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This set of An Introduction to Political Science Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on An Introduction To Political Science Set 19

Q1 | Groups or associations formed for the realization of specific interest
  • political party
  • government
  • interest groups
  • executive
Q2 | Choose the correct one. Pressure group
  • differ from political party
  • is bigger than political party
  • is a multi-interest group
  • one cannot be a member of many pressure groups
Q3 | Identify the pressure group
  • congress party
  • Kerala Congress
  • BJP
  • RSS
Q4 | Which is an example of Institutional Pressure Groups
  • NSS
  • bureaucracy
  • Bar Association
  • INTUC
Q5 | Parties represented in parliament in direct proportion to their overall electoral strength is…………
  • Proportional representation
  • First past the post system
  • Single member plurality system
  • none of the above
Q6 | Two varieties of proportional Representation are the Hare system and
  • Just System
  • droop system
  • List system
  • none of the above
Q7 | Hare system is associated with…………
  • George Hare
  • Thomas Hare
  • Bryce
  • Laski
Q8 | The idea of individualism originated in………….
  • Italy
  • UK
  • France
  • Russia
Q9 | Ideology that advocates maximum possible freedom to individual and minimum of statefunctions
  • Fascism
  • Marxism
  • Individualism
  • Gandhism
Q10 | Author of the book ‘wealth of Nations’.
  • Herbert Spencer
  • J S Mill
  • Laski
  • Adam Smith
Q11 | Who among the following is not associated with Individualism
  • Spencer
  • Adam Smith
  • Hegel
  • J S Mill
Q12 | Individualist consider state …………….
  • as a necessity
  • ethical institution
  • necessary evil
  • totally unwanted institution
Q13 | Primary duty of the state according to individualist……………………..
  • regulate economic life of man
  • protect the individual from violence and fraud
  • Regulate social life of man
  • none of the above
Q14 | Policy of laissez faire is otherwise known as …………..
  • Fascism
  • Marxism
  • Socialism
  • Individualism
Q15 | Chief exponent of biological argument of Individualism
  • Herbert Spencer
  • J S Mill
  • Adam Smith
  • Laski
Q16 | Who among the following is associated with modern Individualism
  • Adam Smith
  • Spenser
  • Graham Wallas
  • Laski
Q17 | Classical liberalism stood for ………….
  • liberty of individuals
  • democratic institutions
  • free enterprise
  • all the above
Q18 | In the political sphere liberalism entails …………………
  • Freedom of press and judiciary
  • freedom of thought and expression
  • free and fair elections
  • all the above
Q19 | Who among the following is considered a father figure of Liberal tradition
  • Hegel
  • Karl Marx
  • John Locke
  • Plato
Q20 | Who among the following is not associated with modern Liberalism
  • Barker
  • Hobhouse
  • Mac Iver
  • Adam Smith
Q21 | Author of communist Manifesto
  • Hegel
  • Marx
  • Barker
  • Laski
Q22 | Dialectical method is associated with…………….
  • Barker
  • Laski
  • Hegel
  • J S Mill
Q23 | Marx considered the…………… as the basis of this world
  • idea
  • spirit
  • organization
  • material object
Q24 | According to Marx all fundamental historical changes are determined by the……………..
  • state
  • working class
  • capitalist class
  • economic forces
Q25 | According to Marx ‘superstructure, constitutes …………….
  • mode of production
  • social relations of productions
  • ideas of society
  • all the above