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| 101. |
Legal theory of right was propounded by |
| A. | mac iver |
| B. | laski |
| C. | hegel |
| D. | barker |
| Answer» B. laski | |
| 102. |
. Which factor is necessary for the development of democratic institutions? |
| A. | strong military forces |
| B. | respect for individual rights |
| C. | a one-party system |
| D. | an agricultural economy |
| Answer» B. respect for individual rights | |
| 103. |
Which Act is considered the watch dog of Democracy? |
| A. | the right to property act |
| B. | right to live act |
| C. | the right to information act |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. the right to information act | |
| 104. |
Who among the following described democracy as the ‘tyranny of the majority? |
| A. | .james madison |
| B. | john dunning |
| C. | j rousseau |
| D. | de tocqueville |
| Answer» D. de tocqueville | |
| 105. |
Conception of negative liberty emphasizes: |
| A. | freedom of choice |
| B. | autonomy |
| C. | absence of interference |
| D. | self determination |
| Answer» C. absence of interference | |
| 106. |
Participatory democracy calls for: |
| A. | increasing the voter turnout in elections |
| B. | greater and active engagement of citizens in government |
| C. | greater involvement of the legislature in the business of legislature |
| D. | active engagement of the representatives in the affairs of their constituencies |
| Answer» B. greater and active engagement of citizens in government | |
| 107. |
Who among the following was an advocate of behaviouralism and post behaviouralism? |
| A. | leo strauss |
| B. | david easton |
| C. | george catlin |
| D. | charles . e . merriam |
| Answer» B. david easton | |
| 108. |
............... is any of several related philosophical ideas regarding the associations between phenomena which can be described in terms of other simpler or more fundamental phenomena. |
| A. | prediction ism |
| B. | non reductionism |
| C. | reductionism |
| D. | deconstruction |
| Answer» C. reductionism | |
| 109. |
A belief that the whole of reality consists of a minimal number of parts is called |
| A. | methodological reductionism |
| B. | ontological reductionism |
| C. | theory reductionism |
| D. | non reductionism |
| Answer» B. ontological reductionism | |
| 110. |
The scientific attempt to provide explanation in terms of ever smaller entities is called |
| A. | methodological reductionism |
| B. | ontological reductionism |
| C. | theory reductionism |
| D. | non reductionism |
| Answer» A. methodological reductionism | |
| 111. |
The phenomena that can be explained completely in terms of relations between other more fundamental phenomena, are termed as |
| A. | nothingness |
| B. | epiphenomena |
| C. | communication |
| D. | deconstruction |
| Answer» B. epiphenomena | |
| 112. |
A contrast to reductionism is |
| A. | holism |
| B. | deconstruction |
| C. | deduction |
| D. | specialization |
| Answer» A. holism | |
| 113. |
This type of research "refers to the meanings, concepts definitions, characteristics, metaphors, symbols, and description of things" and not to their "counts or measures.". Which type? |
| A. | qualitative research |
| B. | quantitative research |
| C. | positivism |
| D. | empiricism |
| Answer» A. qualitative research | |
| 114. |
.................is the systematic empirical investigation of observable phenomena via statistical, mathematical or computational techniques. |
| A. | qualitative research |
| B. | quantitative research |
| C. | hypothesis |
| D. | experimental control |
| Answer» B. quantitative research | |
| 115. |
Quantitative research is generally, closely affiliated with ideas from 'the scientific method', which can include: |
| A. | the generation of models, theories and hypotheses |
| B. | the development of instruments and methods for measurement |
| C. | experimental control and manipulation of variables |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 116. |
Political science is a discipline |
| A. | which does not subscribe to any values. |
| B. | which provide value free analysis |
| C. | meant to study values. |
| D. | that cannot ignore values |
| Answer» D. that cannot ignore values | |
| 117. |
Which of the following combinations defines the scope of political science |
| A. | state, governments, customs and culture. |
| B. | sovereignty, government, market , political parties and social classes. |
| C. | state, governments, laws, civil society and political parties. |
| D. | state, values, government, decision making , political parties. |
| Answer» C. state, governments, laws, civil society and political parties. | |
| 118. |
Which of the following is not a traditional Approach to the study of political science? |
| A. | comparison |
| B. | historiography |
| C. | simulation |
| D. | legal institutions |
