Political Science – Political Thought (50 Objective Questions – JKSSB-style, English)
Political thought is the study of:
a) Ideas and theories about politics (a)
b) Military strategies only
c) Trade policies only
d) Judiciary rulings only
Plato’s famous work on politics is:
a) The Republic (a)
b) Politics
c) Leviathan
d) Two Treatises
Aristotle is known as:
a) Father of Political Science (a)
b) Father of Economics
c) Father of History
d) Father of Sociology
Aristotle classified governments into:
a) Monarchy, Aristocracy, Polity (a)
b) Democracy only
c) Republic only
d) Oligarchy only
Machiavelli wrote:
a) The Prince (a)
b) The Leviathan
c) The Republic
d) Politics
Machiavelli emphasized:
a) Practical politics and statecraft (a)
b) Idealism only
c) Philosophy only
d) Trade strategies only
Thomas Hobbes wrote:
a) Leviathan (a)
b) The Prince
c) The Republic
d) Two Treatises
Hobbes believed in:
a) Strong sovereign and social contract (a)
b) Democracy only
c) Aristocracy only
d) Trade rules only
John Locke advocated:
a) Natural rights and limited government (a)
b) Absolute monarchy only
, c) Socialism only
d) Military dictatorship only
Locke’s famous works include:
a) Two Treatises of Government (a)
b) The Prince
c) Leviathan
d) The Republic
Rousseau wrote:
a) The Social Contract (a)
b) The Prince
c) Leviathan
d) Politics
Rousseau emphasized:
a) Popular sovereignty and general will (a)
b) Absolute monarchy only
c) Oligarchy only
d) Trade rules only
Montesquieu is famous for:
a) Separation of powers (a)
b) Absolute monarchy
c) Dictatorship
d) Socialism only
Marx is known for:
a) Theory of class struggle and socialism (a)
b) Liberalism only
c) Conservatism only
d) Democracy only
Engels co-authored with:
a) Karl Marx (a)
b) Locke
c) Rousseau
d) Machiavelli
John Stuart Mill is known for:
a) Liberalism and individual freedom (a)
b) Socialism only
c) Conservatism only
d) Absolute monarchy only
Mill’s famous work is:
a) On Liberty (a)
b) The Prince
c) Leviathan
d) Two Treatises
Adam Smith is called:
a) Father of Economics (a)
b) Father of Political Science
c) Father of Sociology
d) Father of Philosophy
Adam Smith wrote:
Political thought is the study of:
a) Ideas and theories about politics (a)
b) Military strategies only
c) Trade policies only
d) Judiciary rulings only
Plato’s famous work on politics is:
a) The Republic (a)
b) Politics
c) Leviathan
d) Two Treatises
Aristotle is known as:
a) Father of Political Science (a)
b) Father of Economics
c) Father of History
d) Father of Sociology
Aristotle classified governments into:
a) Monarchy, Aristocracy, Polity (a)
b) Democracy only
c) Republic only
d) Oligarchy only
Machiavelli wrote:
a) The Prince (a)
b) The Leviathan
c) The Republic
d) Politics
Machiavelli emphasized:
a) Practical politics and statecraft (a)
b) Idealism only
c) Philosophy only
d) Trade strategies only
Thomas Hobbes wrote:
a) Leviathan (a)
b) The Prince
c) The Republic
d) Two Treatises
Hobbes believed in:
a) Strong sovereign and social contract (a)
b) Democracy only
c) Aristocracy only
d) Trade rules only
John Locke advocated:
a) Natural rights and limited government (a)
b) Absolute monarchy only
, c) Socialism only
d) Military dictatorship only
Locke’s famous works include:
a) Two Treatises of Government (a)
b) The Prince
c) Leviathan
d) The Republic
Rousseau wrote:
a) The Social Contract (a)
b) The Prince
c) Leviathan
d) Politics
Rousseau emphasized:
a) Popular sovereignty and general will (a)
b) Absolute monarchy only
c) Oligarchy only
d) Trade rules only
Montesquieu is famous for:
a) Separation of powers (a)
b) Absolute monarchy
c) Dictatorship
d) Socialism only
Marx is known for:
a) Theory of class struggle and socialism (a)
b) Liberalism only
c) Conservatism only
d) Democracy only
Engels co-authored with:
a) Karl Marx (a)
b) Locke
c) Rousseau
d) Machiavelli
John Stuart Mill is known for:
a) Liberalism and individual freedom (a)
b) Socialism only
c) Conservatism only
d) Absolute monarchy only
Mill’s famous work is:
a) On Liberty (a)
b) The Prince
c) Leviathan
d) Two Treatises
Adam Smith is called:
a) Father of Economics (a)
b) Father of Political Science
c) Father of Sociology
d) Father of Philosophy
Adam Smith wrote:
