121. ‘It is better to be vague than irrelevant’. This statement explains the following
A. Post-behaviouralism
B. Behaviouralism
C. Positivism
D. Empiricism
122. . Who introduced the concept of natural rights?
A. John Locke
B. Green
C. Laski
D. Barker
123. Legal theory of right was propounded by
A. Mac Iver
B. Laski
C. Hegel
D. Barker
124. . Which factor is necessary for the development of democratic institutions?
A. Strong military forces
B. Respect for individual rights
C. A one-party system
D. An Agricultural economy
125. Which Act is considered the watch dog of Democracy?
A. The right to property Act
B. Right to Live Act
C. The Right to Information Act
D. None of these
126. Who introduced the concept of negative and positive rights?
A. Andrew Haywood
B. Laski
C. John Locke
D. Barker
127. Social justice is primarily concerned with
A. Who governs society
B How society is governed
C. How society is defined
D. Who should get what in society?
128. Equality of opportunity means
A. Everybody as equal right to complain
B. everybody finishes the same start in life
C. Everybody finishes the same regardless of effort
D. Everybody is equal
129. Who among the following described democracy as the ‘tyranny of the majority?
A. .James Madison
B. John Dunning
C. J Rousseau
D. De Tocqueville
130. Conception of negative liberty emphasizes:
A. Freedom of choice
B. Autonomy
C. Absence of interference
D. self determination
131. Participatory democracy calls for:
A. Increasing the voter turnout in elections
B. Greater and active engagement of citizens in government
C. Greater involvement of the legislature in the business of legislature
D. Active engagement of the representatives in the affairs of their constituencies
132. Who among the following was an advocate of behaviouralism and post behaviouralism?
A. Leo Strauss
B. David Easton
C. George Catlin
D. Charles . E . Merriam
133. Who among the advocate of negative theory of liberty?
A. Kant
B. Marx
C. Sedgwick
D. Isaiah Berlin
134. ............... is any of several related philosophical ideas regarding the associations between phenomena which can be described in terms of other simpler or more fundamental phenomena.
A. Prediction ism
B. Non reductionism
C. Reductionism
D. Deconstruction
135. A belief that the whole of reality consists of a minimal number of parts is called
A. Methodological reductionism
B. Ontological reductionism
C. Theory reductionism
D. Non reductionism
136.The scientific attempt to provide explanation in terms of ever smaller entities is called
A. Methodological reductionism
B. Ontological reductionism
C. Theory reductionism
D. Non reductionism
137.Reductionism can be applied to
A .objects
B. explanations
C. theories
D. all the above
138.The phenomena that can be explained completely in terms of relations between other more fundamental phenomena, are termed as
A. Nothingness
B. Epiphenomena
C. Communication
D. Deconstruction
139. A contrast to reductionism is
A. Holism
B. Deconstruction
C. Deduction
D. Specialization
140. ................. is a scientific method of observation to gather non-numerical data
A. Qualitative research
B. Quantitative research
C. Positivism
D. Empiricism
Answer Key
121.A. Post-behaviouralism
122. A. John Locke
123.B. Laski
124.B. Respect for individual rights
125.C. The Right to Information Act
126. A. Andrew Haywood
127.D. Who should get what in society?
128.B. everybody finishes the same start in life
129.D. De Tocqueville
130. C. Absence of interference
131. B. greater and active engagement of citizens in government
132.B. David Easton
133. D. Isaiah Berlin
134. C. Reductionism
135.B. Ontological reductionism
136.A. Methodological reductionism
137.D. all the above
138. B. Epiphenomena
139.A. Holism
140.A. Qualitative research
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