| Answer» B. historiography | |
| 119. |
Who is the celebrated author of ‘Law of the constitution’ |
| A. | a. v. dicey |
| B. | herman finer |
| C. | r. g. gettel |
| D. | f. w willoughby |
| Answer» A. a. v. dicey | |
| 120. |
Who expressed the view that ‘equality is unnatural and undesirable’ |
| A. | plato |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | hegal |
| D. | hobbes |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 121. |
The ground for distributive justice include |
| A. | merit and desert |
| B. | desert and need |
| C. | merit and need |
| D. | merit, desert and need |
| Answer» D. merit, desert and need | |
| 122. |
The Rawlsian notion of justice is |
| A. | socialist |
| B. | utilitarian |
| C. | communitarian |
| D. | liberal |
| Answer» C. communitarian | |
| 123. |
Who wrote the work ‘A Preface to Democratic Theory’ |
| A. | dahl |
| B. | marx |
| C. | easton |
| D. | maciver |
| Answer» A. dahl | |
| 124. |
Who described elections as the heart of democracy? |
| A. | lincoln |
| B. | woodrow wilson |
| C. | james bryce |
| D. | joseph schumpter |
| Answer» D. joseph schumpter | |
| 125. |
Political science has taken a turn toward the social sciences in its studies of: |
| A. | law and administration |
| B. | the moral effects of government policies |
| C. | work as a source of identity |
| D. | the social impact of government on groups and individuals |
| Answer» D. the social impact of government on groups and individuals | |
| 126. |
To what domain did Rawls direct his views of justice? |
| A. | political domain |
| B. | medical domain |
| C. | financial domain |
| D. | private domain |
| Answer» A. political domain | |
| 127. |
Which one of the political thinker made valuable contribution to the growth of Scholasticism during the medieval times? |
| A. | thomas acquinas |
| B. | dante |
| C. | machiavelli |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» A. thomas acquinas | |
| 128. |
Which of these is a defining characteristic of democracy ? |
| A. | that rulers govern the interests of the ruled |
| B. | that rulers came from a wide range of social background |
| C. | that rulers are accountable to the ruled on a regular basis |
| D. | that the proceedings of the legislative body are televise |
| Answer» C. that rulers are accountable to the ruled on a regular basis | |
| 129. |
Direct democracy is the system in which: |
| A. | citizens choose the representatives in free and fair elections |
| B. | citizens are allowed to debate with their representatives in open public meetings |
| C. | citizens represent themselves in the decision making process |
| D. | senior political leaders are known as ‘’directors’ |
| Answer» C. citizens represent themselves in the decision making process | |
| 130. |
In John Rawls’s theory, principles of justice are established by people who are affected by what? |
| A. | a veil of ignorance |
| B. | a state of nature |
| C. | economic inequality |
| D. | short sited self interest |
| Answer» A. a veil of ignorance | |
| 131. |
Who said the liberty consists in following the moral law |
| A. | cole |
| B. | spinoza |
| C. | marks |
| D. | barker |
| Answer» B. spinoza | |
| 132. |
According to individualists the people have maximum liberty if |
| A. | the state performs maximum functions |
| B. | the state performs minimum functions |
| C. | the state is abolished |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. the state performs minimum functions | |
| 133. |
Liberty in positive sense means |
| A. | liberty granted under the law |
| B. | liberty which people have enjoyed from earliest times |
| C. | provision of conditions which are conducive to human development |
| D. | provision of basic necessities of life to every member of society |
| Answer» C. provision of conditions which are conducive to human development | |
| 134. |
Who of the following was the chief exponent of natural liberty |
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | laski |
| C. | mac iver |
| D. | herbert spencer |
| Answer» A. rousseau | |
| 135. |
Which of the following does not fall within the purview of the political liberty? |
| A. | right to vote |
| B. | right to contest elections |
| C. | right to criticize the government |
| D. | right to move the court for the enforcement of rights |
| Answer» D. right to move the court for the enforcement of rights | |
| 136. |
The view that every state law enlarges individual freedom is associated with |
| A. | marxists |
| B. | idealists |
| C. | syndicalist |
| D. | individualist |
| Answer» B. idealists | |
| 137. |
Civil liberty stands for |
| A. | freedom to pursue one’s desire |
| B. | freedom to exercise discretion in one’s own domain |
| C. | liberty to mass wealth |
| D. | liberty to free action and immunity from interference |
| Answer» D. liberty to free action and immunity from interference | |
