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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
26.

Which of the following is not an elements of Weberian model of bureaucracy?

A. Hierarchy
B. Nepotism
C. Rules
D. Written documents
Answer» D. Written documents
27.

Political Sociology was originally construed as –

A. Society and Politics
B. Power and Society
C. Power and Authority
D. Sociology of Politics.
Answer» A. Society and Politics
28.

Which of the following is true about proletariat?

A. Rule of the working class
B. Rule of Capitalist class
C. Government by the people
D. Rule of educated class
Answer» B. Rule of Capitalist class
29.

The modern and developed society advocates

A. Charismatic authority
B. Traditional authority
C. Rational-legal authority
D. Gerontocracy
Answer» C. Rational-legal authority
30.

According to Karl Marx, main cause responsible for the emergence of social class was-

A. Economy
B. Social
C. Religious
D. Politics
Answer» A. Economy
31.

‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’ was written by

A. Karl Marx
B. Max Weber
C. Georg Simmel
D. Emile Durkheim
Answer» B. Max Weber
32.

The bourgeois are the

A. the working class
B. the labourers
C. the idealist
D. the capitalist
Answer» D. the capitalist
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