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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The Negrito has physical features similar to people of _________ |
| A. | America |
| B. | Britiain |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | Holland |
| Answer» D. Holland | |
| 2. |
Who developed the positive philosophy? |
| A. | Francis Bacon |
| B. | Rousseau |
| C. | John Locke |
| D. | Comte |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
_________ emphasised rationalism, importance of individual happiness. |
| A. | Concervatism |
| B. | Socialism |
| C. | Liberalism |
| D. | Communism |
| Answer» C. Liberalism | |
| 4. |
The __________ supporters were known as Cavaliers. |
| A. | Kings |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Brahmins |
| D. | Slaves |
| Answer» B. Parliament | |
| 5. |
_______________ is the continuous, systematic narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the study of all events in time, in relation to humanity. |
| A. | History |
| B. | Political Science |
| C. | Environmental Science |
| D. | Economics |
| Answer» B. Political Science | |
| 6. |
The ________ supporters were known as the Round Heads. |
| A. | Parliament |
| B. | Kings |
| C. | Slaves |
| D. | Brahmins |
| Answer» B. Kings | |
| 7. |
Adam Smith's master work is _________________ |
| A. | Wealth of Nations |
| B. | Theory of Moral Sentiments |
| C. | Principles of Political Economy |
| D. | Leviathan |
| Answer» B. Theory of Moral Sentiments | |
| 8. |
Though the term 'philosophy of history' was coined by Voltaire, it was academically elaborated and established by _________ |
| A. | Hegel |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Adam Smith |
| D. | Alfred Marshall |
| Answer» B. Auguste Comte | |
| 9. |
Karl Marx was a ____________ born academic and political philosopher |
| A. | German |
| B. | Spanish |
| C. | French |
| D. | British |
| Answer» B. Spanish | |
| 10. |
The first of the social science disciplines to achieve an autonomous institutional existence was ? |
| A. | Political science |
| B. | Economics |
| C. | Sociology |
| D. | History |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Keynes' theory of employment is called ____________ |
| A. | Defective demand theory of employment |
| B. | Effective demand theory of employment |
| C. | Elasticity of demand |
| D. | Consumer's surplus theory |
| Answer» C. Elasticity of demand | |
| 12. |
What is called 'science of society?' |
| A. | History |
| B. | anthropology |
| C. | Ethnography |
| D. | Sociology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Who claimed that he firmly stood for objectivity in historical writing? |
| A. | Thomas Hobbes |
| B. | Ranke |
| C. | Descartes |
| D. | Adam Smith |
| Answer» C. Descartes | |
| 14. |
James I was followed by his son Charles I in ___________ |
| A. | 1525 |
| B. | 1625 |
| C. | 1652 |
| D. | 1725 |
| Answer» C. 1652 | |
| 15. |
ationalization thesisand theProtestant Ethic Thesiswere the most famous contributions of? |
| A. | August Comte |
| B. | Karl Marx |
| C. | Max weber |
| D. | Edmund Burke |
| Answer» D. Edmund Burke | |
| 16. |
Herder's philosophy of history and culture paved the way for ________ in Germany. |
| A. | Romanticism |
| B. | Rationalism |
| C. | Empiricism |
| D. | generalization |
| Answer» B. Rationalism | |
| 17. |
Who put forth the two major concepts namelySocial Statics and Social Dynamicswhile analysing the problems of the social world? |
| A. | Hegal |
| B. | August Comte |
| C. | Georges Simmel |
| D. | Descartes |
| Answer» C. Georges Simmel | |
| 18. |
Who is author of 'Rules of Sociological Method?' |
| A. | Auguste Comte |
| B. | Emile Durkheim |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | Karl Marx |
| Answer» C. Max Weber | |
| 19. |
________ is the festival that symbolises the victory of good over evil, and lamps are lit as a sign of celebration and hope for mankind. |
| A. | Holi |
| B. | Diwali |
| C. | Navaratri |
| D. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Answer» C. Navaratri | |
| 20. |
In 1689 ________ published his famous 'two treatise on government' in which he severely criticised the Divine Right theory of Kingship. |
| A. | Descartes |
| B. | Locke |
| C. | Issac Newton |
| D. | Francis Bacon |
| Answer» C. Issac Newton | |
| 21. |
In 1649__________was executed by the Parliament, monarchy was abolished and England was declared a Republic under the government called the Common Wealth. |
| A. | Charles I |
| B. | Charles II |
| C. | James I |
| D. | James II |
| Answer» B. Charles II | |
| 22. |
Karl Popper described ________ as the 'theoretician of totalitarianism'. |
| A. | Francis Bacon |
| B. | Pareto |
| C. | John Locke |
| D. | Alfred Marshall |
| Answer» C. John Locke | |
| 23. |
________ is celebrated to honour the return of Rama and Sita to their kingdom of Ayodhya , after fourteen years of exile. |
| A. | Holi |
| B. | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| C. | Diwali |
| D. | Navaratri |
| Answer» D. Navaratri | |
| 24. |
In 1843 Marx went to __________ where he befriended Friedrich Engels. |
| A. | Cambridge |
| B. | Oxford |
| C. | Bologna |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
__________insisted that No children under 9 were to work in factories silk mills exempted . Children under 13 years were to work no more than 9 hours per day and 48 hours per week . Children under 18 were not to work nights. |
| A. | Factory Act of 1722 |
| B. | Factory Act of 1821 |
| C. | Factory Act of 1824 |
