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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 5

Q1 | Legal theory of right was propounded by
  • mac iver
  • laski
  • hegel
  • barker
Q2 | . Which factor is necessary for the development of democratic institutions?
  • strong military forces
  • respect for individual rights
  • a one-party system
  • an agricultural economy
Q3 | Which Act is considered the watch dog of Democracy?
  • the right to property act
  • right to live act
  • the right to information act
  • none of these
Q4 | Who among the following described democracy as the ‘tyranny of the majority?
  • .james madison
  • john dunning
  • j rousseau
  • de tocqueville
Q5 | Conception of negative liberty emphasizes:
  • freedom of choice
  • autonomy
  • absence of interference
  • self determination
Q6 | Participatory democracy calls for:
  • increasing the voter turnout in elections
  • greater and active engagement of citizens in government
  • greater involvement of the legislature in the business of legislature
  • active engagement of the representatives in the affairs of their constituencies
Q7 | Who among the following was an advocate of behaviouralism and post behaviouralism?
  • leo strauss
  • david easton
  • george catlin
  • charles . e . merriam
Q8 | ............... is any of several related philosophical ideas regarding the associations betweenphenomena which can be described in terms of other simpler or more fundamental phenomena.
  • prediction ism
  • non reductionism
  • reductionism
  • deconstruction
Q9 | A belief that the whole of reality consists of a minimal number of parts is called
  • methodological reductionism
  • ontological reductionism
  • theory reductionism
  • non reductionism
Q10 | The scientific attempt to provide explanation in terms of ever smaller entities is called
  • methodological reductionism
  • ontological reductionism
  • theory reductionism
  • non reductionism
Q11 | The phenomena that can be explained completely in terms of relations between other morefundamental phenomena, are termed as
  • nothingness
  • epiphenomena
  • communication
  • deconstruction
Q12 | A contrast to reductionism is
  • holism
  • deconstruction
  • deduction
  • specialization
Q13 | This type of research "refers to the meanings, concepts definitions, characteristics, metaphors,symbols, and description of things" and not to their "counts or measures.". Which type?
  • qualitative research
  • quantitative research
  • positivism
  • empiricism
Q14 | .................is the systematic empirical investigation of observable phenomena via statistical,mathematical or computational techniques.
  • qualitative research
  • quantitative research
  • hypothesis
  • experimental control
Q15 | Quantitative research is generally, closely affiliated with ideas from 'the scientific method', whichcan include:
  • the generation of models, theories and hypotheses
  • the development of instruments and methods for measurement
  • experimental control and manipulation of variables
  • all of the above
Q16 | Political science is a discipline
  • which does not subscribe to any values.
  • which provide value free analysis
  • meant to study values.
  • that cannot ignore values
Q17 | Which of the following combinations defines the scope of political science
  • state, governments, customs and culture.
  • sovereignty, government, market , political parties and social classes.
  • state, governments, laws, civil society and political parties.
  • state, values, government, decision making , political parties.
Q18 | Which of the following is not a traditional Approach to the study of political science?
  • comparison
  • historiography
  • simulation
  • legal institutions
Q19 | Who is the celebrated author of ‘Law of the constitution’
  • a. v. dicey
  • herman finer
  • r. g. gettel
  • f. w willoughby
Q20 | Who expressed the view that ‘equality is unnatural and undesirable’
  • plato
  • aristotle
  • hegal
  • hobbes
Q21 | The ground for distributive justice include
  • merit and desert
  • desert and need
  • merit and need
  • merit, desert and need
Q22 | The Rawlsian notion of justice is
  • socialist
  • utilitarian
  • communitarian
  • liberal
Q23 | Who wrote the work ‘A Preface to Democratic Theory’
  • dahl
  • marx
  • easton
  • maciver
Q24 | Who described elections as the heart of democracy?
  • lincoln
  • woodrow wilson
  • james bryce
  • joseph schumpter
Q25 | Political science has taken a turn toward the social sciences in its studies of:
  • law and administration
  • the moral effects of government policies
  • work as a source of identity
  • the social impact of government on groups and individuals