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This set of Methodology and Perspectives of Social Sciences Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Methodology And Perspectives Of Social Sciences Set 13

Q1 | “It is not the consciousness of the men that determines their social existencebut on the contrary, theirsocial existence determines their consciousness” Who said this?
  • max weber
  • karl marx
  • milton singer
  • gb shaw
Q2 | Objectivity was an “impossible obligation” in sociology- who said this
  • parson
  • berger
  • milton
  • weber
Q3 | Which of the following is a simple household?
  • two or more parental families
  • one parental family and part of a parental family
  • part of one parental family and part of another parental family
  • either only a man or only his wife
Q4 | The concept of dominant caste was proposed based on a study in the_______village.
  • mysore
  • rampura
  • naxalbari
  • kishangarhi
Q5 | The philosophy of limiting wants is proposed by .....................
  • ramanujan
  • srinivasan
  • gandhiji
  • patel
Q6 | The book ‘Das Capital’ was written by
  • max weber
  • gb shaw
  • karl marx
  • herbert spencer
Q7 | The term ‘Ethical Neutrality’ is related to ....................
  • knowledge
  • social research
  • philosophy
  • commerce
Q8 | ‘Logical Reasoning Process’ is the base of ................ method
  • statistical method
  • historical method
  • comparative method
  • scientific method
Q9 | Tabulating and computing of data is related to......................
  • methodology
  • planning
  • hypothesis
  • data analysis
Q10 | _______ households are defined as those which consisted of two or moreparental or part of parental families.
  • simple
  • compound
  • complex
  • complicated
Q11 | ................. is the essence of scientific method.
  • prediction
  • logical sequence
  • facts
  • reason
Q12 | Who proposed the Integrated approach?
  • a.r.desai
  • m.n.srinivas
  • d.p.mukherjee
  • yogendra singh
Q13 | According to the _____ approach social structures and institutions passthrough differentstages and ultimately reach back at the stage of origin
  • unilinear
  • multilinear
  • cyclical
  • universal
Q14 | Change is not one-dimensional according to the ________ approach.
  • unilinear
  • multilinear
  • cyclical
  • universal
Q15 | Structural approach focuses on the network of social relationships orstructures to study about social change
  • evolutionary approach
  • dialectical approach
  • indological approach
  • structural approach
Q16 | Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Modernisation ofIndian Tradition’
  • a.r.desai
  • m.n.srinivas
  • d.p.mukherjee
  • yogendra singh
Q17 | Who is the author of ‘Social Background of Indian Nationalism?
  • a.r.desai
  • m.n.srinivas
  • iravati karve
  • yogendra singh
Q18 | The __________ does not deal with change in stages, but views it as aprocess of transition.
  • unilinear
  • multilinear
  • cyclical
  • universal
Q19 | According to the __________ approach, change may result in the formationof alternative structures.
  • unilinear
  • multilinear
  • cyclical
  • universal
Q20 | Change is not unidirectional according to this approach.
  • unilinear
  • multilinear
  • cyclical
  • universal
Q21 | The concept of dominant caste was explained by citing the example of_______.
  • okkaligas
  • lingayats
  • rajbansis
  • gonds
Q22 | The author of ‘Homo heirarchicus’
  • louis dumont
  • m.n.srinivas
  • r.n.sharma
  • yogendra singh
Q23 | Pollution is of two types, _______ and temporary.
  • permanent
  • transient
  • direct
  • indirect
Q24 | The word Science is derived from ........... language
  • greek
  • spanish
  • latin
  • english
Q25 | The core of science is based upon ....................
  • empirical facts
  • investigation
  • methods
  • rules