1. The term ‘polis’ derived from Greek word, which means
Correct : D. City-state
2. Who is regarded as the ‘father’ of political science
Correct : A. Aristotle
3. The author of the book ‘The Republic’ is
Correct : B. Plato
4. Who among them was the teacher of Plato
Correct : B. Socrates
5. ‘Man is by nature political animal’ was quoted by
Correct : D. Aristotle
6. The word ‘theory’ originated from Greek word
Correct : C. Theoria
7. The word ‘theoria’ means
Correct : C. speculation
8. Which book had been written by Aristotle
Correct : D. Politics
9. The significance of political theory provides
Correct : A. systematic thinking about the nature and purpose of state and government
10. Political theory is a branch of
Correct : B. Political Science
11. Who among them claimed to coin the term ‘Political Science’ in 16th Century
Correct : A. Bodin
12. Which is not the approach to study of political theory
Correct : B. Sociological approach
13. Which of the following approach is part of traditional approaches to political theory?
Correct : B. Philosophical
14. Traditional approaches give the most important to the study of
Correct : D. State
15. Traditional approach to political theory has been criticized on which ground?
Correct : C. Unscientific
16. Classical political theory is primarily concerned with a search for
Correct : C. a perfect political order
17. Behavioural approaches to political theory do not gives importance to
Correct : C. Philosophy
18. Behaviouralism analysed on the observable behaviours of
Correct : B. Political actors
19. ‘Behavioural approach was a protest movement in political science’ is quoted by
Correct : A. Robert H. Dalh
20. Behaviouralism approach dominated the study of politics after
Correct : B. World War II
21. According to Easton, which of the following is the major tenets of behavioural credo?
Correct : B. Integration of political research with other social science
22. Behavioural approach has been criticised due to
Correct : D. Mad craze for scientism
23. Post Behaviouralism appeared as new approach in the late
Correct : C. 1960s
24. Post-behaviouralism is both a movement and
Correct : A. Intellectual tendency
25. Post-behaviouralism is associated with
Correct : B. David Easton
26. The features of post-behaviouralism is based on
Correct : A. Facts and value
27. Post-behaviouralism is also regarded as
Correct : B. Neo-behaviouralism
28. With whom Karl Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto?
Correct : D. Friedrich Engels
29. Marxist approaches to political theory emphasize against
Correct : B. Capitalism
30. ‘State’ in Marxist approaches belong to
Correct : A. super structure
31. Aristotle considered ‘Politics’ as
Correct : A. master science
32. Who said, "Political Science begins and ends with the state".
Correct : C. James W. Garner
33. Who wrote, A Grammar of Politics
Correct : B. Harold J. Laski
34. Who define politics as ‘authoritative allocation of values’?
Correct : D. David Easton
35. Who said, “Political Science investigates the phenomena of government."
Correct : C. John Seeley
36. One of the basic scope of political theory is to analyse
Correct : A. the nature and purpose of the State
37. Who said “capitalism is the highest form of imperialism”?
Correct : D. Lenin
38. Who made the statement that, “Political theory was political science in the full sense,
and there could be no science without theory”?
Correct : B. Germino
39. The ultimate goal of Marxist approaches advocate for
Correct : A. classless and stateless society
40. Theories of origin of State is associated with
Correct : D. Social contract
41. Which of the following is not associated with Social Contract theory?
Correct : A. Bentham
42. Social Contract theory was against
Correct : C. divine right
43. The life of man in Hobbes’ ‘state of nature’ was
Correct : D. poor
44. Who wrote the book The Social Contract?
Correct : D. Jean Jacques Rousseau
45. Who among the social contract theorist advocate for ‘absolute sovereignty’
Correct : B. Thomas Hobbes
46. Who advocate the theory of natural rights?
Correct : A. John Locke
47. For Marx, state is an ‘instrument’ of exploitation of the workers by the
Correct : A. Capitalist class
48. Hobbes’ social contract theory was written in a book called
Correct : B. Leviathan
49. Rousseau said the following sentence
Correct : A. “man is born free and he is everywhere in chains”
50. Marxist conceptualized ‘State’ as
Correct : C. artificial
51. John Locke had written the book called
Correct : A. Two Treatises of Government
52. Hobbes’ state of nature was characterised by
Correct : B. war of all against all
53. Which of the following concept was propounded by Rousseau?
Correct : D. general will
54. Which is not part of evolutional theory of state
Correct : C. class
55. “The state is not a mere artificial creation but an institution or natural growth of
historical evolution”, was stated by
Correct : B. Garner
56. Who said, “kinship creates society and society at length creates the states”
Correct : D. Mac Iver
57. Who said, “underlying all other elements in state formation including kinship and
religion is political consciousness, the supreme element”.
