Question 1

Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) c.b. macpherson 
B) michael oakeshoot 
C) f. a. hayek 
D) gaetano mosca 
A) c.b. macpherson 
B) michael oakeshoot 
C) f. a. hayek 
D) gaetano mosca A

Question 2

Who said this , 'behavioural approach is a protest movement within politics science and make the empirical component more rigorous'

Accepted Answer

A) charles merriam 
B) robert a dahl 
C) george catlin 
D) arthur bentley 
A) charles merriam 
B) robert a dahl 
C) george catlin 
D) arthur bentley B

Question 3

The strong demands of Post behaviouralists are

Accepted Answer

A) pure science 
B) relevance and action 
C) value 
D) none of these 
A) pure science 
B) relevance and action 
C) value 
D) none of these B

Question 4

Equality of opportunity means

Accepted Answer

A) everybody as equal right to complain 
B) everybody finishes the same start in life 
C) everybody finishes the same regardless of effort 
D) everybody is equal 
A) everybody as equal right to complain 
B) everybody finishes the same start in life 
C) everybody finishes the same regardless of effort 
D) everybody is equal

Question 5

Who among the following advocated party less democracy in India?

Accepted Answer

A) acharya vinoba bhave 
B) jayprakash narayan 
C) mahatma gandhi 
D) m.n. roy 
A) acharya vinoba bhave 
B) jayprakash narayan 
C) mahatma gandhi 
D) m.n. roy

Question 6

The development of Political Science as a discipline can be traced back to

Accepted Answer

A) 4th century b.c 
B) 3rd century b.c 
C) 5th century b.c. 
D) 6th century b.c. 
A) 4th century b.c 
B) 3rd century b.c 
C) 5th century b.c. 
D) 6th century b.c.

Question 7

Who contributed the work 'the Politics'?

Accepted Answer

A) aristotle 
B) plato 
C) socrates 
D) machiavelli 
A) aristotle 
B) plato 
C) socrates 
D) machiavelli

Question 8

Social justice is primarily concerned with

Accepted Answer

A) who governs society 
B) how society is governed 
C) how society is defined 
D) who should get what in society? 
A) who governs society 
B) how society is governed 
C) how society is defined 
D) who should get what in society?

Question 9

Whose work is Lecturers on Jurisprudence"?

Accepted Answer

A) gilchrist 
B) john austin 
C) a.v. dicey 
D) garner 
A) gilchrist 
B) john austin 
C) a.v. dicey 
D) garner

Question 10

According to David Easton, the main function of government is to:

Accepted Answer

A) provide social order, national security, and public goods 
B) guarantee constitutional rights 
C) levy tax on people to run the political system 
D) allocate authoritatively values for a whole society. 
A) provide social order, national security, and public goods 
B) guarantee constitutional rights 
C) levy tax on people to run the political system 
D) allocate authoritatively values for a whole society.

Question 11

Who wrote the work "Representative Government"?

Accepted Answer

A) lowell 
B) t.h. green 
C) j.s. mill 
D) laski 
A) lowell 
B) t.h. green 
C) j.s. mill 
D) laski

Question 12

The term 'politics' was derived from two words 'polis' and 'polity' in which language

Accepted Answer

A) greek 
B) latin 
C) english 
D) french 
A) greek 
B) latin 
C) english 
D) french

Question 13

Who among the following described democracy as the 'tyranny of the majority?

Accepted Answer

A) james madison 
B) john dunning 
C) j rousseau 
D) de tocqueville 
A) james madison 
B) john dunning 
C) j rousseau 
D) de tocqueville

Question 14

The Communist manifesto was first published in

Accepted Answer

A) russian 
B) english 
C) german 
D) french 
A) russian 
B) english 
C) german 
D) french

Question 15

Who introduced the concept of negative and positive rights?

Accepted Answer

A) andrew haywood 
B) laski 
C) john locke 
D) barker 
A) andrew haywood 
B) laski 
C) john locke 
D) barker

Question 16

Who was the most ardent advocate of Post Behaviouralism?

Accepted Answer

A) david easton 
B) c wright mills 
C) robert dahl 
D) harold d lasswell 
A) david easton 
B) c wright mills 
C) robert dahl 
D) harold d lasswell

Question 17

Which of the following does not lead to the spread of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) struggle by the people 
B) end of colonialism 
C) invasion by foreign countries 
D) people's desire for freedom 
A) struggle by the people 
B) end of colonialism 
C) invasion by foreign countries 
D) people's desire for freedom

Question 18

Eighth principles of the behavioural approach of political science generally known as

Accepted Answer

A) verifications 
B) pure science 
C) intellectual foundations 
D) observational study 
A) verifications 
B) pure science 
C) intellectual foundations 
D) observational study

Question 19

What did Gandhiji mean by Swaraj?

Accepted Answer

A) freedom of the country 
B) freedom for the meanest of the countrymen 
C) self government 
D) complete independence 
A) freedom of the country 
B) freedom for the meanest of the countrymen 
C) self government 
D) complete independence

Question 20

Who was the first proponent of scientific study of Politics?

Accepted Answer

A) charles merriam 
B) harold d lasswell 
C) george catlin 
D) arthur bentley 
A) charles merriam 
B) harold d lasswell 
C) george catlin 
D) arthur bentley

Exam 5: Political Science and Democracy

Who among the following theorists advocated participatory democracy?

Who said this , 'behavioural approach is a protest movement within politics science and make the empirical component more rigorous'

The strong demands of Post behaviouralists are

Equality of opportunity means

Who among the following advocated party less democracy in India?

The development of Political Science as a discipline can be traced back to

Who contributed the work 'the Politics'?

Social justice is primarily concerned with

Whose work is Lecturers on Jurisprudence"?

According to David Easton, the main function of government is to:

Who wrote the work "Representative Government"?

The term 'politics' was derived from two words 'polis' and 'polity' in which language

Who among the following described democracy as the 'tyranny of the majority?

The Communist manifesto was first published in

Who introduced the concept of negative and positive rights?

Who was the most ardent advocate of Post Behaviouralism?

Which of the following does not lead to the spread of democracy?

Eighth principles of the behavioural approach of political science generally known as

What did Gandhiji mean by Swaraj?

Who was the first proponent of scientific study of Politics?

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