Political Sociology Unit 1 Set 1

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This set of Political Sociology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Political Sociology Unit 1 Set 1

Q1 | ‘Das Capital’ is written by –
  • Max Weber
  • Karl Marx
  • Lipset
  • Alexis de Tocqueville
Answer: Karl Marx
Q2 | Political Sociology is the study of the interrelation between
  • Society & Culture
  • Power & Politics
  • Politics & Society
  • Culture & Politics.
Answer: Politics & Society
Q3 | Which theory of Marx laid the foundation for the sociology of politics?
  • Economic determinism
  • Surplus Value
  • Alienation
  • Positivism
Answer: Economic determinism
Q4 | Political Sociology as a distinct subject emerged in the
  • 1920s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 1950s
Answer: 1950s
Q5 | According to Weber, in the modern western societies the bases of political authority is
  • rational-legal authority
  • traditional authority
  • charismatic authority
  • symbolic authority
Answer: rational-legal authority
Q6 | Political Sociology studies power, authority and legitimacy of state in relation to –
  • Social relation
  • Economic relation
  • Political relation
  • Physical relation
Answer: Social relation
Q7 | American Political Science Association was founded in
  • 1891
  • 1930
  • 1903
  • 1940
Answer: 1903
Q8 | Political Sociology tries to explore how various social forces work together to change
  • Social institutions
  • Political policies
  • Values
  • Social structures
Answer: Political policies
Q9 | Who among the following is regarded as the father of Political Sociology?
  • Max Weber
  • Auguste Comte
  • Herbert Spencer
  • Immanuel Kant
Answer: Max Weber
Q10 | Who brought into focus issues concerning the nature of political power and its relationship with social or economic organisation?
  • MacIver
  • Emile Durkheim
  • Talcott Parsons
  • Karl Marx
Answer: Karl Marx
Q11 | Political Sociology focuses attention of the relationship between
  • Party & Politics
  • State & Society
  • Culture & Values
  • Power & Politics
Answer: State & Society
Q12 | Political Sociology is ‘The study of political behaviour within a sociological perspectiveof framework’ is a definition given by
  • Robert E Dowse & John Hughes
  • Michael Rush & Phillip Althoff
  • R Bendix
  • Keith Faulks
Answer: Robert E Dowse & John Hughes
Q13 | Max Weber examined the entrepreneurial drives of individuals in capitalist economies in–
  • Economy and Society
  • Communist Manifesto
  • The Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism
  • Das Capital
Answer: The Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism
Q14 | Modes of Production create social groups called –
  • Serfs
  • Castes
  • Estate
  • Classes
Answer: Classes
Q15 | ‘Democracy in America’ was written by
  • Alexis de Tocquiville
  • Auguste Comte
  • Pierre Bourdieu
  • C Wright Mills
Answer: Alexis de Tocquiville
Q16 | Which of the following is not Weber’s authority?
  • Traditional authority
  • Charismatic authority
  • Rational- legal authority
  • Political authority
Answer: Political authority
Q17 | The following Authority is based on loyalty to the sacred attribute, heroic force orcommendable character
  • Rational-legal authority
  • Traditional authority
  • Charismatic authority
  • Political authority
Answer: Charismatic authority
Q18 | According to Marx, the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of
  • Class struggle
  • Revolution
  • Feudalism
  • Slavery
Answer: Class struggle
Q19 | The idea of political legitimacy is associated with
  • Karl Marx
  • Max Weber
  • Emile Durkheim
  • Davis and Moore
Answer: Max Weber
Q20 | Which of the following is not an example of ‘traditional authority’?
  • Feudalism
  • Rule by elders
  • Patriarchy
  • Magistrate
Answer: Magistrate
Q21 | Which of the following is not within the scope of Political Sociology?
  • Voting behaviour
  • Problem of Untouchability
  • Political decision making
  • Problem of bureaucracy
Answer: Problem of Untouchability
Q22 | The breakdown of traditional society and the emergence of modern society in Europeexposed for the first time the difference between
  • State & society
  • State & Nation
  • Society & Community
  • Norms & Values
Answer: State & society
Q23 | ‘A contribution to the critique of Political Economy’ is by
  • Dahrendorf
  • Georg Simmel
  • Garfinkel
  • Karl Marx
Answer: Karl Marx
Q24 | ‘An administrative body of appointed officials’-
  • Capitalist
  • Serfs
  • Bureaucracy
  • Feudal lords
Answer: Bureaucracy
Q25 | ‘Communist Manifesto’ was written by –
  • Max Weber
  • Herbert Spencer
  • Karl Marx
  • George Ritzer
Answer: Herbert Spencer
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