Political Science Mcqs
According to Lucian Pye most important thing in finding out political development was?

A. Extent of political mobilisation
B. Extent of political participation
C. Nature of laws passed by the state
D. Nature of political processes

Which one of the following is not true criticism against Marxian theory of development?

A. It is wrong that capitalist keeps some workers permanently unemployed
B. Marx analysis of theory of wages is inadequate
C. Marx has rightly pin-pointed the effects of technological unemployment
D. None of the above

The neo-classical thinkers about development believe that existing social order:

A. Should be destroyed
B. Should be preserved
C. Should be modified to certain extent
D. Was not conducive for the utilisation of existing resources

Which one of the following is not correct about Marxian theory of development?

A. For them development is a gradual process
B. For them development has harmonious nature
C. For them development is non-cumulative
D. They believe in continued economic progress

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of political development for Nettle?

A. It is a continuous process
B. It includes definitional priorities
C. It is set of values
D. There is implicit rank order of development

According to Lucian Pye political and economic development:

A. Should be separated from each other
B. Both are contradictory to each other
C. Should be delinked from each other
D. Should be linked with each other

Which one of the following is not correct about classical thinkers or development?

A. Social product was the outcome of labour utilised
B. Level of wages could be arbitrarily fixed
C. Level of wages could not be changed by labour unions
D. Level of wages could not be changed by the government

According to Talcott Parsons political develop0ment should be measured in terms of: ___________?

A. Legal development
B. Industrialisation
C. Political modernisation
D. Standards of modern state

Which of the following is not true about Adam Smith’s views about development?

A. He supported the idea of division of labour
B. He laid stress on level of productivity
C. He stressed that division of labour did not depend on the size of the market
D. He laid stress on the accumulation of capital

According to Ricardo rent:

A. Increased when low quality land was used
B. Increased when high quality land was used
C. When status quo was maintained about land
D. None of the above