Political Theory | Solved PYQs CUET PG Political Science

1. ‘Repressive state apparatus’ is conceptualised by (2021)

(A) Robert Dahl
(B) Steven Lukes
(C) Louis Althusser
(D) Antonio Gramsci

2. The Miliband–Poulantzas debate entails to (2021)

(A) Party system
(B) Liberty
(C) The nature of the State in capitalism
(D) Justice

3. Which ideology is associated with the concept of ‘absence of government’? (2021)

(A) Communitarianism
(B) Anarchism
(C) Environmentalism
(D) Liberalism

4. Who amongst the following thinkers is a defender of the ‘access to advantage’ principle? (2021)

(A) Ronald Dworkin
(B) Robert Nozick
(C) Friedrich Hayek
(D) G. A. Cohen

5. Who makes the distinction between ‘negative liberty’ and ‘positive liberty’? (2021)

(A) Quentin Skinner
(B) Philip Pettit
(C) Isaiah Berlin
(D) John Rawls

6. Charles Taylor is known for his work on (2021)

(A) Imperialism
(B) Politics of recognition
(C) Feminism
(D) Environmentalism

7. Who among the following thinkers is known for capability approach? (2021)

(A) Amartya Sen
(B) Abhijit Banerjee
(C) Thomas Friedman
(D) Jagdish Bhagwati

8. ‘Global Justice’ is vital for (2021)

(A) Thomas Pogge
(B) Thomas Piketty
(C) Samir Amin
(D) John Rawls

9. Who compared the liberty of moderns with that of the ancients? (2021)

(A) Benjamin Constant
(B) Thomas Pogge
(C) Thomas Piketty
(D) Samir Amin

10. ‘Rights as Trumps’ is linked with (2021)

(A) Ronald Dworkin
(B) John Rawls
(C) Jeremy Bentham
(D) John Stuart Mill

11. Political obligation and the State are linked together in (2021)

(A) T. H. Green
(B) J. S. Mill
(C) R. M. MacIver
(D) Harold Laski

12. Who among the following is a libertarian thinker? (2021)

(A) Michael Sandel
(B) Michael Walzer
(C) Charles Taylor
(D) Robert Nozick

13. Who among the following uses the idea of veil of ignorance? (2021)

(A) Elizabeth Anderson
(B) John Rawls
(C) Ronald Dworkin
(D) Amartya Sen

14. The slogan ‘the personal is political’ is concerned with (2021)

(A) Feminism
(B) Liberalism
(C) Communitarianism
(D) Libertarianism

15. According to John Rawls, what is the most important virtue of justice? (2021)

(A) Equality
(B) Fairness
(C) Distribution
(D) Political obligation

16. Who among the following is a communitarian thinker? (2021)

(A) Michael Sandel
(B) Robert Nozick
(C) Friedrich Hayek
(D) Milton Friedman