INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Multiple Choice Questions 37 Pages

Mizoram University

Political Science

HDP

Contributed by

Hanuman Dev Philip

PAPER IX
INDIAN POLITICAL
THOUGHT

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Kautilya was also known as
a) Chanakya
b) Saraswati
c) Swami Vivekananda
d) Dayanand Saraswati

2. Kautilya’s Arthasastra consists of
a) 10 Books
b) 15 Books
c) 20 Books
d) 22 Books

3. The main architect of ancient Indian polity was
a) Kautilya
b) B.R. Ambedkar
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Rammohan Roy

4. What constitutes the most reliable and original source of Indian political thought?
a) Mahabharata
b) Vedic literature
c) Arthasastra
d) Dharmasastra

5. Which of the following is not a source of Indian political thought?
a) Smritis
b) Vedas
c) Koran
d) Coins and copper inscriptions

6. In Arthasastra, Kautilya divided the State into
a) 5 elements
b) 7 elements
c) 10 elements
d) 12 elements
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7. In Arthasastra, the king -
a) is thelaw-maker
b) protects the law
c) passes the law
d) none of the above

8. Which of the following is not Kautilya’s element of state?
a) Amatya
b) Janapada
c) Danda
d) Kosha

9. Kautilya suggests that the Council of Ministers should consist of
a) 2 or 3 ministers
b) 3 or 4 ministers
c) 4 or 5 ministers
d) 7 or 8 ministers

10. Kautilya prescribes for members acquainted with sacred law
a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 7

11. In Arthasastra, which of the following is not included in the major types of punishment?
a) Fine
b) Mutilation of limbs
c) Imprisonment
d) Forced labour

12. In the field of foreign policy, Kautilya suggested that there should be policy of the state
a) six-fold
b) seven-fold
c) eight-fold
d) ten-fold

13. In Vedic literature, there are
a) 3 vedas
b) 4 vedas
c) 5 vedas
d) 7 vedas
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14. In Arthasastra, secret war was carried out from
a) Treasury
b) Janapada
c) Durga
d) None of the above

15. In Arthasastra, Kautilya mentioned about
a) 7 types of spies
b) 8 types of spies
c) 9 types of spies
d) 10 types of spies

16. Arthasastra was written in
a) Hindi
b) English
c) Sanskrit
d) Greek

17. Kautilya was the-------------of Chandragupta Maurya
a) Law minister
b) Prime Minister
c) Finance Minister
d) Revenue Minister

18. “In the happiness of his subjects lies the King’s happiness, in their welfare lays his welfare. He
shall not consider as good as only that which pleases him but treat as beneficial to him whatever
pleases his subjects”. Whose statement is this ?
a) Gandhi
b) Ambedkar
c) Kautilya
d) Vivekananda

19. Who says “A king who administers justice in accordance with Dharma, Evidence, Customs
and Written Laws will be able to conquer the whole world” ?
a) Kautilya
b) Dayananda
c) Nehru
d) Gandhi

20. According to Kautilya, If there is conflict among the various laws, which one of the following
law is supreme?
a) Custom
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b) Evidence
c) Dharma
d) Roryal Edits

21. Kautilya belongs to the caste of
a) Brahmin
b) Kshatriya
c) Vaisya
d) Sudra

22. Kautilya catogarizes legal matters into
a) Natural and State
b) Civil and Criminal
c) State and Constitutional
d) National and International

23. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Dayanand Saraswati

24. Who is known as the Father of Modern India
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Kautilya
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

25. Brahmo Samaj opposed-
a) Sati system
b) Caste system
c) Child marriage
d) All of the above

26. Which of the following social reformer propagated the concept of universal religion?
a) M N Roy
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Swami Vivekananda
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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27. Who wrote the book’ A Gift to monotheists’?
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru

28. Which of the follwing reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th century?
a) Brahmo Samaj
b) Arya Samaj
c) Ram Krishna Mission
d) None of these

29. Which of the following statement with regard to Raja Ram Mohan Roy is/are correct?
I. He advocated the promotion of English Language
II. He strongly advocated the abolition of Sati system
III. He advocated the widow remarriage
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) I and II only
d) All of these

30. Which of the following statement with regard to Raja Ram Mohan Roy is/are correct?
I. He advocated the promotion of English Language
II. He strongly advocated the abolition of Sati system
III. He advocated the widow remarriage
a) Only I
b) Only II
c) I and II only
d) All of these

31. Who is called pioneer of Indian Renaissance in 19
th
A. D.?
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Dayanand Saraswati
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

32. Which amongst the following is/are correct about Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
I. He was a defender of the basic and universal principles of all religions.
II. He believed in monotheism of the Vedas and unitarianism of Christianity.
III. He founded Brahmo Sabha in 1828 and Atmiya Sabha in 1814.
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IV. He wrote a book “gift to monotheists” (1809).
a) Only I and III are correct
b) I, II, III are correct
c) All are correct
d) Only IV is incorrect

