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USA) Political Science Nature Theories and State Function Set-2
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1. A state which has no religion of its own but protects all religions is called:
Theocratic
ascist
Anarchist theory
Secular
2. Those who favour the abolition of state altogether are called:
Fascists
Guild Socialists
Anarchists
Syndicalists
3. Those who believe that many functions of the state should be performed by guilds are called:
Syndicalists
Welfare liberals
Socialists
Guild socialists
4. Which of the following functions whould not be performed by a modern welfare state?
Interference in the religion of the people
Restrictions on economic activities
Protection of an particular class of citizens
Putting of restrictions on the sale of intoxicating drugs
5. Who of the following said that the state is to hinder hindrances to good life?
Individualists
Liberals
Socialists
Communists
6. Which of the following is considered to be optional function of the state?
Imposition of taxes
Administration of justice
Opening of employment exchanges
Fixing legal relations between individuals
7. Which of the following is true about nature of liberalism i.e. it is near to?
It is individualism
It is democracy
It is socialism
It is individualism plus democracy
8. Which of the following is correct about liberal theory about state?
It is an unnecessary evil
It is ethical idea
It is march of God on earth
It is necessary evil
9. Which of the following preaches the establishment of a stateless society?
The Idealists
The Fascists
The Individualists
The Socialists
10. Which of the following is not not true about Indiviudalists views about functions of the state?
It should promote morality
It should protect private property
It should ensure justice
It should maintain law and order
11. Which of the following is correct about socialism?
State is a necessary evil
State is march of God on earth
State is unnecessary evil
State promotes common good
12. Which one of the following are not correct views about socialist state?
It aims at abolotion of private property
It aims at promoting freedom of individual
It aims at the abolotion of state
It aims at establishment of dictatorship of the proletariat
13. Which one of the following is true about socialist views about liberty?
It means doing what one wants to do
It means obeying the orders of the state
It means obeying the commands of the Pope
It means development of all the powers latent in a man
14. Which one of the following is correct about socialist views about functions of the state?
It should hinder hindrances
Individual is the best judge of his interests
It is enemy of the interests of the individuals
Rights of the individual are social
15. According to socialists which one of the following is not a function of the state?
To maintain law and order
To own means of production
To regulate working hours of workers
To promote religion
16. Which one of the following is correct about the functions of a welfare state?
It should help in the abolition of private property
It should help in the aboliition of state
It should aim at abolition of educational institutions
It should aim at promoting material welfare of the individual
17. According to welfare theory of the state which one of the following is not a function of the state?
To own the means of production
To open employment exchanges
To end social evils
To maintain internal order
18. Which one of the following are true views of socialism regarding state?
It is means to an end
It is an end in itself
It is both means and an end
It is neither means nor end
19. Which one of the following is true about a welfare state?
It believes in imposition of uniform taxes
It believes in no taxation
It allows economic liberty only
It believes in graded taxation
20. Which one of the following is correct about socialist state?
There should be social control both over means of production and distribution
There should be social control over means of production only
There should be social control over means of distribution only
There should be no social control over either means of production or distribution
21. The monistic theory regarding the functions of the state is based on the principle that:
The individual and the state exist for each other
The individual exists for sake of the state
The state exists for the sake of the individual
The individual and the state are opposed to each other
22. Keeping in view the functions performed by the modern state it has been described as:
A police state
A totalitarian state
A totalitarian state
A capitalist state
23. The view that the state is an end in itself was expressed by:
Early Greek thinkers
Individualists
Marxists
Socialists
24. The view that State comes into existence for the sake of life and continues for the sake of good life was expressed by:
