Deck 2: Political Sociology and Forms of Government

Question 1

Which of the following is not an elements of Weberian model of bureaucracy?

A)Hierarchy
B)Nepotism
C)Rules
D)Written documents

Answer 1

Written documents

Question 2

Political Sociology was originally construed as -

A)Society and Politics
B)Power and Society
C)Power and Authority
D)Sociology of Politics.

Answer 2

Society and Politics

Question 3

Which of the following is true about proletariat?

A)Rule of the working class
B)Rule of Capitalist class
C)Government by the people
D)Rule of educated class

Answer 3

Rule of Capitalist class

Question 4

The modern and developed society advocates

A)Charismatic authority
B)Traditional authority
C)Rational-legal authority
D)Gerontocracy

Question 5

According to Karl Marx, main cause responsible for the emergence of social class was-

A)Economy
B)Social
C)Religious
D)Politics

Question 6

The bourgeois are the

A)the working class
B)the labourers
C)the idealist
D)the capitalist

Question 7

Who introduced the six fold classification of political system?

A)Socrates
B)Plato
C)Aristotle
D)Pythagoras

Question 8

Rule by a few is known as

A)Democracy
B)Monarchy
C)Oligarchy
D)Theocracy

Question 9

Which of the following statement is false?

A)Democracy is opposed to the use of coercive methods.
B)Democracy believes in methods of persuasion and peace.
C)Democracy does not guarantee individuals freedom of speech.
D)Democracy stands in the spirit of tolerance.

Question 10

Direct Democracy is also known as

A)Representative democracy
B)Complex democracy
C)Pure democracy
D)Compound democracy

Question 11

Direct Democracy existed in the ancient cities of

A)Egypt
B)Greece
C)Rome
D)Mesopotamia

Question 12

Indirect democracy is not practiced in which of the following country.

A)Vatican City
B)United Kingdom
C)Canada
D)India

Question 13

Which of the following statement about 'Representative Democracy' is true?

A)It is also known as Simple Democracy
B)People exercise power directly
C)This kind of democracy can exist and function only in small states
D)The govt. is run by the representative who are elected by the people

Question 14

A: Democracy stands on the Spirit of tolerance and allows people to have diverse interest
B: Sovereignty rest with the government in democracy

A)A is true but B is false
B)B is true but A is false
C)Both A and B are true
D)Both A and B are false

Question 15

Which of the following is not an essential feature of totalitarian system?

A)Militant Nationalism
B)One Party Rule
C)Distinction between state and Government
D)One Man Rule

Question 16

A: A dictator dictate terms as he pleases
B: Dictatorship makes its sheer will the sole justification of its authority

A)A is true but B is false
B)B is true but A is false
C)Both A and B are true
D)Both A and B are false

Question 17

Which of the following countries follow totalitarian form of Government?

A)Eritrea
B)Russia
C)Burma
D)China

Question 18

Which of the following statement is true of an Totalitarian system of Government?

A)Existence of freedom of press
B)Free and fair election
C)Hostile to Internationalism
D)Leaders are directly elected by the people

Question 19

A: Dictators are opposed to militant or aggressive nationalism
B: Civil, Political and Economic liberty are championed by a dictator

A)A is true but B is false
B)B is true but A is false
C)Both A and B are true
D)Both A and B are false

Question 20

The word 'demos' in democracy means

A)State
B)Power
C)People
D)Government

Question 21

In what type of Government can recall referendum or impeachment be introduced?

A)Democracy
B)Totalitarian
C)Oligarchy
D)Monarchy

Question 22

The Theocratic nation of The Islamic Republic of Iran was founded by

A)Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
B)Ali Hosseini Khamenei
C)RuhollahMusavi Khomeini
D)Hassan Rouhani

Question 23

What was the treaty signed for the creation of Vatican City?

A)Vatican Treaty
B)Lateran Treaty
C)The Vatican-Rome Treaty
D)The Catholic Treaty

Question 24

A: Theocracy denotes a political unit governed by a deity or official thought to be divinely gifted.
B: The community established by Prophet Muhammad in Medina was a theocracy.

A)A is true but B is False
B)B is true but A is False
C)Both A and B are True
D)Both A and B are False