530+ Methodology and Perspectives of Social Sciences Solved MCQs

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1.	Traditional approach give stress on:
A.	values.
B.	facts.
C.	objectivity.
D.	precision.
Answer» A. values.

2.	‘Credo of Relevance’ Signaled
A.	modernism.
B.	behaviouralism.
C.	post-behaviouralism.
D.	rationalism.
Answer» B. behaviouralism.

3.	‘The Intellectual God Father’ of Behaviouralism is
A.	charles .e.merriam
B.	david easton.
C.	laswell.
D.	none of the above.
Answer» A. charles .e.merriam

4.	Hobbes Theory of Social Contract is explained in his book.
A.	republic.
B.	prince.
C.	social contract.
D.	leviathan.
Answer» D. leviathan.

5.	Which one of the following is not relevant to Traditional Approach.
A.	philosophical
B.	historical.
C.	institutional
D.	behavioural.
Answer» D. behavioural.

6.	Integration of Political Science with other Social Sciences Is a basic principle of
A.	traditionalism.
B.	behaviouralism.
C.	liberalism.
D.	post – behaviouralism.
Answer» B. behaviouralism.

7.	The success of democracy depends upon
A.	periodic elections.
B.	voting.
C.	campaigning in the elections.
D.	all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above

8.	Which of the following is a permanent feature of a representative form of government?
A.	voting.
B.	decision making.
C.	military force.
D.	none of the above.
Answer» A. voting.

9.	“A right is a claim recognized by society and enforced by the state” who said this?
A.	laski
B.	bosanquet
C.	rousseau
D.	green
Answer» B. bosanquet

10.	Who said “Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can be his best self”
A.	hobhouse
B.	bosanquet
C.	laski
D.	hegel
Answer» C. laski

11.	The concept of Greek, ‘Justice’ was
A.	legal
B.	moral
C.	social
D.	political
Answer» B. moral

12.	The origin of democracy can be traced back to
A.	ancient greek city states
B.	medieval period
C.	modern era
D.	feudalism
Answer» A. ancient greek city states

13.	Who among the following said “Liberty is the opposite of over government”?
A.	seeley
B.	prof. ramsay muir
C.	laski
D.	j.s mill
Answer» A. seeley

14.	A democratic society is one in which
A.	government is popularly elected.
B.	liberty is given the highest value.
C.	the spirit of equality and fraternity prevails.
D.	all of the above.
Answer» D. all of the above.

15.	Who wrote the book ‘Politics’
A.	socrates
B.	plato
C.	aristotle
D.	rousseau
Answer» C. aristotle

16.	Behavioral approach in political science is “an attempt to make the empirical content of political science more scientific” who said this?
A.	charles. e. merriam
B.	david easton
C.	powell
D.	robert a dahl
Answer» A. charles. e. merriam

17.	Eight principles of Behavioural Approach of political science is generally known as :
A.	regularities
B.	pure science
C.	verifications
D.	intellectual foundations
Answer» D. intellectual foundations

18.	Who wrote the book ‘On liberty’?
A.	henry maine
B.	j.s mill
C.	t.h green
D.	laski
Answer» B. j.s mill

19.	‘ A theory of justice ‘is the work of
A.	j.s mill
B.	bodin
C.	john rawls
D.	montesquieu
Answer» C. john rawls

20.	The term ‘Globalization’ was coined by
A.	kaplan
B.	theodore levitt
C.	burton
D.	spiro
Answer» B. theodore levitt

21.	Democracy is rule of
A.	voters
B.	people
C.	members of parliament
D.	political parties.
Answer» B. people

22.	Who defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
A.	woodrow wilson
B.	lord bryce
C.	abraham lincoln
D.	laski
Answer» C. abraham lincoln

23.	The two words ‘demos’ and ‘kratos’ from which democracy draws its origin belong to
A.	latin language.
B.	greek language.
C.	french language.
D.	spanish language.
Answer» B. greek language.

24.	The two forms of democracy are
A.	parliamentary and presidential.
B.	direct and indirect.
C.	monarchical and republican.
D.	none of the above.
Answer» B. direct and indirect.

25.	Which one of the following theories of democracy accords high priority to the political rights of citizens?
A.	pluralist theory of democracy .
B.	elitist of democracy.
C.	marxist theory of democracy.
D.	liberal theory of democracy.
Answer» D. liberal theory of democracy.

