MCQ on Political Theory
The article contains 20 important MCQ on Political Theory that will helpful the political science students who are preparing for UGC NET and CUET examinations.
1) Who propounded “communication theory”?
a) Neumann
b) R. C. Synder
c) Norbert Weiner
d) Robert tucker
Ans: c) Norbert Weiner
2) Who gave the concept of “Iron law of oligarchy”
a) Vilfred Pareto
b) Robert Michel
c) Karl Deutsch
d) Coleman
Ans: b) Robert Michel
3) Who is the writer of the book “Grammar of Politics”?
a) John Locke
b) Herbert Michel
c) Harold J Laski
d) Vilfred Pareto
Ans: c) Harold J Laski
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4) Who is not related to Anarchism?
a) Bakunin
b) Theoreau
c) T.H. Green
d) Proudhon
Ans: c) T.H. Green
5) According to Karl Marx, State:
a) Protects the interests of the poor
b) Gives maximum happiness to maximum number of people
c) Promotes exploitation of poor by the rich
d) Promotes moral welfare of the people
Ans: c) Promotes exploitation of poor by the rich
6) Who said that the state is individual magnified?
a) Plato
b) Marx
c) Waltair
d) Aristotle
Ans: a) Plato
7) Whose name is associated with organic theory of the state?
a) August Comte
b) MacIver
c) Herbert Spencer
d) T.H. Green
Ans: c) Herbert Spencer
8) Who said that state is march of God on earth?
a) Locke
b) Rousseau
c) Hegel
d) Montesquieu
Ans: c) Hegel
9) Who said that state came into being for the shake of life and continues for the sake of good life?
a) Plato
b) Aristotle
c) Rousseau
d) Hegel
Ans: b) Aristotle
10) Who of the following said that the state is to hinder hindrances to good life?
a) Individualists
b) Liberals
c) Socialists
d) Utilitarians
Ans: b) Liberals
11. The term ‘Politics’ derived from which word?
a) Polis
b) Police
c) Policy
d) Polity
Ans: a) Polis
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12. Who is known as the father of political science?
a) Plato
b) Aristotle
c) Locke
d) David Easton
Ans: b) Aristotle
13. Who said, “Political Science is “a study of state and Government”?
a) R. N. Gilchrist
b) J. W. Garner
c) Paul Janet
d) R. G. Gettell
Ans: b) J. W. Garner
14. Who said, “political science is the study of the shaping and sharing of power”?
a) John Seeley
b) David Easton
c) Lasswell and Kaplan
d) Paul Janet
Ans: c) Lasswell and Kaplan
15. According to whom ,” Political Science is concerned with the authoritative allocation of values for a society”?
a) R. N. Gilchrist
b) J. W. Garner
c) Paul Janet
d) David Easton
Ans: d) David Easton
16. The book “Politics and Vision” is written by whom?
a) Paul Janet
b) Laski
c) Bryce
d) S. Wolin
Ans: d) S. Wolin
17. The idea of logical positivism was popularized by whom ?
a) Laswell
b) Easton
c) Max Weber
d) Paul Janet
Ans: c) Max Weber
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18. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a) Andrew Hacker- Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science
b) Robert Dahl- Modern Political Analysis
c) D. D. Raphael- Problems of Political Philosophy
d) David Easton- Political Theory Today
Ans: a) Andrew Hacker- Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science
19. The book “Political Man” was written by whom ?
a) Gettell
b) Leo Strauss
c) David Held
d) S. M. Lipset
Ans: d) S. M. Lipset
20. The concept of “one dimensional man” was developed by whom?
a) Paul Janet
b) Prof. Seeley
c) Harold Laswell
d) Herbert Marcuse
Ans: d) Herbert Marcuse