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| 401. |
…………..is the holistic "science of man," - a science of the totality of human existence. |
| A. | Anthropology |
| B. | Political Science |
| C. | Economics |
| D. | History |
| Answer» A. Anthropology | |
| 402. |
Who described socio-cultural anthropology as "the most scientific of the humanities, and the most humanistic of the sciences?" |
| A. | Eric Wolf |
| B. | Lionel Robbins |
| C. | Auguste Comte |
| D. | Adam Smith |
| Answer» A. Eric Wolf | |
| 403. |
The goal of ………….is to provide a holistic account of humans and human nature. |
| A. | Anthropology |
| B. | Economics |
| C. | Political Science |
| D. | Environmental Science |
| Answer» A. Anthropology | |
| 404. |
. ……………is a social science that seeks to analyze and describe the production, distribution, and consumption of wealth. |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Anthropology |
| C. | Political Science |
| D. | Environmental Science |
| Answer» A. Economics | |
| 405. |
Who attempt to understand the earth in terms of physical and spatial relationships? |
| A. | Geographers |
| B. | Historians |
| C. | Politicians |
| D. | Sociologists |
| Answer» A. Geographers | |
| 406. |
…………..is the continuous, systematic narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the study of all events in time, in relation to humanity. |
| A. | Political Science |
| B. | Economics |
| C. | History |
| D. | Environmental Science |
| Answer» C. History | |
| 407. |
What investigates the cognitive and social aspects of human language? |
| A. | History |
| B. | Syntax |
| C. | Linguistics |
| D. | Sociology |
| Answer» C. Linguistics | |
| 408. |
………….is the study of the rules that govern the structure of sentences. |
| A. | Morphology |
| B. | semantics |
| C. | Syntax |
| D. | Phonology |
| Answer» C. Syntax | |
| 409. |
………….. is the study of meaning. |
| A. | semantics |
| B. | Syntax |
| C. | Morphology |
| D. | Phonology |
| Answer» A. semantics | |
| 410. |
……………. is the study of the structure of words. |
| A. | Morphology |
| B. | Semantics |
| C. | Phonology |
| D. | Archaeology |
| Answer» A. Morphology | |
| 411. |
…………. is the study of speech sounds. |
| A. | Phonetics |
| B. | Syntax |
| C. | Morphology |
| D. | Semantics |
| Answer» A. Phonetics | |
| 412. |
…………… is the study of the abstract sound system of a particular language. |
| A. | Phonology |
| B. | Syntax |
| C. | semantics |
| D. | Morphology |
| Answer» A. Phonology | |
| 413. |
The Study of Administration was written by …………… |
| A. | Woodrow Wilson |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Georg Simmel |
| D. | Comte |
| Answer» A. Woodrow Wilson | |
| 414. |
Sociology was originally established by ……………….. |
| A. | Ranke |
| B. | Niebuhr |
| C. | Auguste Comte |
| D. | Adam Smith |
| Answer» C. Auguste Comte | |
| 415. |
Who is generally regarded as the "Father of Sociology”? |
| A. | David Ricardo |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | Alfred Marshall |
| D. | Comte |
| Answer» D. Comte | |
| 416. |
………….is the craft of conveying news, descriptive material and comment via a widening spectrum of media. |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | social science |
| C. | Library Science |
| D. | Journalism |
| Answer» D. Journalism | |
| 417. |
The term "social science" first appeared in ……………. |
| A. | 1804 |
| B. | 1809 |
| C. | 1814 |
| D. | 1824 |
| Answer» D. 1824 | |
| 418. |
The Luddite movement in ……………..had disintegrated by 1817. |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | France |
| D. | England |
| Answer» D. England | |
| 419. |
Until the publication of the …………..in 1833, the poor social conditions in Britain went largely ignored by the ruling classes. |
| A. | Sadler Report |
| B. | Hunter Commission Report |
| C. | Health Act |
| D. | Apprentices Act |
| Answer» A. Sadler Report | |
| 420. |
Health and Morals of Apprentices Act was passed in …………….. |
| A. | 1702 |
| B. | 1765 |
| C. | 1789 |
| D. | 1802 |
| Answer» D. 1802 | |
| 421. |
