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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 22

Q1 | ……………claimed that he firmly stood for objectivity in historical writing.
  • Thomas Hobbes
  • Ranke
  • Descartes
  • Adam Smith
Q2 | ……………, the Scottish philosopher and pioneer of political economy wrote a book ‘Wealth ofNation ‘
  • Alfred Marshall
  • Ranke
  • Adam Smith
  • John Locke
Q3 | Who book ‘Principles of Political Economy and Taxation’?
  • David Ricardo
  • Alfred Marshall
  • John Locke
  • Adam Smith
Q4 | ………………articulated what came to be known as the ‘Law of Diminishing MarginalReturns’, one of the most famous laws of economics.
  • David Ricardo
  • Ranke
  • Alfred Marshall
  • John Locke
Q5 | ……………….’s most popular book was the “Principles of Economics”.
  • J.M. Keynes
  • John Locke
  • Adam Smith
  • Alfred Marshall
Q6 | ‘General Theory of Employment’ was the work of ……………….
  • J.M Keynes
  • Alfred Marshall
  • Descartes
  • Adam Smith
Q7 | …………….wrote “the history of what man has accomplished in this world is at bottom, the history of Great men who have worked here ‘.
  • Adam Smith
  • Alfred Marshall
  • John Locke
  • Thomas Carlyle
Q8 | It was with the introduction of ……………by Comte in the 19th century that objectivity became the goal in the studies of social sciences.
  • Positivism
  • Deduction
  • Generalization
  • Subjectivity
Q9 | …………..is a method of acquiring knowledge by reasoning solely based on facts of reality and in accordance with the laws of logic.
  • Positivism
  • generalization
  • Objectivity
  • Idealism
Q10 | …………is a system in which one belongs to one’s fathers’ lineage.
  • Patriliny
  • Deduction
  • Matrilineal
  • polygamy
Q11 | ……………is known as festival of lights.
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Diwali
  • Onam
  • Holi.