Deck 11: Concepts Liberal Democracy and Welfare State

Question 1

The Marxian theory underlined the need for a democratic society based on

A)abolition of class
B)equality of opportunity
C)abolition of liberty
D)abolition of rights

Answer 1

abolition of class

Question 2

The End of History and the Last Man, in support of western liberal democracy and criticism to Marxism, was written by

A)Huntington
B)Edward Said
C)Herbert Lewis
D)Francis Fukuyama

Answer 2

Francis Fukuyama

Question 3

Liberal democracy traces its origins in the West in the 18^th century to the

A)The Great Depression
B)The giant leap
C)Age of Enlightenment
D)Age of darkness

Answer 3

Age of Enlightenment

Question 4

Western Liberal democracy is based on the principles of the political system that allows

A)socialism and capitalism to co-exist
B)political liberties and democratic rules
C)political liberties and despotic rules
D)regeneration of authoritarian State

Question 5

One of the basic characteristics of liberal democracy is

A)limited government
B)absolute sovereignty
C)unlimited government
D)socialism

Question 6

Which is not the features of liberal democracy?

A)equal opportunity to participate in a political system
B)protection of individual liberty and rights
C)free market economy
D)disappearance of class and promotion of stateless society

Question 7

Which political theory stand as a challenge to liberal democracy?

A)Liberalism
B)Multiculturalism
C)Individualism
D)None of the above

Question 8

Who distinguished between the "liberty of the ancients" and the "liberty of the moderns."

A)John Adams
B)Benjamin Franklin
C)Benjamin Constant
D)Jefferson

Question 9

Modern liberal democracy is based on the principles of

A)Individual liberty
B)Socialism
C)Welfarism
D)Indigenous rights

Question 10

Liberal democracy is strongly criticised for its inapplicability in the

A)North America
B)West Europe
C)Developed nations
D)Third World countries

Question 11

Welfare State seeks to promote

A)communism
B)morality
C)individuality
D)collective welfare of citizens

Question 12

A welfare state performs

A)only welfare functions
B)both protective and welfare functions
C)only protective functions
D)protection to capitalism

Question 13

A theory of Welfare State believes State as

A)an end
B)a mean
C)neither a means nor an end
D)both a mean and an end

Question 14

Who considered that 'welfare state is a distinctive combination of democracy, welfare, and capitalism'

A)Marshall
B)Green
C)Hobbes
D)Tagore

Question 15

Welfare state is a system in which the government undertakes the main responsibility for providing

A)individual security and liberty
B)protection to private property
C)minimum social security and economic upliftment
D)maximum economic security

Question 16

The origin of modern welfare state can be traced back to 19^th century in

A)Germany under Otto von Bismarck
B)England under Constitutional Monarchy
C)France Republic
D)England under Queen Victoria

Question 17

In the 20th Century, the creation of the welfare state was motivated by failures of

A)Communist idea of stateless
B)Protectorate state
C)Socialism
D)liberal notion of free market economy

Question 18

Which is not among the basic principles of welfare state?

A)concentration of nation's wealth under capitalist
B)protection of basic rights and liberties
C)equality of opportunity
D)equitable distribution of wealth

Question 19

The welfare state is possible only in which form of government

A)Authoritarian
B)Monarchy
C)Democratic
D)Authoritarian.

Question 20

One of the basic features of welfare state is

A)plan economy
B)free market economy
C)liberalised economy
D)none of the above

Question 21

Welfare state as model of development attempt to integrate

A)individual liberty and economic policies to support market economy
B)social and economic policies to provide minimum basic security of life
C)capitalism with socialism for mixed economy
D)globalization and liberalization to boost the economy

Question 22

Developed and advanced countries could provide welfare schemes particularly through

A)donations
B)low taxation
C)high salary
D)high taxation

Question 23

The relevance of welfare state can be attributed to

A)economic insecurities and social dislocation
B)failure of democracy
C)success of socialist regime
D)rise of socialism

Question 24

India is considered welfare state because it provides

A)Free market economy
B)Tax exemption to crony capitalists
C)free health care, employments guaranteed, PDS system, etc.
D)free loan to the industrialists

Question 25

With the outbreak of COVID19, the relevance of welfare state has reached its zenith because

A)it is the responsibility of every national government to provide socio-economic security to the affected person due to disease, lockdown and other complications.
B)every national government open up the market to fights recession
C)it is the responsibility of every nation to established democratic form of government.
D)it is the responsibility of every national government to privatized health care system