………………… insisted that Women and young persons were to work no more than 10 hours per day. |
| A. | Factory Act of 1847 |
| B. | Factory Act of 1833 |
| C. | Factory Act of 1844 |
| D. | Factory Act of 1850 |
| Answer» A. Factory Act of 1847 | |
| 422. |
………………….. Insisted that Women and young persons to work in factories only between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. or 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. |
| A. | Factory Act of 1850 |
| B. | Factory Act of 1856 |
| C. | Factory Act of 1833 |
| D. | Factory Act of 1844 |
| Answer» A. Factory Act of 1850 | |
| 423. |
……… Insisted that Children were only to work during the same hours as women and young persons. |
| A. | Factory Act of 1853 |
| B. | Factory Act of 1833 |
| C. | Factory Act of 1844 |
| D. | Factory Act of 1850 |
| Answer» A. Factory Act of 1853 | |
| 424. |
The dissent and insubordination of the ……………workingmen reached its peak in the mid- 19th with Chartism, an ideology that called for political reform in the country. |
| A. | English |
| B. | German |
| C. | French |
| D. | Dutch |
| Answer» A. English | |
| 425. |
The People's Charter, a document was written in 1838 by…………… |
| A. | William Lovett |
| B. | Gladstone |
| C. | Disraeli |
| D. | Robert Peel |
| Answer» A. William Lovett | |
| 426. |
……………….attempted to revive Chartism in 1840 by founding the National Charter Association. |
| A. | Fergus O’Connor |
| B. | Machiavelli |
| C. | Thomas Hobbes |
| D. | Robert Owen |
| Answer» A. Fergus O’Connor | |
| 427. |
……………………..Emphasized rationalism, importance of individual happiness. |
| A. | Socialism |
| B. | Communism |
| C. | Concervatism |
| D. | Liberalism bbbbbbbb |
| Answer» A. Socialism | |
| 428. |
……………………believed that human rights would be lost if government intervened |
| A. | Liberals |
| B. | Socialists |
| C. | Communists |
| D. | Conservatists |
| Answer» A. Liberals | |
| 429. |
…………………..reflected views of landed upper class. |
| A. | The Syndicalism |
| B. | Conservatism |
| C. | Empiricism |
| D. | Marxism |
| Answer» B. Conservatism | |
| 430. |
………………was a French-born aristocrat, renounced his title and supported the French Revolution. |
| A. | Robert Owen |
| B. | St-Simon |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | John Locke |
| Answer» B. St-Simon | |
| 431. |
………………wished to establish "Phalanxes," self-sufficient communities where people would live according to their natural inclinations. |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Charles Fourier |
| C. | August Comte |
| D. | John Locke |
| Answer» B. Charles Fourier | |
| 432. |
…………….was an English-born entrepreneur turned socialist. |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Robert Owen |
| C. | August Comte |
| D. | Francis Bacon |
| Answer» B. Robert Owen | |
| 433. |
Who was called the "Father of British Socialism? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Robert Owen |
| C. | August Comte |
| D. | Thomas Hobbes |
| Answer» B. Robert Owen | |
| 434. |
Karl Marx was a …………..-born academic and political philosopher |
| A. | German |
| B. | Spanish |
| C. | French |
| D. | British |
| Answer» A. German | |
| 435. |
In 1843 Marx went to ……………where he befriended Friedrich Engels. |
| A. | Oxford |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | Cambridge |
| D. | Bologna |
| Answer» B. Paris | |
| 436. |
Marx and Friedrich Engels published the …………….in 1848 which became the definitive text for socialism and communism. |
| A. | Communist Manifesto |
| B. | Das Capital |
| C. | Utopia |
| D. | ‘the Annals of Agriculture’ |
| Answer» A. Communist Manifesto | |
| 437. |
In 1867, Marx produced………………, which linked economics to history. |
| A. | Das Capital |
| B. | Communist Manifesto |
| C. | Utopia |
| D. | ‘the Annals of Agriculture’ |
| Answer» A. Das Capital | |
| 438. |
Arthur Young was an ……………..writer on agriculture and social economy |
| A. | German |
| B. | English |
| C. | Portuguese |
| D. | French |
| Answer» B. English | |
| 439. |
The year of the French Revolution was……………. |
| A. | 1689 |
| B. | 1709 |
| C. | 1789 |
