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Chapter 1 Introduction MCQ Questions Class 11 Political Science with Answers
Question : The term 'Politics' is derived from:
(a) Latin word 'Polis'
(b) Greek word 'Polis'
(c) C English word 'Political
(d) Greek word 'City-State'.
Answer : B
Question : Legal Sovereignty is one; which is accepted by :
(a) all the persons in and outside the state
(b) by outside people alone
(c) by international organization alone
(d) by associations in the state
(a) all the persons in and outside the state
(b) by outside people alone
(c) by international organization alone
(d) by associations in the state
Answer : A
Question : In which of the following two countries has religion had an important impact on politics over the last fifty years?
(a) China and the United Kingdom
(b) Brazil and Vietnam
(c) Kenya and Peru
(d) Spain and Turkey
(a) China and the United Kingdom
(b) Brazil and Vietnam
(c) Kenya and Peru
(d) Spain and Turkey
Answer : D
Question : “The more well-to-do a nation, the greater the chances that it will sustain democracy.” Seymour Lipset, Political Man
Which of the following countries could be cited in support of this proposition?
(a) China
(b) Nigeria
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Vietnam
Which of the following countries could be cited in support of this proposition?
(a) China
(b) Nigeria
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Vietnam
Answer : C
Question : One difference between authoritarian regimes and totalitarian regimes is that totalitarian regimes
(a) focus on economic rather than ideological issues
(b) practice radical socialist political agendas
(c) create charismatic leaders and unthinking followers
(d) seek to control the state, the economy, and civil society
(a) focus on economic rather than ideological issues
(b) practice radical socialist political agendas
(c) create charismatic leaders and unthinking followers
(d) seek to control the state, the economy, and civil society
Answer : D
Question : Which of the following describes representative democracy?
(a) It is not a common form of democracy in the modern age.
(b) It is only found in rich and industrialized states.
(c) It involves indirect participation through elected representatives.
(d) It was the most prevalent form of democracy in the Colonial era
(a) It is not a common form of democracy in the modern age.
(b) It is only found in rich and industrialized states.
(c) It involves indirect participation through elected representatives.
(d) It was the most prevalent form of democracy in the Colonial era
Answer : C
Question : The monistic theory of sovereignty was propounded by:
(a) laski
(b) j.s. mill
(c) sir henry maine
(d) austin
(a) laski
(b) j.s. mill
(c) sir henry maine
(d) austin
Answer : D
Question : The word that does not appear in the Indian Constitution is
(a) Sovereign
(b) Federal
(c) Fraternity
(d) Republic
(a) Sovereign
(b) Federal
(c) Fraternity
(d) Republic
Answer : B
Question : The Institutional Approach concentrates on the Study of :
(a) social institutions
(b) economic institutions
(c) political institutions
(d) cultural
(a) social institutions
(b) economic institutions
(c) political institutions
(d) cultural
Answer : C
Question : Which of the following is not the characteristic of Theory.
(a) Conceptualisation
(b) Generalisation
(c) Value judgement
(d) Hypothesis
(a) Conceptualisation
(b) Generalisation
(c) Value judgement
(d) Hypothesis
Answer : D
Question : Theory is derived from the word "Theoria' which is taken from:
(a) Greek word
(b) English word
(c) Roman word
(d) Latin word
Answer : A
Question : The term ‘Politics’ is derived from:
(a) Latin word ‘Polis’
(b) Greek word ‘Polis’
(c) English word ‘Political’
(d) Greek word ‘City-State’
(a) Latin word ‘Polis’
(b) Greek word ‘Polis’
(c) English word ‘Political’
(d) Greek word ‘City-State’
Answer : B
Question : Identify the thinker associated with the Modern Approach.
(a) David Easton
(b) Plato
(c) Aristotle
(d) Socrates
Answer : A
Question : Rousseau was born in :
(a) england
(b) germany
(c) france
(d) switzerland
(a) england
(b) germany
(c) france
(d) switzerland
Answer : D
Question : “Man by nature is a social and political animal” is the cornerstone of the philosophy of:
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Montesquieu.
Answer : C
Question : Which of the following established the concept of sovereignty in international law and is considered the birth of the modern nation-state system?
(a) The Magna Carta
(b) The Treaty of Westphalia
(c) The Treaty of Paris
(d) The Treaty of Ghent
(a) The Magna Carta
(b) The Treaty of Westphalia
(c) The Treaty of Paris
(d) The Treaty of Ghent
Answer : B
Question : When did the Post Behaviouralist Approach emerge ?
(a) mid eighties
(b) mid sixties
(c) mid seventies
(d) mid fifties
(a) mid eighties
(b) mid sixties
(c) mid seventies
(d) mid fifties
Answer : B
Question : A Constitution is a body of
(a) Basic laws
(b) Rules
(c) Principles
(d) Moral values
(a) Basic laws
(b) Rules
(c) Principles
(d) Moral values
Answer : A
Question : Who among the following is not a Greek political thinker ?
