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2001Political ScienceMedium

Types of courts in England are:________?

AThree

BFour

CFive

DTwo

Correct answer

D. Two

Explanation

The correct answer is Two.

2002Political ScienceMedium

A trade union can be placed under the category of pressure group:

ACaste

BRegion

CSpecial

DReligion

ELanguage

Correct answer

D. Religion

Explanation

The correct answer is Religion.

2003Political ScienceMedium

F.W. Riggs in his theory political development has laid stress on:

APolitical modernisation

BIndustrialisation

CPolitical democracy

DPolitical participation

EPolitical stability

Correct answer

E. Political stability

Explanation

The correct answer is Political stability.

2004Political ScienceMedium

Who has defined liberty by saying “freedom is not the absence of restraints but rather the substitution of rational ones for the irrational”?

AG.D.H. Cole

BGettell

CSeeley

DLaski

EMackechnie

Correct answer

A. G.D.H. Cole

Explanation

The correct answer is G.D.H. Cole.

2005Political ScienceMedium

Which one of the following is true about elitist theory of democracy?

AIt believes that the judiciary is real power in the state

BIt believes that the people are the real sovereign

CIt believes that power is used by a small group of elites

DIt believes that in it public opinion is the moving force

EIt believes that in it real power is with voters

Correct answer

C. It believes that power is used by a small group of elites

Explanation

The correct answer is It believes that power is used by a small group of elites.

2006Political ScienceMedium

The Legal theory of property believes that:

AProperty is the creation of state

BA person can be deprived of his property for the good of the community

CThe legal ownership of all property vests in the head of the state

DProperty is a natural right and law merely recognises it:

Correct answer

A. Property is the creation of state

Explanation

The correct answer is Property is the creation of state.

2007Political ScienceMedium

Karl Marx ideas about development theory are available in: ________?

ANone of these

BCapital: A. Critique of Political Economy

CCommunist Manifesto

DDas Kapital

Correct answer

B. Capital: A. Critique of Political Economy

Explanation

The correct answer is Capital: A. Critique of Political Economy.

2008Political ScienceMedium

A specific provision was made for the recruitment of Indians on merits only in the Act of:

A1853

B1861

C1833

D1813

E1793

Correct answer

C. 1833

Explanation

The correct answer is 1833.

2009Political ScienceMedium

Which one of the following feature of pressure groups has been wrongly listed?

AThe pressure groups can be both temporary as well as permanent

BNone of the above

CThe pressure groups generally do not have any poliitical alignment

DThe pressure groups try to promote the interests of its members

Correct answer

A. The pressure groups can be both temporary as well as permanent

Explanation

The correct answer is The pressure groups can be both temporary as well as permanent.

2010Political ScienceMedium

According to Locke in the state of nature man was: ________?

APeace loving

BRespected no code of conduct.

CNasty and brutish

DUncivilised

Correct answer

A. Peace loving

Explanation

The correct answer is Peace loving.

Which one of the following is true about elitist theory of democracy?

AIt believes that the judiciary is real power in the state

BIt believes that the people are the real sovereign

CIt believes that power is used by a small group of elites

DIt believes that in it public opinion is the moving force

EIt believes that in it real power is with voters

Correct answer

C. It believes that power is used by a small group of elites

Explanation

The correct answer is It believes that power is used by a small group of elites.

The Legal theory of property believes that:

AProperty is the creation of state

BA person can be deprived of his property for the good of the community

CThe legal ownership of all property vests in the head of the state

DProperty is a natural right and law merely recognises it:

Correct answer

A. Property is the creation of state

Explanation

The correct answer is Property is the creation of state.

Which one of the following feature of pressure groups has been wrongly listed?

AThe pressure groups can be both temporary as well as permanent

BNone of the above

CThe pressure groups generally do not have any poliitical alignment

DThe pressure groups try to promote the interests of its members

Correct answer

A. The pressure groups can be both temporary as well as permanent

Explanation

The correct answer is The pressure groups can be both temporary as well as permanent.