| 138. |
In their essence rights are: |
| A. | legal injunctions |
| B. | moral imperatives |
| C. | conditions of law |
| D. | aspects of social life |
| Answer» D. aspects of social life | |
| 139. |
The concept of liberty has developed mainly in modern times and is closely associated with the philosophy of: |
| A. | utilitarianism |
| B. | liberalism |
| C. | individualism |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. individualism | |
| 140. |
Democracy as an ideal can be achieved through: |
| A. | political institution |
| B. | transformation of the mode of production |
| C. | inculcation of new values of human equality |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 141. |
Democracy in its narrow sense means |
| A. | rule by the many |
| B. | a form of government |
| C. | a type of state |
| D. | an order of society |
| Answer» A. rule by the many | |
| 142. |
The nearest approach that one finds to direct democracy in some modern states in the form of |
| A. | referendum |
| B. | initiative |
| C. | recall |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 143. |
The subject that deals with man in relation to the State and Government is called |
| A. | economics |
| B. | history |
| C. | political science |
| D. | psychology |
| Answer» C. political science | |
| 144. |
Who defines Political Science as that part of social science which treats the foundations of the State and the principles of Government? |
| A. | prof.harold laski |
| B. | lasswell |
| C. | garner |
| D. | paul janet |
| Answer» D. paul janet | |
| 145. |
Which of the following statement is true? |
| A. | no rights can be given to the man against the social interest |
| B. | grant of rights is not concerned with social interest |
| C. | rights can have anti-social character |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. no rights can be given to the man against the social interest | |
| 146. |
_________is the earliest theory of rights |
| A. | liberal individualist theory of natural rights |
| B. | legal theory |
| C. | welfare theory |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. liberal individualist theory of natural rights | |
| 147. |
Which of the following is a Civil Right? |
| A. | right to freedom of speech and expression |
| B. | right to vote |
| C. | right to become a member of parliament |
| D. | right to association |
| Answer» A. right to freedom of speech and expression | |
| 148. |
The right to elect Member of parliament is a |
| A. | political right |
| B. | social right |
| C. | religious right |
| D. | moral right |
| Answer» A. political right | |
| 149. |
Who among the following philosophers considers liberty as Obedience to Law? |
| A. | hegel |
| B. | kant |
| C. | spencer |
| D. | green |
| Answer» A. hegel | |
| 150. |
Natural liberty is generally identified with |
| A. | restricted freedom |
| B. | limited freedom |
| C. | unlimited and unrestricted freedom |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. restricted freedom | |
| 151. |
Natural liberty implies |
| A. | liberty enjoyed by man in the imaginary state of nature when civil society did not exist |
| B. | the liberty which man enjoys in the society |
| C. | the liberty which man enjoys in the state |
| D. | absence of any type of liberty |
| Answer» C. the liberty which man enjoys in the state | |
| 152. |
‘Freedom is a product of free society’ means |
| A. | it is in a free society that man has the opportunity to develops his real self. |
| B. | true freedom is conceivable without a free society |
| C. | freedom from exploitation |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. it is in a free society that man has the opportunity to develops his real self. | |
| 153. |
The term “Justice” is derived from Latin word |
| A. | justicia |
| B. | justa |
| C. | justitia |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. justitia | |
| 154. |
The essential principle of modern justice is |
| A. | judges should be part of executive |
| B. | there should be independence of judiciary |
| C. | the judges should be under the control of the head of the state |
| D. | the judges should be under the control of the electorate |
| Answer» B. there should be independence of judiciary | |
| 155. |
What is meant by Economic justice |
| A. | the state should follow the theory of free trade policy |
| B. | state should not protect the economically weaker section of society |
| C. | the state should eliminate social discrimination |
| D. | the basic needs regarding food, clothing and shelter of every citizen are met. |
| Answer» D. the basic needs regarding food, clothing and shelter of every citizen are met. | |
| 156. |
The famous work by Kautilya |
| A. | arthasastra |
| B. | the prince |
| C. | the republic |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. arthasastra | |
