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1) The book "Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State" which contains an elaborate statement regarding the origin of state was written by: a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Max Weber d. Frederik Engels
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2) According to Marxists: a. State is a welfare institution b. State is a class structure c. State is an instrument of emancipation d. State is a positive good
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3) Which one of the following statements can be attributed to the Marxists? a. State is the march of God on earth b. State is an instrument of Exploitation c. State is a Necessary Evil d. State is a coordinating agency
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4) Who said that 'The State is nothing more than a machine' for the oppression of one class by another? a. T.H. Green b. Plato c. Marx d. Frederik Engels
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5) According to Marxists state uses institutions like army, police and courts for: a. Promotion of common good b. Doing away the inequalities existing in the society c. Promotion of the interests of the dominating class d. Protecting the weaker section of the society
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6) Marxists are in favour of: a. Doing away with the state b. Restricting the activities of state c. Granting greater powers to state d. Granting only military and police functions to the state
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7) According to Marxists, the primitive society, which existed before the creation of state, worked on the principle: a. Might is right b. Survival of the fittest c. From each according to his needs d. None of the above
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8) According to Marxists 'Primitive Communism' is the period. a. Which will precede the final withering away of the state and establishment of a Communist State b. Which will flow in the wake of the revolution c. Of the final state of Communism d. Prior to the creation of the state
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9) The 'primitive society' which existed prior to the creation of the state according to Marxists was a. Characterised by class struggle b. A classless society c. A class and co-operative society d. Having only four classes
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10) The 'primitive society' was regulated by: a. Force b. Written laws c. Religious rules d. Conventions and customs
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11) According to Marxists in the primitive society the natural resources were under the control of: a. The King b. The priests c. All the people d. Military leaders
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12) The Marxists believe that the class distinctions made their appearance: a. In the primitive society itself b. After man started leading settled life and took to cultivation c. After the industrial revolution d. After the rise of nation state
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13) According to Marxists the slave owning society: a. Preceded the creation of the state b. Followed the creation of the state c. Did not exist at all d. None of the prove
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14) The Marxists believe that the state was created for: a. Maintenance of law and order b. Protection of weaker sections c. Elimination of slavery d. Suppression and exploitation of slaves
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15) According to the Marxists the state is: a. A divine institution b. A natural institution c. A man made institution d. Result of evolution
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16) According to Marxists the capitalist state made its appearance: a. In the fourteenth century b. Towards the close of eighteenth century c. In the middle of the nineteenth century d. Only after people took to cultivation
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17) The Marxists believe that there cannot be any democracy in the capitalist society because: a. People are not granted any political freedom b. Power is in the hands of the politicians c. Elections are held after long interval d. Power is in the hands of rich classes
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18) The Marixsts want to do away with capitalist state by: a. Educating the people about the evils of the capitalist state b. Securing majority in elections c. Constant discussion and persuasion d. Violent revolution
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19) The proletarian state envisaged by Marx is: a. The state which will be established after the overthrow of the capitalist state as a transitory measure b. A state in which the factory workers would control all the means of production and distribution c. A state in which the real power will be in the hands of peasants and farmers d. A stateless and classless society, which the Marxists ultimately wish to establish
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20) One of the chief functions of the proletarian state according to Marx is: a. To bring about revolution for the overthrow of capitalist system b. To promote Marxian ideology by regulation of education, art, culture, etc. c. To impart compulsory military training to all able-bodied persons d. To improve the health of the people
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21) The ultimate objective of Marxists is: a. To establish an omnipotent state b. To establish a very weak state c. To establish a state which is run in accordance with the wishes of people d. Stateless society
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22) The most important feature of the state according to the Marxists is: a. Oppression of one class by another b. Protection of weaker sections c. Elimination of inequalities d. Removal of disparities
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23) The concept of dictatorship of proletariat was elaborated by: a. Karl Marx in Das Capital b. Marx and Engels jointly in Communist Manifesto c. Engels in the Origin of Family, Private Property and State d. Lenin in State and revolution
