and Concept : List-I List-II a. M. Foucault 1. Will to Power b. Steven Lukes 2. Bio Power c. Stewart Clegg 3. Radical View of Power d. F. Nietzche 4. Circuits of Power
Who among the following said that "Political theory is, quite simply, man's attempt to consciously understand and solve the problems of his group life and organisation"?
The classical tradition in political theory is considered to be a common school of enquiry because
Which of the following are Lenin's contribution of Marxist theory? 1. His theory of the party as 'the vanguard of the proletariat which guides the masses both before and after the revolution.' 2. His theory or capitalist imperialism, which he held to constitute the intermediary stage of capitalism. 3. His version for the reconstruction of the world's first proletarian state. 4. His theory of the strategy and tactics of revolution. Select the correct answer:
Given below are the two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the-other labelled as Reason(R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) Behavioural Political Theory sought to eliminate the role of values and make political science a pure science and quantitative. Reason (R) Political Science, being a social science, can never be value-free as it deals with human beings who are value-bound.
To see things authentically as a conservative "is to experience events in the past." This statement belongs to
Who among the following cannot be considered as the proponent of classical liberalism?
Lord James Bryce is considered to be the best advocate of the:
Who defined life as a "perpetual and restless desire of power after power that ceased only in death."
"To teach the theory of the state to men who have not learned the first principles of sociology is like teaching astronomy or thermodynamics to men who have not learned the Newtonian Laws of motion". The above statement is made by:
John Locke in his book "Two Treaties of Government", revealed about the concept of
Who among the following said that ideology should neither be thought of as liberating or oppressive, nor as true or false. It can be any these things?
Match the following List-I (Books) List-II (Authors) a. The Second Sex 1. Juliet Mitchell b. The Second Stage 2. Kate Millell c. Sexual Politics 3. Betty Friedan d. Women's Estate 4. Simone de Beauvoir
Who defines rights in terms of negative and positive liberties?
Match the following List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) a. Betty Friedan 1. Sexual Politics b. Kate Millett 2. The Femine Mystique c. Mary Wallstonecraft 3. Vindication of the Rights of Women d. Germanine Greer 4. The Female Funch
Which among the following in not an advocate of participatory theory of democracy?
Which among the following are the principles of justice propagated by John Rawls? 1. "Each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for others" or the equality principles. 2. "Social and economic in equalities are to be arranged so that they are to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged" Which of the above is/are correct?
Which of the following pairs are correct? Select the correct answer from the options given below: 1. Jellinek ⟺ Political Science and Government 2. Gilchrist ⟺ Principles of Political Science 3. Pollock ⟺ An Introduction to the History of the science of Politics 4. Francis Fukuyama ⟺ Games Nations Play
Who is associated with 'Neo-Marxism' school of though?
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Human dignity ⟺ Liberalism 2. Rule of law ⟺ Fascism 3. Stateless Society ⟺ Anarchism 4. Rigid state control ⟺ Totalitarianism
"Democracy is the rule of the politicians." Who said this?
Consider the following statements with regard to Marxist theory of state. 1. State does not offer clear alternative to the pluralist image of the state. 2. State is an instrument of class oppression. 3. Marx did not develop a systematic theory of the state. 4. State is not a part of super structure. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Who said, "Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can seek in general, to be himself at his best"?
"He is a philosopher of unreason in the great age of reason". This is how Cobban defined
'The Feminine Mystique' was written by
"Wages should be according to one's capability to work for the good of society." This statement belongs to
Guild and Palmer strongly pleaded that the subject of politics should be:
According to John Locke people have natural rights like
Which theory suggest the minor adjustments with in the capitalist system to save the individual's liberty?
According to traditional view, political science is a study of the . . . . . . . . in its past, present and future aspects.
Which school of political 'thought criticised multiculturalism as it gives power to groups through legal recognition and, protects discriminatory practices in different cultures?
Which philosopher distinguished action as 'self regarding' and 'other regarding'?
"Small is Beautiful" is written by
'Feminist' was first used in nineteenth century as a
Which of the following works is deemed responsible for the relaunch of feminist thought or Second wave of feminism?
Which wave of feminism acknowledged that the achievement of political and legal right had not solved the 'women' question?
Which school of political thought is considered as the critics of viewpoints of 18 th century enlightenment?
Match the following List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) a. Carolyn Merchant 1. The Death of Nature b. Rudolph Bahro 2. From Red to Green c. Murray Book Chin 3. Post-Scarcity Anarchism d. James Lovelock 4. Gaia
The ideology of 'Democratic Socialism' lays emphasis on
Which of the following statement is not true about ideology?
Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): For John Locke, Natural Rights are a product of nature. Reason (R): State has to protect and safeguard these rights.
Consider the following statements about feminism. 1. Liberal feminists champion legal and political equality with men. They have supported an equal rights agenda. 2. 'Difference feminists' regard the very notion of equality as either misguided or simply undesirable. Which of the above is/are correct?
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the options given below the lists: List-I List-II a. Hegel 1. Juridical b. Austin 2. Sociological c. Maclver 3. Descriptive d. Garner 4. Meta physical
Which of the following statements are correct? 1. By virtue of its sovereign authority, the modern state claims supremacy in internal matters and freedom from control of external governments. 2. An economically weak state ought to obey the economically strong states thus dispossessing its external sovereignty. 3. Sovereignty of a state is decided by a world organisation. 4. Every state is legally equal to other states irrespective of military power or economic strength.
Match the following. List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) a. Martine Heidegger 1. Being and Time b. Jean-Francois Lyotard 2. The Postmodern Condition c. Michel Foucault 3. The Order of Things d. Jacques Derrida 4. Margins of Philosophy
The concept of equality refers to 1. Equality before law 2. Equal opportunities 3. Absence of privileges 4. Equal rewards Select the correct answer
According to Easton, which discpline does the given statement fit with "we must recognise . . . . . . . . that ulitimately all social life is interdependent and as a result, that it is artificial to isolate any set of . . . . . . . . relations from the whole for special attention."
What does Rawls want his theory of justice to be?
Barker's view of justice is the synthesis of
'Self is Prior to its Ends' and 'Right is Prior to the Good' are the principles upheld by
Which of the following theory developed as a critique of egalitarian ideas such as democracy and socialism?