Correct : A. Gilchirst
58. Who wrote the book The Prince
Correct : B. Machiavelli
59. The State for Marx is an executive committee of
Correct : A. Bourgeoisie
60. The author of "The Origin of Family, Private Property and the State" was
Correct : C. Friedrich Engels
61. According to Marxist, the capitalist state will be taken over by
Correct : D. Dictatorship of the proletariat
62. According to Marxist theory
Correct : B. the state is artificial creation to suit the ruling class
63. The term sovereignty is derived from Latin word
Correct : D. superanus
64. Which of the following is not the characteristics of sovereignty?
Correct : A. Plurality
65. In popular sovereignty the ultimate source of authority is from
Correct : D. People
66. Austin theory of sovereignty is also known as which theory?
Correct : A. Monistic
67. Author of Lectures on Jurisprudence: Or The Philosophy of Positive Law is
Correct : A. John Austin
68. Who among the following is not the exponents of pluralist theory of sovereignty
Correct : D. None of the above
69. Pluralist theory of sovereignty was a reaction to
Correct : B. Monistic theory
70. Which theory challenges the sovereignty of State and regards State as an association
of associations
Correct : C. Pluralist theory
71. According to pluralist theory, the basis of the state sovereignty is on
Correct : C. will
72. Who defined ‘state’ as ‘March of God on Earth’.
Correct : D. Hegel
73. The statement, “every State is known by the rights that it maintains” is associated with
Correct : A. T. H. Green
74. Who said, “Over himself, his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign”
Correct : C. J. S. Mill
75. The word 'law' is derived from an old Teutonic term
Correct : B. lag
76. John Austin defines law as the ‘command’ of the
Correct : A. Sovereign
77. Who explained that “Law is a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power
in a state, commanding what is right, and prohibiting what is wrong”
Correct : A. Blackstone
78. Which of the following is not the sources of law?
Correct : A. custom
79. Which of the following is considered as part of law?
Correct : A. ordinance
80. Which regarded as the principle legitimate source of law in modern deomcartic State
Correct : D. Legislation
81. Which is regarded as the supreme law of independent State
Correct : A. Constitution
82. According to John Locke, ‘where there is no law’
Correct : B. ‘there is no freedom’
83. The aspect of ‘positive relationship’ between law and liberty is
Correct : B. Law helps in establishing a civilized society and protect the life and liberty for individuals.
84. Which types of law deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses
Correct : A. criminal law
85. One of the aspect of ‘negative relationship’ between law and liberty is
Correct : C. the more the law, the less the liberty
86. Locke exerted that the state is to protect the individual’s
Correct : D. life and property
87. Which is the types of law that regulates the actions of the people in society and it is
backed by the coercive power of the State.
Correct : C. National law
88. Monism stands for
Correct : D. absolutism in the exercise of power
89. Who states that, “The great aim of the struggle for liberty has been equality before the
law”
Correct : C. F. A. Hayek
90. Which is not considered as part and source of international law
Correct : D. State legislation
91. The term ‘liberty’ is derived from Latin word
Correct : A. liber
92. The term ‘liberty’ mean
Correct : D. freedom
93. Marxist analysed freedom against the background of
Correct : B. socio-economic conditions of men
94. The grant of franchise to women on equal terms with men is an assertion of the
principle of
Correct : A. political equality
95. Which is associated with classical liberalism?
Correct : A. Adam Smith
96. In his defense to individual liberty, John Lock proposed
Correct : D. limited government
97. Utilitarianism is based on the principle
Correct : C. the greatest happiness of the greatest number
98. Liberal concept of freedom emphasises on
Correct : C. individual liberty
99. J.S. Mill in support of individual liberty had written a book called
Correct : D. On Liberty
100. Liberal ideas of freedom totally reject the foundational assumptions of