Explore topic-wise MCQs in Methodology and Perspectives of Social Sciences.

This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Methodology and Perspectives of Social Sciences knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The term sociology was derived from Greek term logos and _______word

A. french
B. latin
C. german
D. ausrtic
Answer» C. german
2.

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
Answer» D. none of these
3.

According to the _____ approach social structures and institutions pass

A. unilinear
B. multilinear
C. cyclical
D. universal
Answer» D. universal
4.

Identify the right sequence of the following thinkers who contributed to

A. parsons, merton, durkheim, spencer
B. merton, durkheim, spencer, parson
C. parsons, spencer, durkheim, merton
D. spencer, durkheim, parsons, merton
Answer» E.
5.

Who said that an encounter between Indian and western traditions created

A. a.r.desai
B. m.n.srinivas
C. d.p.mukherjee
D. yogendra singh
Answer» D. yogendra singh
6.

_______________is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a

A. human sciences
B. social sciences
C. earth sciences
D. natural sciences
Answer» C. earth sciences
7.

At the turn of the 21st century, the expanding domain of economics in the

A. economic determinism
B. economic centrism
C. economic imperialism
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
8.

The evolutionary approach where every stage of development is better than

A. unilinear
B. multilinear
C. cyclical
D. universal
Answer» B. multilinear
9.

The _________ approach talks about social change as a process occurring at

A. unilinear
B. multilinear
C. cyclical
D. universal
Answer» C. cyclical
10.

The _____ approach analyses social change as a gradual development from

A. evolutionary approach
B. dialectical approach
C. indological approach
D. structural approach
Answer» B. dialectical approach
11.

” Man lives in a socio- economic and political world and thrives on its varied

A. karl marx
B. karl mannheim
C. karl pearson
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
12.

The _____ approach analyses social change as a gradual development from simple to

A. evolutionary approach
B. dialectical approach
C. indological approach
D. structural approach
Answer» B. dialectical approach
13.

“It is not the consciousness of the men that determines their social existence

A. max weber
B. karl marx
C. milton singer
D. gb shaw
Answer» C. milton singer
14.

Whose belief is that man’s original nature was corrupted by society and that

A. rousseau
B. hobbes
C. john locke
D. montesquieu
Answer» B. hobbes