1. |
‘Das Capital’ is written by – |
A. | Max Weber |
B. | Karl Marx |
C. | Lipset |
D. | Alexis de Tocqueville |
Answer» B. Karl Marx |
2. |
Political Sociology is the study of the interrelation between |
A. | Society & Culture |
B. | Power & Politics |
C. | Politics & Society |
D. | Culture & Politics. |
Answer» C. Politics & Society |
3. |
Which theory of Marx laid the foundation for the sociology of politics? |
A. | Economic determinism |
B. | Surplus Value |
C. | Alienation |
D. | Positivism |
Answer» A. Economic determinism |
4. |
Political Sociology as a distinct subject emerged in the |
A. | 1920s |
B. | 1980s |
C. | 1990s |
D. | 1950s |
Answer» D. 1950s |
5. |
According to Weber, in the modern western societies the bases of political authority is |
A. | rational-legal authority |
B. | traditional authority |
C. | charismatic authority |
D. | symbolic authority |
Answer» A. rational-legal authority |
6. |
Political Sociology studies power, authority and legitimacy of state in relation to – |
A. | Social relation |
B. | Economic relation |
C. | Political relation |
D. | Physical relation |
Answer» A. Social relation |
7. |
American Political Science Association was founded in |
A. | 1891 |
B. | 1930 |
C. | 1903 |
D. | 1940 |
Answer» C. 1903 |
8. |
Political Sociology tries to explore how various social forces work together to change |
A. | Social institutions |
B. | Political policies |
C. | Values |
D. | Social structures |
Answer» B. Political policies |
9. |
Who among the following is regarded as the father of Political Sociology? |
A. | Max Weber |
B. | Auguste Comte |
C. | Herbert Spencer |
D. | Immanuel Kant |
Answer» A. Max Weber |
10. |
Who brought into focus issues concerning the nature of political power and its relationship with social or economic organisation? |
A. | MacIver |
B. | Emile Durkheim |
C. | Talcott Parsons |
D. | Karl Marx |
Answer» D. Karl Marx |
11. |
Political Sociology focuses attention of the relationship between |
A. | Party & Politics |
B. | State & Society |
C. | Culture & Values |
D. | Power & Politics |
Answer» B. State & Society |
12. |
Political Sociology is ‘The study of political behaviour within a sociological perspective of framework’ is a definition given by |
A. | Robert E Dowse & John Hughes |
B. | Michael Rush & Phillip Althoff |
C. | R Bendix |
D. | Keith Faulks |
Answer» A. Robert E Dowse & John Hughes |
13. |
Max Weber examined the entrepreneurial drives of individuals in capitalist economies in– |
A. | Economy and Society |
B. | Communist Manifesto |
C. | The Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism |
D. | Das Capital |
Answer» C. The Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism |
14. |
Modes of Production create social groups called – |
A. | Serfs |
B. | Castes |
C. | Estate |
D. | Classes |
Answer» D. Classes |
15. |
‘Democracy in America’ was written by |
A. | Alexis de Tocquiville |
B. | Auguste Comte |
C. | Pierre Bourdieu |
D. | C Wright Mills |
Answer» A. Alexis de Tocquiville |
16. |
Which of the following is not Weber’s authority? |
A. | Traditional authority |
B. | Charismatic authority |
C. | Rational- legal authority |
D. | Political authority |
Answer» D. Political authority |
17. |
The following Authority is based on loyalty to the sacred attribute, heroic force or commendable character |
A. | Rational-legal authority |
B. | Traditional authority |
C. | Charismatic authority |
D. | Political authority |
Answer» C. Charismatic authority |
18. |
According to Marx, the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of |
A. | Class struggle |
B. | Revolution |
C. | Feudalism |
D. | Slavery |
Answer» A. Class struggle |
19. |
The idea of political legitimacy is associated with |
A. | Karl Marx |
B. | Max Weber |
C. | Emile Durkheim |
D. | Davis and Moore |
Answer» B. Max Weber |
20. |
Which of the following is not an example of ‘traditional authority’? |
A. | Feudalism |
B. | Rule by elders |
C. | Patriarchy |
D. | Magistrate |
Answer» D. Magistrate |
21. |
Which of the following is not within the scope of Political Sociology? |
A. | Voting behaviour |
B. | Problem of Untouchability |
C. | Political decision making |
D. | Problem of bureaucracy |
Answer» B. Problem of Untouchability |
22. |
The breakdown of traditional society and the emergence of modern society in Europe exposed for the first time the difference between |
A. | State & society |
B. | State & Nation |
C. | Society & Community |
D. | Norms & Values |
Answer» A. State & society |
23. |
‘A contribution to the critique of Political Economy’ is by |
A. | Dahrendorf |
B. | Georg Simmel |
C. | Garfinkel |
D. | Karl Marx |
Answer» D. Karl Marx |
24. |
‘An administrative body of appointed officials’- |
A. | Capitalist |
B. | Serfs |
C. | Bureaucracy |
D. | Feudal lords |
Answer» C. Bureaucracy |
25. |
‘Communist Manifesto’ was written by – |
A. | Max Weber |
B. | Herbert Spencer |
C. | Karl Marx |
D. | George Ritzer |
Answer» B. Herbert Spencer |