Who is aptly called the “Father of political economy”?

Related Mcqs:

1. Who is apty called he “Father of political economy?

   A. Ibn-e-Khaldun
   B. Nizam-ul-Mulk
   C. Ghazzali
   D. None of these

2. “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

3. The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817) which deals with the classical theory of development was written by: _________?

   A. Ricardo
   B. Adam Smith
   C. J.S. Mill
   D. Malthus

4. 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

5. 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

6. ________ is regarded as the father of Political Science?

   A. Herodotus
   B. Aristotle
   C. Plato
   D. Rousseau

7. Who of the following is often described as the father of liberal political philosophy?

   A. Hobbes
   B. Locke
   C. Rousseau
   D. Thomas Paine

8. 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

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. 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