Which of the following is/are related with classical theory of democracy? 1. John Locke 2. Immanuel Kant 3. Jeremy Bentham
Who developed a cosmopolitan understanding of multiculturalism that stresses the rise of 'hybridity'.
"Conservatism have a clearer understanding to what they oppose than what they favour." This statement is given by
Dialectical materialism of Karl Marx postulates that: 1. Matter is in a state of motion. 2. Motion in the matter is due to the pressure of environment. 3. Law of transformation is both quantitative and qualitative. 4. Conflict in matter is continuous and endless. Identify the correct answer:
"From each according to his ability to each according to his needs". Which ideology has propounded this principle?
Radical feminists movement was started in which of the following countries?
Who expressed the view- that "equality is unnatural and undesirable"?
'Seen to be done' describe which concept of Justice?
When did the for the first time female suffrage in New Zealand.
Political scientists have borrowed such ideas as 'cultural relativism', 'social evolution', 'cultural diffusion' from:
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Consider the following statements regarding plurality system.
Arrange the following works of Isaiah Berlin in chronological order of his publications. Select the correct answer: 1. Concepts and Categories: Philosophical Essays. 2. Four Essays on Liberty 3. Vico and Herder: Two Studies in the History of Ideas 4. Karl Marx : His Life and Environment
Match List-I (Definitions) with List-II (Authors) and select the correct answer: List-I (Definitions) List-II (Authors) a. Politics is both a science and an art 1. David Easton b. Politics is the authoritative allocation of values that are binding on the society 2. Lasswell and Kaplan c. Politics is the study of the shaping and sharing of power 3. Michael Curtis d. Politics is organised dispute about power and its use 4. Treitschke
Gramsci characterised Fascism as
The chief exponent of Scientific Socialism is/are?
Who described the classical tradition as 'Epic theory'?
Who among the following analyses liberty as a triadic relationship in the defined manner-X is free from Y to do or become (or not to do or become) Z?
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) Karl Marx is interpreted by some as an economic determinist but by others as a humane socialist. Reason (R) The problem stems from the wide range and complex nature of his own writings.
Consider the following statement: " . . . . . . . . the notion of politics does not come from heaven. It does not come Oak trees. It is not a gift of any angel. It is a human venture centred in man and created by man". The above statement is made by:
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Hobbes 1. Defence of sovereignty and assertion of the claims of political authority over religion. b. Locke 2. Defence of individual freedom of thought and expression c. Rousseau 3. Limited form of constitutional government d. J. S. Mill 4. Claim that sovereignty has its origin in the people and remains with the people.
Who among the following disputed the view that human behaviour could be adequately described without reference to the intentions, motives and reasons of the actors involved?
Which of the Marxist tried to mix Marxism and Darwinism?
Which one of the following is not a tenet of liberalism?
Who called democracy as 'tyranny of the majority'?
Socialist states are based on marxian ideology and are known as the:
The term 'deliberative democracy' was coined in 1980 by
Green has defined liberty as
Who among the following could be considered as the 'mother of women' liberation?
The book "The Constitution of Liberty" (1960) is written by who among the following?
Rearrange the following works of Karl Marx in sequential order in terms of Publication Year. 1. Critique of Political Economy 2. Poverty of Philosophy 3. Communist Manifesto 4. The Holy Family
Who among the following sociologists has made influential contributions in the field of political science?
Direct democracy is now practice in
The word 'Night watchman' was entitled to state by whom
Who among the following is not related to Welfare Liberalism?
Who promoted 'ancient constitutionalism' which respects diversity and pluralism?
Ethics is concerned with man as a man and as such, it is prior to:
Match the following: List-I List-II a. Modern political thinker 1. Plato b. Positivist school 2. Machiavelli c. Normative political theory 3. August Comte d. Scientific/inductive method 4. Aristotle
The concept of 'Differentiated Citizenship' is related with
Consider the following statements. 1. Liberal criticised if for emphasising the diversity as against individuality. 2. Feminists are critical about the group rights, cultural rights, or special rights. Which of the above is/are correct?
According to Kautilya, the principles of morality
Who wrote the book "Philosophy of poverty"?
Which of the following features of Marx's dialectical materialism are correct? 1. All the mass phenomena of history are determined by economic conditions. 2. Production is the most important of all human activities. 3. Men in association produce more than men in isolation. 4. Religion is the opium of the people.
Who among the following conceived society as a 'Cooperative venture for mutual advantage', more of less self-sufficient, and necessarily governed by rules?
Who among the following considers Marxism to be an ideology rather than a political theory?
Which one of the following statements is false?
Which of the following is not an essential prerequisite for making elitism compatible with democracy in Schumpeter?
Who of the following advocated economic theory of democracy?
Which among the following statements is not correct?
"Man must eat before he thinks. To eat he must produce. Production is a basic activity." Who said this?
Nee-liberalism does not believe in
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Concepts) List-II (Thinkers) a. Veil of ignorance 1. Karl Popper b. Alienation 2. Robert Nozic c. Piecemeal social engineering 3. John Rawls d. Night watchman state 4. Karl Marx
Which among the following is not an element of citizenship?
Which of the following were described by David Easton as intellectual foundations of the System Analysis? Give the correct answer from the options given below: 1. Regularities 2. Verification 3. Techniques 4. Quantification
Which of the following is correctly matched?
"Rights properly so called are creatures of law." This view is held by
'Justice, Gender and the family' is written by
Consider the correctness of following statements in relation with classical liberalism.
Match the items of List-I with items of List-II by selecting the correct answer: List-I (Thinkers) List-II (Theories) a. Mao Tse Tung 1. Proletarian Dictatorship b. Lenin 2. Cultural Revolution c. Marx 3. One Country Socialism d. Stalin 4. Communist Party as the Vanguard of the proletariat
Which of the following views believes that the state originated with class division and class struggle in society?
"It is morally impermissible to interfere with the actions of individuals even if they are motivated by irrational or emotive considerations provided they do not harm others." This statement belongs to
Assertion (A): According to Robert A. Dahl, an individual is unlikely to get involved in politics if he places a low valuation on the rewards to be gained from political involvement relative to the rewards expected from other kinds of human activity. Reason (R): Man is by nature an opportunist and is only occasionally politically conscious.
