"Power" in political theory is:
Aalways economic
Balways violent
Calways state authority
Dability to affect outcomes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. ability to affect outcomes
1. Robert Dahl: A has power over B if A can get B to do something B otherwise wouldn't.
2. Lukes: three faces — decisions, agenda-setting, shaping preferences.
3. Foucault: power circulates, not held; produces knowledge.
__Source: NCERT Class 11 Political Theory — concept of power__