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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 3

Q1 | Whose work is “Human Nature in Politics”
  • dicey
  • wallas
  • laski
  • merriam
Q2 | Who wrote “New Aspects of Politis”
  • wallas
  • laski
  • merriam
  • bentley
Q3 | Who wrote “The Political System”
  • almond
  • apter
  • lasswell
  • easton
Q4 | ‘It is better to be vague than irrelevant’. This statement explains the following
  • post-behaviouralism
  • behaviouralism
  • positivism
  • empiricism
Q5 | Who introduced the concept of natural rights?
  • john locke
  • green
  • laski
  • barker
Q6 | Legal theory of right was propounded by
  • mac iver
  • laski
  • hegel
  • barker
Q7 | Which factor is necessary for the development of democratic institutions?
  • strong military forces
  • respect for individual rights
  • a one-party system
  • an agricultural economy
Q8 | Parliamentary form of government first involved in
  • greece
  • the united kingdom
  • the united states
  • rome
Q9 | India has adopted Rule of Law on the pattern of
  • france
  • japan
  • britain with certain modifications
  • usa
Q10 | A direct vote on a law in which the entire electorate can participate is known as ”?
  • referendum
  • public opinion
  • initiative
  • veto
Q11 | Participation is an important element of every
  • monarchial system
  • oligarchic system
  • democratic system
  • aristocratic system
Q12 | Which act is considered the watch dog of democracy?
  • the right to property act
  • the right to live act
  • the right to information act
  • none of these
Q13 | According to Marx 'the Dictatorship of the proletariat' signifies?
  • a transitional state
  • an ideal state
  • an autocratic state
  • a liberal states
Q14 | Who among the following first developed the concept of General System theory
  • colin cherry
  • ludwig von bertallanffy
  • robert k merton
  • talcott parsons
Q15 | Structural functionalism as a method was developed to study the politics of
  • modern totalitarianism
  • developing countries
  • developed socialism
  • advanced capitalism
Q16 | Who wrote the book ‘Comparative Politics: A Development Approach
  • almond and powell
  • david easton and robert a dhal
  • andrew haywood
  • weber and lucian pie
Q17 | Who wrote “Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign
  • jeremy bentham
  • robert nozick
  • m.k. gandhi
  • j.s. mill
Q18 | Gandhi describe himself as a
  • social democrat
  • philosophical anarchist
  • socialist
  • liberal
Q19 | According to Aristotle, democracy is
  • a genuine form of government
  • same as oligarchy
  • a perverted form of government
  • same as polity
Q20 | The term ‘lag’ denotes
  • something which lies fixed
  • something strong
  • something legal
  • something changeable
Q21 | Power is the capacity to
  • persuade
  • hold sovereignty
  • produce intended effects
  • exercise authority
Q22 | Who wrote the work ‘A Preface to Democratic Theory’?
  • dahl
  • marx
  • lenin
  • maciver
Q23 | The most essential principle of liberalism is
  • equality
  • social justice
  • democracy
  • freedom
Q24 | Socialism is:
  • an economic system that is based on private ownership
  • an economic system for communism
  • an economic system that allows competition in business
  • a government system that communist countries use
Q25 | Who said Politics is about 'who gets what, when and how'?
  • lasswell
  • almond
  • easton
  • verba