According to Talcott Parsons political develop0ment should be measured in terms of: ___________?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. According to Myron Weiner political development should be measured in terms of:__________?

   A. Capital formation
   B. Political stability
   C. Level of absolute power
   D. Political modernisation
   E. National respect in international field

3. “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:

   A. Political leadership is not an effective instrument
   B. Military intervention is inevitable for development
   C. National integration results from military intervention
   D. Military is an agent of social change

4. 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

5. 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

6. Who said that a ‘political party is a voluntary association of people for the purpose of attaining political power’:

   A. Gettell
   B. MacIver
   C. G.C.Field
   D. Finer

7. The system under which there are more than two political parties which predominantly control political situation is called:

   A. Multi-party system
   B. Single party system
   C. Bi-party system
   D. Dominant party system

8. “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

9. Who believed that a ‘political party consists of a group of citizens more or less organised who act as a political unit’:

   A. Gettell
   B. Finer
   C. Garner
   D. Ebenstein
   E. Gilchrist

10. The system under which there is only one effective political party in the country which controls political life is called:

    A. Multi-party
    B. Bi-party system
    C. Single party system
    D. None of these