Methodology And Perspectives Of Social Sciences Set 4
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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 4
Q1 | The term sociology was derived from Greek term logos and _____ word socius meaning ‘companion’or ‘society’
- french
- latin
- german
- austric
Q2 | _____ is central to the procedures of scientific method
- oral history
- comparison
- objectivity
- customs
Q3 | _____ affect the objectivity of the study
- personal bias
- morality
- customs
- ethics
Q4 | The word Psychology comes from the ancient Greek psyche which means _____
- society
- man
- mind
- brain
Q5 | Positivism is advocated by _____
- karl marx
- herbert spencer
- auguste comte
- durkheim
Q6 | ______ is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields
- natural sciences
- human sciences
- social sciences
- psychical sciences
Q7 | Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as the basis of behaviouralism moment by DavidEaston
- quantifications
- values
- systematization
- pure science
Q8 | The branch of philosophy that studies assumptions about the nature of reality and existence is
- epistemology
- ontology
- methodology
- phenomenology
Q9 | The philosophical area which deals with the problem of being is called ______
- axiology
- epistemology
- materialism
- ontology
Q10 | Epistemology is concerned with _____ of knowledge
- origin
- validity
- limitations
- all of these
Q11 | Rationalism and empiricism represent the philosophy of the ______ era
- ancient
- medieval
- contemporary
- modern
Q12 | ‘Science of society is possible’ is assumed by which approach
- humanist
- positivist
- functionalist
- feminist
Q13 | Positivists tend to be skeptical of
- science
- religion
- human goodness
- none of the above
Q14 | How did Post Positivism relate to Positivism
- its criticized positivism but held on some of its features
- it advocated abandoning positivism altogether
- it was a continuation of positivism
- none of the above
Q15 | The concept of Rights, Property, Liberty, Equality and Justice are related to—
- dictatorship
- aristocracy
- democracy
- oligarchy
Q16 | The legal theory of Rights believes that—
- the rights are created by the state
- the rights are created by the nature
- the rights are created by the society
- the rights are eternal
Q17 | Civil Rights are given to the individuals by—
- the state
- the people
- nature
- society
Q18 | Who first gave the Concept of ‘Distributive Justice’?
- plato
- aristotle
- machiavelli
- locke
Q19 | Negative liberty implies that,
- freedom should be unlimited
- freedom should be restricted
- freedom from wants
- freedom to rule
Q20 | The word ‘ Democracy’ means,
- power of the government
- power of the representatives
- power of the people
- power of the executive
Q21 | ‘Who Governs’ is a work by
- a.b. hall
- laski
- robert .a. dahl
- plato
Q22 | Direct democracy was established in
- ancient greek city-states
- latin american states
- ancient india
- african states
Q23 | Which approach is, according to Robert A Dahl, “an attempt to make the empirical content ofPolitical Science more scientific “
- institutional approach
- historical approach
- philosophical approach
- behavioural approach
Q24 | ‘It is better to be vague than irrelevant’. This statement explains the following
- post-behaviouralism
- behaviouralism
- positivism
- empiricism
Q25 | . Who introduced the concept of natural rights?
- john locke
- green
- laski
- barker