Political Sociology Questions with answers

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Mizoram University

Sociology

Contributed by

Chitranjan Nawab

2020
CBCS
SOCIOLOGY
VI Semester
Paper XII B (Political Sociology)

UNIT-I

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. ‘Das Capital’ is written by –
a) Max Weber
b) Karl Marx
c) Lipset
d) Alexis de Tocqueville

2. Political Sociology is the study of the interrelation between
a) Society & Culture
b) Power & Politics
c) Politics & Society
d) Culture & Politics.

3. Which theory of Marx laid the foundation for the sociology of politics?
a) Economic determinism
b) Surplus Value
c) Alienation
d) Positivism

4. Political Sociology as a distinct subject emerged in the
a) 1920s
b) 1980s
c) 1990s
d) 1950s

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5. According to Weber, in the modern western societies the bases of political authority is
a) rational-legal authority
b) traditional authority
c) charismatic authority
d) symbolic authority

6. Political Sociology studies power, authority and legitimacy of state in relation to –
a) Social relation
b) Economic relation
c) Political relation
d) Physical relation

7. American Political Science Association was founded in
a) 1891
b) 1930
c) 1903
d) 1940

8. Political Sociology tries to explore how various social forces work together to change-
a) Social institutions
b) Political policies
c) Values
d) Social structures

9. Who among the following is regarded as the father of Political Sociology?
a) Max Weber
b) Auguste Comte
c) Herbert Spencer
d) Immanuel Kant

10. Who brought into focus issues concerning the nature of political power and its
relationship with social or economic organisation?
a) MacIver
b) Emile Durkheim
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c) Talcott Parsons
d) Karl Marx
11. Political Sociology focuses attention of the relationship between-
a) Party & Politics
b) State & Society
c) Culture & Values
d) Power & Politics
12. Political Sociology is ‘The study of political behaviour within a sociological perspective
of framework’ is a definition given by-
a) Robert E Dowse & John Hughes
b) Michael Rush & Phillip Althoff
c) R Bendix
d) Keith Faulks
13. Max Weber examined the entrepreneurial drives of individuals in capitalist economies in
–
a) Economy and Society
b) Communist Manifesto
c) The Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism
d) Das Capital
14. Modes of Production create social groups called –
a) Serfs
b) Castes
c) Estate
d) Classes
15. ‘Democracy in America’ was written by-
a) Alexis de Tocquiville
b) Auguste Comte
c) Pierre Bourdieu
d) C Wright Mills
16. Which of the following is not Weber’s authority?
a) Traditional authority
b) Charismatic authority
c) Rational- legal authority
d) Political authority
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17. The following Authority is based on loyalty to the sacred attribute, heroic force or
commendable character-
a) Rational-legal authority
b) Traditional authority
c) Charismatic authority
d) Political authority
18. According to Marx, the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of-
a) Class struggle
b) Revolution
c) Feudalism
d) Slavery
19. The idea of political legitimacy is associated with-
a) Karl Marx
b) Max Weber
c) Emile Durkheim
d) Davis and Moore
20. Which of the following is not an example of ‘traditional authority’?
a) Feudalism
b) Rule by elders
c) Patriarchy
d) Magistrate
21. Which of the following is not within the scope of Political Sociology?
a) Voting behaviour
b) Problem of Untouchability
c) Political decision making
d) Problem of bureaucracy
22. The breakdown of traditional society and the emergence of modern society in Europe
exposed for the first time the difference between-
a) State & society
b) State & Nation
c) Society & Community
d) Norms & Values
23. ‘A contribution to the critique of Political Economy’ is by-
a) Dahrendorf
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b) Georg Simmel
c) Garfinkel
d) Karl Marx
24. ‘An administrative body of appointed officials’-
a) Capitalist
b) Serfs
c) Bureaucracy
d) Feudal lords
25. ‘Communist Manifesto’ was written by –
a) Max Weber
b) Herbert Spencer
c) Karl Marx
d) George Ritzer
26. Which of the following is not an elements of Weberian model of bureaucracy?
a) Hierarchy
b) Nepotism
c) Rules
d) Written documents
27. Political Sociology was originally construed as –
a) Society and Politics
b) Power and Society
c) Power and Authority
d) Sociology of Politics.
28. Which of the following is true about proletariat?
a) Rule of the working class
b) Rule of Capitalist class
c) Government by the people
d) Rule of educated class
29. The modern and developed society advocates-
a) Charismatic authority
b) Traditional authority
c) Rational-legal authority
d) Gerontocracy
30. According to Karl Marx, main cause responsible for the emergence of social class was-
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a) Economy
b) Social
c) Religious
d) Politics
31. ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’ was written by-
a) Karl Marx
b) Max Weber
c) Georg Simmel
d) Emile Durkheim
32. The bourgeois are the-
a) the working class
b) the labourers
c) the idealist
d) the capitalist

FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. Political Sociology has brought into focus that ____________ variables have great impact
upon society, culture and economic life of the people.
2. ______________ studies how major social trends can affect the political process.
3. The idea of historical development of human societies obeying laws of nature was adopted
by __________ .
4. Political Sociology is the study of state and _____________________.
5. For Marx, social structure was determined by the ______________________ of a given
society.
6. Political Sociology rightly places emphasis upon the study of the functions of groups in
___________.
7. ________________ behaviour is just one aspect of human behaviour particularly in
society.
8. Weber specified _________ types of actions based on rationality.
9. Marx says that the ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the _______________ ideas.
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10 . Political Sociology lies at the intersection of disciplines of _____________________
and sociology.
11. According to Karl Marx, human actors make history and constitute a _______________.
12. When power attains legitimacy or justification it is known as ________________.
13. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela are examples of ___________________
authority.
14. ________________ authority rests on customs and prescriptions.
15. Because of possessing the political power, the ______________ class is capable of
exploiting and oppressing the working class.
16. ___________________ authority is based on ordinances, norms and legality of the
offices/ institutions of those who exercise authority.
17. According to Marx, ___________ is the manifestation of economic differentiation.
18. According to _______________ ‘a person’s class situation is basically his market
situation’.
19. The bourgeois and the _______________ are the two classes in the Capitalist society.
20. Weber considered ____________ to be the ‘purest type of exercise of legal authority’.
21. ______________ behaviour is always influenced by social behaviour, economic well-
being and morality.
22. ________________ emphasizes the political power of capitalist elites.
23. Political Sociology helped __________ to become a more comprehensive social
discipline
24. _______________ used a number of methods such as sampling, interviewing, scaling and
statistical analysis to understand political behaviour.
25. Political Sociology concerns itself with ________ in the broadest sense.
26. If a dominant class has economic power, _______________ power automatically
concentrates in its hands.
27. ______________ is the legal and legitimate power.
28. According to Weber, ______________ is the best example of rational-legal authority.
29. Weber’s theory of Bureaucracy was a response to the demands of ________________,
which required an efficient administration.

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UNIT II & III
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. Who introduced the six fold classification of political system?
a) Socrates
b) Plato
c) Aristotle
d) Pythagoras

2. Rule by a few is known as
a) Democracy
b) Monarchy
c) Oligarchy
d) Theocracy

3. Which of the following statement is false?
a) Democracy is opposed to the use of coercive methods.
b) Democracy believes in methods of persuasion and peace.
c) Democracy does not guarantee individuals freedom of speech.
d) Democracy stands in the spirit of tolerance.

4. Direct Democracy is also known as
a) Representative democracy
b) Complex democracy
c) Pure democracy
d) Compound democracy

5. Direct Democracy existed in the ancient cities of
a) Egypt
b) Greece
c) Rome
d) Mesopotamia

6. Indirect democracy is not practiced in which of the following country.
a) Vatican City
b) United Kingdom
c) Canada
d) India

7. Which of the following statement about ‘Representative Democracy’ is true?
a) It is also known as Simple Democracy
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b) People exercise power directly
c) This kind of democracy can exist and function only in small states
d) The govt. is run by the representative who are elected by the people

8. A: Democracy stands on the Spirit of tolerance and allows people to have diverse interest
B: Sovereignty rest with the government in democracy
a) A is true but B is false
b) B is true but A is false
c) Both A and B are true
d) Both A and B are false
9. Which of the following is not an essential feature of totalitarian system?

a) Militant Nationalism
b) One Party Rule
c) Distinction between state and Government
d) One Man Rule

10. A: A dictator dictate terms as he pleases
B: Dictatorship makes its sheer will the sole justification of its authority

a) A is true but B is false
b) B is true but A is false
c) Both A and B are true
d) Both A and B are false
11. Which of the following countries follow totalitarian form of Government?

a) Eritrea
b) Russia
c) Burma
d) China

12. Which of the following statement is true of an Totalitarian system of Government?

a) Existence of freedom of press
b) Free and fair election
c) Hostile to Internationalism
d) Leaders are directly elected by the people

13. A: Dictators are opposed to militant or aggressive nationalism
B: Civil, Political and Economic liberty are championed by a dictator

a) A is true but B is false
b) B is true but A is false
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c) Both A and B are true
d) Both A and B are false

14. The word ‘demos’ in democracy means

a) State
b) Power
c) People
d) Government

15. In what type of Government can recall referendum or impeachment be introduced?

a) Democracy
b) Totalitarian
c) Oligarchy
d) Monarchy
16. The Theocratic nation of The Islamic Republic of Iran was founded by

a) Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
b) Ali Hosseini Khamenei
c) RuhollahMusavi Khomeini
d) Hassan Rouhani
17. What was the treaty signed for the creation of Vatican City?

a) Vatican Treaty
b) Lateran Treaty
c) The Vatican-Rome Treaty
d) The Catholic Treaty

18. A: Theocracy denotes a political unit governed by a deity or official thought to be
divinely gifted.
B: The community established by Prophet Muhammad in Medina was a theocracy.

a) A is true but B is False
b) B is true but A is False
c) Both A and B are True
d) Both A and B are False

19. Which of the following statement is true?

a) Theocratic forms of government have existed throughout history
b) The Kingdom of Cambodia is a theocracy
c) The United State of America was once a theocratic nation
d) Religion does not play any role in theocracy
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Political Sociology Questions with answers

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