Question 1

A policy is authoritative when there __________to the authority

Accepted Answer

A) Willing compliance 
B) Forceful compliance 
C) Resistance 
D) None of the above 
A) Willing compliance 
B) Forceful compliance 
C) Resistance 
D) None of the above A

Question 2

Contribute towards the success of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) Education 
B) Participation 
C) Political parties 
D) Overpopulation 
A) Education 
B) Participation 
C) Political parties 
D) Overpopulation D

Question 3

________________is the central subject of the study of political science.

Accepted Answer

A) Population 
B) State 
C) Behaviour 
D) Mass Communication 
A) Population 
B) State 
C) Behaviour 
D) Mass Communication B

Question 4

Bluntschli restricted the scope of Political Science to

Accepted Answer

A) The study of government and politics 
B) The study of State and Government 
C) The study of Government 
D) The study of State 
A) The study of government and politics 
B) The study of State and Government 
C) The study of Government 
D) The study of State

Question 5

Who among the following defined democracy as "the government of the people, for the peop0le and by the people"?

Accepted Answer

A) Maclver 
B) Aristotle 
C) Abraham Lincoln 
D) Napoleon 
A) Maclver 
B) Aristotle 
C) Abraham Lincoln 
D) Napoleon

Question 6

_______________is the most important agency of the State

Accepted Answer

A) Press 
B) Judiciary 
C) Sovereignty 
D) Government 
A) Press 
B) Judiciary 
C) Sovereignty 
D) Government

Question 7

Who defines the political system as the "institutions, processes and interactions throug which values are authoritatively allocated in a society?

Accepted Answer

A) Almond 
B) Easton 
C) Apter 
D) Pye 
A) Almond 
B) Easton 
C) Apter 
D) Pye

Question 8

Which of the following are not the basic of the authority of society?

Accepted Answer

A) Social customs 
B) Conventions 
C) Laws 
D) Moral pressure 
A) Social customs 
B) Conventions 
C) Laws 
D) Moral pressure

Question 9

The success of democracy depends upon

Accepted Answer

A) Popular education 
B) Faith in certain fundamental democratic principles 
C) Social equality 
D) All of the above 
A) Popular education 
B) Faith in certain fundamental democratic principles 
C) Social equality 
D) All of the above

Question 10

Who said that politics is concerned with the authoritative 'allocation of values' for a society?

Accepted Answer

A) B. Miller 
B) David Easton 
C) Alan Ball 
D) Ernest Benn 
A) B. Miller 
B) David Easton 
C) Alan Ball 
D) Ernest Benn

Question 11

Which of the following is a permanent feature of a representative form of government?

Accepted Answer

A) Voting 
B) Decision-making 
C) Military force 
D) None of the above 
A) Voting 
B) Decision-making 
C) Military force 
D) None of the above

Question 12

David Easton defined politics as authoritative allocation of

Accepted Answer

A) Power 
B) Influences 
C) Interests 
D) Values 
A) Power 
B) Influences 
C) Interests 
D) Values

Question 13

The concept of 'politics' originated in ancient

Accepted Answer

A) Athens 
B) Sparta 
C) Greece 
D) Spain 
A) Athens 
B) Sparta 
C) Greece 
D) Spain

Question 14

The central idea of sovereignty is

Accepted Answer

A) Power 
B) Law 
C) Authority 
D) Legitimacy 
A) Power 
B) Law 
C) Authority 
D) Legitimacy

Question 15

Who wrote the book Considerations on Representative Government?

Accepted Answer

A) Hobbes 
B) Locke 
C) Rousseau 
D) J.S. Mill 
A) Hobbes 
B) Locke 
C) Rousseau 
D) J.S. Mill

Question 16

The 'power theory' finds its brilliant manifestation in the political philosophy of

Accepted Answer

A) Locke 
B) Hobbes 
C) Mill 
D) Rousseau 
A) Locke 
B) Hobbes 
C) Mill 
D) Rousseau

Question 17

Politics is a struggle for power on three levels

Accepted Answer

A) Society, state and family 
B) State, inter-state and intra-state 
C) Family, society and political groups 
D) Nation, state and districts 
A) Society, state and family 
B) State, inter-state and intra-state 
C) Family, society and political groups 
D) Nation, state and districts

Question 18

Which of the following is one of the traditionally recognized organs of power in a state?

Accepted Answer

A) Legislature 
B) Executive 
C) Judiciary 
D) All of the above 
A) Legislature 
B) Executive 
C) Judiciary 
D) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is not a method of democratic participation?

Accepted Answer

A) Voting 
B) Campaigning in the election 
C) Contesting the election 
D) Listening the election speeches 
A) Voting 
B) Campaigning in the election 
C) Contesting the election 
D) Listening the election speeches

Question 20

Prof. Harold Laski emphasized the scope of Political Science to include the study of

Accepted Answer

A) State and sovereignty 
B) Government and politics 
C) State and Government 
D) Government only 
A) State and sovereignty 
B) Government and politics 
C) State and Government 
D) Government only

Exam 11: Foundations and Concepts of Political Science

A policy is authoritative when there __________to the authority

Contribute towards the success of democracy?

________________is the central subject of the study of political science.

Bluntschli restricted the scope of Political Science to

Who among the following defined democracy as "the government of the people, for the peop0le and by the people"?

_______________is the most important agency of the State

Who defines the political system as the "institutions, processes and interactions throug which values are authoritatively allocated in a society?

Which of the following are not the basic of the authority of society?

The success of democracy depends upon

Who said that politics is concerned with the authoritative 'allocation of values' for a society?

Which of the following is a permanent feature of a representative form of government?

David Easton defined politics as authoritative allocation of

The concept of 'politics' originated in ancient

The central idea of sovereignty is

Who wrote the book Considerations on Representative Government?

The 'power theory' finds its brilliant manifestation in the political philosophy of

Politics is a struggle for power on three levels

Which of the following is one of the traditionally recognized organs of power in a state?

Which of the following is not a method of democratic participation?

Prof. Harold Laski emphasized the scope of Political Science to include the study of

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