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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. |
______________ seeks empirical regularities, which are correlations between two variables |
| A. | Fetishism |
| B. | Naturism |
| C. | Totemism |
| D. | Positivism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
______________ served as councillors to the royalty, diplomats and governors |
| A. | Commoners |
| B. | Clergy |
| C. | Labourers |
| D. | Nobles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Capitalism may produce _____ who possess the means of production for the whole of society |
| A. | Peasants |
| B. | Bourgeoisie |
| C. | Serfs |
| D. | Proletariat |
| Answer» C. Serfs | |
| 4. |
The ______________ saw massive changes in society by the destruction of the feudal system and the establishment of capitalism. |
| A. | Industrial Revolution |
| B. | French Revolution |
| C. | Russian Revolution |
| D. | Scientific Revolution |
| Answer» B. French Revolution | |
| 5. |
______________ as measuring rods to find out similarities and differences in the actual phenomena. |
| A. | Typology |
| B. | Social fact |
| C. | Role model |
| D. | Ideal type |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Who strengthened the state which aimed to represent the will of the people? |
| A. | Globalisation |
| B. | French revolution |
| C. | Modernisation |
| D. | Westernisation |
| Answer» C. Modernisation | |
| 7. |
The French revolution led to the emergence of ______________ |
| A. | Capitalism |
| B. | Nationalism |
| C. | Socialism |
| D. | Communism |
| Answer» C. Socialism | |
| 8. |
The first social thinker who developed Darwinian evolutionism in the society is ______________ |
| A. | Marx |
| B. | Weber |
| C. | Spencer |
| D. | Durkheim |
| Answer» D. Durkheim | |
| 9. |
The system in which all the means of production belonged to the capitalist ______________ |
| A. | Nationalism |
| B. | Communism |
| C. | Socialism |
| D. | Capitalism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
______________ suicide is a product of relatively weak group integration. |
| A. | Anomic |
| B. | Egoistic |
| C. | Fatalistic |
| D. | Altrustic |
| Answer» C. Fatalistic | |
| 11. |
The ________ stage is a transitional stage in which mysterious, abstract forces replace supernatural forces as the powers that explain the workings of the world |
| A. | Positivist |
| B. | Theological |
| C. | Revolutionary |
| D. | Metaphysical |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
______________ is a highly individual act and conscious act |
| A. | theft |
| B. | suicide |
| C. | crime |
| D. | murder |
| Answer» C. crime | |
| 13. |
'Freedom from Fear' is a book written by ? |
| A. | Aung san suu Kyi |
| B. | Nayantara Seghal |
| C. | Corazon Aquino |
| D. | Benzir Bhutto |
| Answer» B. Nayantara Seghal | |
| 14. |
In ______________ stage, people search for invariant laws that govern all of the phenomena of the world. |
| A. | Revolutionary |
| B. | Theological |
| C. | Metaphysical |
| D. | Positivist |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
What is The principle of democracy ? |
| A. | Fear |
| B. | Political virtue |
| C. | Honour |
| D. | Moderation |
| Answer» C. Honour | |
| 16. |
The first history book was written by _______________ |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Julius Caesar |
| C. | Herodotus |
| D. | Euclid |
| Answer» D. Euclid | |
| 17. |
Who wrote 'If I am Assassinated' ? |
| A. | Rajiv Ghandhi |
| B. | Z.A. Bhutto |
| C. | Mahatma Ghandhi |
| D. | President Kenndey |
| Answer» C. Mahatma Ghandhi | |
| 18. |
Original Single Veda is recast into four Vedas by |
| A. | Parasurama |
| B. | Patanjali |
| C. | Sri Krishna |
| D. | Vyasa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The Author of Shahnama and Akbarnama are respectively |
| A. | Firdausi and Abdul Fazal |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Gilbadan Begum and Firdausi |
| D. | Abdul Fazal and Sheikh Sayed |
| Answer» B. None of these | |
| 20. |
Who wrote 'As You Like is' ? |
| A. | Leo Tolstoy |
| B. | Mulk Raj Anand |
| C. | William Shakespeare |
| D. | Bernard Shaw |
| Answer» D. Bernard Shaw | |
| 21. |
Who wrote 'Adventures of Tom Sawyer' ? |
| A. | Thackeray |
| B. | None of above |
| C. | Charles Dickens |
| D. | Mark Twain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Who wrote 'Caesar and Cleopatra' ? |
| A. | Charles Dickens |
| B. | None of above |
| C. | Bernard Shaw |
| D. | Shakespeare |
| Answer» D. Shakespeare | |
| 23. |
The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is ____________ |
| A. | Amrita Pritam |
| B. | Manohar Malgonkar |
| C. | N.A. Palkhiwala |
| D. | R.K. Narayan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Karl Marx wrote ? |
| A. | Das Kapital |
| B. | Good Earth |
| C. | Emma |
| D. | Asian Drama |
| Answer» B. Good Earth | |
| 25. |
Who compiled Adi Granth ? |
| A. | Guru Nanak |
| B. | Guru Gobind |