| 157. |
Who evaluates public policy? |
| A. | the media |
| B. | academics |
| C. | government officials |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 158. |
Hobbes was a strong supporter of |
| A. | aristocracy |
| B. | democracy |
| C. | absolute monarchy |
| D. | republican system |
| Answer» C. absolute monarchy | |
| 159. |
According to Kautilya there are ______ |
| A. | four elements of state |
| B. | five elements of state |
| C. | six elements of state |
| D. | seven elements of state |
| Answer» D. seven elements of state | |
| 160. |
Aristotle expressed views on revolution in his book (Politics) on the basis of the study of constitutions of |
| A. | 58 greek city-states |
| B. | 158 greek city-states |
| C. | 98 greek city-states |
| D. | unspecified number of city-states |
| Answer» B. 158 greek city-states | |
| 161. |
Rousseau authored, |
| A. | social contract |
| B. | republic |
| C. | the prince |
| D. | politics |
| Answer» A. social contract | |
| 162. |
Who wrote “The Political System” |
| A. | almond |
| B. | apter |
| C. | lasswell |
| D. | easton |
| Answer» D. easton | |
| 163. |
Who wrote the work “Representative Government”? |
| A. | lowell |
| B. | t.h. green |
| C. | j.s. mill |
| D. | laski |
| Answer» C. j.s. mill | |
| 164. |
Who wrote the work “The Prince”? |
| A. | mac iver |
| B. | locke |
| C. | austin |
| D. | machiavelli |
| Answer» D. machiavelli | |
| 165. |
Positivist Liberals are in favour of: |
| A. | pushing the state out of economic field |
| B. | doing away the state\s interference in the economic sphere |
| C. | state regulation of the economic conditions in the interests of workers |
| D. | state regulation to protect the interests of the capitalists |
| Answer» C. state regulation of the economic conditions in the interests of workers | |
| 166. |
The political thought of Rousseau is contained in |
| A. | the social contract |
| B. | emile |
| C. | the confessions |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» D. all of the above. | |
| 167. |
The evolutionary approach where every stage of development is better than
|
| A. | unilinear |
| B. | multilinear |
| C. | cyclical |
| D. | universal |
| Answer» A. unilinear | |
| 168. |
Which of the following seeks to find explanations to unexplained social phenomena? |
| A. | statistics |
| B. | social sciences |
| C. | social surveys |
| D. | extra reading |
| Answer» B. social sciences | |
| 169. |
Research in Social Science areas equip us with |
| A. | greater power of control over the social phenomena |
| B. | greater power of control over the emotions of humans |
| C. | control over the natural resources |
| D. | control over the supernatural powers |
| Answer» A. greater power of control over the social phenomena | |
| 170. |
Now the natural world is studied by the methods of |
| A. | science |
| B. | action |
| C. | belief |
| D. | interpretation |
| Answer» A. science | |
| 171. |
In Renaissance human reason placed above |
| A. | culture |
| B. | faith |
| C. | arts |
| D. | literature |
| Answer» C. arts | |
| 172. |
The term ‘Social Sciences’ first appeared in the work of |
| A. | william thompson |
| B. | j. schumpeter |
| C. | m.weber |
| D. | harry johnson |
| Answer» A. william thompson | |
| 173. |
The period from about 1453 to the end of the 17th century was characterized by the rebirth and proliferation of |
| A. | modern knowledge |
| B. | ancient knowledge |
| C. | modern thinking |
| D. | ancient thinking |
| Answer» B. ancient knowledge | |
| 174. |
The period of Enlightenment was in |
| A. | 1650 ce and 1700 ce |
| B. | 1500 ce and 1550 ce |
| C. | 1400 ce and 1450 ce |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. 1650 ce and 1700 ce | |
| 175. |
Which of the following is a simple household? |
| A. | two or more parental families |
| B. | one parental family and part of a parental family |
| C. | part of one parental family and part of another parental family |
| D. | a mother and her unmarried children |
| Answer» D. a mother and her unmarried children | |
| 176. |
‘Republic’ is the work of |
| A. | socratese |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | plato |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. plato | |
| 177. |
According to whom was the universe a machine made up of particles moving according to a mechanical law. |
| A. | r.park |
| B. | rousseau |
| C. | hobbes |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» C. hobbes | |
| 178. |
The master piece of Hobbes |
| A. | leviathan |
| B. | the elements of law |
| C. | essay concerning human understanding |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. leviathan | |
| 179. |
’Leviathan’ was published in the year |
| A. | 1640 |
| B. | 1650 |
| C. | 1621 |
| D. | 1651 |
| Answer» D. 1651 | |
| 180. |
Hobbes believed that the very principle of the universe is |