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24) The proletariat state according to Marxist thinkers is an instrument of: a. Suppression of majority by the minority b. Suppression of minority by the majority c. Putting an end to all types of suppression d. Establishing cordial relations between various sections of society
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25) Which one of the following purposes of "Dictatorship of Proletariat" has been wrongly listed? a. Suppression of bourgeoisie b. Guidance to the people regarding economic and social reconstruction c. Inculcation of spirit of religion d. To work for a classless and stateless society
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26) Who said that the dictatorship of proletariat is 'the essence of Marx's doctrine'? a. Marx b. Lenin c. Mao d. Hegel
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27) The Mandan theory of the origin of state has been condemned because it: a. Considers state as a natural institution? b. Considers state as a divine institution c. Considers state as an instrument of class coercion d. Considers state as the first condition of civilisation
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28) What is the correct order according to Lenin's scheme of socialist transition? a. Dictatorship of proletariat, withering away of the state, socialism, communism b. Dictatorship of proletariat, socialism, withering away of the state, communism c. Socialism, dictatorship of the proletariat, withering away of the state, communism d. Dictatorship of the proletariat, communism, withering away of the state, socialism
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29) According to Marxists the state is: a. A divine institution b. A natural institution c. A man made institution d. Result of evolution
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30) The concept of dictatorship of proletariat was elaborated by: a. Marx and Engels jointly in Communist Manifesto b. Karl Marx in Das Capital c. Engels in the Origin of Family, Private Property and State d. Lenin in State and Revolution
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31) The Marxist Theory has advocated: a. Capitalism b. Communism c. Feudalism d. Communalism
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32) According to the Marxist theory: a. The state has been created by God b. The state has been created through a social contract c. The state is growth, not a make d. The state is based on the economic factor
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33) Which one of the following theories is associated with the concept of stateless society? a. Socialism b. Individualism c. Idealism d. Anarchism
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34) According to Marx the state promotes: a. Common good b. Good of the poor people c. And defends the interests propertied classes d. Conditions which are conducive to man's moral development
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35) Marx borrowed from Hegel a. Materialist Philosophy b. Labour Theory of value c. Concept of stateless society d. Dialectical method
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36) According to Marx the motive force of history is: a. God's will b. Great Ideas c. Great Personalities d. Forces of Production
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37) Which one of the followings believed in class struggle? a. Tom Paine b. J.S.Mill c. Karl Marx d. Max Weber
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38) Dictatorship of proletariat means: a. Dictatorial rule of capitalist class b. Rule of feudal class c. Dictatorial rule of Working class d. Dictatorial rule of a King
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39) What was the contribution of Lenin to the development of Marxism? a. Labour theory of value b. Theory of surplus value c. Theory of class struggle d. Principle of democratic-centralism
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40) What was the contribution of Lenin to the development of Marxism? a. Plato b. Marx c. T.H. Green d. Sorel
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41) According to the Marxists: a. The state is man's natural destination b. The state is a necessary evil c. The state is an instrument for the promotion of the welfare of the people d. The states is a machine through which the ruling class imposes its will on the rest of the people
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42) Who said "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles"? a. Hegel b. Marx c. Max Weber d. Arendt
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43) According to Marx the modern bourgeois society is characterized by struggle between: a. Capitalist and socialists b. Free men and slaves c. Capitalist and worker d. Patrician and Plebeian
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44) The Marxist theory lays great emphasis on: a. Materialistic aspect b. Social and religious aspects c. Political aspects d. All the above
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45) According to Marx: a. State arises when there exploitation of labour by capital b. State arises when class antagonism cannot be reconciled c. State arises when population of the proletariat increases d. State arises when the proletariat class tries to overthrow capitalist class
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46) "The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles". This expression is to be found in: a. Anti-Duhring b. The Communist Manifesto c. State and Revolution d. German Ideology
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47) Surplus value means: a. Excessive value b. Low price c. High profit d. Difference between wages and proceeds of sales
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48) "The evolution of economic production in a society determines its institutional and ideological superstructure". Who among the following is the author of this statement? a. Max Weber b. Marx c. Hegel d. J.S.Mill
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49) Which one of the following is not written by Karl Marx? a. German Ideology b. Communist Manifesto c. Paris manuscripts d. Poverty of Utopia
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50) Right to property is considered: a. Religious right b. Economic right c. Civil right d. Political right e. Moral right
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