(a) socrates
(b) plato
(c) aristotle
(d) machiavelli
(a) socrates
(b) plato
(c) aristotle
(d) machiavelli
Answer : D
Question : The concept of “separation of powers” is given by
(a) Plato
(b) Rousseau
(c) Aristotle
(d) Montesquieu
(a) Plato
(b) Rousseau
(c) Aristotle
(d) Montesquieu
Answer : D
Question : What term describes a set of attitudes and practices that shapes people’s political behavior?
(a) Governing party
(b) Political party
(c) Social culture
(d) Political culture
(a) Governing party
(b) Political party
(c) Social culture
(d) Political culture
Answer : D
Question : The word ‘Sovereignty ’ derived from ________ language.
(a) greek
(b) latin
(c) french
(d) roman
(a) greek
(b) latin
(c) french
(d) roman
Answer : B
Question : Manipulating district boundaries to create a stronger partisan vote in an attempt to gain political advantage is called
(a) incumbent advantage
(b) gerrymandering
(c) representative voting
(d) electioneering
(a) incumbent advantage
(b) gerrymandering
(c) representative voting
(d) electioneering
Answer : B
Question : Aristotle Believed that state originated as result of :
(a) social contract
(b) force
(c) expansion of families
(d) handiwork of god
(a) social contract
(b) force
(c) expansion of families
(d) handiwork of god
Answer : B
Question : The members of the Constituent Assembly were:
(a) Directly elected
(b) Nominated by Congress and Muslim League
(c) Indirectly elected
(d) Appointed by the Governor-General and Governors
(a) Directly elected
(b) Nominated by Congress and Muslim League
(c) Indirectly elected
(d) Appointed by the Governor-General and Governors
Answer : C
Question : Today the theory was most widely accepted about the origin of state is :
(a) divine origin theory
(b) social contract theory
(c) marxist theory
(d) evolutionary theory
(a) divine origin theory
(b) social contract theory
(c) marxist theory
(d) evolutionary theory
Answer : D
Question : According to Locke in the state of nature man was :
(a) un- civilized
(b) nasty and brutish
(c) peace loving
(d) respected no code of conduct
(a) un- civilized
(b) nasty and brutish
(c) peace loving
(d) respected no code of conduct
Answer : C
Question : Human beings are unique because they
(a) Possess power of reasoning and reflection.
(b) Are social beings and depend on society.
(c) Participate in politics.
(d) Never fight with one another.
Answer : A
Question : A man by nature is a social and political animal is the cornerstone of the philosophy of:
(a) Plato
(b) Socrates
(c) Aristotle
(d) Montesquieu
(a) Plato
(b) Socrates
(c) Aristotle
(d) Montesquieu
Answer : C
Question : Which of the following countries has a parliamentary system of government headed by a prime minister?
(a) Israel
(b) Brazil
(c) Kenya
(d) Nigeria
(a) Israel
(b) Brazil
(c) Kenya
(d) Nigeria
Answer : A
Question : Critics of Vietnam’s 2013 amended constitution argue that it
(a) hampers the authority of the government to operate efficiently and in the best interest of its citizens
(b) fosters oppression by providing a veneer of legitimacy to vested interest groups and privileged sectors of society
(c) is based in an atheist worldview and violates the fundamental right to freedom of religious practice
(d) restricts the education and progress of humanity at large by protecting freedom of religion
(a) hampers the authority of the government to operate efficiently and in the best interest of its citizens
(b) fosters oppression by providing a veneer of legitimacy to vested interest groups and privileged sectors of society
(c) is based in an atheist worldview and violates the fundamental right to freedom of religious practice
(d) restricts the education and progress of humanity at large by protecting freedom of religion
Answer : B
Question : Which of the following theory believes that rights are conditions ,which contribute andhelp in the promotion of common good ?
(a) historical
(b) natural
(c) social welfare
(d) legal
(a) historical
(b) natural
(c) social welfare
(d) legal
Answer : C
Question : The main characteristics of the traditional approach of political science was ____ ?
(a) the value free study
(b) comparative study
(c) emphasis on scientific methodology
(d) institutional study
(a) the value free study
(b) comparative study
(c) emphasis on scientific methodology
(d) institutional study
Answer : D
Question : Which of the following statements about theory in the social sciences is true?
(a) Theories are not based on facts and are meant to encourage the imagination.
(b) Natural science theories are capable of being tested, but social science theories are not.
(c) Theories are systematic explanations of phenomena
(d) Positivist theories are inductive and interpretivist theories are deductive.
(a) Theories are not based on facts and are meant to encourage the imagination.
(b) Natural science theories are capable of being tested, but social science theories are not.
(c) Theories are systematic explanations of phenomena
(d) Positivist theories are inductive and interpretivist theories are deductive.
