CSS Political Science Test With Answers

CSS Political Science Test

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1 Who observed that the maintenance of political stability as the ultimate goal of political development ? Samuel Huntington Alan Ball Karl Marx Robert Alan Dahl
2 Huntington describes_____ as a multi-faced process involving change in all areas of human thought and activity Political Development Political Modernization Political Change Political Power
3 ______ increase the capacity and capability of the political system to find and utilize the resources of the country? Political Development Political Modernization Political Change Political Power
4 Who said, Political Modernization is characterized "by its far-reaching ability to control or influence the physical and social circumstances of its environment and by value system______"? Ward Huntington Lucian W . Pye Merriam
5 Who stated, "Socialization through the mass media is the best short-run technique available and it is crucial to modernization Gabriel A. Almond Samuel P. huntington lucian W. Pye William D. Coleman
6 Political subculture is the part of Social culture General culture Political culture Culture
7 The Marxists and the radical feminists do not share which one of the following view on State power? Both deny that the State is an autonomous entity Both maintain that the ideology of the State can be understood by reference to the power Structure in a society Both are based on institutionalized structures of stratification Both agree on the location of structure of inequality and exploitation in society
8 'Balance of terror' is a term used in international politics to denote A balance of power that emerges in a multi-polar world due to multiple checks and balances The power to deter and destroy which belongs to all States in an anarchic international system The uneasy balance that proceeds from fear of nuclear war and also from ideological fear that are fueled by nuclear weapon States The balance of peace that exists among the nuclear powers in terms of their equality to seize and defend territory
9 The United States government has historically viewed terrorism as a ______problem Political Social Military Religious
10 Karl popper's Open Society and its Enemies is a critique of Plato and Aristotle Hegel and Kant Marx and Weber Plato, Hegel and Marx
11 Which of the following kinds of statements is the principal goal of comparative politics? Factual or descriptive statements Value or normative statements Explanatory or casual statements None of these
12 Which is the first important agent of political socialization? Society State Political party Family
13 A 'zero-sum game' in politics Has no scope for cooperation among the players in the long run in politcs Has much scope for permanent coalitions of some players against the rest Has infinite scope for multiple-level combinations of winning partnership strategies Implies that ultimate ends of all 'Games' in politics are predictable and knowable
14 'Social capital ' refers to the Process of management of human resources in an organization in a manner in which they become predictable inputs like fixed capital Social consecutiveness as represented by networks, norms and trust that promote civic Engagement Economic consequences of social action Role of progressive taxation policies in bridging the revenue losses in democratic Societies
15 Who defines, "Political socialization is a process by which an individual becomes acquainted with the political system which determine the reaction to political phenomenon" Micheal Rush, Phillip Althoff Artemus Ward Alam R. Ball David Easton
16 The concept of 'power elites 'is connected with Austin pareto Gaetano Mosca Wright Mills
17 Which one of the following is a central attribute of Plato's notion of justice? Equality Liberty Harmony Fraternity
18 Which among the following is not a features of sovereignty? Absoluteness Permanence Indivisibility Delegation
19 The notion of sovereignty was first formulated by: Plato Laski Aristotle Jean Bodin
20 Who said that "justice is the bond which holds society together". Green Hegel Plato Rousseau
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