A. Because they did not believe in the inherent worth of man
B. Because they felt that the masses were not competent to govern themselves
C. Because they believed in human inequality
D. Because majority consists of fools
Related Mcqs:
- People prefer to have a written constitution for various reasons. Which one of the reasons listed below is not correct?
A. To restrain the actions of the rulers to protect their rights
B. To reduce the possibility of arbitrary action
C. To ensure a government which is comprehensible to the subjects
D. To educate the people in the art of government - Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a feature of Liberal Democracy?
A. Party system
B. Periodic Elections
C. Fundamental Rights
D. Democratic Centralism - Which one of the following points given below as merits of democracy has been wrongly listed?
A. Democracy promotes general welfare
B. Democracy averts revolutions
C. Democracy leads to frequent changes in the policy of government
D. Democracy promotes patriotism - Which one of the following conditions essential for the smooth working of democracy has been wrongly listed?
A. Universal suffrage
B. Free elections
C. Minority rule
D. Presence of opposition - Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxian democracy?
A. It stands for popular control over the means of production and distribution
B. It lays emphasis on economic freedom
C. It shall work on the basis of decisions taken through consensus
D. It should work through representative Parliaments - Which one of the following is wrongly listed as a feature of Liberal theory of democracy?
A. It emphasises that the power rests with the people
B. It holds that common interest can be realised only through democratic government
C. It concedes to the people the right to oppose the state
D. It does not give any power to the people to oppose the authority of the state - Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxian democracy?
A. Provision for recall of the representatives
B. Elected Judiciary
C. Dominant role of leaders in preserving the system
D. Emphasis on political freedom - Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of the Elitist theory of democracy?
A. The positions of control and decision-making mechanism in the political system are always occupied by a small group of individuals
B. There is no competition and adjustment among the various elite groups existing in a society
C. The elite groups are well-organised
D. The elite group generally tries to protect its own interests - Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as contribution of Rousseau to the Liberal theory of democracy?
A. General Welfare
B. Natural Equality
C. Consent of people as basis of state
D. Inalienable right of individual to determine their affairs - Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a critic of democracy?
A. Locke
B. Lecky
C. Maine
D. Leveleye
