Modern Political Analysis And Political Sociology Set 2
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This set of Modern Political Analysis and Political Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern Political Analysis And Political Sociology Set 2
Q1 | According to S.P. Huntigton “Political Decay” takes place when
- mass mobilisation plus participation is greater than institutionalisation.
- mass mobilisation and participation is lesser than institutionalisation.
- the institutions have both complexity and simplicity.
- there is longevity of institutions.
Q2 | Which one among the following statements is true?A. Behaviouralism is based on Stimulus-Response paradigm. B. Post-behaviouralism consists of seven tenets. C. Post-behaviouralism wholly negates behaviouralism. D. There are no differences between behaviourism and behaviouralism. 32. Notion of uneven development was a response to the 19th century ideas of
- capitalism
- evolution and gradualism
- positivism
- anarchism
Q3 | Who among the following is associated with Institutional Approach?
- james bryce
- merriam
- arthur bentley
- lasswell
Q4 | Who among the following challenged the idea of political development as a unilinearprocess?
- shils
- huntington
- almond
- halpren
Q5 | The difference between order and disorder is more important than the difference betweencommunism and liberal democracy is advocated by
- lipset
- lijphart
- dahl
- huntington
Q6 | Which one of the following writings is not written by Mao?
- on new democracy
- on coalition government
- people’s war
- on people’s democratic dictatorship
Q7 | Who among the following writers classified Elites into broad types?(i) Organising and directing elites. (ii) Informally organised and diffused elites
- vilfredo pareto
- robert michaels
- gaetano mosca
- karl mannheim
Q8 | Who among the following first developed the concept of general systems theory?
- ludwig von bertallanfy
- colin cherry
- robert k. merton
- talcott parsons
Q9 | Structural functionalism as a method was developed to study the politics of
- advanced capitalism
- developed socialism
- modern totalitarianism
- politics of developing countries
Q10 | C. Wright Mill’s ‘The Power Elite’ is a study of the contemporary politics of
- china
- the united states of america
- the soviet union
- great britain
Q11 | Who among the following identified the crises in political development on the basis ofhis study of England?
- a.f.k. organski
- lucian w. pye
- edward shils
- david apter
Q12 | Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
- c.w. mills - the power elite
- t.b. bottomore- elites and society
- pareto - the ruling class
- ortega y gasset - the revolt of the masses
Q13 | Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers emphasises primarily on
- accountability
- efficiency
- transparency
- liberty
Q14 | Who of the following advocated economic theory of democracy?
- j.lively b. c.
- mac person
- antony dawns d.
- held
Q15 | Who among the following used the concept of goal changing, feedback, and leaning?
- david easton
- karl duetsch
- gabriel almond
- lucian pye
Q16 | Who among the following makes a distinction between system maintenance and systempersistence?
- gabriel almond
- david easton
- lucian pye
- f.w riggs
Q17 | Who among the following has given ‘sleeping dog’ theory of democratic culture?
- lucian pye and robert e ward
- james s coleman and myron weiner
- james c charlesworth and f w riggs
- almond and verba
Q18 | This theory assumes that governments will be influenced by various interest groups and will notbe biased for or against any of those groups:
- rational choice theory
- marxist theory
- pluralist theory
- institutionalist theory
Q19 | The liberal theory of development has come to be associated with which of thefollowing political process?
- population growth
- modernisation
- scientific revolution
- industrialisation
Q20 | Which of the following is the least essential for the essential for the explanation of theCompensational Theory of Political Development?
- inter-state relation
- political culture
- leadership
- formal organisation
Q21 | Who among the following is not associated with the classical theory of development?
- j.s mill
- edmund burke
- adam smith
- malthus
Q22 | The term ‘legitimisation crisis’ in terms of erosion of confidence in public institutionsresulting in coercive apparatus of states, was developed by:
- david apter
- s.p huntington
- edward shills
- habermas
Q23 | Who among the following is not associated with the theory of Political Elites?
- pareto
- mosca
- miachel
- david apter
Q24 | Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxian democracy?
- it stands for popular control over the means of production and distribution.
- it lays emphasis on economic freedom.
- it shall work on the basis of decisions taken through consensus.
- it should work through representative parliaments
Q25 | Which one of the followings has been wrongly listed as a feature of Marxiandemocracy?
- provision for recall of the representatives.
- elected judiciary
- dominant role of leaders in preserving the system.
- emphasis on political freedom. 60. the economic aspects of democracy have been emphasised by constitutionality of laws