The State MCQs

Option A: Origin of both is shrouded in mystery

Option B: Loyalty of both is essential

Option C: Changes in the State do not come frequently whereas in the Government these are frequent

Option D: Sovereignty vests in the both

Correct Answer: Changes in the State do not come frequently whereas in the Government these are frequent ✔

Option A: Garnet

Option B: Gettell

Option C: Finer

Option D: Laski

Correct Answer: Garnet ✔

Option A: One can’t be member of both

Option B: One can’t live without the other

Option C: One can use force while other cannot

Option D: One is hindrance on the parth of the other

Correct Answer: One can use force while other cannot ✔

Option A: Wider

Option B: Narrow

Option C: Just equal

Option D: No comparison between the two

Correct Answer: Wider ✔

Option A: MacLver

Option B: Nimkoff and Ogburn

Option C: Barker

Option D: James Mill

Correct Answer: Barker ✔

Option A: It has acquired vast armies

Option B: Its natureal resources have come to be known and exploited

Option C: It possesses territory and population big enough to meet its needs

Option D: It is admitted in the family of nations

Correct Answer: It is admitted in the family of nations ✔

Option A: Inductive

Option B: Deductive

Option C: Philosophical

Option D: Comparative

Correct Answer: Comparative ✔

Option A: It is not permanent

Option B: It is only a cultural association

Option C: It has territorial limits

Option D: It has only limited membership

Correct Answer: It has territorial limits ✔

Option A: It is creation of state

Option B: It came along with state

Option C: It came after state

Option D: It came prior to state

Correct Answer: It came prior to state ✔

Option A: The government is the master while the state is its agent

Option B: The state is the master while the government is its agent

Option C: Government and state are one and the same thing

Option D: The authority of the state is limited while that of the government is unlimted

Correct Answer: The state is the master while the government is its agent ✔

Option A: An individual has to be loyal to state

Option B: An individual may be disloyal to state but he has to be loyal to the government

Option C: An individual has to be loyal to the Parliament

Option D: None of these

Correct Answer: An individual has to be loyal to state ✔

Option A: Society is a creation of state

Option B: Society receives its power from state

Option C: Society is prior to the state

Option D: Society is a territorial Organisation

Correct Answer: Society is prior to the state ✔

Option A: State is an association of associations

Option B: The state is a territorial institution

Option C: The membership of the state is open to all

Option D: State is not a permanent association

Correct Answer: State is not a permanent association ✔

Option A: State and nation are identical

Option B: State and nation are opposed to each other

Option C: Homogeneity is an essential feature of state

Option D: Nation is a territorial community

Correct Answer: Nation is a territorial community ✔

Option A: Aristotle

Option B: Kant

Option C: Marx

Option D: All the above

Correct Answer: Kant ✔

Option A: Plato

Option B: Aristotle

Option C: Grotious

Option D: Marx

Correct Answer: Marx ✔

Option A: It emphasizes only the negative functions of states

Option B: It over-emphasizes the role of the law in the governance of the state

Option C: It subordinates the laws, which represent cumulated wisdom of several generations, to te will of the people

Option D: Of all the above factors

Correct Answer: It emphasizes only the negative functions of states ✔

Option A: Aristotle, Plato, Hobbes and Bentham

Option B: Bodin, Hobbes, Bentham and Laski

Option C: Bodin, Austin, Hobbes, Bentham

Option D: Aristotle, Austin, Laki and Hobbes

Correct Answer: Bodin, Austin, Hobbes, Bentham ✔

Option A: The state is an association of families and their common possessions, governed by a supreme power and by reason.

Option B: The state is a union of families and villages having for its end a perfect and self-sufficing life.

Option C: The state is a particular portion of mankind viewed as an organized unit

Option D: The state is a politically organised community with a definite territory.