"The Two Phases of Power (1962)" a seminal essay was written by
Consider the following statements: 1. Of the three mainstreams of political Ideologies Liberalism, Marxism and Idealism fascism is openly opposed to Liberalism and Marxism. 2. Idealism regards, idea or consciousness as the essence of universe. 3. Guild socialism favoured communism. Which of the statements given above are correct?
In Sociology the unit of investigation is the:
"Power corresponds to the human ability not just to act, but an act in concert." This statement is made by
Who held the view that society is federal in character?
Which of the following is the study and story of man's march towards political growth and development of social, economic and cultural institutions and organisations?
Consider the following statements about Ecologism. 1. The term 'holism' was coined in 1929 by Jan Smuts. 2. Smuts believed that science commits the sin of reductionism. Which of the above is/are correct?
In which of the following, the Departments of Political Science and Economics are combined together?
Match the following. List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) a. Bhikhu Parekh 1. Multicultural Odysseys b. James Tully 2. Sources of the Self c. Charles Taylor 3. Strange Multiplicity d. Will Kymlicka 4. Rethinking Multiculturalism
Marxian ideology signifies 1. State is meant to serve the interest of capitalists. 2. State will disappear after the socialist revolution. 3. Dialectical materialism represents the philosophical basis of Marxism. Select the correct answer
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) For John Locke, Natural Rights are a product of nature. Reason (R) State has to protect and safeguard these rights.
Who among the following writers classified elites into broad types? 1. Organising and directing elites. 2. Informally-organised and diffused elites.
The difference between order and disorder is more important than the difference between communism and liberal democracy is advocated by
What is the correct chronological sequence of Edward Shils' categories of political system? 1. Political Democracy 2. Tutelary Democracy 3. Modernising Oligarchy 4. Totalitarian Oligarchy 5. Traditional Oligarchy
Burke's 'Reflections on the Revolution in France' has been taken as definitive and fortunate of:
Which of the following book is not authored by Karl Marx?
Who said, "Revolutions are the festivals of the oppressed and the exploited"?
Assertion (A) Democratic values command widespread acceptance within liberal democracies as an-ideal, but at the same time, citizens have become more critical of the working of the core institutions of representative democracy. Reason (R) The declining faith in government represents a deflation of the political culture, reducing the capacity of the political system to achieve shared goals.
'Multicultural Citizenship' and 'Multicultural Odysseys' were written by
According to political theory, an individual enters into society with certain basic rights. These rights are known as
The policy of protective discrimination seeks to promote
What are the three dimension of citizenship?
Who has termed the modern state as an "Industrial State"?
Consider the following statements. 1. Richard Rarty said that philosophy should be understood as nothing more than a conversation. 2. He was a multiculturalist. Which of the above is/are correct?
The organised women's movement developed in
'The Silent Spring' is written by
Who coined the slogan "No control, no co-operation"?
Legal theory of rights maintains
Who among the following has written on "Citizenship and Social Class"?
Consider the following statements. 1. Herbert Marcuse in his concept of 'One Dimensional Man' presented a critique of capitalism. 2. Equality is based on the assumption that man is a rational being. 3. The meaning of liberty and freedom was enlarged by Europe generation. 4. Equality in the modern scenario, is related with positive discrimination. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the options given below: Assertion (A): For Gandhiji, Satyagraha is not identical to passive resistance. Reason (R): Satyagraha denoted a legitimate, moral and truthful form of political action by the people against the Brutal state power.
Who said this "Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face."
Identify the communitarian philosopher from among the following.
According to Weber, . . . . . . . . actions are motivated by the desire to acquire more and more . . . . . . . .
The concept of citizenship was rooted in the political thought of . . . . . . . .
The term 'Holism' was coined by Jan Smuts in year
Match the following List-I List-II a. Proportional representation 1. J. S. Mill b. Fundamental representation 2. Thomas Hare c. One man one vote 3. G. D. H. Cole d. Multiple voting right 4. J. Bentham
Which one of the following is not among the principles of liberal ideology?
Who characterise nature as cruel and harsh?
The positive view of liberty entails 1. personal liberty 2. economic liberty 3. social liberty 4. economic as well as social liberty Select the correct answer
"The breakdown of capitalism might result not in communism but is anarchy form which there might emerge some dictatorship unrelated in principle to communist ideals." Who said this?
Which the following is not a disadvantage of democracy?
Who made the statement that, "in the present state of knowledge, politics far from being a science is one of the most backward of all arts"?
According to Thomas Hobbes, what was man's natural state?
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
Assertion (A): According to Marx political institutions and activities are an outgrowth of the prevailing economic system, especially the mode of production. Reason (R): The conflicting economic interests are the motive force behind all politics.
"While presupposing a single shared cultural understanding is false, relying on the dominate understanding is dangerous." This statement belongs to
Capitalism is the primary cause of environmental degradation-who said this?
Positive liberalism does not believe in
Which of the following statements relating to Mao's theory of contradictions are true? 1. Contradictions are universal in all times and in all societies. 2. Antagonistic contradictions exist among the hostile classes in terms of ownership of productive forces. 3. Non-antagonistic contradictions could exist among people which could be resolved without resorting to violence. 4. Contradictions have no place in a socialist system. Choose the correct answer from the below:
The elite theory was first started in
Plato considered politics a sub-division of
C. Wright Mills 'The Power Elite' (1956) offered a general analysis of elites in
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Concepts) List-II (Thinkers) a. Tacit consent 1. Rawls b. Self-regarding and other regarding action 2. Berlin c. Negative and positive liberty 3. Locke d. Well ordered society 4. Bentham
For J. S. Mill, which of the following statements is not true? 1. Pleasures differ in quality as well as in quantity. 2. Mill makes use of the non-utilitarian arguments. 3. The felicific calculus is absurd. 4. Pleasures can be objectively measured. Select the correct answer:
Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched? List-I List-II 1 A. Pareto I. Circulation of elites 2 B. Mosca II. Theory of the masses 3 C. Michels III. Concept of mass mind 4 D. Gasset IV. Political formula
Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding political ideology?