| D. | 1798 |
| Answer» C. 1789 | |
| 440. |
Who published a pamphlet ‘On the War in North America’? |
| A. | August Comte |
| B. | Robert Owen |
| C. | Arthur Young |
| D. | Thomas Hobbes |
| Answer» C. Arthur Young | |
| 441. |
In 1761 Arthur Young went to London and started a periodical work, entitled……………, which was dropped by the advice of Samuel Johnson. |
| A. | The Universal Museum |
| B. | Utopia |
| C. | Socialism |
| D. | Communism |
| Answer» A. The Universal Museum | |
| 442. |
Who engaged in various experiments, and embodied the results of them in ‘A Course of Experimental Agriculture’ (1770)? |
| A. | John Locke |
| B. | August Comte |
| C. | Arthur Young |
| D. | Thomas Hobbes |
| Answer» C. Arthur Young | |
| 443. |
Who published the Farmer's Letters to the People of England (1768)? |
| A. | Thomas Hobbes |
| B. | Robert Owen |
| C. | Arthur Young |
| D. | Francis Bacon |
| Answer» C. Arthur Young | |
| 444. |
Who was the author of ‘the Farmer's Calendar’? |
| A. | Francis Bacon |
| B. | August Comte |
| C. | Arthur Young |
| D. | Descartes |
| Answer» C. Arthur Young | |
| 445. |
Who wrote ‘Political Arithmetic’? |
| A. | Thomas Hobbes |
| B. | Robert Owen |
| C. | Arthur Young |
| D. | Francis Bacon |
| Answer» C. Arthur Young | |
| 446. |
Arthur Young published ‘the Annals of Agriculture’ in …………….. |
| A. | 1784 |
| B. | 1794 |
| C. | 1854 |
| D. | 1884 |
| Answer» A. 1784 | |
| 447. |
Who published ‘the Annals of Agriculture’ in 1784? |
| A. | Francis Bacon |
| B. | August Comte |
| C. | Arthur Young |
| D. | Descartes |
| Answer» C. Arthur Young | |
| 448. |
Who was regarded as farmer George? |
| A. | George I |
| B. | George II |
| C. | George III |
| D. | George IV |
| Answer» C. George III | |
| 449. |
‘The Example of France a Warning to England’ was written by ………….. |
| A. | Francis Bacon |
| B. | August Comte |
| C. | John Locke |
| D. | Arthur Young |
| Answer» D. Arthur Young | |
| 450. |
…………….in 1834 wrote The French Revolution: A History. |
| A. | Francis Bacon |
| B. | Thomas Hobbes |
| C. | Descartes |
| D. | Thomas Carlyle |
| Answer» D. Thomas Carlyle | |
| 451. |
George III belonged to the …………….dynasty. |
| A. | Stuart |
| B. | Bourbon |
| C. | Hapsburg |
| D. | Hanoverian |
| Answer» D. Hanoverian | |
| 452. |
Who wrote ‘The History of the Decline and fall of the Roman Empire’? |
| A. | Francis Bacon |
| B. | Robert Owen |
| C. | Thomas Hobbes |
| D. | Edward Gibbon |
| Answer» D. Edward Gibbon | |
| 453. |
In the Annual Register for 1772 Burke condemned the Partition of ………….. |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Portugal |
| C. | England |
| D. | Poland |
| Answer» D. Poland | |
| 454. |
………….wrote ‘the Reflections on the Revolution in France’. |
| A. | Descartes |
| B. | John Locke |
| C. | Thomas Hobbes |
| D. | Edmund Burke |
| Answer» D. Edmund Burke | |
| 455. |
……………is "the science of contextualization" often used in the field of social sciences— particularly in anthropology. |
| A. | Enlightenment |
| B. | History |
| C. | Sociology |
| D. | Ethnography |
| Answer» D. Ethnography | |
| 456. |
…………. study schooling, public health, rural and urban development, consumers and consumer goods, any human arena. |
| A. | Historians |
| B. | sociologists |
| C. | Anthropologists |
| D. | Ethnographers |
| Answer» D. Ethnographers | |
| 457. |
…………..is the study of humanity. |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Sociology |
| C. | Ethnography |
| D. | Anthropology |
| Answer» D. Anthropology | |
| 458. |
……………..is the study of society. |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Ethnography |
| C. | Anthropology |
| D. | Sociology |
| Answer» D. Sociology | |
| 459. |
…………colonialism, or imperialism, began in the 15th century with the "Age of Discovery", led by Portuguese. |
| A. | European |
| B. | African |
| C. | Asian |
| D. | Latin American |
| Answer» A. European | |
| 460. |
The end of the 18th and early 19th century saw the first era of ………….. |
| A. | Decolonization |
| B. | colonization |
| C. | Individualism |
| D. | Cartesianism |
