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11th political science tnpsc

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.The term'Politics' is closely related to the Greek word 'polis'meaning,

a)

City-state

b)

Politics

c)

Police forces

d)

Police state

2.

2.who told the central theme of politics is 'Who gets what,when and how?'

a)

Harold laski

b)

Charles e merriam

c)

Harold Laswell

d)

Franck goodnow

3.

According to David Easton Politics is

a)

The authoritative allocation of values

b)

The authoritative allocation of resources

c)

The authoritative allocation of authority

d)

None of the above

4.

In the Indian context ,who are all considered as the ancient political thinker

a)

Valmiki and varahamihira

b)

Kautilya and thiruvalluvar

5.

The concept 'Legitimacy'is closely related to

a)

Study of law

b)

Power and authority

6.

Who told that' power breeds power and this form the central tenet of 'elitism'?

a)

Robert michel

b)

Harold haski

7.

Who can be called as the Father of political science?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

David Easton

d)

Charles E merriam

8.

Who told that 'Man is by nature a Political animal '?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Machiavelli

9.

Who changed the subject matter of politics from the religious approach to the empirical observation with secular perspectives?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John locke

c)

Niccole Machiavelli

d)

J.J.Rousseau

10.

Who gave the famous quotation ,'History is past Politics and politics is present history'?

a)

Harold laswell

b)

Freeman

c)

Charles E merriam

d)

John Marshell

11.

Name the Political thinker who first used the word state

a)

Niccole Machiavelli

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Locke

12.

Who authored the book 'Leviathan'?

a)

Hobbes

b)

LOCKE

c)

Rousseau

d)

Morgenthau

13.

Which is the main component of state that determine citizenship status

a)

Sovereignty

b)

Governments

c)

Territory

14.

Which of the following is regarded as the Limiting authority of the state 's Authority

a)

Constitution

b)

Religion

c)

Judgement

d)

People

15.

"Territorial sovereignty or the superiority of state,overall within its boundaries and complete freedom from external control has been a fundamental principle of the modern state life" is stated by

a)

Bodin

b)

Elliot

c)

Austin

d)

None of the above

16.

The father of Modern theory of sovereignty?

a)

Jean bodin

b)

Hugo Gotius

17.

Which of the following is not the state function of modern sate

a)

Security and defense

b)

Economic function

c)

Religious duties

d)

Provision of Essential services

18.

Which flagship programme of Government of Tamilnadu followed by all the other states in India

a)

The noon meal scheme

b)

God for marriage

c)

Rain harvesting

19.

The idea of welfare state in the Indian Constitutin is contained in

a)

Part I

b)

Part IV

c)

Part VI

20.

The father of sovereignty

(a)  

21.

Monistic theory of sovereignty propounded by

a)

Austin

b)

Hegel

c)

Merriam

d)

Willoughby

22.

In democracy sovereignty resides with

a)

State

b)

People

c)

Media

d)

Government

23.

Who said 'Iam the state'

a)

JamesII

b)

Napoleon I

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Bismark

24.

Double citizenship exists in

a)

India

b)

USA

c)

Japan

d)

Singapore

25.

"Sovereignty resides with general Will"said by

a)

T .H .Green

b)

Austin

c)

Bodin

d)

Rousseau

26.

"On Liberty "book written by

a)

J.S MILL

b)

Locke

c)

Rousseau

d)

Bodin

27.

The main objective of rule of law si to ensure

a)

Freedom of press

b)

Liberty of citizen

c)

Independence of judiciary

d)

All the above

28.

Fundamental rights of india drawn from?

a)

India

b)

USA

c)

Africa

d)

Indonesia

29.

"Religion is opium "stated by

a)

Marx

b)

Galileo

c)

Russell

d)

Bagat singh

30.

"Das capital "book written by

a)

Netaji

b)

Marx

c)

Galilea

d)

Owen

31.

Which right is the one that entitles an individual to voice their opinions publicly?

a)

Right to liberty

b)

Right to education

c)

Right to free expression

d)

Right to religion

32.

The right to life,liberty and equality are called as

a)

Political rights

b)

Civil rights

c)

Legal rights

d)

Natural rights

33.

The rights that are protected ad supported by international and national laws and treaties are

a)

Fundamental rights

b)

The Bill of rights

c)

Natural rights

d)

Human rights

34.

The drafting committee of the constituent Assembly was under the chairmanship of

a)

Dr.B.R. Ambedkar

b)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Sarkar vallabahai patel

d)

Rajendra prasad

35.

Equality and freedom of liberty are the two kinds of rights necessary for

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Communalism

36.

The detention of a person protect the law and security of the nation is called as

a)

Habeas corpus

b)

Mandamus

c)

Preventive detention

d)

Prohibition

37.

Which article provides the Constitutional remedies to the citizens at supreme court?

a)

Article 21

b)

Article 15

c)

Article 32

d)

Article 18

38.

A uniform civil code can be obtained through

a)

Fundamental duties

b)

Fundamental rights

c)

Directive principles

d)

Human rights

39.