Consider the following statements: 1. Politics must promote individual and common well - being 2. State exists for the people and not the people for the state. 3. Man as an individual is the centre of the study of politics. Each individual becomes a member of society to further his own interests. Different individuals seek their interests as members of different groups. 4. Politics is essentially an instrument of conflict - resolution. Which of the above - encapsulate the liberal view of politics?
Given below are the two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the options given below. Assertion (A): Behavioural political theory sought to eliminate the role of values and make Political Science a pure science and quantitative. Reason (R): Political Science, being a social science, can never be value-free as it deals with human beings who are value-bound.
Which among the following is not about rights?
Which amendment of the US Constitution granted the Right to Vote to American women in 1920?
Bernard Shaw, who was himself a leading light of this variety of socialism said about them that they agreed to give up the delightful ease of revolutionary heroics and to take to the hard work of practical reform on ordinary Parliamentary lines. What was that variety of socialism?
Match the following List-I (Theory of Rights) List-II (Exponents) a. Legal Theory of Rights 1. Edmund Burke b. Theory of Prescriptive Rights 2. John Locke c. Theory of Natural Rights 3. T. H. Green d. Idealistic Theory of Rights 4. J. Bentham
What defines a good society, according to Rawls?
Who among the following was the first writer in the western world who sharply separated politics from ethics?
Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? List-I List-II 1. Syndicalism Parliamentary Democracy 2. Democratic Socialism Dictatorship of Proletariat 3. Fascism Bundle of rods 4. Idealism Idea as motive behind social change
Consider the following about classical liberalism's key ideas
"Realising social justice" is the one of major challenges of . . . . . . . . according to Amy Gutmann.
Radical feminism prevalied during
According to Augustus Comte, the principal methods by which political phenomena can be collected and classified include
Political science first began with the Greeks. Which of the following are true in this context? 1. The term 'politics' is derived from the Greek term 'Polis' which mean the 'city-state' and political science in Greece was treated as the Science of the city state. 2. Greeks were highly politically conscious compared to the people of other contemporary civilizations. So they were the first to generate knowledge on politics. 3. Although Greece was a small country it was a land of enlightenment in ancient Europe. Almost all branches of knowledge originated in Greece. 4. Politics in ancient Greece emerged as an instrument to serve as a moral guide to the ruling section of the society. Select the correct answer from below:
"Participation is a distorted view where democracy is reduced from a humanist aspiration to a market equilibrium." Who said this?
Who among the following is the exponent of negative liberty?
Which one of the following statements are correct regarding welfare ideology? 1. Abolition of welfare activities of state. 2. State to be abolished completely. 3. A full egalitarian society. 4. State ownership of means of production. Select the correct answer
Choose the most appropriate word or statement, synonym with the term 'Nationality.'
Equality implies 1. All are born equal 2. All die as equal 3. All are equal to strength 4. All are equal in worth Which of the statements given above are correct?
Match the following. List-I List-II a. Voltaire 1. Conservatism b. Edmund Burke 2. Liberalism c. Robert Owen 3. Marxism d. Karl Kautsky 4. Socialism
Who among the following thinkers formulated the concept of positive and negative liberty?
Which of the following statement is/are incorrect about Conservatism? 1. Conservatism prefer to base their arguments on experience and reality rather than abstract principles. 2. Conservatism is reactive. 3. Conservatism prefers liberty over equality. Select the correct answer
The following is an advocate of the republican notion of liberty.
Which of the following deals with morality and formulates rules which should influence the behaviour of man while living in society?
Mary Wollstonecraft wrote 'Vindication of the Right of Women' against the backdrop of
"The art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it wrongly and applying the wrong remedy". Who among the following gave the above definition of the politics?
Diverse cultures offer concrete alternative, is a hypothesis presented by
Which among the following is/are a type of legal right?
The laws of the dialectic of Marx does not include
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) Oakeshott says Hobbes is the greatest political thinker produced by the English speaking people. Reason (R) No other thinker can match his philosophical foundations and clarity of thoughts.
Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) . Identify the correct answers. Assertion (A) F. A. Hayek portrayed state intervention and collectivism, even in their moderate forms, as inevitably leading to an erosion of liberty. Reason (R) He is a supporter of Laissez Faire and opponent of Keynesian economics and the welfare state.
Who among the following firmly believed that periodic communitarian correction is required because 'Liberalism is a self-subverting doctrine'?
Who among the following elite theorists said, "A man is effective in society as a whole, not so much because of his individual equalities as because of the social energies which have been deposited in him by the mass."?
Deliberative democracy is
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) For J. S. Mill will is the basis of all institutions including the state. Reason (R) Will is not only dependent on number, it has a qualitative foundation and that will which makes the institutions takes on the form of a belief.
Who said 'negative liberty is superior to positive liberty'?
Pareto's description of elites as 'speculators' and 'rentiers' resembles the characterisation of governing cliques of
The concept of multiculturalism was prevalent since
Who among the following identifies power with domination in conceptual, methodological and political terms?
Who among the following employed a biological method in the study of Politics?
Consider the following statements. 1. Legal equality implies equal subjection of all citizens to the law and equal protection, of the law for all citizens. 2. Political equality implies equal political rights for citizens and rights to be represented in decision making bodies. 3. Robert Dahl believed that only a democratic government is consistent with the logic of political equality. 4. Social equality refers to the absence of social class or the absence of unjustified discrimination. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Multiculturalism has sanctioned some special rights for minority communities. 1. Cultural rights 2. Self-government rights 3. Special representation rights Which of the above is/are correct?
Which among the following are correct about rights?
The purpose of political theory is
Consider the following statements regarding liberty. 1. Liberty means absence of all restraints. 2. Liberty means absence of oppression. 3. Liberty is not total absence of restraints, but the existence of socially acceptable restraints. 4. Provision of conditions which are conducive to human development. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Who among the following appreciated the normative aspect of man's life in politics?
Which among the following statements are correct regarding Revisionism? 1. Class struggle has become less tense because of working class improved. 2. Middle class expanded, rather than shrunk. 3. Revisionist tactics became part of the socialist struggle. Select the correct answer
Who among the following referred to the 'decline' of Political Theory? 1. David Easton and Alfred Cobbon 2. Lasslett and Robert Dahl 3. Will Durant 4. Nathenial Hawthron
Who among the following has give 'Sleeping Dogs' theory of democratic culture?
Which one of the following is not included in the well known sayings of Mao?
