Political Theory — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Riemer is the correct answer to “Who among the following said that political theory is in the doghouse in the 1950s”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

He is sheptical about the resurgence of political theory (philosophy) is the correct answer to “Which one of the following contentions of Isaiah Berlin is not true in the context of resurgence of political theory (political philosophy)”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Jean Blonde is the correct answer to “Who among the following is not associated with decline of political theory”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

An instrument of class domination is the correct answer to “According to Marx, Politics is:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Friedrich Hayek is the correct answer to “Who among the following dismissed John Rawl's concept of social justice as a 'mirage'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Robert Dahl is the correct answer to “Who of the following lamented the 'death' of political philosophy”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Equal is the correct answer to “Which is not a part of Rawls well ordered society”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Stalin is the correct answer to “Who said "Leninism is Marxism of the era of imperialism and of the Proletarian Revolution"”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

The United States of America is the correct answer to “C. Wright Mill's 'The Power Elite' is a study of the contemporary politics of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Authors) List-II (Books) a. Brian Berry 1. Justice b. Susan Moller Okin 2. Idea of Justice c. Amartya K. Sen 3. Justice, Gender and Family d. Tom Campbell 4. The Liberal Theory of Justice”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

David Easton is the correct answer to “Who among the following has defined 'political power' as the "relationship in which one person or a group is able to determine the actions of another in the direction of the former's own end"”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Talcott Parsons is the correct answer to “Power is like money is formulated by”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Political Science is the correct answer to “Ethics is concerned with man as a man and as such, it is prior to:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

John Locke is the correct answer to “Who among the following defined civil power as "the right of making laws with penalties .... for the regulating and preserving of property, and of employing the force of the community, in the execution of such laws ... all this only for the public good."”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Commodities, Human beings is the correct answer to “Ivor Brown points out that economics deals mainly with . . . . . . . . and politics is concerned with . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Neo-Marxism is the correct answer to “With which approach would one associate the following statement. Economic globalisation is an uneven, hierarchical process and benefits only a tiny minority.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Authors) List-II (Concepts) a. John Rawls 1. Equality of What b. John C. Harsanyi 2. Primary Goods Reconsidered c. Richard J. Arneson 3. Justice as Fairness d. Alex Callinicos 4. The Maximin Principle”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

The parties know their special psychological propensities is the correct answer to “Which one of the features of Rawls' concept of 'Veil of ignorance' is not true”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Elite theory is the correct answer to “Which one of the following approaches/theories was first started as a critique of democracy and socialism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

To solve the problem of contradiction is the correct answer to “Hegel's dialectical method was”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Social justice is derived from moral reasonableness is the correct answer to “Which one among the following statements is true”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

It lays emphasis on traditional outlook is the correct answer to “Which of the following is not correct regarding Behaviouralism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 is the correct answer to “Match the following in the term of Authors and Important Concepts : List-I (Authors) List-II (Important Concepts) a. John Rawls 1. Communitarian Perspective of Justice b. Robert Nozick 2. Global Justice c. Michael Walzer 3. Distributive Justice d. Thomas Pogge 4. Justice as Entitlement”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

All of these is the correct answer to “Which of the following is correct so far as John Rawls' writings are concerned”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

4, 2, 3, 1 is the correct answer to “Rearrange the following works of Karl Marx in sequential order in terms of Publication year. 1. Critique of Political Economy 2. Poverty of Philosophy 3. Communist Manifesto 4. The Holy Family”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

3, 2, 4, 1 is the correct answer to “Identify the correct sequence of Marx's writings in ascending order. 1. Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy 2. Poverty of Philosophy 3. Thesis on Feuerbach 4. Communist Manifesto”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Protect human rights is the correct answer to “The growth of judicial power over the last one hundred years in liberal democracies have taken place because”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

G. H. Sabine is the correct answer to “Who of the following said, "An important function of Political theory is not only to show what a political practice is but also to show what it means. In showing what a practice means, or what it ought to mean, Political theory can alter what it is"”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Habermas is the correct answer to “Capitalism is the primary cause of environmental degradation-who said this”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Minimal State is the correct answer to “Positive liberalism does not believe in”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

1, 2 and 3 is the correct answer to “Which of the following statements relating to Mao's theory of contradictions are true? 1. Contradictions are universal in all times and in all societies. 2. Antagonistic contradictions exist among the hostile classes in terms of ownership of productive forces. 3. Non-antagonistic contradictions could exist among people which could be resolved without resorting to violence. 4. Contradictions have no place in a socialist system. Choose the correct answer from the below:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Central and Western European Countries is the correct answer to “The elite theory was first started in”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Ethics is the correct answer to “Plato considered politics a sub-division of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Developed capitalistic nations of North America, Western Europe and Japan is the correct answer to “C. Wright Mills 'The Power Elite' (1956) offered a general analysis of elites in”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Concepts) List-II (Thinkers) a. Tacit consent 1. Rawls b. Self-regarding and other regarding action 2. Berlin c. Negative and positive liberty 3. Locke d. Well ordered society 4. Bentham”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

4 only is the correct answer to “For J. S. Mill, which of the following statements is not true? 1. Pleasures differ in quality as well as in quantity. 2. Mill makes use of the non-utilitarian arguments. 3. The felicific calculus is absurd. 4. Pleasures can be objectively measured. Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

2 and 4 is the correct answer to “Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched? List-I List-II 1 A. Pareto I. Circulation of elites 2 B. Mosca II. Theory of the masses 3 C. Michels III. Concept of mass mind 4 D. Gasset IV. Political formula”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

It is a belief system which helps to structure how the world is understood and explained is the correct answer to “Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding political ideology”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.

Engels is the correct answer to “For Karl Marx, who among the following is not a Utopian socialist”. 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) Lenin produced a new theory of the revolutionary function of the intellectuals. Reason (R) The ideas and not the material conditions of production are the effective causes of revolution.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Theory.