Central feature of Immanuel Wallenstein’s work is
(a) World system
(b) Nation
(c) Regional system
(d) Underdevelopment
Political Science MCQs
Which of the following factors as discussed by John Burton determine a decision?
(a) Perception
(b) Expectation
(c) Information overload
(d) All of these
Decisions making theorists focus on
(a) Foreign policy decisions made by a State
(b) Impact of domestic politics on foreign policy decisions
(c) Specific decisions makers who speak and act in the name of a State
(d) Actual or objective environment that influence foreign policy decision
The Marxists perceive international politics as
(a) A struggle for power between the bourgeois and socialist systems with the hope of inevitable triumph of international proletarianism
(b) A struggle for power between two nations or group of nations that can be managed by maintaining balance of power
(c) Interactions among States that can be peacefully conducted through international law and organizations
(d) Interactions among States guided and moulded by leaders of those States
In his realistic theory of international politics, Morgenthau’s autonomy of political sphere denotes
(a) Autonomy of the State in international sphere
(b) Autonomy of the decision-makers vis-à-vis the legislature
(c) Autonomy of the political action in complete disregard to other standards of thought
(d) Autonomy of the policy-makers vis-à-vis other agencies or organs of the government
Political realism maintains autonomy of
(a) Social sphere
(b) Political sphere
(c) National sphere
(d) International sphere
Schelling’s concept of ‘mixed-motive game’ richly embodies
(a) Political and economic points of view
(b) Cultural and ideological points of view
(c) Psychological and sociological points of view
(d) Strategic and military points of view
In the positive-sum game
(a) What one actor wins, the other loses
(b) Gains and losses are not necessarily equal and both the sides may gain
(c) Gains and losses are necessarily equal and both the sides gain equally
(d) Both the actors lose
Dual federalism implies that
(a) National and State Governments retain separate spheres of action
(b) National and State Governments are interdependent
(c) National and State Governments are expected to collaborate in persuit of the interest of the public
(d) National and State Governments have the same function
Essential Feature of Unitary System Government is
(a) Collective responsibility
(b) Separation of powers
(c) Division of powers
(d) Centralization of powers