This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Advanced > Political Theory – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Theory Quiz 1 (20 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) Communism. D) Monarch. 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) Modernization Theory. C) Systems Theory. D) Social Contract Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Capitalist state. B) Niny state. C) Welfare state. D) Theocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Ken-Saro-Wiwa. C) Kentle-Saro-Wira. D) Ken Saro Wina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Thomas Hobbes. D) Jean Jacques Rousseau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jean Jacques Rousseau. 15. The concept of reward and punishment relates wit A) Social contract theory. B) Evaluationary theory. C) Divine origin theory. D) Force theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) President Barack Obama. B) Queen Elizabeth II. C) British Prime Minister David Cameron. D) Northern Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Queen Elizabeth II. Next →Related QuizzesTheory QuizzesPolitical Theory Quiz 2Political Theory Quiz 3Political Theory Quiz 4Political Theory Quiz 5Political Theory Quiz 6Political Theory Quiz 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books