“If political leadership fails to emerge, there is likelihood of military taking over power in developing countries. Radical student groups or labour may try to raise revolution but they are not likely to compete with the military. Military intervention, rule and withdrawal from politics is clearly related to a society’s level of political development.” In the context of Political Development the assumption in the above passage is that:

Related Mcqs:

1. Who of the following believed that political development should be linked with political development in international field?

   A. J.S. Coleman
   B. G.A. Almond
   C. Edward A. Shills
   D. Karl Deutsch
   E. M.F. Milikan

2. “Where political parties are weak in principle and organisation, the pressure groups will flourish; where political parties are strong, pressure groups will be curbed”. Who made the above observation?

   A. Barker
   B. Bryce
   C. Herman Finer
   D. Harold Laski

3. In the context of a democratic political system devoted to the cause of speedy socio-economic progress through governmental action, which one of the following actions is appropriate for bureaucracy?

   A. Taking preventive steps to avoid the processes through which the political parties opposed to the Government are lekely to improve their chances in the elections
   B. Taking effective measures to prevent the process of development of the private sector
   C. Effective mobilization and management of resources to achieve the accepted sociopolitical and economic goals of the nation
   D. Planning in advance the strategies that are to be followed for defeating the electoral calculations of the political parties opposed to the government

4. In the context of a democratic political system devoted to the cause of speedy socio-economic progress through governmental action, which one of the following actions is appropriate for bureaucracy?

   A. Taking preventive steps to avoid the processes through which the political parties opposed to the Government are lekely to improve their chances in the elections
   B. Taking effective measures to prevent the process of development of the private sector
   C. Effective mobilization and management of resources to achieve the accepted sociopolitical and economic goals of the nation
   D. Planning in advance the strategies that are to be followed for defeating the electoral calculations of the political parties opposed to the government

5. The Tragedy of Political Science: Politics, Scholarship, and Democracy book is written by:

   A. Noam Chomsky
   B. Horn, David Bayne
   C. Small, Melvin
   D. Ricci, David

6. “Property is essential for the development of character, for without some property there can be no liberty, and without liberty there can be no proper development of character”. The above statement was made by:_______________?

   A. Bentham
   B. Aristotle
   C. Bosanquet
   D. T.H. Green

7. According to some thinkers political development cannot be measured in terms of political modernisation because:

   A. It is not suited to third world countries
   B. Both are opposed to each other
   C. Western countries are opposed to it
   D. Term political modernisation is ambiguous
   E. None of the above

8. Pick out one of the following whose name is linked with political stability in political development:

   A. Max Weber
   B. Edward A. Shills
   C. G.A. Almond
   D. Karl Deutsch
   E. Karl Marx

9. Who offered the agrument that the population grows whenever workers’ wages rise above subsistence level?

   A. Adam Smith
   B. Malthus
   C. Ricardo
   D. None of the above

10. The Pressure groups try to achieve their objectives through:

    A. Violent methods
    B. Persuasive methods
    C. Agitational methods
    D. All the above methods