| D. | Factory Act of 1833 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
_________, who came into power at the end of the Napoleonic period, ruled as a constitutional monarch; his successor Charles X, however, was ignorant to the political and social situation in the country. |
| A. | Louis XVIII |
| B. | Louis XIV |
| C. | Louis XV |
| D. | Louis XVI |
| Answer» B. Louis XIV | |
| 27. |
Who is the Author of 'Advancement of Learning?' |
| A. | John Locke |
| B. | Francis Bacon |
| C. | David Hume |
| D. | Thomas Hobbes |
| Answer» C. David Hume | |
| 28. |
Who wroteThe Study of Administration? |
| A. | Woodrow Wilson |
| B. | Max Weber |
| C. | Georg Simmel |
| D. | Comte |
| Answer» B. Max Weber | |
| 29. |
Who published a pamphlet 'On the War in North America'? |
| A. | August Comte |
| B. | Robert Owen |
| C. | Arthur Young |
| D. | Thomas Hobbes |
| Answer» D. Thomas Hobbes | |
| 30. |
Monarchy in England was restored in ________ with Charles II. |
| A. | 1670 |
| B. | 1560 |
| C. | 1680 |
| D. | 1660 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
________ articulated what came to be known as the 'Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns', one of the most famous laws of economics. |
| A. | Alfred Marshall |
| B. | David Ricardo |
| C. | John Locke |
| D. | Ranke |
| Answer» C. John Locke | |
| 32. |
G.W. Hegel of ________ is considered as one of the greatest thinkers of the modern world. |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Italy |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. Italy | |
| 33. |
Arthur Young published 'the Annals of Agriculture' in _____ |
| A. | 1854 |
| B. | 1784 |
| C. | 1884 |
| D. | 1794 |
| Answer» C. 1884 | |
| 34. |
Famous political theorist Georges Sorel belongs to ______ |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Italy |
| C. | France |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» D. Australia | |
| 35. |
__________s most important contribution to economics was the Law of Comparative Advantage, a fundamental argument in favour of free trade among countries and for specialisation among individuals. |
| A. | Alfred Marshall |
| B. | Adam Smith |
| C. | David Ricardo |
| D. | Ranke |
| Answer» D. Ranke | |
| 36. |
___________ insisted that Women and young persons were to work no more than 10 hours per day. |
| A. | Factory Act of 1844 |
| B. | Factory Act of 1847 |
| C. | Factory Act of 1850 |
| D. | Factory Act of 1833 |
| Answer» C. Factory Act of 1850 | |
| 37. |
____________ was a French-born aristocrat, renounced his title and supported the French Revolution. |
| A. | Robert Owen |
| B. | St-Simon |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | John Locke |
| Answer» C. Karl Marx | |
| 38. |
The spectacular _______ Ganesh Chaturthi festival honours the birth of the beloved Hindu elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha. |
| A. | Three day |
| B. | Five day |
| C. | Eleven day |
| D. | Nine day |
| Answer» D. Nine day | |
| 39. |
What is the study of humanity called? |
| A. | Economics |
| B. | Sociology |
| C. | Ethnography |
| D. | Anthropology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
What is the study of meaning called? |
| A. | semantics |
| B. | Syntax |
| C. | Morphology |
| D. | Phonology |
| Answer» B. Syntax | |
| 41. |
In __________ societies, property is often passed from mothers to daughters and the custom of matrilocal residence may be practiced. |
| A. | Patrilineal |
| B. | Matrilineal |
| C. | Capitalist |
| D. | Socialist |
| Answer» C. Capitalist | |
| 42. |
What is the study of speech sounds called? |
| A. | Phonetics |
| B. | Syntax |
| C. | Morphology |
| D. | Semantics |
| Answer» B. Syntax | |
| 43. |
________ isthe science of contextualisationoften used in the field of social sciences particularly in anthropology. |
| A. | Enlightenment |
| B. | History |
| C. | Sociology |
| D. | Ethnography |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Who is Author of 'Reflections on the Revolution in France?' |
| A. | Edmund Burke |
| B. | Arthur Young |
| C. | Adam Smith |
| D. | A.J.P.Taylor |
| Answer» B. Arthur Young | |
| 45. |
What is the study of the structure of words called? |
| A. | Phonology |
| B. | Morphology |
| C. | Archaeology |
| D. | Semantics |
| Answer» C. Archaeology | |
| 46. |
The Absolutism of the Stuart Monarchy started with ________, the first Stuart king. |
| A. | James I |
| B. | Henry VII |
| C. | George I |
| D. | Elizabeth I |
| Answer» B. Henry VII | |
| 47. |
Thomas Hobbes was an _________ philosopher, who is credited to have established the foundation for modern political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory. |
| A. | Dutch |
| B. | American |
| C. | French |
| D. | English |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Who book 'Principles of Political Economy and Taxation'? |
| A. | David Ricardo |
| B. | Alfred Marshall |
| C. | John Locke |
| D. | Adam Smith |
| Answer» B. Alfred Marshall | |
| 49. |
Until the publication of the ______ in 1833, the poor social conditions in Britain went largely ignored by the ruling classes. |
| A. | Sadler Report |
| B. | Hunter Commission Report |
| C. | Health Act |
| D. | Apprentices Act |
| Answer» B. Hunter Commission Report | |
| 50. |
___________ wished to establishPhalanxes,self-sufficient communities where people would live according to their natural inclinations. |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Charles Fourier |
| C. | August Comte |
| D. | John Locke |
| Answer» C. August Comte | |