Western thinkers believe that the most potential threat to democracy is from:

Related Mcqs:

1. The growing powers of the bureaucracy propose any threat to democracy because the final authority:

   A. Rests with the Head of the State
   B. Rests with the Council of Ministers
   C. Rests with Parliament
   D. With all the above

2. The neo-classical thinkers about development believe that existing social order:

   A. Should be destroyed
   B. Should be preserved
   C. Should be modified to certain extent
   D. Was not conducive for the utilisation of existing resources

3. Which one of the following ancient thinkers regarded democracy as a perverted form of government?

   A. Plato
   B. Socrates
   C. Aristotle
   D. Cicaro

4. Which one of the following thinkers emphasised the principles of adult franchise, representative government, freedom of press and frequent elections, which form the cornerstone of Liberal theory of democracy?

   A. J.S.Mill
   B. Locke
   C. Rousseau
   D. All the three

5. Which one of the following criticisms holds good for Western democracy?

   A. It promotes apathy towards Politics
   B. It is characterised by vast socioeconomic inequalities
   C. It leads to monopoly over the means of communications
   D. All the above

6. Those who believe that the state is an end in itself believe that:

   A. Should be widened
   B. Should be narrowed down
   C. State should have no functions
   D. State should perform optional functions

7. Those who believe that the state is means to an end believe that:

   A. Man is the highest aim of perfection
   B. Nothing should be left to the individual
   C. Individual is not the best judge of his interests
   D. State should bother about removing hindrances

8. 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

9. Who defined democracy saying that ‘democracy is a form of Government in which will of the majority of the qualified persons rules’?

   A. Dicey
   B. Bryce
   C. Leacock
   D. Woodrow Wilson
   E. Lincoln

10. In democracy public opinion is necessary. Which of the following is true about the meaning public opinion in democracy?

    A. It means majority opinion
    B. It means unanimous opinion
    C. It means opinion of intelligent people in the society
    D. It means opinion of dominant sections based on common good