Competitive Exams: Political Science MCQs (Practice_Test 45 of 150)
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- Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Concept/Theory) List-II (Scholar) - Proletarian internationalism
- Political realism
- Complex interdependence
- Hegemonic stability theory
- Charles Kindleberger
- Hans Morgenthau
- V I Lenin
- Keohane and Nye
- A
- B
- C
- D
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- Which one of the following statements is not correct?
- For Aristotle, state exists to ensure good life for its members
- For Jeremy Bentham, state exists to promote the social and economic welfare of its citizens
- For Thomas Hobbes, the primary task of the state is to ensure law and order 9 of 15
- For John Locke, the state exists to protect the inalienable rights of its citizens
- “Sovereignty is the supreme power over citizens and subjects unrestrained by law” This understanding of sovereignty today is restricted in practice by which of the following?
- Globalization
- Acceptance of the declaration of universal human rights by a majority of the states
- Rise of global concerns such as ecology and terrorism
- All of the above
- Match List-I with List-II and, select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Theme) List-II (Author) - State as a class
- State as ethical life
- State as Power
- Minimal State
- J. Rousseau. G. Hegel and T. Green
- Machiavelli and T. Hobbes
- Karl Marx and Lenin
- F. Hayek and R. Nozick
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 2
- 4
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- 1
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- 1
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- 1
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- Rousseau՚s concept of general will avows which one of the following?
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- Popular sovereignty
- Sovereignty of the constitution
- De Jure sovereignty
- Consider the following statements: The ideal of “universal citizenship” implies that
- All citizens of a country should be treated alike and granted equal rights.
- Individuals should be considered as citizens of the world.
- All persons living in a country should be treated as citizens.
- Citizenship rights are given to us by nature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1 only
- 4 only
- Consider the following statements about the UN Declaration of Human Rights:
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights does not refer to any social or economic rights.
- The Declaration does not uphold such rights as right to work, protection against unemployment, just remuneration and right to form trade unions.
- The Declaration recognizes the rights of indigenous populations.
- The Declaration grants special status to women.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3
- 1,2 and 4
- 3 and 4
- Consider the following statements: According to the Liberals, rights
- Curtail the power of the state
- Enable individuals to attain their best selves
- Empower individuals against the collective
- Form the basis of a vibrant civil society
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1,2 and 4 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1,2, 3 and 4
- In accordance to a growing consensus today, which of the following should freedom be inclusive of?
- Absence of certain physical and legal impediments.
- Presence of certain civil and political liberties.
- Social provisions of income, education and health.
- Protection of cultural identity.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- 1,2, 3 and 4 10 of 15
- 1,2 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 only
- Consider the following statements:
- Liberal democratic tradition views equality primarily as “equality of opportunity” and “equality of conditions”
- “Equality of conditions” seeks to ensure that equality of results is achieved regardless of natural ability.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Thinker) List-II (Idea) - Karl Man
- Jeremy Bentham
- John Rawls.
- Robert Nozick
- Justice as fairness
- From each according to his ability to each according to his needs
- Justice as net aggregate satisfaction
- From each as they choose to each as they are chose
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 1
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- 1
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- 1
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- Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (School of Historiography) List-II (Views on Communalism) - Imperialist School
- Cambridge School
- Nationalist School
- Marxist School
- The inhabitants of the sub continent are prone to religious appeal as they are superstitious
- Communalism is a false consciousness
- It is a result of conscious British policy of divide and rule
- Communalism is product of the ambition of elite groups
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- B
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- D
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- Who among the following theorists is associated with neorealist in international relations?
- Kenneth Waltz
- Hans Morgenthau
- Reinhold Niebuhr
- John Ruggie
- Based on the census 2001, consider the following statements:
- Female/male ratio in India in the year 2001 is more than that in the year 1951.
- After Delhi and Chandigarh, Pond cherry has the highest population density amongst all the States
Union Territories.
Which of the statements given above i1are correct?
- Only 1
- Only 2
- Both1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
- Who defined the State human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory?
- Benito Mussolini
- Max Weber
- Thomas Hobbes
- Niccolo Machiavelli