| A. | the movement or motion |
| B. | passion and imagination |
| C. | critical thinking |
| D. | observation |
| Answer» A. the movement or motion | |
| 181. |
Weber’s social research gives importance to...................... |
| A. | results |
| B. | methods |
| C. | rules |
| D. | value of freedom |
| Answer» D. value of freedom | |
| 182. |
‘The Elements of Law’ was published in the year |
| A. | 1650 |
| B. | 1640 |
| C. | 1630 |
| D. | 1651 |
| Answer» A. 1650 | |
| 183. |
Thomas Hobbes’ interest in philosophy was greatly stimulated by his discovery of the world of |
| A. | sociology |
| B. | mathematics |
| C. | biology |
| D. | astronomy |
| Answer» B. mathematics | |
| 184. |
The _________ approach talks about social change as a process occurring at
|
| A. | unilinear |
| B. | multilinear |
| C. | cyclical |
| D. | universal |
| Answer» B. multilinear | |
| 185. |
....................... is central to the procedures of scientific method |
| A. | oral history |
| B. | comparison |
| C. | objectivity |
| D. | customs |
| Answer» C. objectivity | |
| 186. |
The major task of the state is the preservation of the liberty, peace, safety and public good of the people- Who commented so? |
| A. | hobbes |
| B. | locke |
| C. | rousseau |
| D. | moynihan |
| Answer» B. locke | |
| 187. |
Rousseau believed that refer of society would only be possible if all members shared equally in the construction of |
| A. | culture and belief |
| B. | nature and behavior |
| C. | pattern of life |
| D. | laws for human’s common happiness |
| Answer» D. laws for human’s common happiness | |
| 188. |
Whose belief is that man’s original nature was corrupted by society and that
|
| A. | rousseau |
| B. | hobbes |
| C. | john locke |
| D. | montesquieu |
| Answer» A. rousseau | |
| 189. |
Rousseau’s focus was on the possibility of |
| A. | social condition and situation |
| B. | exchanging ideas |
| C. | life experiences |
| D. | drastic social change |
| Answer» D. drastic social change | |
| 190. |
Rousseau thought that society was formed as a result of |
| A. | human interaction |
| B. | faith and belief |
| C. | give and take relationship of human beings |
| D. | a contract among individuals |
| Answer» D. a contract among individuals | |
| 191. |
Research can give us sound guideline for the appropriate measure of |
| A. | education |
| B. | field work |
| C. | data collection |
| D. | reform and social welfare |
| Answer» D. reform and social welfare | |
| 192. |
Not only as a method to understand social reality around us, Social Sciences help us to |
| A. | develop insights into the nature of human beings |
| B. | understand the life style of human beings |
| C. | develop insights into human being’s communication |
| D. | find out the development of human beings |
| Answer» A. develop insights into the nature of human beings | |
| 193. |
Enlightenment thought laid the ground work for the development of |
| A. | religious notions |
| B. | speculations |
| C. | social scientific thought |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» C. social scientific thought | |
| 194. |
The _____ approach analyses social change as a gradual development from simple to
|
| A. | evolutionary approach |
| B. | dialectical approach |
| C. | indological approach |
| D. | structural approach |
| Answer» A. evolutionary approach | |
| 195. |
Social Sciences try to understand human behavior and its interaction with the environment and |
| A. | society |
| B. | community |
| C. | social institutions |
| D. | social phenomena |
| Answer» C. social institutions | |
| 196. |
Which approach examines social change in the context of Indian culture and philosophy? |
| A. | evolutionary approach |
| B. | functional approach |
| C. | indological approach |
| D. | structural approach |
| Answer» C. indological approach | |
| 197. |
The _____ approach analyses social change as a gradual development from
|
| A. | evolutionary approach |
| B. | dialectical approach |
| C. | indological approach |
| D. | structural approach |
| Answer» A. evolutionary approach | |
| 198. |
” Man lives in a socio- economic and political world and thrives on its varied
|
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | karl mannheim |
| C. | karl pearson |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. karl pearson | |
| 199. |
Who among the following used dialectical approach to explain the emergence of nationalism in India |
| A. | a.r.desai |
| B. | m.n.srinivas |
| C. | d.p.mukherjee |
| D. | yogendra singh |
| Answer» A. a.r.desai | |
| 200. |
A recent trend in Social science research is |
| A. | single disciplinary approach |
| B. | interdisciplinary approach |
| C. | direct observation method |
| D. | field study |
| Answer» B. interdisciplinary approach | |
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