UGC NET Political Science Mock Test -16

Test Preparation on UGC NET Political Science Practice Set-16

1.

Which one of the following German thinkersinfluenced Green?s thought

1Hegel
2Kant
3Fichte
4all the above.

2.

Which of the following ideas were borrowed byGreen from the Greek thinkers Plato and Aristotle

1State is a natural and necessary institution.
2Ethics and politics are one and the samething but approached from different pointof view
3The sovereign represented the general willand as such should be obeyed by all thecitizens
4Both 1 and 2

3.

T.H. Green was

1main a political philosopher
2a practical politician
3Both 1 and 2
4None of the above

4.

Green drew inspiration from

1the Greek tradition
2the philosophy of Rousseau
3German Idealism
4all the above

5.

Which one of the following contribution of J.S.Mill has been wrongly listed?

1He offered one of the best vindication of theliberty of thought and expression.
2He strongly advocated women rights
3He highlighted the evils of bureaucracy andopposed government interference in theeconomic life of community beyond a setlimit
4None of the above.

6.

J.S. Mill is often described as a socialist because

1He favoured partnership of the labourerseither among themselves or with thecapitalists.
2he disliked competition.
3he approved of trade unionism and thesocialist idea of voluntary cooperation.
4Both 1 and 3

7.

Mill is regarded as a great individualist because

1he strongly opposed all state interferenceon the ground that it led to infringement ofindividual liberty.
2He defended the institution of privateproperty and considered it necessary for thegood and progress of the mankind.
3He favoured partnership of the labourerswith the capitalists.
4both 1 and 2

8.

According to critics Mill was not a true democratbecause,

1He advocated only restrict adult franchise
2He provided special weightage in voting tothe educated and propertied classes.
3He held that democracy was not suited to allsocieties and excluded backward societiesfrom democracy
4of all the above reasons.

9.

Given below are two statements about J.S. Mill;One Assertion (a) and the other Reason (R)Assertion (a) Mill was against payment to themembers of the ParliamentReason (R) The membership of Parliament wasan honour and service for which members needno payment.State which one of the following is true

1Both A and R are true and R is the correctexplanation of A
2Both A and R are true but R is not correctexplanation of A
3A is correct but R is incorrect
4R is correct but A is incorrect

10.

Given below are two statements about J.S. Mill;One Assertion (a) and the other Reason (R)Assertion (a) Mill insisted on propertyqualifications for the votersReason (R) It is important that the Assemblywhich votes taxes should be elected by thosewho pay something towards the taxes imposedState which one of the following is true

1Both A and R are true and R is the correctexplanation of A
2Both A and R are true but R is not correctexplanation of A
3A is correct but R is incorrect
4R is correct but A is incorrect

11.

Which one of the following has been wronglyattributed to J.S. Mill?

1He stood for equal treatment of women
2He was against payment to the members ofParliament
3He favoured annual elections to theParliament
4None of the above.

12.

Which one of the following was insisted by J.S.Mill for voters?

1Property qualification
2Open Public Voting
3Secret ballot
4both 1 and 2

13.

Consider the following statements about J.S. Mill1. He advocated the system of ProportionalRepresentation to ensure that each sectionof the society gets representation inproportion to its voting strength.2. Mill pleaded for greater weightage in votingfor persons with better abilities andcapabilities.3. Mill insisted on property and educationalqualifications for the voters.4. Mill favoured reservation of seats for certainsections of societyOf the above statements

11, 2 and 3 are correct
22, 3 and 4 are correct
31,2 and 4 are correct
41,3 and 4 are correct

14.

J.S. Mill was a strong advocate of representativegovernment and

1favoured it only for the advanced nations
2favoured it only for the backward countries.
3favoured its adoption in all countries
4favoured its adoption only in small sizedcountries.

15.

According to J.S. Mill the best form ofgovernment

1is one which is most efficient
2is one which promotes the virtue andintelligence of the people
3is one which promotes the maximum goodof the maximum number of people.
4is one which works for all the above

16.

Which one of the following statement of J.S.mill regarding state is correct?

1He considered state as a product of the willof the people who compose it rather than aninstrument for the promotion of theirinterests.
2State?s interference is indispensable for thedevelopment of the individual?s personality.
3The state should be so regulated that thebest intellectual and moral qualities of thecitizens could be stimulated and utilized forthe service of the society.
4All the above.

17.

Which one of the following thinker has beendescribed by Barker as ?the prophet of an emptyliberty and abstract individualism??

1Bentham
2John Locke
3J.S. Mill
4T.H. Green

18.

Which one of the following statement of J.S.Mill is correct?

1Mill stood for restricting governmentinterference in the life of the individual tothe minimum possible.
2Mill held that democracy, public opinion andcollectivism were dangerous to individualliberty and must be kept within their sphereof activity.
3Mill believed that if every individual wasallowed to develop his personality as heliked, it would enrich the world by providinga variety of characters.
4all the above

19.

The elitist theory believes in leaving theformulation and implementation of policy in thehands of

1Elected representatives of the people
2Permanent civil servants
3An elite class
4A body composed of all the above three

20.

Who made the following statement??It is better to be human being dissatisfied thana pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfiedthan a fool satisfied?

1Bentham
2J.S. Mill
3Plato
4T.H. Green

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