Top 80+ Solved Modern Political Analysis and Political Sociology MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The term ‘legitimisation crisis’ in terms of erosion of confidence in public institutionsresulting in coercive apparatus of states, was developed by:
a. david apter
b. s.p huntington
c. edward shills
d. habermas
Q. Who among the following is not associated with the theory of Political Elites?
a. pareto
b. mosca
c. miachel
d. david apter
Q. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxian democracy?
a. it stands for popular control over the means of production and distribution.
b. it lays emphasis on economic freedom.
c. it shall work on the basis of decisions taken through consensus.
d. it should work through representative parliaments
Q. Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxiandemocracy?
a. provision for recall of the representatives.
b. elected judiciary
c. dominant role of leaders in preserving the system.
d. emphasis on political freedom. 60. the economic aspects of democracy have been emphasised by constitutionality of laws
Q. The concept of 'power elite' is connected with:
a. pareto
b. mosca
c. wright mills
d. james burham
Q. Who of the following thinkers tried to combine the elitist theory with Marxism?
a. robert michels
b. james burham
c. vilfredo pareto
d. none of the above
Q. The Elitist theory holds that the power is always concentrated in the hands of:
a. priestly class
b. military class
c. civil servants
d. a small group of elites
Q. The exponents of elitist theory
a. believe in political equality
b. believe in equality between ruler and ruled
c. do not believe in equality between ruler and ruled
d. believe in all the above three principles
Q. The elitist theory believes in leaving the formulation and implementation of policy in thehands of:
a. elected representatives of the people
b. permanent civil servants
c. an elite class
d. a body composed of all the above three
Q. The Pluralist theory of democracy holds that:
a. the state is the source of all authority and all groups draw from it
b. the power in society is shared by the government and other groups
c. political power cannot be divided among various groups, associations et
d. none of the above
Q. The Pluralist theory of democracy is:
a. against separation of powers
b. against periodical election
c. in favour of elections because they help in gauging public opinion
d. against decentralisation of authority
Q. Who of the following philosophers was not associated with the Liberal Theory ofDemocracy?
a. locke
b. hobbes
c. karl marx
d. j.s. mill
Q. The classical theory of democracy can be traced back to the writings of:
a. ancient greek philosophers
b. ancient chinese philosophers
c. proudhon
d. french philosophers of the seventeenth century
Q. The basic principle of Liberal democracy that the sovereign drew his authority from thepeople was first developed by:
a. j.s.mill
b. hobbes
c. locke
d. none of the above
Q. Who of the following thinkers asserted the principle that consent of the people' is thebasis of state?
a. adam smith
b. herbert spencer
c. bentham
d. lock