530+ Methodology and Perspectives of Social Sciences Solved MCQs

Traditional approach give stress on:

‘Credo of Relevance’ Signaled

‘The Intellectual God Father’ of Behaviouralism is

Hobbes Theory of Social Contract is explained in his book.

Which one of the following is not relevant to Traditional Approach.

Integration of Political Science with other Social Sciences Is a basic principle of

The success of democracy depends upon

Which of the following is a permanent feature of a representative form of government?

“A right is a claim recognized by society and enforced by the state” who said this?

Who said “Rights are those conditions of social life without which no man can be his best self”

The concept of Greek, ‘Justice’ was

The origin of democracy can be traced back to

Who among the following said “Liberty is the opposite of over government”?

A democratic society is one in which

Who wrote the book ‘Politics’

Behavioral approach in political science is “an attempt to make the empirical content of political science more scientific” who said this?

Eight principles of Behavioural Approach of political science is generally known as :

Who wrote the book ‘On liberty’?

‘ A theory of justice ‘is the work of

The term ‘Globalization’ was coined by

Democracy is rule of

Who defined democracy as “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”?

The two words ‘demos’ and ‘kratos’ from which democracy draws its origin belong to

The two forms of democracy are

Which one of the following theories of democracy accords high priority to the political rights of citizens?

Which theory of democracy attaches great importance to economic rights of man?

The term ‘liberty’ has been drawn from the Latin term

Removing barriers or restrictions said by government is called

Globalization by connecting countries leads to

‘Euro centrism’ as the term for an ideology was coined by whom?

During the enlightenment of the 18th century:

Economics deals with

The social science that deals with human use of the natural environment is:

Political science stresses the study of:

Psychology deals with

The study of human group behavior is the definition of

The social sciences lack

Ethical neutrality is the opposite of

Anthropology is restricted to the study of:

Objectivity means

The study and analysis of preliterate societies is one of the chief concern of

The study of traits that appear in specific populations as adaptation to specific environment is called

Furnishing historical data about past with no written records Is the task of

The most experimental of social sciences is

The discipline that studies such disparate subjects as the environment religion, politics, criminality, organization and so on, is

Which of the following does not fall within the preview of the political liberty

Political liberty ensures

Liberty and equality are

The credit for developing behavioural approach for the study of political science goes to

Though the Behaviorist Approach for the study of political science was developed after the first world war it gained popularity only

26.	Which theory of democracy attaches great importance to economic rights of man?
A.	marxist theory
B.	elite theory
C.	pluralist theory
D.	all of the above
Answer» A. marxist theory

27.	The term ‘liberty’ has been drawn from the Latin term
A.	libel
B.	lingua
C.	labour
D.	liber
Answer» D. liber

28.	Removing barriers or restrictions said by government is called
A.	liberalization
B.	investment
C.	favorable trade
D.	free trade
Answer» A. liberalization

29.	Globalization by connecting countries leads to
A.	lesser competition among producers.
B.	greater competition among producers.
C.	no competition between producers.
D.	none of these.
Answer» B. greater competition among producers.

30.	‘Euro centrism’ as the term for an ideology was coined by whom?
A.	karl marx
B.	green
C.	samir amin
D.	rousseau
Answer» C. samir amin

31.	During the enlightenment of the 18th century:
A.	scholars emphasized the supernatural.
B.	scholars denied the possibility of a scientific study of humans.
C.	a number of scholars believed human social life could be studied scientifically.
D.	none of these.
Answer» C. a number of scholars believed human social life could be studied scientifically.

32.	Economics deals with
A.	production of goods and services.
B.	consumption of goods and services.
C.	distribution of goods and services.
D.	all of the above.
Answer» D. all of the above.

33.	The social science that deals with human use of the natural environment is:
A.	genetics
B.	geography
C.	political science
D.	sociology
Answer» B. geography

34.	Political science stresses the study of:
A.	government
B.	state
C.	power
D.	all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above

35.	Psychology deals with
A.	only violent behavior.
B.	only normal behavior.
C.	mental states of individual humans.
D.	groups of people in interaction
Answer» C. mental states of individual humans.