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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 20

Q1 | Diwali is the corruption of the Sanskrit word `Deepavali`, which means ………….
  • Rows of lights
  • Festival of colours
  • Festival of numbers
  • Festival of darkness
Q2 | Diwali usually falls in the month of …………………..
  • August-September
  • October-November
  • Jauary-February
  • April-May
Q3 | Diwali is a …………festival.
  • two day
  • three day
  • five day
  • seven day
Q4 | …………..is celebrated to honour the return of Rama and Sita to their kingdom of Ayodhya,after fourteen years of exile.
  • Holi
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Diwali
  • Navaratri
Q5 | The spectacular ……………Ganesh Chaturthi festival honors the birth of the beloved Hinduelephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha.
  • Three day
  • Five day
  • Eleven day
  • Nine day
Q6 | The darkest hour is just before the dawn`; a saying which truly signifies the Indian festival called……………
  • Holi
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Navaratri
  • Onam
Q7 | ………….symbolizes dawn, light, life, a surge of energy.
  • onam
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Holi
  • Navaratri
Q8 | ………………is a festival which begins at night suggests destruction of evil and a hope of good.
  • Navaratri
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Holi
  • Onam
Q9 | ………….. is described beautifully in the 7th century play Ratnavali written by Harshdev.
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Navaratri
  • Holi
  • Onam
Q10 | ………………is called Madanotsav by Mahakavi Kalidas.
  • Diwali
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Holi
  • Onam
Q11 | The Bhavbooti in his play `Maltic Madhav` stated that King happily celebrated ……………withhis subjects.
  • Navaratri
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Holi
  • Diwali
Q12 | The first nine days of the festival are known as…………, and are filled with dance in honor ofthe Mother Goddess.
  • Diwali
  • Durga Puja
  • Navaratri
  • onam
Q13 | ………….is devoted to celebrating the defeat of the demon king Ravana by Lord Rama.
  • Navaratri
  • Krishna Janmashtami
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Dussehra
Q14 | Onam Pookalam starts from ……………star and ends on Onam.
  • Chathayam
  • pooradam
  • Uthradam
  • Atham
Q15 | …………….is a harvest festival
  • Durga Puja
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Navaratri
  • Onam
Q16 | A grand meal is prepared on the day of Thiru Onam. It is on this day that ………..'s spirit visitsKerala.
  • Maveli
  • Krishnan
  • Raman
  • Vamanan
Q17 | Snake Boat Race or Vallamkali is the most astonishing sight from the panorama of ………….
  • Durga Puja
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Navaratri
  • Onam
Q18 | Thiruvathira kali is one of the main dances for ……………….
  • Onam
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Navaratri
  • Durga Puja
Q19 | Kummattikkali is a spectacular folk art form, which is performed during the ………….season
  • Navaratri
  • Vishu
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Onam
Q20 | Pulikali is a colorful recreational folk art from the state of……………..
  • Karnataka
  • Andhra
  • Delhi
  • Kerala
Q21 | The enlightenment thinkers stressed the importance of …………….and rationality as the waysof organizing knowledge.
  • Reason
  • Deduction
  • Idealism
  • Romanticism
Q22 | Thomas Hobbes was an …………………philosopher, who is credited to have established thefoundation for modern political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory.
  • Dutch
  • American
  • French
  • English
Q23 | John Locke was a …………………philosopher.
  • British
  • French
  • Austrian
  • Italian
Q24 | In 1689 …………..published his famous ‘two treatise on government’ in which he severelycriticized the Divine Right theory of Kingship.
  • Locke
  • Francis Bacon
  • Descartes
  • Issac Newton
Q25 | Charles I, the ruler of England was executed on …………….
  • 1549
  • 1639
  • 1649
  • 1659