BA First Year (Sem 1 & 2) Political Science – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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The word 'politics' comes from the Greek word 'polis'. What does 'polis' mean?
Chapter 1: Political Theory: Meaning, Nature and Scope
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Answer: B. City-state
In Greek, 'polis' meant the city-state, the basic political unit of ancient Greece, from which 'politics' is derived.Which political scientist developed the systems approach and defined politics as 'the authoritative allocation of values'?
Chapter 2: Approaches to the Study of Political Science
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Answer: D. David Easton
David Easton applied systems analysis to politics (inputs, outputs, feedback) and defined politics as the authoritative allocation of values.According to Marxist theory, what will happen to the State in a classless communist society?
Chapter 5: Liberal and Marxist Theories of the State
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Answer: A. It will wither away
Marx and Engels saw the State as an instrument of class rule; once classes disappear, the State will 'wither away'.Who is regarded as the father of the modern theory of sovereignty, having written 'Six Books of the Commonwealth' (1576)?
Chapter 6: Sovereignty
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Answer: C. Jean Bodin
The French thinker Jean Bodin first gave a systematic theory of sovereignty as the supreme power of the State in his Six Books of the Commonwealth.Who described a nation as 'a daily plebiscite'?
Chapter 7: Nation and Nationalism
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Answer: B. Ernest Renan
In his 1882 lecture 'What is a Nation?', Ernest Renan said a nation rests on the people's continuing will to live together — 'a daily plebiscite'.Who wrote the well-known book 'Equality' (1931)?
Chapter 10: Equality
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Answer: D. R. H. Tawney
The British thinker R. H. Tawney wrote 'Equality', arguing that real equality needs removing unjust economic and social inequalities.Who said, 'Every State is known by the rights that it maintains'?
Chapter 11: Rights
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Answer: A. Harold Laski
Harold Laski wrote this in 'A Grammar of Politics': the quality of a State is judged by the rights it secures for its citizens.The book 'The Wealth of Nations' (1776), a foundation of classical liberalism and laissez-faire, was written by:
Chapter 14: Political Ideologies: Liberalism and Socialism
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Answer: C. Adam Smith
Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations argued for free markets and minimal State interference in the economy (laissez-faire).'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' (1792), an early classic of feminist thought, was written by:
Chapter 15: Feminism
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Answer: B. Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft argued in 1792 that women are not naturally inferior and need equal education; it is one of the earliest feminist works.In which form of government are powers divided between the central government and the states (units) by the Constitution itself?
Chapter 17: Forms of Government: Unitary, Federal, Parliamentary and Presidential
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Answer: A. Federal government
In a federation, a written Constitution divides powers between the centre and the units; in a unitary system all power rests with the central government.
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