Arrange the following in the same order as they figure in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution- i)Sovereign ii)Socialist iii)Republic iv) Secular
1. (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (iii)
2.(iii), (iv), (v), (ii), (i)
3.(i), (iv), (ii), (v), (iii)
4.(i), (v), (iv), (ii), (iii)
In the theory of the origin of the state political consciousness is a factor in the
1.Divine Origin Theory
2.Force Theory
3.Social Contract Theory
4.Evolutionary Theory
The book 'A Theory of Justice' is authored by-
1.John Locke
2.John Rawls
3.John Austin
4.Plato
The chief defect of the Monistic Theory of Sovereignty is that-
1.It requires obedience from the bulk of the people
2.It is anti-democratic
3.It explains the legal nature of sovereignty
4. It reposes all powers in a determinate human superior
The concept of Natural Right is associated with the name of
1.Plato
2.Machiavelli
3.Marx
4.Locke
The constitutional validity of a state-law in India may be challenged -
1.Only in the State High Court
2.Only in the Supreme Court
3.In the High Court and the Supreme Court both
4.Only in a tribunal
The Indian Constitution provides for the joint sittings of both Houses of Parliament in connection with-
1.Election of the Vice-President of India
2.Finance bill
3.Ordinary bill
4.Constitution amendment bill
The Indian Constitution provides for the joint sittings of both Houses of Parliament in connection with-
1.Election of the Vice-President of India
2.Finance bill
3.Ordinary bill
4.Constitution amendment bill
The method of amending the constitution by popular Veto is found in-
1.Britain
2.Switzerland
3.Russia
4.India
The social contract thinkers want to prove that -
1.The state is all powerful
2.The state is always right
3.The state is man made
4.The state is prior to society
The thinkers who believe that 'state is an association of associations' are called-
1.Socialists
2.Federalists
3.Anarchists
4.Pluralists
The thinkers who believe that 'state is an association of associations' are called-
1.Socialists
2.Federalists
3.Anarchists
4.Pluralists
'West Minister Model' stands for a particular type of -
1.State
2.Constitution
3.Government
4.Administration
"The social contract theory has been criticized as bad history ,bad logic and bad ethics.." who said it?
1.Henny Maine
2. H.J.Laski
3.F.Wilson
4.Ernest Broker
A dispute relating to the election of the Vice-President in India is decided by the
1.President
2.Election Commission
3.Supreme Court
4.Parliament
According to Marx 'the Dictatorship of the proletariat' signifies?
1.A transitional state
2. An ideal state
3.A liberal state
4.An autocratic state
Gandhi lays stress on-
1.Spiritualisation of politics
2.Religiousation of politics
3.Decentralisation of politics
4.None of the above
If sovereignty is not absolute, no state will exist'. Who said this?
1.Locke
2.Laski
3.Austin
4.None of the above
Locke laid the philosophical foundation of the theory of-
1.Democracy
2.Republicanism
3.Constitutional monarchy
4.Welfare state
Neo-Liberal theory of Democracy is a-
1.Rejection of classical theory of democracy
2.Modification of classical theory of democracy
3.Mutilation of classical theory of democracy
4.None of These
State socialism believes in --
1.Stateless Society
2.Democracy
3.Revolution
4.A state without law
The advice tendered by Supreme Court to the President of India-
1. Is binding on him
2.Is not binding on him
3. Is binding in context of certain matters
4.None of the above
The book 'A Theory of Justice' is authored by-
1.John Locke
2.John Rawls
3.John Austin
4.Plato
The constitutional validity of a state-law in India may be challenged -
1.Only in the State High Court
2.Only in the Supreme Court
3.In the High Court and the Supreme Court both
4.Only in a tribunal
The Hobbesian contract was-
1.Between the people and Leviathan
2.Between the society and Leviathan
3.Among men living in the state of nature
4.Between leaders and Leviathan
The reason why men enter into civil society is the preservation of their property'.who said this?
1.Hobbes
2.Locke
3.Rousseau
4.Mill
The thinkers of which country have common tendency to entrust sovereignty to an organ of the government.
1.England
2.France
3.Germany
4.Switzerland
Those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means' who made the above statement?
1.Gandhi
2.Hobbes
3.Green
4.Mill
Which of the following countries has the beginning of Bureaucracy in the 'spoil system'?
1.U.K
2.U.S.A
3.India
4.France
Which of the following is not a constitutional organ?
1.Election Commission
2.Finance Commission
3.Inter State Council
4.Planning Commission
Which of the following is not a constitutional organ?
1.Election Commission
2.Finance Commission
3.Inter State Council
4.Planning Commission
Which of the following is not in conformity with Marxism?
1.The state will wither away
2.The state is an instrument of oppression
3.Religion is an opium for the people
4. The state is a necessary evil
Which of the following powers rests exclusively with the Council of State in India
1.To initiate impeachment against the President
2.To recommend creation of New All India Services
3.To appoint the Attorney General
4.To alter Boundaries of the State
Which of the following states was the first to establish the Panchayat Raj institutions in India?
1.Rajasthan
2.Maharashtra
3.Bihar
4.U.P.
Which of the following was the chief exponent of the Monistic Theory of Sovereignty?
1.Locke
2.Bentham
3.Bodin
4.Austin
Which one of the following is not a natural right, according to Locke?
1.Life
2.Liberty
3.Equality
4.Property
Which one of the following is not correct?
1.The council of minister is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
2.A minister who is not a member of either house continues to be minister even after the expiration of six months
3.Ministers hold office during the pleasure of the President
4.Salaries of ministers are specified in the second schedule
Which one of the following was the chief exponent of the pluralistic theory of Sovereignty?
1.Bentham
2.Bodin
3.Austin
4.Laski
Which one of the following was the chief exponent of the pluralistic theory of Sovereignty?
1.Bentham
2.Bodin
3.Austin
4.Laski
Who among the following made the greatest contribution to the application of Marxism?
1.Engels
2.Lenin
3.Stalin
4.Habermas
Who among the following was associated with the Swaraj Party?
1.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2.Sardar Patel
3.Motilal Nehru
4.Jawaharlal Nehru
Who gave the view that A constitutional state 'is one in which the powers of government, the rights of the governed and the relations between the two are adjusted'?
1.K. C. Wheare
2.C. F. Strong
3.Carl J. Friedrich
4.James Bryce
Who has called political parties 'broker of ideas'?
1.Bryce
2.Lowell
3.MacIver
4.Mitchel
Who has called political parties 'broker of ideas'?
1.Bryce
2.Lowell
3.MacIver
4.Mitchel
Who has criticized Bureaucracy for creating 'red tapism'?
1.E. N. Gladden
2.W. B. Munro
3.Ramsay Muir
4.Charles E. Merriam
Who said that the development of art and science has spoiled man ?
1.Kant
2.Dance
3.Marx
4.Rousseau
Who wrote the Book- "Four Essays on Liberty".
1.Herbert Spencer
2.J. S. Mill
3.Ernest Barker
4. Isaish Berlin
Who wrote the Book- "Four Essays on Liberty".
1.Herbert Spencer
2.J. S. Mill
3.Ernest Barker
4.Isaish Berlin
With the help of the following code give the proper sequence of different stages in Locke's social contract- i) Civil society ii)Government iii) State of nature iv) Social contract
1.(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
2. (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
3.(iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
4.(iv), (i), (iii), (ii)