Plato
Aristotle
Bentham
Idealists
25. The liberal thinker of the nineteenth century considered the state as:
A welfare agency
A necessary evil
Preserver of Liberty
Instrument of exploitation
26. The nineteenth century liberal thinkers held that:
Each law promotes individual liberty
Each law restricts individual liberty
There is no relationship between law and liberty
Law is the first condition of liberty
27. The best exposition of liberal concept of the nature and functions of the state is found in the writings of:
Karl Marx
John Locke
Montesquieu
Machiavelli
28. Individualist philosophy which is one of the theories of liberalism advocated:
Maximum state control over the individual
Least state interference in the affairs of the individual
Concentration of all powers in the hands of a single ruler
Guarantee of individual liberty through law
29. The economic justification individualism was offered by:
J.S.Mill
Adam Smith
Herbert Smith
Locke
30. The political justification for individualism was offered by:
J.S.Mill
Marx
Herbert Spencer
Adam Smith
31. The ethical justification for individualism was offered by:
Locke
Adam Smith
Herbert Spencer
J.S.Mill
32. The scientific jurisdiction for individualism was offered by:
Herbert Spencer
Darwin
Locke
Marx
33. The individualists held that:
The state was the best judge of mans interest functions of state
The individual was the best judge of his own interest
The king was the best judge of peoples interests
The Parliament was the best judge of individuals Interests
34. According to individualists:
The state is the March of God on this earth
State is a positive good
State is a moral institution
State is a necessary evil
35. In the economic spere the individualists are in favour of:
Ending all free competition
Encourging free competition
State control over production and distribution
Dictatorship of the proletariat
36. The individuals were in favour of leaving the individual completely free because:
He is quarrelsome
He is unsocial
He is a rational being
He knows his interest best
37. Who of the following is considered an exponent of modern individualism?
Graham Wallas
Laski
Leacock
Hobbes
38. The modern individualists are in favour of:
Maintaining status quo with regard to functions of state
Granting larger powers to state
Granting only co-ordinate powers to the state
Abolishing the state
39. Which one of the following thinkers is associated with the idealist theory of state?
Hobbes
Hegel
J.S.Mill
Laski
40. The idealist theory is also known as:
Socialist Theory
Welfare Theory
Anarchist Theory
Metaphysical Theory
41. The view that the state is the March of God on earth is associated with:
The Divine Origin Theory
The idealists
The idealists
The Anarchists
42. Which one of the following is also known as Laissez Faire theory:
Individualism
The socialists
Utilitarianists
Idealism
43. The principle of greatest good of the greatest number was advocated by:
The Individualists
The socialists
Idealists
Utilitarianists
44. The chief exponent of the Utilitarian philosophy was:
Locke
Rousseau
Bentham
Laski
45. The modern state has been described as:
A welfare state
An exploitative state
A moral institution
A police state
46. A Welfare state aims at:
Providing minimum living standard to all the citizens
Improving the lot of the weaker sections
Controlling all the means of production and distribution
The welfare of the ruling class
47. The compulsory functions of state imply the functions:
Which are performed by most of the states
Which are performed by all states
Which every state must perform to justify its existence
Concerning the protection of life and property
48. Which one of the following functions of state has been wrongly listed as its compulsory function?
Maintenance of law and order
Protection of country against outside aggression
Maintenance of law courts and settlement of disputes among individuals
Promotion of education
49. Which one of the following statements is correct?
The modern state performs only compulsory functions
The modern state performs very extensive optional functions
The modern state performs very limited optional functions
The modern state performs only optional functions
50. Which one of the functions listed below falls in the category of compulsory functions?
Regulation of trade and industry
Protection of health and provision of medical relief
Maintenance of civil and criminal courts
Maintenance of works of public utility
51. A welfare state performs:
Only walfare functions
Only protective functions
Both protective and welfare functions
Either protective or welfare function
52. One of the protective functions performed by the welfare state is:
Provision of education
Regulation of working conditions
Protection of health
Protection of family and property
53. A welfare state:
Does not impose any restriction on individual liberty
Restricts individual liberty
Has nothing to do with liberty
Allows only economic liberty
54. A welfare state believes in:
Principle of equal taxation
Taxing only the industrialists
Graded taxation
No taxation
55. One of the serious hurdles in the way of implementing the ideals of welfare state is:
Reluctance of government servants to assume more responsibility
Indifferent attitude of the politicians
Lack of interest by the common people
Reluctance of people to pay high taxes
56. The Socialists consider the state as:
A necessary evil
An instrument of exploitation
A divine institution
A positive good
57. In the economic sphere the Socialists are in favour of:
Free competition
Regulation of means of production and distribution
Non-interference in the economic activities
Multi-nationals
58. The term socialism was first used by:
Kroptikan
Marx
Robert Owen
Bentham
59. Who said that Socialism is like a hat that has lost its shape because everybody wears it:
G.D.H. Cole
C.E.M.Joad
T.H.Green
H.J.Laski
60. A Socialist state stands for:
Leaving the individual completely free
Assigning only police functions to state
Provision of maximum opportunities of progress to all members of the community
Raising the living standard of the poor and down-trodden
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