Who among the following described modern democracies as 'Polyarchy'?
Out of the given statements according to Sir John Seely which best describe the relation between political science and history.
Which of the following are features of Marx's theory of surplus value? 1. It is an extension of Ricardo's theory. 2. Labour power equals the brain, muscle and nerve of the labourer. 3. The value of every commodity is not proportional to the quantity or labour contained in it. 4. The worker must be paid a price proportional to the number of labour hours that entered into its production. Select the correct answer:
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Justice as one person, one duty one class one work 1. Plato b. Justice as fairness 2. Aristotle c. Justice proportionate equality 3. Rawls d. Justice as the interest of the strong 4. Thrasymachas
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Authors) List-II (Dominant concepts) a. Thomas Pogge 1. Distributive Justice b. Michael Walzer 2. Communitarian Perspective of Justice c. Susan Moller Okin 3. Feminist Conception of Justice d. John Rawls 4. Global Justice
Harold Lasswell's "Politics : Who Gets, What, When and How" discusses :
"State is known by the rights that it maintains" who said?
Consider the correctness of following statements about liberalism.
The concept of 'ultra-individualism' is associated with which of the followings?
Who among the following said that "True politics cannot take a single step forward unless it has first done homage to morals"?
'The Personal is Political' is related with
"I am not a part of a great symphony in which I realise myself only as an incident in the motif of the whole. I am unique. I am separate. I am myself." The above statement is made by:
President Lowell considered politics 'a/an . . . . . . . . and not an experimental science'.
Which one of the following is not a factor, for Fuku-yama, leading to the triumph of liberal democracy?
"The modern state represents workers only in an illusory manner." The statement given by
Who said the "Liberty for the ancients consisted in an active and constant participation in collective power"?
Economics is value free, but political economy orginates in the context of the ideological debate of the eighteenth century is a comment made by
Which of the following factors are responsible for the decline of political theory? 1. Historicism 2. Positivism 3. Moral relativism 4. Hyperfactualism Choose the correct answer:
Assertion (A): While liberals say that the aim of politics is to resolve conflicts, maintain order, serve the common good and safeguard the right and liberties of the individual, the Marxists say that politics reflects class struggle. It is used by the owners of the means of production to safeguard their interests. Reason (R): The liberal and Marxian views of politics supplement one another.
The work 'Marxism and Politics' is authored by:
MacIver writes, "force always disrupts unless it is made subservient to . . . . . . . . will . . . . . . . . "
Assertion (A) For Rawls the right is prior to good. Reason (R) The loss of freedom for some is made right by greater good shared by others.
The doctrine of proportionate equality was propounded by
"Justice is the central and commanding concept of current mainstream normative political philosophy". This statement is given by
C. Wright Mill's 'The Power Elite' is a study of the contemporary politics of
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) a. Brian Berry 1. Justice b. Susan Moller Okin 2. Idea of Justice c. Amartya K. Sen 3. Justice, Gender and Family d. Tom Campbell 4. The Liberal Theory of Justice
Who among the following has defined 'political power' as the "relationship in which one person or a group is able to determine the actions of another in the direction of the former's own end"?
Power is like money is formulated by
Who among the following defined civil power as "the right of making laws with penalties .... for the regulating and preserving of property, and of employing the force of the community, in the execution of such laws ... all this only for the public good."?
Ivor Brown points out that economics deals mainly with . . . . . . . . and politics is concerned with . . . . . . . .
With which approach would one associate the following statement. Economic globalisation is an uneven, hierarchical process and benefits only a tiny minority.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Authors) List-II (Concepts) a. John Rawls 1. Equality of What b. John C. Harsanyi 2. Primary Goods Reconsidered c. Richard J. Arneson 3. Justice as Fairness d. Alex Callinicos 4. The Maximin Principle
Which one of the features of Rawls' concept of 'Veil of ignorance' is not true?
For J. S. Mill which one of the following is not true?
Which of the following pairs are not Correctly matched? 1. Introduction to Political Analysis ⟺ David E. Apter 2. Systematic Politics ⟺ G. E. G. Catlin 3. In Defence of Politics ⟺ Bernard Crick 4. The idea of Politics ⟺ Carl J. Friedrich Select the correct answer from below:
Who among the following has described democracy as "that institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of a competitive struggle for the peoples vote."?
Match List-I of Authors with List-II of Books: List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) a. T. H. Marshall 1. Citizenship and Social Class (1950) b. R. Bendix 2. Nation-Building and Citizenship (1964) c. Robert Nozick 3. Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974) d. Willy Kymlicka 4. Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority (1997) Select the correct answer the options given below:
The ideology of positive liberalism as maintained that
Who among the following examined liberty as negative and positive conception?
The Father of modern sociology, A. Comte, portrayed society as a potentially harmonious and ordered structure in which all social classes
Who summed up postmodemism as "incredulity towards meta-narratives"?
Who among the following defines political science as the study of "the act of human and social control" or the "study of control relationship of wills"?
Match the following. List-I List-II a. Dialectical idealism 1. Marx b. Dialectical materialism 2. Hegel c. Cultural Revolution 3. Lenin d. 'The State and Revolution' 4. Mao
The best adjustment of liberty and equality can be achieved in a regime of
Match the ideas on the relationship between ethics and politics given in List-I with their progenitors given in List-II and mark the correct answer from the options given below List-I List-II a. Politics is a sub-division of ethics 1. Catlin b. Ethics prescribes as to which among the serveral courses are desirable while politics prescribes which among the several are feasible 2. Merriam, Lasswell and Margen c. Politics need to be freed of all ethical considerations 3. Plato
"Power flow everywhere in society, power is everywhere." These words belongs to
Plato believed that the population of an ideal state should be
What Philosophy is to the mental sciences, Sociology is to the social sciences? 1. Both possess an all embracing character 2. Philosophy and sociology are sister subjects 3. Sociology and philosophy are inversely related to mental sciences and social sciences respectively 4. While philosophy is the 'mother' discipline with respect to mental sciences, sociology is the same with regard to social sciences. Which of the following are correct?
Who gave the Organic Theory of the State?
A type of democracy in which ordinary people make law at themselves is called
"Right are the external conditions necessary for the greatest possible development of the capabilities of the personality." Who has made this statement?
