61. The behaviorist approach to the study of political science was developed as a protest against
A. The historical approach.
B. The philosophical approach.
C. Descriptive-institutional approach.
D. All of the above.
62. The behaviorist approach differs from the traditional approach for the study of political science in so far as
A. It is an analytical
B. It is general rather than particular
C. It is explanatory rather than ethical
D. It has all the above features
63. Which one of the following is regarded as the most important contribution of behaviouralism to political science?
A. It greatly helped in theory building
B. It developed several new concepts
C. It developed several new tools of research
D. It emphasized the important role which history can’t play in research
64. Civil liberty is inherent in the laws of
A. State
B. Nature
C. Society
D. All of the above
65. Who said: “Where there is no law there is no freedom”?
A. T.H. Green
B. Locke
C. Hobbes
D. Mac Iver
66. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. Liberty means absence of all restrains
B. Liberty means power to do whatever one pleases
C. Liberty means absence of objection
D. Liberty is not total absence of restrains but the existence of socially acceptable restrains
67. The concept of natural liberty is associated with
A. Divine origin theory
B. Social contract theory
C. Force theory
D. Evolutionary theory
68. Who among the following was the chief exponent of natural liberty?
A. Rousseau
B. Laski
C. Plato
D. Herbert Spencer
69. Political liberty is often taken as synonymous with
A. Democracy
B. Majority rule
C. Freedom
D. Independence of division
70. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A. Civil liberty is basic to other kinds of liberties
B. Civil liberty is granted only to the citizens
C. Civil liberty is available to both citizens and non-citizens
D. Civil liberty exits only in civil society
71. Which one of the following statements is not correct
A. Economic liberty means freedom from fear and starvation
B. Self-government in industry is important feature of economic liberty
C. Economic liberty means common ownership of the means of production and distribution
D. Economic liberty aims at establishing a self- sufficient society
72. The term ‘Social Sciences’ first appeared in the work of
A. William Thomson
B. J. Schumpeter
C. Aristotle
D. Harry Johnson
73.’ Republic’ is the work of
A. Socrates
B. Plato
C. Aristotle
D. None of these
74. The book ’Principles of Political Science’ was written by
A. Socrates
B. Gilchrist
C. Machiavelli
D. Jean Bodin
75. In Renaissance human reason placed above
A. Culture
B. Faith
C. Arts
D. Literature
76. The conflict between religious learning and believes and rationality learning and believes is the basic characteristics of
A. Modern Era
B. Educated Society
C. Renaissance
D. None of These
77. The period from 1453 to the end of the 17th century was characterized by the rebirth and proliferation of
A. Modern knowledge
B. Ancient knowledge
C. Modern thinking
D. Ancient thinking
78. Enlightenment was to a large extent based on
A. Profit Motive
B. Humanitarian Principles
C. Practical wisdom
D. All of The Above
79. Enlightenment thinkers opened up new and very significant areas of
A. Observation
B. Field Study
C. Inquiry
D. Thinking
80. In the period of enlightenment as the organizing principle of knowledge, rationality replaced
A. Culture
B. Civilization
C. Religion
D. Speculation
Answer Key
61. D. All of the above
62. D. It has all the above features
63. C. It developed several new tools of research
64. A. State
65. B. Locke
66. D. Liberty is not total absence of restrains but the existence of socially acceptable restrains
67. B. Social contract theory
68. A. Rousseau
69. A. Democracy
70. B. Civil liberty is granted only to the citizens
71. C. Economic liberty means common ownership of the means of production and distribution
72. A. William Thomson
73. B. Plato
74. B. Gilchrist
75. B. Faith
76. C. Renaissance
77. B. Ancient knowledge
78. B. Humanitarian Principles
79. C. Inquiry
80. C. Religion
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