| Answer» A. Decolonization | |
| 461. |
…………are the priests and are considered to be the uppermost caste. |
| A. | The Brahmans |
| B. | Kshatriyas |
| C. | Vaisyas |
| D. | Sudras |
| Answer» A. The Brahmans | |
| 462. |
The Kshatriyas are the …………………. |
| A. | Warriors |
| B. | Priests |
| C. | Business class |
| D. | Working class |
| Answer» A. Warriors | |
| 463. |
………………are the business class. |
| A. | Vaisyas |
| B. | Brahmans |
| C. | Kshatriyas |
| D. | Sudras |
| Answer» A. Vaisyas | |
| 464. |
………………. are the working class |
| A. | The Sudras |
| B. | Kshatriyas |
| C. | Vaisyas |
| D. | Brahmans |
| Answer» A. The Sudras | |
| 465. |
India is mostly a patriarchal set-up, with the ……………..having control over the family unit. |
| A. | Father |
| B. | Mother |
| C. | Sister |
| D. | Son |
| Answer» A. Father | |
| 466. |
The Negrito has physical features similar to people of ………… |
| A. | America |
| B. | Britiain |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | Holland |
| Answer» C. Africa | |
| 467. |
The Mongoloid have ……………….features. |
| A. | Indian |
| B. | French |
| C. | Chinese |
| D. | Dutch |
| Answer» C. Chinese | |
| 468. |
The Austroloids have features similar the aboriginals of …………….. |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Austria |
| C. | America |
| D. | Spain |
| Answer» A. Australia | |
| 469. |
…………..depicts a ranking system of human groups based on hereditary and occupation. |
| A. | Rationalization |
| B. | The caste system |
| C. | Secularization |
| D. | Matrilineal |
| Answer» B. The caste system | |
| 470. |
Members of the highest priestly castes, the…………., are generally vegetarians |
| A. | Brahmins |
| B. | The Sudras |
| C. | Kshatriyas |
| D. | Vaisyas |
| Answer» A. Brahmins | |
| 471. |
High-ranking ……………however, typically consume no vegetarian diets, considered appropriate for their traditions of valor and physical strength. |
| A. | Kshatriyas |
| B. | Brahmins |
| C. | Vaisyas |
| D. | Sudras |
| Answer» A. Kshatriyas | |
| 472. |
Matrilineal societies are societies in which descent is traced through ………….rather than through fathers. |
| A. | Fathers |
| B. | Mothers |
| C. | Sons |
| D. | Sisters |
| Answer» B. Mothers | |
| 473. |
In …………..societies, property is often passed from mothers to daughters and the custom of matrilocal residence may be practiced. |
| A. | Patrilineal |
| B. | Matrilineal |
| C. | Capitalist |
| D. | Socialist |
| Answer» B. Matrilineal | |
| 474. |
In …………societies, the descendants of men are their sister's children and not their own, which belong to their mother's matrilineage. |
| A. | Patrilineal |
| B. | Matrilineal |
| C. | Socialist |
| D. | Capitalist |
| Answer» B. Matrilineal | |
| 475. |
…………is the festival that symbolizes the victory of good over evil, and lamps are lit as a sign of celebration and hope for mankind. |
| A. | Diwali |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Holi |
| D. | Navaratri |
| Answer» A. Diwali | |
| 476. |
Diwali is the corruption of the Sanskrit word `Deepavali`, which means …………. |
| A. | Rows of lights |
| B. | Festival of colours |
| C. | Festival of numbers |
| D. | Festival of darkness |
| Answer» A. Rows of lights | |
| 477. |
Diwali usually falls in the month of ………………….. |
| A. | August-September |
| B. | October-November |
| C. | Jauary-February |
| D. | April-May |
| Answer» B. October-November | |
| 478. |
Diwali is a …………festival. |
| A. | two day |
| B. | three day |
| C. | five day |
| D. | seven day |
| Answer» C. five day | |
| 479. |
…………..is celebrated to honour the return of Rama and Sita to their kingdom of Ayodhya, after fourteen years of exile. |
| A. | Holi |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Diwali |
| D. | Navaratri |
| Answer» C. Diwali | |
| 480. |
The spectacular ……………Ganesh Chaturthi festival honors the birth of the beloved Hindu elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha. |
| A. | Three day |
| B. | Five day |
| C. | Eleven day |
| D. | Nine day |
| Answer» C. Eleven day | |
| 481. |
