Class 11 Political Science – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics a State must have to qualify for statehood?
Chapter 1: The State
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Answer: D. A single political party
A State needs sovereignty, an independent government, territory and population; a political party is not an element of statehood.Which thinker put forward the two concepts of negative liberty and positive liberty?
Chapter 2: Liberty and Rights
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Answer: A. Isaiah Berlin
Isaiah Berlin, the Russian-British philosopher, explained liberty through the ideas of negative and positive liberty.According to which thinker should justice be the first feature of any social institution?
Chapter 3: Equality and Justice
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Answer: C. John Rawls
John Rawls held that justice must be the first feature (virtue) of every social institution.In the parliamentary system of the United Kingdom, who is the Head of the State?
Chapter 4: Constitutional Government
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Answer: B. The Monarch (King/Queen)
In the UK the Monarch is the Head of the State, while the Prime Minister heads the government.Which electoral system is used in India for elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies?
Chapter 5: Concept of Representation
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Answer: A. First Past the Post
In First Past the Post the candidate with the most votes wins; it is used for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections.Which writ is a court order directing an officer or government department to perform its legal duty?
Chapter 6: Role of the Judiciary
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Answer: C. Mandamus
Mandamus means a command: the court orders an officer or department to do its duty.In Gulick and Urwick's acronym POSDCORB, what does the letter 'S' stand for?
Chapter 7: Public Administration
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Answer: D. Staffing
POSDCORB = Planning, Organising, Staffing, Directing, Co-ordinating, Reporting, Budgeting.Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru called which projects the 'Temples of Modern India'?
Chapter 8: Development Administration
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Answer: B. Large dams, industries and public sector projects
Nehru referred to big public sector projects such as dams and industries as the 'Temples of Modern India'.In which year was the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) created?
Chapter 9: The world since 1945 - I
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Answer: C. 1949
NATO was created in 1949 as a military alliance to defend Western Europe and the USA from the Soviet threat.Where was the first summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in 1961?
Chapter 10: The world since 1945 - II
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Answer: D. Belgrade
The first non-aligned summit was held at Belgrade (Yugoslavia) in 1961; Bandung (1955) was the Afro-Asian conference.
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All questions are written by PadhaiNotes in our own words from the chapters of the official Maharashtra State Board Balbharati textbook (ebalbharati.in). Each question shows its chapter.