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Identify the correct answer. Assertion (A): F. A. Hayek portrayed state interx02vention and collectivism, even in their moderate forms, as inevitably leading to an erosion of Liberty. Reason (R): He is a supporter of laissez faire and opponent of Keynesian economics and the welfare state.
Which of the following theories of the origin of the state was accepted by liberalism?
John Locke's contribution chiefly lies in his: 1. Consent theory 2. Limited Government 3. Theory of state as a corporate body 4. Organic conception of state Select the correct answer from the options given below:
The right to vote is extended to women of UK in
"The point at which the letters of the rights defeats the purpose is the point at which society may justly curtail that rights." This argument is related with?
Which one of the following is not a political liberty?
Who developed a theory, which suggested that individuals could structure both moral and economic life without the direction from the state?
"Where there is no law, there is no freedom." Whose statement is this?
Arrange these events in sequence of 1. Mill's opposition towards unbridled capitalism. 2. First use of liberal by Spanish Constitution. 3. West in the grip of Great Depression. 4. Keynesian effect
Abian Socialism was first developed in
Positive liberty stands for 1. one's effective power 2. one's self-realisation 3. one's liberation from others 4. one's right to be one's own end Which of the statements given above are correct?
"The ultimate cause of all social changes and political revolutions are to be sought not in the minds of men, in their increasing insight in to eternal truth and Justice but in changes in the mode of production and exchange" - Engels. The above statement reflects:
Who among the following referred to the 'decline' of political theory? 1. David Easton and Alfred Cobbon 2. Lasslett and Robert Dahl 3. Will Durant 4. Nathenial Hawthorn
Consider the following statements. 1. Liberty means absence of all restraints. 2. Liberty means pursuing one's own good in one's own way. 3. Liberty is a licence to do anything. 4. Liberty is liberty of one and all, only if it is regulated. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Match the following List-I List-II a. Gewirth 1. Rights of Man b. White 2. Natural Rights c. Paine 3. Human Rights d. Ritchie 4. Rights
Who said that "One is not born, but becomes, a women"?
Which of the following statements are correct regarding Political Theory?
Who viewed power as a natural condition of society, nature determining the character and process of society?
Plato and modern idealists have accepted the state as a/an . . . . . . . . institution.
Proportionate equality implies
Rights are unlimited according to
"If liberty and law do not quarrel, liberty quarrel with itself". Who said this?
Which among the following are the part of moral rights included under US Copyright Act?
The distinction between positive freedom and negative freedom is usually described as
Which among the following is a work of Ehrlich and Harriman?
According to David Held Political theory is
Right to equality in India includes 1. equal protection of the laws. 2. abolition of untouchability. 3. equal pay for equal work. 4. abolition of titles. Select the correct answer
In the course of the growth of political science, American scholars have focussed their attention on:
Which of the following is not an example of contractual rights?
Which of the following belongs to the third generation of rights?
. . . . . . . . is the parent science of all the social sciences.
Which among the following is true about Liberalism?
. . . . . . . . holds that 'state identities' are complex and changing and arise from interactions with other states.
Consider the following statements about Ecologism. 1. The first challenges ahead ecologism is how it can become a Global ideology. 2. The second challenges are related to the anti-growth message of ecologism. Which of the above is/are correct?
'Multiculturalism' and 'the politics of Recognition' was written by
Who consider nationalism as a reason behind war?
Which of following rights are not assisted by the force of law?
Which among the following are Salient feature of Political Theory?
Who among the following is not credited for the development of modern liberalism?
The slogan "neither left nor right, but ahead" is used for
Revisionism is emerged in
Which among the following recommends policies that enhances cultural diversity?
Which school of thought believes that the Western world society is an outdated disguised under impersonal and faceless bureaucracies?
The formula from each according to his ability of each according to his work for the system of distribution in the state was given by
Consider the following statements 1. Political rights are available only in a democratic country. 2. Political rights made the government responsible to public opinion. 3. Political rights are available both to citizens as well as to aliens. 4. Political rights are granted only to citizens. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Match the following List-I List-II a. Jermy Bentham 1. 'Managerial Revolution' b. James Burnham 2. 'Fragments on Government' c. Peter Kropotkin 3. 'Consideration of Representative Government' d. J. S. Mill 4. 'Field, Factories and Workshop'
"If we cannot contribute to our in heritance, we must atleast ensure that the diversity that exist survives and does not perish." This statement was made by
Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched? List-I List-II a. Personal freedom 1. John Locke b. Unlimited liberty 2. J. S. Mill c. Positive liberty 3. Bentham d. Liberty form exploitation 4. Lanin
Who coined the term 'Holism'?
Who is of opinion that social power existed before the origin of the state, and would continue to be there long after the 'state withers away.'
'Pure procedural justice' concept was propagated by
"At present the phenomena of power pre-occupy theorists of public law and political scientists." This statement is made by
Which one of the following approaches/theories was first started as a critique of democracy and socialism?
Hegel's dialectical method was
Which one among the following statements is true?
Which of the following is not correct regarding Behaviouralism?
Match the following in the term of Authors and Important Concepts : List-I (Authors) List-II (Important Concepts) a. John Rawls 1. Communitarian Perspective of Justice b. Robert Nozick 2. Global Justice c. Michael Walzer 3. Distributive Justice d. Thomas Pogge 4. Justice as Entitlement
Which of the following is correct so far as John Rawls' writings are concerned?
Rearrange the following works of Karl Marx in sequential order in terms of Publication year. 1. Critique of Political Economy 2. Poverty of Philosophy 3. Communist Manifesto 4. The Holy Family
Identify the correct sequence of Marx's writings in ascending order. 1. Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy 2. Poverty of Philosophy 3. Thesis on Feuerbach 4. Communist Manifesto
The growth of judicial power over the last one hundred years in liberal democracies have taken place because
Who of the following said, "An important function of Political theory is not only to show what a political practice is but also to show what it means. In showing what a practice means, or what it ought to mean, Political theory can alter what it is"?
Political Theory developed into a crystallised form through the writings of . . . . . . . .
The Magna Carta, the Glorious Revolution and the writings of John Locke all contributed to the strengthening of Great Britain:
The earliest usage of the word socialism in a Co-operative Magazine was made by
Which of the following is considered as a reaction against the process of industrialisation?
