Political Theory — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

The ' Sleeping Dogs ' theory, in the context of democratic political culture, refers to the idea that citizens in a democracy don't need to be constantly and actively involved in politics. It suggests that a healthy democracy can function even with a relatively passive citizenry, as long as people are willing to become engaged when important issues arise or when their rights are threatened. They are like ' sleeping dogs ' - quiet unless disturbed. Almond and Verba , in their seminal work "The Civic Culture," introduced and discussed this concept extensively. The other options are incorrect because: * Lucian Pye and Robert E. Ward are known for their work on political development and modernization, particularly in Asian countries, but not specifically for the ' Sleeping Dogs ' theory. * James S. Coleman and Myron Weiner were prominent scholars in comparative politics and development, but their work isn't directly linked to this specific theory. * James C. Charlesworth and F. W. Riggs contributed to the fields of public administration and comparative administration, respectively, not to the development of the ' Sleeping Dogs ' theory.

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one → This is a well-known saying of Mao, emphasizing that people and ideology are more important than weapons. The party commands the gun and the gun must never be allowed to command the party → This is a famous Maoist principle highlighting the supremacy of the Communist Party over the military. Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend → This was Mao’s slogan encouraging freedom of expression and diversity of ideas (though later suppressed). Politics is war without bloodshed → This is not Mao’s saying. It is generally attributed to Mao’s reinterpretation of Clausewitz’s idea, but the original wording is not part of Mao’s well-known quotations. Conclusion: The statement not included in Mao’s well-known sayings is Option B .

1 and 2 is the correct answer to “Who among the following referred to the 'decline' of Political Theory? 1. David Easton and Alfred Cobbon 2. Lasslett and Robert Dahl 3. Will Durant 4. Nathenial Hawthron”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Robert Dahl is the correct answer to “Who among the following described modern democracies as 'Polyarchy'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Out of the given statements according to Sir John Seely which best describe the relation between political science and history.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

1, 2 and 4 is the correct answer to “Which of the following are features of Marx's theory of surplus value? 1. It is an extension of Ricardo's theory. 2. Labour power equals the brain, muscle and nerve of the labourer. 3. The value of every commodity is not proportional to the quantity or labour contained in it. 4. The worker must be paid a price proportional to the number of labour hours that entered into its production. Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Justice as one person, one duty one class one work 1. Plato b. Justice as fairness 2. Aristotle c. Justice proportionate equality 3. Rawls d. Justice as the interest of the strong 4. Thrasymachas”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Authors) List-II (Dominant concepts) a. Thomas Pogge 1. Distributive Justice b. Michael Walzer 2. Communitarian Perspective of Justice c. Susan Moller Okin 3. Feminist Conception of Justice d. John Rawls 4. Global Justice”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Fundamentals of Political-participation is the correct answer to “Harold Lasswell's "Politics : Who Gets, What, When and How" discusses :”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Power instead of the state is the correct answer to “Guild and Palmer strongly pleaded that the subject of politics should be:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

