Political Thought — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

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) . Assertion (A) For Plato great diversity of wealth was inconsistent with good government. Reason (R) He saw no way to abolish the evil except by abolishing wealth itself, so far as soldiers and rulers are concerned.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Locke is the correct answer to “Who of the following notes the existence of legislative, executive and federative powers of the state”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Locke is the correct answer to “Who is the propounder of labour theory of value”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Only 2 and 3 is the correct answer to “Which of the following are the features of Plato's theory of education? 1. It is a means of social righteousness and realisation of truth. 2. Elementary education begins at childhood up to the age of six. 3. The public test is held at the age of twenty. 4. At the age thirty, a second selective test is to take place. Choose the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Parties know their conception of good is the correct answer to “John Rawls's concept of 'veil of ignorance' does not imply to which of the following”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Milton's Areopagitica is the correct answer to “With which author's book J. S. Mill's 'Essay on Liberity's is fit to be compared”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Philosophers) List-II (Ideas) a. Machiavelli 1. Revolt against reason b. Hobbes 2. Moral indifference c. Locke 3. Instinct of self-preservation d. Rousseau 4. Natural Right to Property”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Power is more important than right is the correct answer to “Power, not right is the focal point for Hobbes. Why”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A is the correct answer to “Assertion (A) For Aristotle the authority of a constitutional ruler over his subjects is quite different from that of a master over his slaves. Reason (R) Because the slave is inferior from birth and incapable of ruling himself.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Societies is the correct answer to “Advancements in science and technology as also the socio-economic processes, have made . . . . . . . . more complex.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Wayper is the correct answer to “Who among the following said of Rousseau, "Ardent apostle of reason, he has done more than most to prepare the way for the age of unreason in which he live."”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Both A and C is the correct answer to “The term nation emphasises the consciousness of unity due to:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

J. J. Rousseaw is the correct answer to “Which one of the following social contract traditions has not been revitalised by John Rawls in his book "A Theory of Justice"”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Aristotle is the correct answer to “Consider the following statement: "He who has the power to take part in deliberative or judicial administration is said by us to be a citizen of that state".”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Kurien is the correct answer to “Who said that the global economy must be viewed as a collection of heterogeneous units with different agendas interacting with one another in a variety of ways and thus changing its character over time”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Sovereign was a party to the contract is the correct answer to “Which one of the following statements of Hobbes was wrong”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Common birth or race is the correct answer to “The word 'nation' is derived from the Latin word 'natio' which means :”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Lasswell and Kaplan is the correct answer to “Who defined political science as 'the study of the shaping and sharing of power'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A is the correct answer to “Assertion (A) In spite of the fact that Rawlss theory has strong procedural features it can also be sun as a major contribution to social justice. Reason (R) He is categorical that there is a need for rational justification of all departures from equality.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Real will is the correct answer to “Rousseau's General Will means”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Parker T. Moon is the correct answer to “Who among the following is an authority on Imperialism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Condominium is the correct answer to “What is the term used to explain control by two or more powers over a disputed territory in order to prevent colonial rivalry”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Barker is the correct answer to “Who said that a nation is a community of persons living in definite territory and thereby bound together by the bonds of mutual love”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

TRIPs is the correct answer to “Under . . . . . . . . patents help shall be available for any invention whether product or process in all fields of industrial technologies.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Pluralist elite is the correct answer to “The Elitist view maintains that in a democratic society political power resides in the:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

A false, but R is true is the correct answer to “Assertion (A) For, Plato knowledge is neither perception nor opinion. Reason (R) Right opinion is knowledge.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Lord Bryce is the correct answer to “Who made the following statement? "Education is the best defence of citizenship".”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Inconsistent with the dignity of the subjects is the correct answer to “Which of the following is not an expression of the constitutional rule of Aristotle”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Only 3 and 4 is the correct answer to “For Aristotle, which of the following characteristics do not necessarily qualify to become an Athenian citizen, 1. Residence in a particular place 2. The right of suing and being sued 3. Those who are disenfranchised or exiled 4. Descent from a citizen Choose the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Organic theory of the state is the correct answer to “Which of the following ignores the distinction between state and society”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

1 and 2 is the correct answer to “Which of the following is true of Machiavelli's political theory? 1. Idolised ancient Rome. 2. Used history extensively to draw lessons for statecraft. 3. Private army needed for the success of a prince/ruler. 4. Blamed religion for Italy's moral regeneration. Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Aristotle is the correct answer to “Who among the following said that in order of time state is latter than the family or the individual, but in order of nature, prior to them”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Who rules and who benefits from the rule is the correct answer to “Aristotle's classification of Constitution was based in the categories of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Karl Popper is the correct answer to “Who described Rousseau as a totalitarian democrat”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

One man one work, one class one duty is the correct answer to “According to Plato justice is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Internal Truth is the correct answer to “According to early Romans Nomos represents:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Race is the correct answer to “Sidgwick has correctly said that some of the leading modern nations are "notoriously" of very mixed:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

Only 1, 3 and 4 is the correct answer to “Which of the following statements on Gramsci are correct? 1. The state cannot be understood without a through understanding of the Civil society. 2. Civil society is not teh ensemble of organisms commonly called 'Private'. 3. It is in the Civil Society that the struggle for hegemony takes place. 4. He derived the terma Civil society and Political Society fromj Hegel.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

J. S. Mill is the correct answer to “Who among the following sought to establish the non-utilitarian proposition that some pleasures are of a higher quality than others”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.

A is true, but R is false is the correct answer to “Given below are the two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R) . Select the correct answer: Assertion (A) For Locke, Labour is the source and justification of property. Reason (R) Its function is to turn the Earth into consumable goods.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Political Thought.