Consider the following statements. In the liberal tradition, equality implies. 1. Same treatment for all 2. Identical rights for all citizens 3. Maintenance of equilibrium 4. Similarity of opportunities and results Which of the statements given above are correct?
Who described energy idea, every ideal, every ideology as traditional?
Consider the correctness of following statements about types of socialism.
Who among the following is not a proponent of Fabian socialism?
Who is the author of Proposed Roads to Freedom?
A and B were two students of T. H. Green. A become idealist and B become a liberal. A and B are
The work 'Power and Society' is co-authored by:
Who defined "Liberty is the opposite of over government"?
Welfarism is a component of
Who is chief proponent of scientific socialism?
Who among the following said that politics has its roots, psychologically, in the study of mental habits and vocational activities of mankind?
Who conceived sociology as the all-inclusive Social Science?
Consider the following statements about Multiculturalism. 1. Multiculturalism begins with the understanding that granting equal civil and political rights are an important part of democracy. 2. Multiculturalism has been used as an umbrella term to characterise the moral and political claims of a wide range of marginalised groups. Which of the above is/are correct?
Class according to Marx is defined by
The approach of 'Buddhist economics' was introduced by
Match the following List-I (Theory of Rights) List-II (Themes) a. Natural Right Theory 1. Some object as rights b. Historical Rights Theory 2. Claiming or waiving c. Interest Theory 3. Rights as pre-social d. Choice Theory 4. Rights emanating form customs
Negative liberty implies 1. Freedom as absence of restraints 2. Freedom from chains 3. Freedom as self-mastery 4. Freedom as non-interference Which of the statements given above are correct?
Within the framework of differentiated citizenship, multiculturalism has sanctions which among the following kinds of rights for minority community?
The words "The desire to conserve" are related with
The institution common to Nepal, Saudi Arabia and Sweden is:
Who among the following considers the state as the sole source of the right to use Violence?
'Rethinking Multiculturalism' was written by
Who advocated the formation by public authorities of "villages of cooperation" to put the unemployed to work?
Consider the following statements about feminism. 1. Liberal feminism is understood to work within the framework of the liberal state. 2. Radical feminism theories patriarchy as a system of male dominance independent of and prior to all other system of elimination. Which of the above is/are correct?
Who among the following is an advocate of natural liberty?
Consider the following statements. 1. The concept of negative liberty played an important role in the establishment of capitalist system in Europe. 2. Laski views liberty as positive thing. 3. Marx accepts the theory of atomised, alienated and possessive individualism. 4. Marx pointed out the alienation of man as the most dehumanising effect of the capitalism. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Assertion (A): Politics cannot be divorced from ethics. Reason (R): No government can do anything which is against the fundamentals of the moral standards of the people. If it does, it'd cease to get obedience from them.
Political Theory is a value and . . . . . . . . based description of political problems.
The classification of human action as self-regarding and other-regarding was made by 1. A. G. Gardener 2. Hume 3. James Mill 4. J. S. Mill Select the correct answer
Who is the author of Grammar of Politics?
Who said this "Man is born free, but every where he is in chains"?
Who defined justice as the treating of "equals equally and of unequals unequally"?
Consider the following statements about nature. 1. Socialist have viewed and treated nature as merely as resource. 2. Feminists generally hold nature to be non-creative and malign. Which of the above is/are correct?
'The order of things' was written by
According to . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . "A state is that agency in a society that is authorised to exercise control within a territory."
Consider the correctness of following statements about conservatism.
The phrase "the problem with no name" was coined by
The English word 'politics' originates from three Greek words like:
Consider the following statements: 1. Political institutions and activities are an outgrowth of the prevailing economic system. 2. The conflicting economic interests are the motive force behind all politics. 3. So long as society is divided into two classes, state and politics will continue to be used as the tools of the dominant class for the suppression of the dependent class. 4. There are many groups in society which seek to protect the interests of their members against the conflicting interests of the competing groups. Which of the above statements encapsulate the Marxist view of politics? Select the correct answer from below:
Engel's book "Origin of Family, Private Property and State" has been based upon the theory of the anthropologist.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) In spite of that fact the Rawls theory has strong procedural features it can also be seen as a major contribution to social justice. Reason (R) He is categorical that there is a need for rational justification of all departures from equality.
Who of the following said "Lenin's party was designed to be an elite, a minority chosen for intellectual and moral superiority, the most advanced part of the working class and so its vanguard"?
Rawlsian concept of justice is based on
Who of the following gave the slogan ''Turn the imperialist war into a civil war, that is, into to a proletarian revolution"?
Which of the following is true of modem liberalism? 1. Freedom of the individual as against the authority of the state. 2. Recognise the importance of 'group' . 3. Supports the limited role of the state. 4. Supports the state regulation to safeguard the weak. Choose the correct answer.
Marx does not believe in
"Politics is that part of social science which treats of the foundations of state and the principles of government". Who made this statement?
Who said that "Labour power equals the brain, muscle and nerve of the labourer"?
Who described Political Theory as "the systematic thinking about the purpose of the government"?
Which one of the following statement is associated with Aristotle?
Which one of the following social contract traditions has not been revitalised by John Rawls in his book 'A Theory of Justice'?
Communitarian theory lays emphasis on:
Who among the following said, 'We can not shed our values in the way we remove our coats'?
Who among the following has written the article "The Zigzag of Politics"?
"Original position" is under a "Veil of ignorance" is a concept developed by whom among the following?
For whom, "ideas" and not the "material conditions of production" are the effective causes of revolution?
Match List-I (Works) with List-II (Authors) and select the correct answer: List-I (Works) List-II (Authors) a. The social and Political thought of Karl Marx 1. Robert Dahl b. An Introduction to comparative Government 2. Milton Friedman c. Who Governs? 3. Shlomo Avineri d. Capitalism and Freedom 4. Jean Blondel
Who among the following said that Political theory contains factor of three kinds-tile factual, the causal and the valuational?
Leacock says that without at least an unconscious political science, . . . . . . . . will lose its main significance.