| C. | Guru Teg Bahadur |
| D. | Guru Arjun Dev |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Who wrote 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' ? |
| A. | Greene |
| B. | H.G. Wells |
| C. | Carlyle |
| D. | Victor Hugo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The oldest Hindu epic is ? |
| A. | Mahabharata |
| B. | Ashtadhyayi |
| C. | Ramayana |
| D. | Mahabhashya |
| Answer» D. Mahabhashya | |
| 28. |
The author of 'Business @ Speed of Thought' ? |
| A. | Bill Gates |
| B. | David Baldexi |
| C. | John Gray |
| D. | Dick Fransis |
| Answer» B. David Baldexi | |
| 29. |
Which if the controversial book, some pages of which wer kept spealed in Calcutta Museum to be released after 40 years of independence of 1988? |
| A. | India Dividend |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | India Wins Freedom |
| D. | Freedom at Midnight |
| Answer» D. Freedom at Midnight | |
| 30. |
Select the correct pair: |
| A. | Ashvaghosa - Malavikagnimitra |
| B. | Pravarasena - Bhddha Charita |
| C. | Kalidasa - Setubandhana |
| D. | Patanjali - Mahabhashya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Who is called the Father of English Poetry? |
| A. | Wordsworth |
| B. | Chaucer |
| C. | Milton |
| D. | Charles Dickens |
| Answer» C. Milton | |
| 32. |
Who wrote 'Affluent Society' ? |
| A. | Chou en Lai |
| B. | J.K. Galbraith |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Masani |
| Answer» C. Karl Marx | |
| 33. |
What of the following book is released by Salman Rushdie ? |
| A. | The Satanic Verses |
| B. | Haroun and other Stories |
| C. | The Ground Beneath Her Feet |
| D. | Midnight's Children |
| Answer» D. Midnight's Children | |
| 34. |
Who wrote 'History of World War II' ? |
| A. | Churchill |
| B. | Prof. Nurul Mohammad |
| C. | Appadurai |
| D. | Toynbee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Who is the author of the book “Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy)”? |
| A. | Dr Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | None of These |
| C. | Krishna Menon |
| D. | Narendra Jadhav |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Kautilya's Arthashastra is a treatise on ? |
| A. | Diplomacy |
| B. | Statecraft |
| C. | Religion |
| D. | Philosophy |
| Answer» C. Religion | |
| 37. |
Who wroteThe Things About Thugs? |
| A. | Monica Lewinsky |
| B. | Margaret Atwood |
| C. | Hillary Clinton |
| D. | Tabish Nair |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Who is the author of 'Swami and Friends' ? |
| A. | Mulk Raj Anand |
| B. | None of above |
| C. | R.K. Narayan |
| D. | R.K Laxman |
| Answer» D. R.K Laxman | |
| 39. |
'My Life' is the autobiography of ? |
| A. | Bill Clinton |
| B. | Hillary Clinton |
| C. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Answer» B. Hillary Clinton | |
| 40. |
Who wrote Jungle Book? |
| A. | Sibhu |
| B. | None of above |
| C. | Rudyard Kipling |
| D. | Mohd. Salim |
| Answer» D. Mohd. Salim | |
| 41. |
Which of the following books was written by Gandhiji ? |
| A. | India wins Freedom |
| B. | Freedom at Midnight |
| C. | My Experience with Truth |
| D. | Discovery of India |
| Answer» D. Discovery of India | |
| 42. |
The autobiography 'Living History' has been authored by ? |
| A. | Hillary Clinton |
| B. | Monica Lewinsky |
| C. | Benazir Bhutoo |
| D. | Margaret Atwood |
| Answer» B. Monica Lewinsky | |
| 43. |
Who among the following has written the famous book 'The Path to Power' ? |
| A. | Margaret Thatcher |
| B. | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| C. | V.P. Singh |
| D. | Bill Clinton |
| Answer» B. Mikhail Gorbachev | |
| 44. |
Who was called the childish author ? |
| A. | Gray |
| B. | None of above |
| C. | R.K.Narayan |
| D. | Tolstoy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented ? |
| A. | Car door reflecting mirrors |
| B. | The light a cat's eyes gave off on a fence |
| C. | Sun light on steel posts on road sides |
| D. | The sun light on the windshield |
| Answer» C. Sun light on steel posts on road sides | |
| 46. |
Who perfected Genetic Engineering ? |
| A. | Cohen u0026 Boyer |
| B. | Hunt u0026 Davids |
| C. | Sinclair u0026 Roberts |
| D. | Jaysson u0026 Simons |
| Answer» B. Hunt u0026 Davids | |
| 47. |
Who was the first person to patent the jet engine ? |
| A. | F. Whittle |
| B. | C. Lindbergh |
| C. | W. Histell |
| D. | B. Owings |
| Answer» B. C. Lindbergh | |
| 48. |
What did George Pullman invent ? |
| A. | Airship |
| B. | Air brakes |
| C. | Box car (railway) |
| D. | Sleeping (railway) car |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The first hand glider was designed by ? |
| A. | The Wright brothers |
| B. | Galileo |
| C. | Francis Rogallo |
| D. | Leonardo DaVinci |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
What did 'Henry Bessemer' invent? |
| A. | Electroplating |
| B. | Steel rolling mill |
| C. | Steel Converter |
| D. | Aluminum |
| Answer» D. Aluminum | |