4, 2, 3, 1 is the correct answer to “Arrange the following works of Isaiah Berlin in chronological order of his publications. Select the correct answer: 1. Concepts and Categories: Philosophical Essays. 2. Four Essays on Liberty 3. Vico and Herder: Two Studies in the History of Ideas 4. Karl Marx : His Life and Environment”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 is the correct answer to “Match List-I (Definitions) with List-II (Authors) and select the correct answer: List-I (Definitions) List-II (Authors) a. Politics is both a science and an art 1. David Easton b. Politics is the authoritative allocation of values that are binding on the society 2. Lasswell and Kaplan c. Politics is the study of the shaping and sharing of power 3. Michael Curtis d. Politics is organised dispute about power and its use 4. Treitschke”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Passive revolution is the correct answer to “Gramsci characterised Fascism as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Karl Marx is the correct answer to “The chief exponent of Scientific Socialism is/are”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Sheldon Wolin is the correct answer to “Who described the classical tradition as 'Epic theory'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Gerald Mac Callum is the correct answer to “Who among the following analyses liberty as a triadic relationship in the defined manner-X is free from Y to do or become (or not to do or become) Z”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A is the correct answer to “Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) Karl Marx is interpreted by some as an economic determinist but by others as a humane socialist. Reason (R) The problem stems from the wide range and complex nature of his own writings.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Aristotle is the correct answer to “Consider the following statement: " . . . . . . . . the notion of politics does not come from heaven. It does not come Oak trees. It is not a gift of any angel. It is a human venture centred in man and created by man". The above statement is made by:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Hobbes 1. Defence of sovereignty and assertion of the claims of political authority over religion. b. Locke 2. Defence of individual freedom of thought and expression c. Rousseau 3. Limited form of constitutional government d. J. S. Mill 4. Claim that sovereignty has its origin in the people and remains with the people.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Peter Winch is the correct answer to “Who among the following disputed the view that human behaviour could be adequately described without reference to the intentions, motives and reasons of the actors involved”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Engels in the Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State is the correct answer to “A Scientific Sociological evolution of the state has been discussed by:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Woodworth is the correct answer to “According to . . . . . . . . , "the application of the psychological clue to the reddles of human activity has indeed become the fashion of the day. If our forefathers thought biologically, we think psychologically".”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Prof. Laski is the correct answer to “The following definition "State is territorial society divided into government and subjects claiming within its allotted physical area, a supremacy over all other institutions" was given by”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Friedrich Hayek is the correct answer to “Who among the following is not a proponent of communitarianism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Edmund Burke (1993) is the correct answer to “The book "Reflections on the Revolution in France" was written by whom among the following conservative thinker”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

4 only is the correct answer to “Which of the following statement is correct regarding J. S. Mill? 1. State is justified in confirming itself to limited functions 2. Welfare policies are more important. 3. State intervention into 'self-regarding' action. 4. State intervention into 'other regarding action' is justified. Choose the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

1, 2, 3 and 4 is the correct answer to “Which of the following are the features of democracy? 1. Democracy requires political equality. 2. All citizens must be entitled to stand for election regardless of race, sea colour or religion. 3. All citizens must possess a vote (Universal Adult Franchise). 4. Political equality means 'one person one vote, one vote one value'. Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Which one of the following answers is correct regarding Post-Marxism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. On Liberty 1. Amartya Sen b. Lectures on die Principles of Political Obligation 2. T. H. Green c. Idea of Justice 3. Robert Nozick d. Anarchy, State and Utopia 4. J. S. Mill”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Richard Cobden and John Blight is the correct answer to “Whose ideas are sometimes referred as 'Manchester Liberalism'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Dialectic is confined to its operation to the understanding to the past only is the correct answer to “The laws of the dialectic of Marx does not include”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A is the correct answer to “Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) Oakeshott says Hobbes is the greatest political thinker produced by the English speaking people. Reason (R) No other thinker can match his philosophical foundations and clarity of thoughts.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A is the correct answer to “Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) . Identify the correct answers. Assertion (A) F. A. Hayek portrayed state intervention and collectivism, even in their moderate forms, as inevitably leading to an erosion of liberty. Reason (R) He is a supporter of Laissez Faire and opponent of Keynesian economics and the welfare state.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

M. Walzer is the correct answer to “Who among the following firmly believed that periodic communitarian correction is required because 'Liberalism is a self-subverting doctrine'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Gasset is the correct answer to “Who among the following elite theorists said, "A man is effective in society as a whole, not so much because of his individual equalities as because of the social energies which have been deposited in him by the mass."”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

A theory that concentrates on refining the familiar framework of liberal democracy is the correct answer to “Deliberative democracy is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A is the correct answer to “Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) For J. S. Mill will is the basis of all institutions including the state. Reason (R) Will is not only dependent on number, it has a qualitative foundation and that will which makes the institutions takes on the form of a belief.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Isaiah Berlin is the correct answer to “Who said 'negative liberty is superior to positive liberty'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Marx is the correct answer to “Pareto's description of elites as 'speculators' and 'rentiers' resembles the characterisation of governing cliques of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Who among the following prominent writers has given psychological explanations of almost all the political problems”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.