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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 7

Q1 | In a Federal Government, the powers are divided between the Centre and the States by
  • the central government
  • majority decision
  • the constitution
  • the parliament.
Q2 | A Unitary government has
  • no right of citizenship
  • division of powers
  • an independent judiciary
  • a single citizenship
Q3 | Rule of Law is one of the Fundamental principles of the
  • german constitution
  • british constitution
  • french constitution
  • russian constitution
Q4 | Most favoured technique of pressure groups, in the USA is
  • boycott and picketing
  • lobbying
  • total strike
  • peaceful agitations
Q5 | Psephology deals with
  • political parties
  • voting behavior and election studies
  • human rights
  • pressure groups
Q6 | The argument that the study of Political Science focused on State and government belongs to
  • traditional approach
  • behavioural approach
  • post behavioural approach
  • marxian approach
Q7 | The Classic work on “Public opinion” was authored by
  • robert a. dahl
  • walter lippmann
  • rajni kothari
  • karl deutsch
Q8 | The theory of ideal state is associated with
  • plato
  • rousseau
  • aristotle
  • hobbes
Q9 | Political homogeneity is a feature of
  • presidential system
  • collegial executive
  • parliamentary system
  • aristocracy
Q10 | ‘Filibustering’ is associated with
  • law making
  • training
  • civil service
  • election
Q11 | “The Functions of the Executive” was written by
  • urwick
  • chester bernard
  • robert dahl
  • herbert simon
Q12 | The concept of labour theory of value is propounded by
  • karl marx
  • herbert spencer
  • david ricardo
  • karl popper
Q13 | Which one of the following is not a concept of Gandhiji
  • ramaraj
  • gramswaraj
  • classeless democracy
  • cottage industries
Q14 | Which one of the following is not a technique of Satyagraha
  • sarvodaya
  • strike
  • hijrat
  • non cooperation
Q15 | Who started Sarvodaya as a social movement
  • gandhiji
  • jayaprakash narayan
  • vinobha bhave
  • nehru
Q16 | In a Parliamentary system the council of ministers are responsible to
  • prime minister
  • judiciary
  • parliament
  • president
Q17 | The meeting of the cabinet is presided over by
  • president
  • speaker
  • prime minister
  • none of the above
Q18 | A representative democracy is the most suitable form of government for enactment of lawsthat are consistent with
  • public opinion
  • principle of liberty
  • regional aspiration
  • market forces
Q19 | West Minister model stands for particular form of
  • constitution
  • state
  • government
  • administration
Q20 | According to Marx the state came into being to
  • make life better
  • protect life and liberty
  • end exploitation of the poor
  • legalise exploitation of the poor by the state
Q21 | Which institution in a federal system is called 'Balancing Wheel of theConstitution'?
  • legislature
  • executive
  • judiciary
  • press
Q22 | Who gave the view that ‘ A constitutional state 'is one in which the powers of government,the rights of the governed and the relations between the two are adjusted'?
  • k. c. wheare
  • c. f. strong
  • carl j. friedrich
  • james bryce
Q23 | ‘Those who says that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religionmeans’ who said this ?
  • gandhi
  • karl marx
  • hobbes
  • locke
Q24 | In which theory of origin of the state, political conscience is an important factor
  • force theory
  • matriarchic theory
  • social contract theory
  • evolutionary theory
Q25 | “The art of looking for trouble. Finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it wrongly andapplying the wrong remedy” Who among the following gave the above definition of politics?
  • Ernest Barker
  • Ernest Benn
  • Frederick Pollock
  • David Easton