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1) The territory of a state consists of: a. Land b. Land and sea c. Land, rivers and mountains d. Land, territorial water and air space
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2) The term territorial water means: a. The water found within the country in the shape of rivers and lakes b. The water secured from other countries c. The water, which is supplied to other countries d. Water of sea located close to the coast of a country
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3) The largest state in terms of population is a. USA b. USSR c. India d. China
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4) The largest state in terms of territory is: a. China b. India c. USA d. Soviet Union
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5) Which one of the following statements is correct? a. The government is the master while the state is its agent b. The state is the master while the government is its agent c. Government and state are one and the same thing d. The authority of the state is limited while that of the government is unlimted
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6) A state becomes a state only if: a. It is recognised by majority of the members of the UNO b. It is recognised by all the states c. It is recognised by at least ten sovereign states d. None of the above
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7) A state must possess: a. A democratic government b. Parliamentary government c. Presidential government d. Some kind of government
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8) Which one of the following statements is correct? a. An individual has to be loyal to state b. An individual may be disloyal to state but he has to be loyal to the government c. An individual has to be loyal to the Parliament
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9) Membership of state is: a. Compulsory b. Voluntary c. Unnecessary d. Not desirable
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10) According to Aristotle: a. State is a divine institution b. State is an artificial creation c. State is a creation of force d. State is a natural institution
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11) The statement that' "A man who lives outside the Polis is either a beast or a god" is attributed to: a. Plato b. Aristotle c. Hobbes d. Hegel
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12) The Marxist hold that: a. The state is a class structure b. State represents only the workers c. State represents the entire community d. State is a power system
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13) A person can be a member of: a. Not more than two states at a time b. Only one state at a time c. Not more than three states at a time d. Can be member of any number of states
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14) The statement that the state is an ethical institution which is indispensable for the full moral development of man is attributed to: a. Individualists b. Anarchists c. Anarchists d. Marxists
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15) Who said 'Man is a social animal'? a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Rousseau d. Laski
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16) The view that the state is a necessary evil is associated with: a. Individualists b. Anarchists c. Marxists d. Sophists
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17) The view that the state is an unmitigated evil is attributed to: a. Idealists b. Individualists c. Socialists d. Anarchists
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18) The view that the state is an executive committee of the exploiting class is associated with: a. Individualists b. Idealists c. Marxists d. Anarchists
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19) The term 'city state' is used for: a. The states in ancient Greece b. The local government bodies England c. Small states of modern times d. The states of a federation
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20) The modern state is: a. National state b. International state c. Regional state d. Federal state
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21) A secular state is one which is: a. Irreligious b. Anti-religious c. Pro-religious d. Has no religious of its own
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22) Who said that "the state is expansion of family"? a. Plato b. Aristotle c. Locke d. Newton
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23) Which one of the following statements is correct? a. Society is a creation of state b. Society receives its power from state c. Society is prior to the state d. Society is a territorial organisation
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24) The State is: a. A cultural association b. A philanthropic association c. An ethical association d. A compulsory association
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25) Which one of the following statements is not correct? a. State is an association of associations b. The state is a territorial institution c. The membership of the state is open to all d. State is not a permanent association
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26) Which one of the following statements is correct? a. State and nation are identical b. State and nation are opposed to each other c. Homogeneity is an essential feature of state d. Nation is a territorial community
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27) Which one of the following statements is correct? a. The scope of state activity is narrower than the society b. The scope of state activity is broader than the society c. The scope of the activities of state and society is identical d. No comparison is possible between the activities of the state and the society
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28) Who said that the state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues for the sake of good life? a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Cicero d. Machiavelli
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29) Who defined state as 'a union of families and villages having for its end a perfect and self-sufficing life by which we mean a happy and honourble life.: a. Plato b. Aristotle c. Hobbes d. Barker
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30) Who defined state as "a community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a difinite portion of territory independent or nearly so of external control, and possessing an organized government to which the great body of inhabitants render habitual obedience"? a. Laski b. Garner c. Bluntschli d. Holland
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31) Who said: "A state is that agency in a society that is authorised to exercise coercive control within a territory". a. MaclIver b. Anderson and Parker c. Durkheim d. Max Weber
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32) How is the change in government in modern states carried out? a. Through violence and bloodshed b. Through elections and smooth transfer of power c. Through compromise and electoral adjustments among the competing forces d. By bringing all aspects of life to a standstill
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33) Who said "I am the State" a. James II of England b. Napoleon I of France c. Louis XIV of France d. Hitler of Germany
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34) Who of the following first of all propounded the organic theory of state? a. Machiavelli b. Plato c. Marx d. Herbert Spencer
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35) The organic theory of state holds: a. The state is the result of a social contract b. The state is a divine creation c. The state is the result of force d. The state is a living organism, rather a living spiritual being
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36) Who said "The state is prior to the individual just as a whole is prior to its parts": a. Herbert Spencer b. Laski c. Karl Marx d. Aristotle
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37) The state is primarily a: a. Social association b. Economic association c. Political association d. Socio-economic-cum-political association
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38) Which one of the following statements is associated with Aristotle? a. The state is an association of families and their common possessions, governed by a supreme power and by reason. b. The state is a union of families and villages having for its end a perfect and self-sufficing life. c. The state is a particular portion of mankind viewed as an organized unit d. The state is a politically organised community with a definite territory.
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39) The term 'state' as drawn from the word 'status' was for the first time used by: a. The Greeks b. The Germans c. The Teutons d. The Romans
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40) Which group of the following thinkers emphasised the legal notion of state? a. Aristotle, Plato, Hobbes and Bentham b. Bodin, Hobbes, Bentham and Laski c. Bodin, Austin, Hobbes, Bentham d. Aristotle, Austin, Laki and Hobbes
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41) Legal nation of state emphasises that: a. The state alone has the right to make laws b. The laws existed prior to the creation of the state, and state was created for the preservation of these laws c. All the laws enacted by the state must be approved by the people before they are enforced d. The states make laws for the maintenance of law and order and protection of rights
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42) The legal notion of state' has been discarded in lodern times because: a. It emphasizes only the negative functions of states b. It over-emphasizes the role of the law in the governance of the state c. It subordinates the laws, which represent cumulated wisdom of several generations, to te will of the people d. Of all the above factors
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43) Will, not force, is the basis of state' was stated by: a. Hegel b. Bosanquet c. Green d. Kant
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44) Who regarded the state as an instrument of exploitation of one class by another? a. Plato b. Aristotle c. Grotious d. Marx
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45) Who regarded the state as the highest embodiment of morality? a. Aristotle b. Kant c. Marx d. All the above
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46) Which one of the following is the popular notion of state in modern times? a. Legal notion b. Ethical Notion c. Constitutional notion d. Welfare nation
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47) According to Locke, the State of Nature was given up because: a. It was a condition of war of each against all b. Man was unsocial, solitary and poor c. There were some inconveniences d. Man was basically good but the growth of civilization corrupted him
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48) The state is both the child and the parent of law" because: a. The constitutional law defines the duties of ultimate authority b. The state creates elaborate system of rights and obligations c. These laws are made by the state for and on behalf of the community d. The state can enforce laws against their enforcement against itself
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49) Who said that 'State is a society of societies'? a. A.D. Lindsay b. H.J.Laski c. Aristotle d. None of the above
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50) According to Tretschke the essence of the state is: a. Consent b. Morality c. General Will d. Force
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