Marx believed that equality in a society could be established only when
Match the following List-I List-II a. A Preface to Economic Democracy 1. C. B. Macpherson b. The Life and the Ties of liberal Democracy 2. J. Schumpeter c. Participation and Democracy 3. Robert Dahl d. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy 4. C. Pateman
Social Citizenship refers to
Who said that "Political theory includes political science and political philosophy"?
Arrange the following works of Isaiah Berlin in chronological order of his publications. Select the correct answer from the options given below: 1. Concepts and Categories : Philosophical Essays 2. Four Essays on Liberty 3. Vico and Herder : Two Studies in the History of Ideas 4. Karl Marx : His Life and Environment
Which of the following is correct about procedural justice
Which is not a condition for veil of ignorance?
Six Canons of conservative thoughts were presented by
Who of the following said that felicity is "continued success in obtaining those things which a man from time to time desires"?
Social primary goods according to John Rawls refers to:
Lord Bryce claims that "Political Science stands midway between . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . between the past and the present".
The three principles of just entitlement by Robert Nozick are 1. Just acquisition of holdings 2. Just transfer of holdings 3. Rectification of Justice Which of the above is/are correct?
Female suffrage was first introduced in 1893 in
'Arrogance of humanism' is a phrase coined by
Which one of the following doctrines rejects the role of the state as an instrument of social transformation?
The democratic method is that institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of a competitive struggle for the people's votes?
Match the following. List-I List-II a. Mill 1. Liberty Today b. Hayek 2. The Constitution of Liberty c. Friedman 3. On Liberty d. Joad 4. Capitalism and Freedom
Which among the below is concerned with the notion of equal treatment with equals and unequal treatment with unequals? 1. Proportional Equality 2. Equality before law 3. Natural equality of men 4. Equality of achievement Select the correct answer
The present sociological impact on the study of political science can be traced back to . . . . . . . . whose ideas influenced areas such as administrative theory and political analysis.
Who of the following said that, "the emancipation of the working class is the work of the working class itself"?
Marx's theory of the state and revolutions are taken from
Who among the following emphasized the sociological evolution of the state and political institutions?
Direct democracy is not possible in the modern times because
Who among the following emphasised on 'procedural theory of democracy' highlighting three criteria?
Multiculturalism aims at:
Match the items of List I with items of List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Thinkers) List-II (Theories) a. Mao Tse Tung 1. Proletarian Dictatorship b. Lenin 2. Cultural Revolution c. Marx 3. One Country Socialism d. Stalin 4. Communist Party as the Vanguard of the Proletariat
Which one of the following answers is incorrect regarding neo-liberalism?
Maine authored the book
The term 'ecology' was coined by
Which of the following is/are aspect of rights?
Who defined power as "to move others or to get them to do what one wants them to do and not to do, what one does not want them to do."
Consider the following statements on equality 1. The quest for equality does not imply de facto equality. 2. Men and women may not be born alike. But equality demands that they ought to be treated equally. 3. We seek equality because we think it is just. 4. Egalitarian principles have been drawn on the principles that men and women are identical. Which of the statements given above are correct?
The essential attributes of the State are
Consider the following statements in relation to Marxism. 1. Proletariat are those who means of production and buy labour power and pay only wages. 2. Bourgeoisie are those who sell their labour power. Which among the above is/are correct?
Match the following. List-I List-II a. 'On Liberty' 1. John Rawls b. 'The Theory of Moral Sentiments' 2. Adam Smith c. 'Two Concept of Liberty' 3. Isaiah Berlin d. "A Theory of Justice" 4. J. S. Mill
Equality as rewards refers to desert as
Which wave of feminism ended with the achievement of female suffrage?
"Human consciousness postulates liberty, liberty involves rights, rights demand the state." Who has made this statement?
Buckle said, one of "in the present state of knowledge, politics, far from being a science, is one of the most . . . . . . . . of all arts".
"It is not the consciousness of man which determines the material conditions of life but it is material conditions of life which determine their consciousness" - This statement is given by
"The democratic method is that institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of a competitive struggle for the people's votes." This statement about democracy is related to
Who propounded the view that the state is "The actualisation of the ethical idea"?
Match the following List-I List-II a. A right is a claim the society and enforced by the state 1. Bonsaquet b. Rights arise from the fact that man is social being 2. Gilchrist c. Our rights are not independent of society but inherent in it 3. Laski d. It is only in the world of duties rights have significance 4. Wilde
Women should enjoy the same legal and political rights are demand raised during
W. H. R. Rivers in his psychology and politics and Harold Lasswell in his psychopathology and politics present a study of politics based on:
Surplus value is
Positive liberalism emerged in which century?
For Locke, which of the following statements is not true? 1. The state must be a constitutional state. 2. Government must possess discretionary power. 3. It is a tolerant state. 4. The right to property is not a natural right. Select the correct answer from the options given below:
"If you are a liberal, anything your say is protected. If are a conservative anything your say is hateful." Who said this?
"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time". Who said this?
Who has given the concept of 'False Conciousness' and 'True Conciousness'?
Who consider the world outside of themselves as being in error?
Which among the following is/are streams of feminism?
According to Barker, Political theory is
Who among the following advocated that the central idea of the Political Science is power?
Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Fabian socialism is an offshoot of evolutionary socialism. 2. Fabian socialism developed by Ferdin and Lassalle. 3. German social democracy is an other form of evolutionary socialism. Select the correct answer
Which of the following is not related with elitist theory of democracy?
Who among the following said, "Post-behaviouralism was a genuine revolution, not a reaction
a becoming, not a preservation
a reform, not a counter reformation"?
Who-believes that multiculturalism raise the danger of divisive
particularistic tendencies?
Which of the following statements is not true?
Which of the following statements are true regarding Political Theory? 1. It accepts scientism and repudiates the normativism. 2. It synthesises political philosophy and scientific enquiry of political phenomenon. 3. It is structural and institutional and examines the logic and basis of political institutions and organisations. 4. Political Theory is philosophical as well as scientific, normative as well as empirical
evaluative as well as explanatory
historical as well as analytical. Choose the correct answers from the below
Human rights have numerous features
one of them is not the feature.
Two conclusions emerge from the power perspective: the one who exercises the power had the option or the alternative to act differently
and those on whom the power had the option or the alternative to act differently, if power was not exercised over them-The statement is made by who among the following?
Who said that "The revolution did not ask for charity
it demanded the rights of man."?