Answer : C
Question : Which of the following modern states could best be described as a “weak” state?
(a) Vietnam
(b) Peru
(c) Turkey
(d) Nigeria
(a) Vietnam
(b) Peru
(c) Turkey
(d) Nigeria
Answer : D
Question : Who did not consider territory as an essential element of state?
(a) aristotle
(b) hobbes
(c) seely
(d) laski
(a) aristotle
(b) hobbes
(c) seely
(d) laski
Answer : B
Question : Which of the following best describes exploratory research?
(a) It aims to revise existing exploratory and descriptive research.
(b) It attempts to identify causal factors and outcomes of phenomena
(c) It examines the what, where, and when of phenomena
(d) It requires making observations and documenting phenomena
(a) It aims to revise existing exploratory and descriptive research.
(b) It attempts to identify causal factors and outcomes of phenomena
(c) It examines the what, where, and when of phenomena
(d) It requires making observations and documenting phenomena
Answer : B
Question : In Modern political rights are guaranteed to :
(a) all citizens
(b) adult citizens only
(c) property owners only
(d) men only
(a) all citizens
(b) adult citizens only
(c) property owners only
(d) men only
Answer : B
Question : Which theorist believed that society arises because of necessity, natural inclination, and habit?
(a) Thomas Hobbes
(b) David Hume
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Max Weber
(a) Thomas Hobbes
(b) David Hume
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Max Weber
Answer : B
Question : The “Intellectual God Father of Behaviouralism” is :
(a) charles merriam
(b) david easton
(c) laswell
(d) aristotle
(a) charles merriam
(b) david easton
(c) laswell
(d) aristotle
Answer : A
Question : The transition from military rule to democracy in Brazil beginning in 1985 was characterized by which of the following?
(a) The new government’s commitment to addressing inequality
(b) The maintenance of power by the political elite
(c) The transfer of substantial authority to rural areas
(d) The end of the federal system in Brazil
(a) The new government’s commitment to addressing inequality
(b) The maintenance of power by the political elite
(c) The transfer of substantial authority to rural areas
(d) The end of the federal system in Brazil
Answer : B
Question : According to Hobbes; the state of nature was:
(a) very law abiding
(b) nasty and brutish
(c) cultured and mannered
(d) selfless and
(a) very law abiding
(b) nasty and brutish
(c) cultured and mannered
(d) selfless and
Answer : B
Question : Which of the following pieces of evidence undermines modernization theory?
(a) Education, mass communication, and urbanization can lead people to mobilize, but not always in a democratic fashion.
(b) Richer countries tend to be, on average, more democratic than poorer states.
(c) Greater citizen participation in decision-making processes occurs more often in richer countries than in poorer ones.
(d) Citizens of richer countries have, on average, a higher degree of education.
(a) Education, mass communication, and urbanization can lead people to mobilize, but not always in a democratic fashion.
(b) Richer countries tend to be, on average, more democratic than poorer states.
(c) Greater citizen participation in decision-making processes occurs more often in richer countries than in poorer ones.
(d) Citizens of richer countries have, on average, a higher degree of education.
Answer : A
Question : Which of the following is NOT true with regard to bicameral legislatures?
(a) Bicameral legislatures grew out of the need in European countries to represent the aristocracy as well as the rest of the population.
(b) Bicameral legislatures grew out of the need to provide adequate representation to individual states within the federal system of the United States.
(c) Bicameral legislatures typically are more efficient than unicameral legislatures in their ability to divide up legislation.
(d) Bicameral legislatures are generally better able than unicameral legislatures to represent a variety of interest groups and views.
(a) Bicameral legislatures grew out of the need in European countries to represent the aristocracy as well as the rest of the population.
(b) Bicameral legislatures grew out of the need to provide adequate representation to individual states within the federal system of the United States.
(c) Bicameral legislatures typically are more efficient than unicameral legislatures in their ability to divide up legislation.
(d) Bicameral legislatures are generally better able than unicameral legislatures to represent a variety of interest groups and views.
Answer : C
Question : In terms of economic development, Vietnam is ______ China.
(a) behind
(b) even with
(c) ahead of
(d) not comparable with
(a) behind
(b) even with
(c) ahead of
(d) not comparable with
Answer : A
Question : One of the oldest theories about right is?
(a) natural rights
(b) legal rights
(c) idealistic theory
(d) historical theory
(a) natural rights
(b) legal rights
(c) idealistic theory
(d) historical theory
Answer : A
Question : Historical Approach is also known as :
(a) legal approach
(b) traditional approach
(c) evolutionary approach
(a) legal approach
(b) traditional approach
(c) evolutionary approach
Answer : C
Question : Which one of the following group of thinkers do not draw any distinction between thegovernment and state?
(a) pluralist
(b) socialist
(c) capitalist
(d) all the above
(a) pluralist
(b) socialist
(c) capitalist
(d) all the above
Answer : A
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