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Semester : I
Name Of The Subject : Foundations Of Political Science
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SEMESTER I
1. What is known as the scientific and systematic search of knowledge-
a. Research; b. study; c. investigation; d. None of these
2. Hypotheses of a Research is
a. Objective in nature; b. Permanent in nature; c. Tentative in nature
d. Final result of a research
3. Research is important for social scientists because it provides
a. intellectual satisfaction of knowing things; b. it is important to social scientists
c. as an academic topic; d. both a and b
4. Who was acknowledging politics is a universal activity-
a. MacIver; b. Robert Dahl; c. Hobbes; d. Plato
5. The term ‘Politics’ was derived from two words ‘Polis’ and ‘Polity’
a. Greek; b. Latin; c. English; d. French
6. Who defined Politics as “the authoritative allocation
a. John Lock; b. J.S. Mill; c. David Easton; d. Almond
7. Political Science is the scientific designation of the subject of study
a. 1948; b. 1950; c. 1945; d. 1970
8. Who contributed the work ‘the Politics’-
a. Aristotle; b. Plato; c. Socrates; d. Machiavelli
9. The scope of Political Science is determined by the enquiries that arise in connection
with the state. Who said so-
a. Gilchrist; b. Almond; c. T.H. Green; d. August Compte;
10. The development of Political Science as a discipline can be traced back to
a. 4th century B.C. b. 3rd century B.C. C. 5th century B.C. d. 6th century B.C.
11. In the Classical or Normative period, the study of politics reflected
a. a normative concern and deductive method of explanation;
b. behavioural study of politics; c. value oriented study of politics
d. None of these
12. Who dealt with the question of ‘justice’ in the Republic through the ideal state
a. Aristotle; b. John Austin; c. Plato; d. Machiavelli
13. Whose work is ‘A History of Political Theory’-
a. George H. Sabine; b. Gabriel Almond; c. David Easton; d. Gilchrist
14. Who introduced ‘Historicism’-
a. Karl Popper; b. Compte; c. Hegel; d. Sabine
15. Who was the first proponent of scientific study of politics-
a. Charles Merriam; b. Harold D. Lasswell; c. George Catlin; d. Arthur Bentley

16. Behavioural approach in Political Science is “an attempt to make the empirical content of Political Science more scientific” who said this?
a. Charles Merriam; b. Robert A. Dahl; c. George Catlin; d. Arthur Bentley

17. Eighth principles of the behavioural approach of political science generally known as
a. verifications; b. pure science; c. intellectual foundations; d. observational study

18. Politics is “the study of shaping and shaping of power”
a. Charles Merriam; b. Robert A. Dhal; c. Harold D. Lasswell; d. Arthur Bentley

19. Politics became “narrow focus, the trivial detail and abstract fact”
a. C. Wright Mills; b. Robert A. Dahl; c. Harold D. Lasswell; d. Arthur Bentley

20. Who was the most ardent advocate of Post-Behaviouralism?
a. David Easton; b. C. Wright Mills; c. Robert A. Dahl; d. Harold D. Lasswell

21. The strong demands of Post-behaviouralists are
a. pure science; b. ‘relevance’ and ‘action’; c. value; d. None of these

22. Historical materialism is one of the tools in
a. Behaviouralism; b Utilitarianism; c. Marxism; d. Post-behaviouralism

23. “it is not a matter of ‘problems’ to be ‘solved’ but a state of domination and subjugation to be ended by a total transformation of the conditions which give rise to t”. Who said this?
a. David Easton; b. C. Wright Mills; c. Robert A. Dahl; d. Ralph Miliband

24. Who said, the State is the politically organized people of a definite territory”?
a. J.K. Bluntschli; b. C. Wright Mills; c. Robert A. Dahl; d. Ralph Miliband

25. Who defines state as “People organized for law within a definite territory”?
a. J.K. Bluntschli; b. C. Wright Mills; c. Woodrow Wilson; d. Ralph Miliband

26. Territorial society divided into government and subjects whose relationships are determined by the exercise of this supreme coercive power”. Who said this?
a. Harold J. Laski; b. C. Wright Mills; c. Woodrow Wilson; d. Ralph Miliband