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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA Sociology) , Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy) , Bachelor of Arts in Economics (BA Economics) , Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) , Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .
| 151. |
Who stated political science is a ‘Descriptive and normative Science’ |
| A. | marx webber |
| B. | robson |
| C. | paul janet |
| D. | wilson |
| Answer» A. marx webber | |
| 152. |
The author of the book ‘ Modern Politics and Government’ |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | alan ball |
| C. | van dyke |
| D. | lock |
| Answer» B. alan ball | |
| 153. |
Which approach in political science is known as speculative or ethical or metaphysical approach ? |
| A. | philosophical |
| B. | historical |
| C. | institutional |
| D. | behaviour |
| Answer» A. philosophical | |
| 154. |
Who said, “History not only explains institutions but it helps us to make certain deduction for future guidance”. |
| A. | gilchrist |
| B. | robert dhal |
| C. | weber |
| D. | deutsch |
| Answer» A. gilchrist | |
| 155. |
Who stated that, “various institutions constitute the structure of the society it is also called structural approach." |
| A. | easton |
| B. | rawls |
| C. | wasby |
| D. | hobbes |
| Answer» C. wasby | |
| 156. |
Which approach to adopt the methods of natural sciences like observation, survey and measurement in political science. |
| A. | structural |
| B. | historical |
| C. | institutional |
| D. | behaviour |
| Answer» D. behaviour | |
| 157. |
Who observed statement , " Historically speaking, the behavioural approach was a protest movement within political science......". |
| A. | simon |
| B. | robert dhal |
| C. | almond |
| D. | marx weber |
| Answer» B. robert dhal | |
| 158. |
Which one of the following is not a characteristics of Behaviouralism according to Simon ? |
| A. | regularities |
| B. | verification |
| C. | techniques |
| D. | pure arts |
| Answer» D. pure arts | |
| 159. |
In political science: "Studies should be relevant and meaningful for urgent social problems”. It is the demands of ……………? |
| A. | individualists |
| B. | idealists |
| C. | post- behaviouralists |
| D. | behaviourlists |
| Answer» C. post- behaviouralists | |
| 160. |
Whose statement is that, “to know is to bear the responsibility for acting and to act is to engage in reshaping society”. |
| A. | almond |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | robert . a. dhal |
| Answer» B. david easton | |
| 161. |
Who among the following thinker combined ‘ natural rights’ with ‘physiological metaphor’ ? |
| A. | lock |
| B. | spencer |
| C. | t. h. green |
| D. | burke |
| Answer» A. lock | |
| 162. |
Who said that the state " arose not as the creator of law but as the interpreter and enforcer of custom" |
| A. | gettell |
| B. | locke |
| C. | laski |
| D. | maciver |
| Answer» A. gettell | |
| 163. |
An Indian Philosopher stated, “Liberty does not mean the absence restraint but it lies in development of Liberty”. |
| A. | b. r. abedker |
| B. | gandhi |
| C. | dr. radhakrishan |
| D. | nehru |
| Answer» B. gandhi | |
| 164. |
The right of freedom, the right of life, freedom of speech and expression, property, association, education etc. is the manifestation of ………….liberty ? |
| A. | political |
| B. | civil |
| C. | natural |
| D. | moral |
| Answer» B. civil | |
| 165. |
The rule of law is an effective instrument of …………… |
| A. | social liberty |
| B. | communal liberty |
| C. | natural liberty |
| D. | individual liberty. |
| Answer» D. individual liberty. | |
| 166. |
Who observed that “the more widespread distribution of power in the state, the more decentralized its character .......". |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | locke |
| C. | laski |
| D. | plato |
| Answer» C. laski | |
| 167. |
"The organization is based on the principles of sovereign equality of all its members". It is expressed in the …………… |
| A. | united nations charter |
| B. | indian constitution |
| C. | british constitution |
| D. | saarc |
| Answer» A. united nations charter | |
| 168. |
" Men are born , and always continue , free and equal in respect of their rights". It is the declaration of ……………? |
| A. | american war of independence |
| B. | indian freedom struggle |
| C. | russian revolution |
| D. | the french declaration of rights of man |
| Answer» D. the french declaration of rights of man | |
| 169. |
Whose statement is that, " Equality is derived from the supreme value of the development of in each like and equally, but each along its own different time and its own separate nation". |
| A. | hobbes |
| B. | macpherson |
| C. | barker |
| D. | maciver |
| Answer» C. barker | |
| 170. |
