Western Political Thought and Political Theory

JKPSC Assistant Professor (Political Science) · Political Science · 97 practice questions with answers and explanations: 20 Easy, 77 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The idea of 'general will' was put forward by:

  1. Locke
  2. Rousseau
  3. Hobbes
  4. Montesquieu
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Answer: B. In 'The Social Contract' (1762).

Sample Easy question 2

The concept of 'cultural hegemony' is associated with:

  1. Herbert Marcuse
  2. Louis Althusser
  3. Max Weber
  4. Antonio Gramsci
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Answer: D. Gramsci's Prison Notebooks.

Sample Easy question 3

The 'end of history' thesis is associated with:

  1. Francis Fukuyama
  2. Samuel Huntington
  3. Immanuel Wallerstein
  4. Noam Chomsky
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Answer: A. Published in 1992.

Sample Medium question 4

'Feminism' as a political theory challenges:

  1. Capitalism alone
  2. Federalism
  3. Patriarchy
  4. Monarchy
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Answer: C. It argues for gender equality.

Sample Medium question 5

The theory of elites was advanced by:

  1. Mill and Bentham
  2. Vilfredo Pareto and Gaetano Mosca
  3. Marx and Engels
  4. Hobbes and Locke
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Answer: B. Every society is ruled by a minority.

Sample Medium question 6

Communitarianism is associated with:

  1. Michael Sandel and Charles Taylor
  2. Marx and Lenin
  3. Rawls and Nozick
  4. Hayek and Friedman
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Answer: A. It stresses community values against liberal individualism.

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