Modern Political Analysis And Political Sociology Set 3
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This set of Modern Political Analysis and Political Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern Political Analysis And Political Sociology Set 3
Q1 | The concept of 'power elite' is connected with:
- pareto
- mosca
- wright mills
- james burham
Q2 | Who of the following thinkers tried to combine the elitist theory with Marxism?
- robert michels
- james burham
- vilfredo pareto
- none of the above
Q3 | The Elitist theory holds that the power is always concentrated in the hands of:
- priestly class
- military class
- civil servants
- a small group of elites
Q4 | The exponents of elitist theory
- believe in political equality
- believe in equality between ruler and ruled
- do not believe in equality between ruler and ruled
- believe in all the above three principles
Q5 | The elitist theory believes in leaving the formulation and implementation of policy in thehands of:
- elected representatives of the people
- permanent civil servants
- an elite class
- a body composed of all the above three
Q6 | The Pluralist theory of democracy holds that:
- the state is the source of all authority and all groups draw from it
- the power in society is shared by the government and other groups
- political power cannot be divided among various groups, associations etc.
- none of the above
Q7 | The Pluralist theory of democracy is:
- against separation of powers
- against periodical election
- in favour of elections because they help in gauging public opinion
- against decentralisation of authority
Q8 | Who of the following philosophers was not associated with the Liberal Theory ofDemocracy?
- locke
- hobbes
- karl marx
- j.s. mill
Q9 | The classical theory of democracy can be traced back to the writings of:
- ancient greek philosophers
- ancient chinese philosophers
- proudhon
- french philosophers of the seventeenth century
Q10 | The basic principle of Liberal democracy that the sovereign drew his authority from thepeople was first developed by:
- j.s.mill
- hobbes
- locke
- none of the above
Q11 | Who of the following thinkers asserted the principle that consent of the people' is thebasis of state?
- adam smith
- herbert spencer
- bentham
- lock
Q12 | The two basic principles of liberal theory of democracy, which were emphasised byLocke, were:
- universal adult franchise and right to property
- woman suffrage and secret ballot
- popular sovereignty and constitutional government
- natural rights and representative democracy
Q13 | Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as contribution of Rousseau to theLiberal theory of democracy?
- general welfare
- natural equality
- consent of people as basis of state
- inalienable right of individual to determine their affairs
Q14 | Which one of the following thinkers emphasised the principles of adult franchise, representative government, freedom of press and frequent elections, which form thecornerstone of Liberal theory of democracy?
- j.s.mill
- locke
- rousseau
- all the three
Q15 | The chief contribution of Green to the Liberal theory of democracy was:
- emphasis on collective well-being as condition of individual freedom
- emphasis on absolute freedom of individual
- absolute powers for the state
- none of the above
Q16 | Which one of the following is true about elitist theory of democracy?
- it believes that in it real power is with voters
- it believes that the people are the real sovereign
- it believes that power is used by a small group of elites
- it believes that the judiciary is real power in the state
Q17 | Who of the following has laid stress on inter-disciplinary approach about the study ofthe problems of state?
- hobbes
- machiavelli
- t.h. green
- easton
Q18 | The statement that' "A man who lives outside the Polis is either a beast or a god" is attributed to:
- plato
- aristotle
- hobbes
- hegel
Q19 | According to Tretschke the essence of the state is:
- consent
- morality
- general will
- force
Q20 | Which approach featurise “State being the central theme of politics is conceived as aninevitable consequence of class contradictions”?
- post-behaviouralism
- marxian approach
- behaviouralism
- institutional approach
Q21 | Power is the capacity to
- persuade
- hold sovereignty
- produce intended effects
- exercise authority
Q22 | Authority is the right to
- invoke tradition
- nationhood
- ruled
- delegate
Q23 | The Iron Law of Oligarchy is associated with
- michels
- millet
- bentham
- kant
Q24 | Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy?
- c.b. macpherson
- michael oakeshoot
- hayek
- gaetano mosca
Q25 | Who was the first proponentof scientific study of politics?
- charles merriam
- harold d lasswell
- george catlin
- arthur bentley