Question 1

The Idea of Justice was written by

Accepted Answer

A)  Popper
B)  Harrier
C)  Amartya Sen
D)  Nehru C

Question 2

Which was the first country in which all women had the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia
B)  India
C)  New Zealand
D)  Switzerland C

Question 3

Democracy is derived from Greek words, 'demos' and

Accepted Answer

A)  Cracy
B)  Kratos
C)  Korinth
D)  Krates B

Question 4

The book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy was written by

Accepted Answer

A)  Jackson
B)  Karl Mannheim
C)  Joseph Schumpeter
D)  Anthony Downs

Question 5

For the Marxist the only genuine democracy is

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A)  Deliberative democracy
B)  Classical democracy
C)  Socialist democracy
D)  Liberal democracy

Question 6

The method of direct democracy is based on

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A)  selective franchise
B)  universal adult franchise
C)  initiative
D)  referendum

Question 7

Who wrote the book, The Ruling Class to explain elitist theory of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mosca
B)  Michaels
C)  Whitehall
D)  Signur

Question 8

Identities and Rights: Aspects of Liberal Democracy in India was written by

Accepted Answer

A)  Gurpreet Mahajan
B)  Kohli
C)  Vinay Kumar
D)  Partha Chaterjee

Question 9

Direct democracy still prevails in

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia
B)  USA
C)  Switzerland
D)  China

Question 10

Rethinking Democracy was written by

Accepted Answer

A)  Rajeev Bhargava
B)  Atul Kohli
C)  C.P. Brambri
D)  Rajni Kothari

Question 11

For the Marxist, the elite theory is the justification and defendant of the capitalism under

Accepted Answer

A)  consociational democracy
B)  social democracy
C)  distributive democracy
D)  liberal democracy

Question 12

A combination of free market economy and universal adult franchise represent

Accepted Answer

A)  Social democracy
B)  Welfare state
C)  Western Liberal Democracy
D)  Chinese democracy

Question 13

"Who Governs? Power and Democracy in an American City", the study published in 1961 was associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Dalh
B)  Irving
C)  Macpherson
D)  None of the above

Question 14

In Rawls' principles of justice, equal opportunity was preceded over by

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A)  basic equal liberties
B)  basic rights
C)  equal benefits
D)  none of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is the characteristic of elite theory of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  proletariat revolution
B)  the majority rule over the minority
C)  the minority are suppressed by the majority class
D)  the minor dominant class ruled over the majority mass

Question 16

Who defined democracy as, "Government of the people, by the people, for the people"?

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A)  Thomas Jefferson
B)  Gandhi
C)  John Adams
D)  Abraham Lincoln

Question 17

Pluralist theory of democracy believes in

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A)  monarchical rule in a given society
B)  political system controlled by single authority
C)  political system where there is more than one centre of power
D)  promotion of communism for the mass majority

Question 18

According to elitist theory, the role of people is to choose their rulers from

Accepted Answer

A)  competing elites
B)  the mass
C)  the aristocrats
D)  the working class

Question 19

According to Marxist theory, true political representation must be conceived only as the people's self-representation based on

Accepted Answer

A)  universal enfranchisement
B)  representation
C)  selective enfranchisement
D)  none of the above

Question 20

The working of democracy in India is based on the system of

Accepted Answer

A)  direct democracy
B)  representation
C)  intuitive
D)  selection

Exam 10: Concepts of Justice and Democracy