The term democracy means

a)

Rule by people

b)

Power of people

c)

Revolution

d)

Polyarchy

40.

Democracy is a

a)

Form of government

b)

Rule by law

41.

Democracy underlines the principle of

a)

Election

b)

Rule by the people

42.

Social democracy believes strongly in

a)

Socialism

b)

Equality of opportunity and freedom

43.

Direct democracy practice in the

a)

Federal republic of Switzerland

b)

Russia

c)

United states of America

d)

China

44.

Economic democracy is based on the importance of

a)

Labour rights

b)

Economic rights

c)

Social equality

d)

Option b and c is correct

45.

The leading indian political thinker who proposed radical democracy was

a)

Gandhi

b)

Nehru

c)

M.N.roy

d)

Ambedhkar

46.

Radical democracy is believed to be the

a)

Local community rule

b)

rule of law

c)

Power of the people

47.

Protective democracy is based on

a)

Equality

b)

Liberty

c)

Rights

d)

Social security

48.

The marxists theory views the democracy in the social context of

a)

Community

b)

Social group

c)

Class analysis

d)

Capitalist class

49.

Which was the theory of democracy favored the collapse of capitalism and calls for the revolutionary transformation of the society?

a)

Classical theory

b)

The marxist theory

c)

Egalitarian theory

d)

The elitist theoy

50.

Pluralism leads to defend their particular interests through the government by creating

a)

Social equilibrium

b)

Economic equilibrium

c)

Competitive equilibrium

51.

The salient features of Indian democracy is

4 lines
52.

"Parliamentary form of government "is also known as

a)

Cabinet government

b)

Westminister forms of government

c)

Responsible government

d)

All of the above

53.

Characteristics is not related to the federal government?

a)

Written constitution

b)

Flexible constitution

c)

Supremacy of the constitution

d)

Independent judiciary

54.

The federal system. in India is based on the model of which country?

a)

Canada

b)

India

c)

USA

d)

Japan

55.

Which three indicators are used in the Human Development Index(HDI)

I.Standard of living

II.Education

III.Life expectancy

IV.Condition of environmemt

a)

Only I,II,IV

b)

Only I II,III

c)

All of the above

56.

Which of the following are the features on the basis of which the Parliamentary system of government in india operates?

a)

Nominal and real executive

b)

Exicutive responsible to lower house

c)

Prime minister is the real executive

d)

All of the above

57.

Due to which of the following reasons the founding fathers preferred the British parliamentary system?

a)

Familiarity with system

b)

More responsibility

c)

Separation of power

d)

Heterogeneous Indian society

58.

Which federal institution oversees the implementation of Constitutional provisions and procedures?

a)

Legislature

b)

Executive

c)

Judiciary

d)

Cabinet

59.

In USA The form of government is

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Presidential

c)

Absolute monarchy

d)

Limited monarchy

60.

Which major country does not have a single ,written constitution?

a)

Russia

b)

USA

c)

Iran

d)

United kingdom

61.

Name the philosopher who wrote "the republic"

a)

Marx

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

St.Thomad Aquinas

62.

Whose real name was "Aristocles"?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Xenophon

63.

The father or political science

(a)  

64.

Who is famously know as the DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH?

a)

St.Thomas Aquinas

b)

Plato

65.

Who is the author of "Discourses on livy"?

a)

St.Thomas Aquinas

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Ariatotle

66.

The father of philosophical liberalism?

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Marx

c)

JohnLocke

67.

"It was a condition which ,however free ,is full of tears ,and continual dangers"?

a)

John locke

b)

St.Thomas Aquinas

c)

Thomas hobbes

d)

Marx evaluation

68.

Who is the author of the work",priciples of political economy "?

a)

Plato

b)

Thomas hobbes

c)

John stuart mill

69.

Which work is called as the "BIBLE OF THE WORKING CLASS "?

a)

Theory of surplus value

b)

Das capital

c)

Clas struggle of France

70.

"The dictatorship of the proletariat"

a)

Marx

b)

Aristotle

71.

Which ideology considered the state as a necessary evil?

a)

Negative liberalism

b)

Marxism

c)

Positive liberalism

72.

Positive liberalism viewed the state as an instrument of

a)

Law and order

b)

Social welfare

c)

Revolution

73.

Libertarianism was supported by

a)

Nock

b)

Nozick

c)

F.A.Hayek

d)

All of the above thinkers

74.

The concept of Hegemony was advocated by

a)

Karl marx

b)

Lenin

c)

Antonia gramsci

d)

Mao

75.

The perspective that the communist party must be the vanguard of the communist revolution was propagated by

a)

Karl marx

b)

Lenin

76.

The major contribution of Mao to the communist ideology is found in the form of

a)

Historical materialism

b)

Surplus values

77.

Fabian socialism was named after

a)

Roman general

b)

Russian general

78.

Guild socialism advocated

a)

Modernized medival guild system

b)

State performing function like education

c)

Peaceful methods of change

d)

All of the above

79.

Who among the following is not a communist thinker

a)

Karl popper

b)

Karl marx

c)

Louis althussar

d)

Antonio gramsci