33. Who was the first to advocate western education in Indian education system?
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Dayanand Saraswati
d) Mahatma Gandhi

34. Which of the following statement is not correct about Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born in a well-to-do family in Bengal, probably in 1772.
b) He died in India in 1833.
c) He was given the title of Raja by the Mughal Emperor.
d) He started the newspaper named “Sambad Kaumudi”

35. Whichof the following are features of Roy's Brahmo Samaj?
1. Opposition to idol-worship
2. Practice of collective prayer
3. Ideals of brahmacharya

a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) All

36. Who was the first to advocate western education in Indian education system?
a. Swami Vivekananda
b. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c. Dayanand Saraswati
d. Mahatma Gandhi

37. Who started Arya Samaj ?
a. Swami Vivekananda
b. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

38. Back to the Vedas was a slogan of
a. Gopal Khrishna Gokhale
b. Swami Vivekananda
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c. Dayanand Saraswati
d. Kautilya

39. Who is the author of the book “Satyarth Prakash”?
a. Dayanand Saraswati
b.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d. Jawaharlal Nehru

40. Which of the following statements is not true regarding Arya Samaj?
a. Believes in one God
b. Opposes idol worship
c. Advocates widow remarriage
d. Advocates polytheism

41. Who said, “ The Vedas are the source of all knowledge”?
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b. Swami Vivekananda
c. Gopal Khrishna Gokhale
d. Dayanand Saraswati

42. Find the incorrect statement:
a. Dayanand Saraswati was originally named Mulshankar.
b. He set up Arya Samaj in 1875 at Bombay.
c. He received education from a blind teacher named Swami Virajananda.
d. He protested against the slogan “Go back to Vedas”.

43. Shuddhi Movement was started by
a. Arya Samaj
b. Ramkrishna Mission
c. Brahma Samaj
d. All of the above

44. The original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati was:
a. Mul Shankar
b. Abhi Shankar
c. Gauri Shanka
d. Daya Shankar

45. Who was the first person to use the term ‘Swaraj’?
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c. Dayanand Saraswati
d. M N Roy

46. Who established Ramakrishna Mission?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. Swami Vivekananda

47. Who raised the Slogan "Back to Gita" ?
a. Swami Vivekananda
b. Dayanand Saraswati
c. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d. J P Narayan

48. Who wrote the book "Man the maker of his own Destiny"?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d. Swami Vivekananda

49. Who is known as the Patriotic Saint of India?
a. Swami Vivekananda
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d. M N Roy

50. Who was invited to the ‘Parliament of Religions’ in 1893?
a. Raja Rain Mohan Roy
b. Dayanand Saraswati
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Mahatma Gandhi

51. What was the primary effect of the Western conquest and Western culture on the new social
awakening in India?
a. It made them realize the superiority of Western thought
b. It exposed the weakness and decay In Indian society
c. It made them realize the superiority of Western Technology
d. It brought the Indian society in contact with Christian ideas
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52. Swami Vivekananda’s Vedanta is based on
a. Vedas
b. Upanishads
c. Gitas
d. Mahabharata

53. Swami Vivekananda’s nationalism is based on
a. Education
b. Religion
c. Caste System
d. None of the above

54. Who among the following had vigorously advocated for religious education in the Indian
Universities?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b. Swami Vivekananda
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. M N Roy

55. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Dutt, who of the following established Hindu
College at Calcutta?
a. Swami Vivekananda
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

56. Narendranath was the real name of which of the following reformers?
a. Dayanand Saraswati
b. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

57. The Brahmo Samaj is based on the principle of
a. Monotheism
b. Polytheism
c. Atheism
d. None of the above

58. Who was the pioneer of Reform Movements in India?
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b. Dayanand Saraswati
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Kautilya
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59. Ramkrishna Movement also known
a. Vedic Movement
b. Vedanta Movement
c. Suffi Movement
d. Bhakti Movement

60. Name the philosopher who believed that freedom is the keynote of spiritual life?
a) Gopalakrishna
Gokhale b ) Nehru
c) Ambedkar
d) Vivekanada

61. Who is the Champion of secularism?
a) Kautilya
b) Nehru
c) MN Roy
d) Thilak

62. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was…
a) was a social reformer who tried to eradicate sati, purdah and child marriage
b) advocated women’s education
c) was the founder of Brahmo Samaj
d) all of the above

63. What was Ambedkars’ full name?
a) Bhimji Rao Ambedkar
b) Baba Ram Ambedkar
c) Bhimji Ramji Ambedkar
d) Bipin Ram Ambedkar

64. What was Moonkanayaka?
a) Ambedkars’ autobiography
b) Ambedkars’ news paper
c) Ambedkars’ pen name
d) Ambedkars’ book

65. Name the portfolio handled by Dr. Ambedkar in an independent Indian government.
a) Law minister
b) Home minister
c) Education minister
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