Correct Answer: The state is a union of families and villages having for its end a perfect and self-sufficing life. ✔

Option A: Social association

Option B: Economic association

Option C: Political association

Option D: Socio-economic-cum-political association

Correct Answer: Political association ✔

Option A: The state is the result of a social contract

Option B: The state is a divine creation

Option C: The state is the result of force

Option D: The state is a living organism, rather a living spiritual being

Correct Answer: The state is a living organism, rather a living spiritual being ✔

Option A: James II of England

Option B: Napoleon I of France

Option C: Louis XIV of France

Option D: Hitler of Germany

Correct Answer: Louis XIV of France ✔

Option A: MaclIver

Option B: Anderson and Parker

Option C: Durkheim

Option D: Max Weber

Correct Answer: Anderson and Parker ✔

Option A: Aristotle

Option B: Plato

Option C: Cicero

Option D: Machiavelli

Correct Answer: Aristotle ✔

Option A: Irreligious

Option B: Anti-religious

Option C: Pro-religious

Option D: Has no religious of its own

Correct Answer: Has no religious of its own ✔

Option A: Idealists

Option B: Individualists

Option C: Socialists

Option D: Anarchists

Correct Answer: Anarchists ✔

Option A: Compulsory

Option B: Voluntary

Option C: Unnecessary

Option D: Not desirable

Correct Answer: Compulsory ✔

Option A: It is recognised by majority of the members of the UNO

Option B: It is recognised by all the states

Option C: It is recognised by at least ten sovereign states

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: None of the above ✔

Option A: Scope of state activity is narrow

Option B: For studying poliitical problem approach may be disciplinary

Option C: State should not interfere in social life of the people

Option D: Inter-disciplinary approach should be followed

Correct Answer: Inter-disciplinary approach should be followed ✔

Option A: Membership of state is compulsory whereas that of the other is not

Option B: Membership of the state cannot be left whereas that of the association can be

Option C: State has fixed territory whereas association has not

Option D: Both the state and the association are permanent bodies

Correct Answer: Both the state and the association are permanent bodies ✔

Option A: Loyalty to both is most essential

Option B: State has one whereas Government has several forms

Option C: State is more comprehensive than the Government

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Loyalty to both is most essential ✔

Option A: State does not have all aspects of life but society does

Option B: Society came prior to state

Option C: Both have no territorial jurisdictions

Option D: State has sovereignty whereas society does not possess it

Correct Answer: Both have no territorial jurisdictions ✔

Option A: Lahore

Option B: U.S.A.

Option C: U.S.S.R.

Option D: Bangladesh

Correct Answer: Lahore ✔

Option A: Plato

Option B: Aristotle

Option C: Barker

Option D: Masaca

Correct Answer: Barker ✔

Option A: One has horizontal jurisdictions while the other has not

Option B: Both do not work for the welfare of the people

Option C: Both are not well organized

Option D: Both do not touch many aspects of human life

Correct Answer: One has horizontal jurisdictions while the other has not ✔

Option A: Traditional

Option B: Disciplinary

Option C: Inter-disciplinary

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Inter-disciplinary ✔

Option A: It possesses all the four essential elements

Option B: When other nations begin to recognise it

Option C: When the state concerned fights a big war

Option D: When it is politically convenient for state giving recognition.

Correct Answer: When it is politically convenient for state giving recognition. ✔

Option A: Hall

Option B: Laski

Option C: Woodrow Wilson

Option D: McIver

Correct Answer: Hall ✔

Option A: The will of the State is expressed through Government

Option B: The State is concrete while the Government is abstract

Option C: The State has original whereas Government has delegated powers

Option D: The State is large whereas Government is a small body.

