This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Theory > Advanced > Political Theory – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Theory Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A government in which the power to rule is held by a small, self-appointed elite group A) Oligarchy. B) Democracy. C) Monarch. D) Communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oligarchy. 2. Which theory assumes Individuals posses free will, and every individual is equally endowed with God-given rights to self-determination. A) Rational Choice Theory. B) Social Contract Theory. C) Systems Theory. D) Modernization Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Contract Theory. 3. There are diverse definitions of freedom and equality A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. A state that provides basic necessities and life support to the citizens is called A) Welfare state. B) Theocracy. C) Niny state. D) Capitalist state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Welfare state. 5. Freedom, equality and secularism are abstract issues in our life. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. What is the purpose of political parties? A) Win office to influence policy. B) Raise money for campaigns. C) Have a 'centrist' political agenda. D) Create media exposure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Win office to influence policy. 7. "Displaced people have not always accepted their fate passively" . In which reference is this statement pointing towards? A) Narmada Bachao Andolan. B) Ganga Jamuna Sang. C) River Rally India. D) National council for displaced people (NCDP). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narmada Bachao Andolan. 8. Montesquieu's Separation of Powers gives the judicial branch of government responsibility to A) Make laws. B) Enforce laws. C) Judge disputes. D) Perform all three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judge disputes. 9. ..... was the first political thinker who argued for right to freedom as a fundamental right A) Rousseau. B) Hoddes. C) Locke. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rousseau. 10. The view that " Mankind is using up and destroying natural resources to such an extent that we will bequeath only a barren earth, poisoned rivers and polluted air to future generations" is held by the A) Environmentalists. B) Consumerists. C) Both (A) and (B). D) WWF (World Wildlife Fund). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmentalists. 11. ..... an OGONI by birth, led a non violent struggle with the launch of the Movement for the survival of the OGONI people (MOSOP) A) Ken Ssangyong wira. B) Kentle-Saro-Wira. C) Ken-Saro-Wiwa. D) Ken Saro Wina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ken-Saro-Wiwa. 12. During the earlier phase of development, the comparison was with ..... countries in ..... and the ..... A) Eastern, USA, France. B) Western, Europe and Syria. C) Richer, Western, Afghanistan. D) Richer, Western Europe, United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Richer, Western Europe, United States. 13. In the broadest sense of the term, ..... conveys the ideas of depreciation, not necessarily progress, well-being, and an idea for a rational society. A) Development. B) Progression. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the Above. 14. Which philosopher's theory represented a 'true' democracy? A) Plato. B) John Locke. C) Jean Jacques Rousseau. D) Thomas Hobbes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jean Jacques Rousseau. 15. The concept of reward and punishment relates wit A) Divine origin theory. B) Social contract theory. C) Force theory. D) Evaluationary theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divine origin theory. 16. The roots of Environmentalism can be traced back to the 19th C revolt against ..... A) Industrialization. B) Colonialism. C) Both (A) and (B). D) Theological observations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrialization. 17. Each branch of government has oversight over the other through a system called A) Law and Order. B) Checks and Balances. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Checks and Balances. 18. Rights provides us with responsibilities like A) To strive for common good. B) Grant rights to others as they are giving to us. C) To balance the rights in case of conflicts. D) To know about the limits up to which it can be exercised and be vigilant about the same. E) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the Above. 19. Montesquieu's Separation of Powers give the executive branch of government responsibility to A) Make laws. B) Enforce laws. C) Judge disputes. D) Perform all three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enforce laws. 20. Which current world figure has the least amount of political power? A) Northern Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. B) President Barack Obama. C) British Prime Minister David Cameron. D) Queen Elizabeth II. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Queen Elizabeth II. 21. Which statement best expresses the difference between power and authority? A) Authority is more subtle than power. B) Authority involves intimidation. C) Authority is inherited, but power is seized by military force. D) Authority is based on the perceived legitimacy of the individual in power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Authority is based on the perceived legitimacy of the individual in power. 22. Politics is what politicians do A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Who wrote the book Hind Swaraj A) Gandhi. B) Ambedkar. C) Lala lajpat Rai. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gandhi. 24. The word Justice is the origin from the ..... Word A) Latin. B) Italian. C) Greek. D) Hibru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latin. 25. Among the following who was the first to use the term ideology A) Destutt De Tracy. B) Karl Mannhein. C) Francis Bacon. D) Montesqu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Destutt De Tracy. 26. In which theory of state formation is the king central? A) Divine principle. B) But the theory of power. C) Evolutionary theory. D) Social contract theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divine principle. 27. Which of the following are principles of Positivism? A) All inquiry across branches of science is the same. B) Research should only involved empirical observation with our senses. C) Science should be judged objectively and value free. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. Political Theory forces us to examine our own ideas A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 29. The founding of the US has traditional roots in Christian teachings as well as philosophies developed primarily during the- A) Enlightenment. B) Reformation. C) Commercial Revolution. D) Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enlightenment. 30. Who among the following is regarded as the champion of the Natural Rights? A) John Locke. B) John Rawl. C) Thomos Hobbos. D) J. J. Rousseau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John Locke. Next →Related QuizzesTheory QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Theory Quiz 2Political Theory Quiz 3Political Theory Quiz 4Political Theory Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books