The darkest hour is just before the dawn`; a saying which truly signifies the Indian festival called …………… |
| A. | Holi |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Navaratri |
| D. | Onam |
| Answer» A. Holi | |
| 482. |
………….symbolizes dawn, light, life, a surge of energy. |
| A. | onam |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Holi |
| D. | Navaratri |
| Answer» C. Holi | |
| 483. |
………………is a festival which begins at night suggests destruction of evil and a hope of good. |
| A. | Navaratri |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Holi |
| D. | Onam |
| Answer» C. Holi | |
| 484. |
………….. is described beautifully in the 7th century play Ratnavali written by Harshdev. |
| A. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| B. | Navaratri |
| C. | Holi |
| D. | Onam |
| Answer» C. Holi | |
| 485. |
………………is called Madanotsav by Mahakavi Kalidas. |
| A. | Diwali |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Holi |
| D. | Onam |
| Answer» C. Holi | |
| 486. |
The Bhavbooti in his play `Maltic Madhav` stated that King happily celebrated ……………with his subjects. |
| A. | Navaratri |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Holi |
| D. | Diwali |
| Answer» C. Holi | |
| 487. |
The first nine days of the festival are known as…………, and are filled with dance in honor of the Mother Goddess. |
| A. | Diwali |
| B. | Durga Puja |
| C. | Navaratri |
| D. | onam |
| Answer» C. Navaratri | |
| 488. |
………….is devoted to celebrating the defeat of the demon king Ravana by Lord Rama. |
| A. | Navaratri |
| B. | Krishna Janmashtami |
| C. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| D. | Dussehra |
| Answer» D. Dussehra | |
| 489. |
Onam Pookalam starts from ……………star and ends on Onam. |
| A. | Chathayam |
| B. | pooradam |
| C. | Uthradam |
| D. | Atham |
| Answer» D. Atham | |
| 490. |
…………….is a harvest festival |
| A. | Durga Puja |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Navaratri |
| D. | Onam |
| Answer» D. Onam | |
| 491. |
A grand meal is prepared on the day of Thiru Onam. It is on this day that ………..'s spirit visits Kerala. |
| A. | Maveli |
| B. | Krishnan |
| C. | Raman |
| D. | Vamanan |
| Answer» A. Maveli | |
| 492. |
Snake Boat Race or Vallamkali is the most astonishing sight from the panorama of …………. |
| A. | Durga Puja |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Navaratri |
| D. | Onam |
| Answer» D. Onam | |
| 493. |
Thiruvathira kali is one of the main dances for ………………. |
| A. | Onam |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Navaratri |
| D. | Durga Puja |
| Answer» D. Durga Puja | |
| 494. |
Kummattikkali is a spectacular folk art form, which is performed during the ………….season |
| A. | Navaratri |
| B. | Vishu |
| C. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| D. | Onam |
| Answer» D. Onam | |
| 495. |
Pulikali is a colorful recreational folk art from the state of…………….. |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Andhra |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» D. Kerala | |
| 496. |
The enlightenment thinkers stressed the importance of …………….and rationality as the ways of organizing knowledge. |
| A. | Reason |
| B. | Deduction |
| C. | Idealism |
| D. | Romanticism |
| Answer» A. Reason | |
| 497. |
Thomas Hobbes was an …………………philosopher, who is credited to have established the foundation for modern political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory. |
| A. | Dutch |
| B. | American |
| C. | French |
| D. | English |
| Answer» D. English | |
| 498. |
John Locke was a …………………philosopher. |
| A. | British |
| B. | French |
| C. | Austrian |
| D. | Italian |
| Answer» A. British | |
| 499. |
In 1689 …………..published his famous ‘two treatise on government’ in which he severely criticized the Divine Right theory of Kingship. |
| A. | Locke |
| B. | Francis Bacon |
| C. | Descartes |
| D. | Issac Newton |
| Answer» A. Locke | |
| 500. |
Charles I, the ruler of England was executed on ……………. |
| A. | 1549 |
| B. | 1639 |
| C. | 1649 |
| D. | 1659 |
| Answer» C. 1649 | |
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