Correct Answer: The State is concrete while the Government is abstract ✔

Option A: Population

Option B: Territory

Option C: Government

Option D: Sovereignty

Correct Answer: Sovereignty ✔

Option A: It is broader

Option B: It is identical

Option C: There is no comparison between the two

Option D: It is narrower

Correct Answer: It is narrower ✔

Option A: Greece

Option B: Rome

Option C: Pakistan

Option D: China

Correct Answer: Greece ✔

Option A: Nation state

Option B: City state

Option C: State with small population

Option D: State with small areas

Correct Answer: Nation state ✔

Option A: Egypt

Option B: India

Option C: Greece

Option D: Rome

Correct Answer: Greece ✔

Option A: 157 Constitutions

Option B: 158 Constitutions

Option C: 159 Constitutions

Option D: 160 Constitutions

Correct Answer: 158 Constitutions ✔

Option A: Optional membership

Option B: Definite and common purpose

Option C: Definite territory

Option D: Necessity of rules and regulations

Correct Answer: Definite territory ✔

Option A: Marxists

Option B: Individualists

Option C: Anarchists

Option D: Socialists

Correct Answer: Anarchists ✔

Option A: Guild Socialists

Option B: Syndicalists

Option C: Anarchists

Option D: Marxists

Correct Answer: Marxists ✔

Option A: States of a federation

Option B: Small independent states of modern world

Option C: States, which have not been admitted in the UNO

Option D: States of ancient Greece

Correct Answer: States of ancient Greece ✔

Option A: The capitalists

Option B: The Marxists

Option C: The Idealists

Option D: The Fabian Socialists

Correct Answer: The Marxists ✔

Option A: Natural

Option B: Artificial

Option C: Imposed

Option D: Contractual

Correct Answer: Natural ✔

Option A: Hobbes

Option B: Machiavelli

Option C: T.H. Green

Option D: Easton

Correct Answer: Easton ✔

Option A: Almond

Option B: Dahl

Option C: Easton

Option D: Machiavelli

Correct Answer: Machiavelli ✔

Option A: Ancient Egypt

Option B: Ancient Greece

Option C: Ancient China

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Ancient Greece ✔

Option A: Aristotle

Option B: Machiavelli

Option C: Hobbes

Option D: T.H. Green

Correct Answer: Machiavelli ✔

Option A: Four elements

Option B: Five elements

Option C: Three elements

Option D: Nine elements

Correct Answer: Four elements ✔

Option A: 1,900 persons

Option B: 5,040 persons

Option C: 10,000 persons

Option D: 1,00,000 person

Correct Answer: 5,040 persons ✔

Option A: 10,000 persons

Option B: 50,000 persons

Option C: 27,000 persons

Option D: did not fix any number

Correct Answer: 10,000 persons ✔

Option A: Aristotle

Option B: Hobbes

Option C: Seeley

Option D: JH.J. Laski

Correct Answer: Seeley ✔

Option A: Population

Option B: Religion

Option C: Territory

Option D: Sovereignty

Correct Answer: Religion ✔

Option A: Burma

Option B: Punjab

Option C: Commonwealth of Nations

Option D: United Nations Organisation

Correct Answer: Burma ✔

Option A: Bhutan

Option B: Burma

Option C: Sikkim

Option D: Bangladesh

Correct Answer: Sikkim ✔

Option A: Population, territory, government and army

Option B: Population, territory, government and nationality

Option C: Sovereignty, government, religion and population

Option D: Population, territory, government and soverignty

Correct Answer: Population, territory, government and soverignty ✔

Option A: Land

Option B: Land and sea

Option C: Land, rivers and mountains

Option D: Land, territorial water and air space

Correct Answer: Land ✔

Option A: The water found within the country in the shape of rivers and lakes

Option B: The water secured from other countries

Option C: The water, which is supplied to other countries

Option D: Water of sea located close to the coast of a country

Correct Answer: Water of sea located close to the coast of a country ✔

Option A: USA

Option B: USSR

Option C: India

Option D: China

Correct Answer: India ✔

Option A: China

Option B: India

Option C: USA

Option D: Soviet Union

Correct Answer: Soviet Union ✔

Option A: A democratic government

Option B: Parliamentary government

Option C: Presidential government

Option D: Some kind of government

Correct Answer: Some kind of government ✔

Option A: State is a divine institution

Option B: State is an artificial creation

Option C: State is a creation of force

Option D: State is a natural institution

Correct Answer: State is a natural institution ✔

Option A: Plato

Option B: Aristotle

Option C: Hobbes

Option D: Hegel

Correct Answer: Aristotle ✔

Option A: The state is a class structure

Option B: State represents only the workers

Option C: State represents the entire community

Option D: State is a power system

Correct Answer: State is a power system ✔

Option A: Not more than two states at a time

Option B: Only one state at a time

Option C: Not more than three states at a time

