Methodology And Perspectives Of Social Sciences Set 6 MCQs

Q1 | To what domain did Rawls direct his views of justice?

political domain

medical domain

financial domain

private domain

Q2 | Which one of the political thinker made valuable contribution to the growth of Scholasticismduring the medieval times?

thomas acquinas

dante

machiavelli

karl marx

Q3 | Which of these is a defining characteristic of democracy ?

that rulers govern the interests of the ruled

that rulers came from a wide range of social background

that rulers are accountable to the ruled on a regular basis

that the proceedings of the legislative body are televise

Q4 | Direct democracy is the system in which:

citizens choose the representatives in free and fair elections

citizens are allowed to debate with their representatives in open public meetings

citizens represent themselves in the decision making process

senior political leaders are known as ‘’directors’

Q5 | In John Rawls’s theory, principles of justice are established by people who are affected by what?

a veil of ignorance

a state of nature

economic inequality

short sited self interest

Q6 | Who said the liberty consists in following the moral law

cole

spinoza

marks

barker

Q7 | According to individualists the people have maximum liberty if

the state performs maximum functions

the state performs minimum functions

the state is abolished

none of the above

Q8 | Liberty in positive sense means

liberty granted under the law

liberty which people have enjoyed from earliest times

provision of conditions which are conducive to human development

provision of basic necessities of life to every member of society

Q9 | Who of the following was the chief exponent of natural liberty

rousseau

laski

mac iver

herbert spencer

Q10 | Which of the following does not fall within the purview of the political liberty?

right to vote

right to contest elections

right to criticize the government

right to move the court for the enforcement of rights

Q11 | The view that every state law enlarges individual freedom is associated with

marxists

idealists

syndicalist

individualist

Q12 | Civil liberty stands for

freedom to pursue one’s desire

freedom to exercise discretion in one’s own domain

liberty to mass wealth

liberty to free action and immunity from interference

Q13 | In their essence rights are:

legal injunctions

moral imperatives

conditions of law

aspects of social life

Q14 | The concept of liberty has developed mainly in modern times and is closely associated with thephilosophy of:

utilitarianism

liberalism

individualism

none of the above

Q15 | Democracy as an ideal can be achieved through:

political institution

transformation of the mode of production

inculcation of new values of human equality

all the above

Q16 | Democracy in its narrow sense means

rule by the many

a form of government

a type of state

an order of society

Q17 | The nearest approach that one finds to direct democracy in some modern states in the form of

referendum

initiative

recall

all of the above

Q18 | The subject that deals with man in relation to the State and Government is called

economics

history

political science

psychology

Q19 | Who defines Political Science as that part of social science which treats the foundations of the Stateand the principles of Government?

prof.harold laski

lasswell

garner

paul janet

Q20 | Which of the following statement is true?

no rights can be given to the man against the social interest

grant of rights is not concerned with social interest

rights can have anti-social character

none of the above

Q21 | _________is the earliest theory of rights

liberal individualist theory of natural rights

legal theory

welfare theory

none of the above

Q22 | Which of the following is a Civil Right?

right to freedom of speech and expression

right to vote

right to become a member of parliament

right to association

Q23 | The right to elect Member of parliament is a

political right

social right

religious right

moral right

Q24 | Who among the following philosophers considers liberty as Obedience to Law?

hegel

kant

spencer

green

Q25 | Natural liberty is generally identified with

restricted freedom

limited freedom

unlimited and unrestricted freedom

none of the above