Assertion (A): While liberals say that the aim of politics is to resolve conflicts, maintain order, serve the common good and safeguard the right and liberties of the individual, the Marxists say that politics reflects class struggle. It is used by the owners of the means of production to safeguard their interests.
Reason (R): The liberal and Marxian views of politics supplement one another.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer: Option C
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Who among the following has give 'Sleeping Dogs' theory of democratic culture?
A. Lucian Pye and Robert E. Ward
B. James S. Coleman and Myron Weiner
C. James C. Charlesworth and F. W. Riggs
D. Almond and Verba
Which one of the following is not included in the well known sayings of Mao?
A. Weapons are an important factor in war, but no the decisive one
B. Politics is war without bloodshed
C. The party commands the gun and the gun must never be allowed to command the party
D. Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend
Who among the following described modern democracies as 'Polyarchy'?
A. David Easton
B. Robert Dahl
C. Joseph Schumpter
D. S. Huntington
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