Option D: Member of more than one state at a time

Correct Answer: Member of more than one state at a time ✔

Option A: Individualists

Option B: Anarchists

Option C: Idealists

Option D: Marxists

Correct Answer: Idealists ✔

Option A: Aristotle

Option B: Plato

Option C: Rousseau

Option D: Laski

Correct Answer: Aristotle ✔

Option A: Individualists

Option B: Anarchists

Option C: Marxists

Option D: Sophists

Correct Answer: Anarchists ✔

Option A: Individualists

Option B: Idealists

Option C: Marxists

Option D: Anarchists

Correct Answer: Marxists ✔

Option A: The states in ancient Greece

Option B: The local government bodies England

Option C: Small states of modern times

Option D: The states of a federation

Correct Answer: The states in ancient Greece ✔

Option A: National state

Option B: International state

Option C: Regional state

Option D: Federal state

Correct Answer: National state ✔

Option A: Plato

Option B: Aristotle

Option C: Locke

Option D: Newton

Correct Answer: Aristotle ✔

Option A: A cultural association

Option B: A philanthropic association

Option C: An ethical association

Option D: A compulsory association

Correct Answer: A compulsory association ✔

Option A: The scope of state activity is narrower than the society

Option B: The scope of state activity is broader than the society

Option C: The scope of the activities of state and society is identical

Option D: No comparison is possible between the activities of the state and the society

Correct Answer: The scope of state activity is broader than the society ✔

Option A: Plato

Option B: Aristotle

Option C: Hobbes

Option D: Barker

Correct Answer: Aristotle ✔

Option A: Woodrow Wilson

Option B: Garner

Option C: MacIver

Option D: Holland

Correct Answer: Garner ✔

Option A: Through violence and bloodshed

Option B: Through elections and smooth transfer of power

Option C: Through compromise and electoral adjustments among the competing forces

Option D: By bringing all aspects of life to a standstill

Correct Answer: Through elections and smooth transfer of power ✔

Option A: Machiavelli

Option B: Plato

Option C: Marx

Option D: Herbert Spencer

Correct Answer: Plato ✔

Option A: Herbert Spencer

Option B: Laski

Option C: Karl Marx

Option D: Aristotle

Correct Answer: Aristotle ✔

Option A: The Greeks

Option B: The Germans

Option C: The Teutons

Option D: The Romans

Correct Answer: The Teutons ✔

Option A: The state alone has the right to make laws

Option B: The laws existed prior to the creation of the state, and state was created for the preservation of these laws

Option C: All the laws enacted by the state must be approved by the people before they are enforced

Option D: The states make laws for the maintenance of law and order and protection of rights

Correct Answer: The states make laws for the maintenance of law and order and protection of rights ✔

Option A: Hegel

Option B: Bosanquet

Option C: Green

Option D: Kant

Correct Answer: Green ✔

Option A: Legal notion

Option B: Ethical Notion

Option C: Constitutional notion

Option D: Welfare nation

Correct Answer: Welfare nation ✔

Option A: The constitutional law defines the duties of ultimate authority

Option B: The state creates elaborate system of rights and obligations

Option C: These laws are made by the state for and on behalf of the community

Option D: The state can enforce laws against their enforcement against itself

Correct Answer: The state creates elaborate system of rights and obligations ✔

Option A: It was a condition of war of each against all

Option B: Man was unsocial, solitary and poor

Option C: There were some inconveniences

Option D: Man was basically good but the growth of civilization corrupted him

Correct Answer: There were some inconveniences ✔

Option A: A.D. Lindsay

Option B: H.J.Laski

Option C: Aristotle

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: A. A.D. Lindsay ✔

Option A: Consent

Option B: Morality

Option C: General Will

Option D: Force

Correct Answer: Force ✔

Option A: Oppenheim

Option B: Duguit

Option C: McIver

Option D: T.H. Green

Correct Answer: Duguit ✔

Option A: Oppenheim

Option B: Woodrow Wilson

Option C: Laski

Option D: Hall

Correct Answer: Oppenheim ✔

Option A: Garner

Option B: Finer

Option C: Austin

Option D: Laski

Correct Answer: Laski ✔

Option A: 5040

Option B: 6000

Option C: 7000

Option D: 8000

Correct Answer: 5040 ✔

Option A: Sovereignty

Option B: Association

Option C: Nation

Option D: Government

Correct Answer: Government ✔

Option A: Government, territory, population, association

Option B: Association, sovereignty, territory, population

Option C: Army, territory, population and sovereignty

Option D: Population, territory, government and soverignty

Correct Answer: Population, territory, government and soverignty ✔