The principle of "one man , one vote, one value" is example of …………..? |
| A. | social justice |
| B. | communal justice |
| C. | political justice |
| D. | individual justice |
| Answer» C. political justice | |
| 171. |
Who stated that “right is a power claimed and recognized as contributory to common good”. |
| A. | t.h. green |
| B. | wilson |
| C. | hobbes |
| D. | locke |
| Answer» A. t.h. green | |
| 172. |
Ritchie defines ………… rights as" the claim of an individual on others recognized by the society irrespective of its recognition by the state". |
| A. | political rights |
| B. | civil rights |
| C. | natural rights |
| D. | moral rights |
| Answer» D. moral rights | |
| 173. |
Input- output analysis of David Easton, the inputs stand for ………………… |
| A. | the political system |
| B. | the environment |
| C. | demands and supports |
| D. | the feedback |
| Answer» C. demands and supports | |
| 174. |
In political science, the structural-functional theory was first applied in 1960 by……………………? |
| A. | almond and coleman |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | dhal |
| D. | maciver |
| Answer» A. almond and coleman | |
| 175. |
Who was the first philosopher to make a detailed intellectual study of political power ? |
| A. | charles merriam |
| B. | morgenthau |
| C. | dhal |
| D. | tawney |
| Answer» A. charles merriam | |
| 176. |
Which one of the following is not a Weberian classification of authority ? |
| A. | traditional authority |
| B. | charismatic authority |
| C. | rational-legal authority |
| D. | political authority |
| Answer» D. political authority | |
| 177. |
Modern bureaucracies are the best example of organizations based on which kinds authority? |
| A. | traditional |
| B. | charismatic |
| C. | rational-legal |
| D. | political |
| Answer» C. rational-legal | |
| 178. |
The term " Political Culture " was formulated and used first time by ……..? |
| A. | simon |
| B. | dhal |
| C. | easton |
| D. | gabrial almond |
| Answer» D. gabrial almond | |
| 179. |
Political Culture is the pattern of individual attitudes and orientations towards …………. System ? |
| A. | social system |
| B. | economic system |
| C. | political system |
| D. | environmental system |
| Answer» C. political system | |
| 180. |
Which one of the following is not Lucian Pye’s three basic characteristic features of political developments? |
| A. | equality |
| B. | capacity |
| C. | differentiation |
| D. | state |
| Answer» D. state | |
| 181. |
Who observed that the maintenance of political stability as the ultimate goal of political development ? |
| A. | samuel huntington |
| B. | allan ball |
| C. | karl marx |
| D. | dhal |
| Answer» A. samuel huntington | |
| 182. |
Huntington describes ……………… as a multi-faced process involving change in all areas of human thought and activity. |
| A. | political development |
| B. | political modernization |
| C. | political change |
| D. | political power |
| Answer» B. political modernization | |
| 183. |
…………. increase the capacity and capability of the political system to find and utilize the resources of the country ? |
| A. | political development |
| B. | political modernization |
| C. | political change |
| D. | political power |
| Answer» B. political modernization | |
| 184. |
Who said, Political Modernization is characterised "by its far- reaching ability to control or influence the physical and social circumstances of its environment and by value system ……..” |
| A. | ward |
| B. | huntington |
| C. | lucian pye |
| D. | merriam |
| Answer» A. ward | |
| 185. |
Who stated, " Socialization through the mass media is the best short- run technique available and it is crucial to modernization” |
| A. | gabrial almond |
| B. | huntington |
| C. | lucian pye |
| D. | coleman |
| Answer» C. lucian pye | |
| 186. |
Which is the first important agent of political socialization? |
| A. | society |
| B. | state |
| C. | political party |
| D. | family |
| Answer» D. family | |
| 187. |
Who defines, " Political socialization is a is a process by which an individual becomes acquainted with the political system which determine the reaction to political phenomenon". |
| A. | rush and althoff |
| B. | ward |
| C. | allan ball |
| D. | easton |
| Answer» A. rush and althoff | |
| 188. |
Political sub-culture is the part of …………………? |
| A. | social culture |
| B. | general culture |
| C. | political culture |
| D. | culture |
| Answer» C. political culture | |
| 189. |
Who is the author of the book the ‘ Law of the Constitution’ ? |
| A. | a.v. dicey |
| B. | finer |
| C. | gettle |
| D. | willoughby |
| Answer» A. a.v. dicey | |
| 190. |
The author of the book ‘ History and Class Consciousness ‘ ? |
| A. | althusser |
| B. | gramsci |
| C. | lenin |
| D. | lukacs |
| Answer» B. gramsci | |
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